DETROIT – One day after the Tigers drafted high-school stars from northern states with their two first-round picks, the trend continued on Day 2 of the MLB Draft. Lefty Paul Wilson and slugging infielder Carson Rucker are two highly-ranked high-school players committed to power college programs in Oregon State and Tennessee, respectively, but the Tigers
Lynn Henning | Special to The Detroit News More juggling, calculating, speculating – and hoping – were part Monday of what the Tigers insist was a fruitful second day of selecting in the 2023 MLB Draft. The Tigers went big early in scooping-up a pair of prep hotshots they seem sure they can steer from college
The Detroit Tigers made eight selections in Rounds 3-10 on Monday in the 2023 MLB draft, completing 10 of the 20 rounds. On Sunday, the Tigers made three picks: high school outfielder Max Clark in Round 1 (No. 3 overall), high school shortstop Kevin McGonigle in Competitive Balance Round A (No. 37 overall) and college
Ronald Blum | Associated Press Seattle – Former Tiger Sean Casey was hired Monday as hitting coach of the struggling New York Yankees, a day after the team fired Dillon Lawson. Casey, a three-time All-Star during a 12-year big league career including a .281 batting average in two years with Detroit from 2006-2007, had spent
The first two days and 10 rounds of the 2023 Draft have been completed, but the hard work done to get potential future stars is far from finished. Day 3 of the Draft arrives Tuesday as part of the All-Star festivities in Seattle, and a few of the participants in this year’s Midsummer Classic know
This past week the Tigers made franchise history with their ninth no-hitter, a combined effort from Matt Manning, Jason Foley, and Alex Lange. A few fun factoids about the no-hitter: it was the first combined no-hitter in Tigers’ history; and it was Eric Haase’s second time catching a Tigers no-hitter (the first was Spencer Turnbull’s
2023 MLB Home Run Derby When: 8:00 p.m., Monday, July 10Where: T-Mobile Park, Seattle, WAMedia: ESPN, ESPN2 (Statcast broadcast), ESPN.com 2023 Home Run Derby Odds Player Home runs Odds to win Player Home runs Odds to win Pete Alonso 26 +300 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 13 +350 Luis Robert Jr. 26 +450 Julio Rodriguez 13 +500
The 2023 MLB draft’s latter two days provides a dream come true for hundreds of baseball players, both college and high school, across the nation. On Day 1, Michigan State’s Mitch Jebb was picked 42nd overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates. But he won’t be the lone local player headed to major league organizations. Here’s a
The Detroit Tigers took their first pitcher with their first pick Monday of Day 2 of the MLB Draft. The Tigers selected Paul Wilson, a left-hander out of Lakeridge High School in Oregon, in the third round, No. 76 overall. Wilson, a 6-foot-3, 205-pounder, is the first pitcher selected by the Tigers, who on Sunday
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The Detroit Tigers continued their prep-heavy approach in the 2023 MLB Draft with the selection of 3B Carson Rucker in the fourth round. That means four of the first five picks under new ownership are from the high school ranks. Rucker ranks 132nd among draft prospects for MLB Pipeline. He has a physical swing with
Kicking off Day 2 of the 2023 MLB Draft, the Detroit Tigers picked left-handed pitcher Paul Wilson out of Lakeridge High School in Oregon with the 76th overall pick in the third round. Wilson is ranked No. 51 overall among draft prospects on MLB.com, but he fell out of the first two rounds (and competitive
2023 MLB First-Year Player Draft Day 2 – Rounds 3-10: 2:00 p.m. Monday, July 10th Media: MLB Network Tigers’ picks: #76, #107, #143, #170, #200, #230, #260, #290 Day 3 – Rounds 11-20: 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 19th Media: MLB Network Tigers’ picks: #320, #350, #380, #410, #440, #470, #500, #530, #560, #590 Draft order
For a pitcher who thrives on keeping hitters off-balance with changeups, Michael Lorenzen is a creature of habit. The right-hander has a detailed routine to get his body ready for games, monitors his daily regimen and is focused on health. He is statistically better in night games compared to day games, and he doesn’t try
The Pistons Pulse is your go-to Detroit Pistons podcast for all the best news, analysis, insights and opinions on the team. For this episode, we are live streaming our breakdown of the Pistons options on draft day. Hosted by Omari Sankofa of the Detroit Free Press and Bryce Simon of Motor City Hoops. Omari brings
The next Bryce Harper. The next Chase Utley. The next Ty France. Or, alternately: The next Donavan Tate. The next Jason Repko. The next Reid Brignac. “Who?” you might be asking. We’re referring, of course, to the three prospects drafted by the Detroit Tigers on Sunday night: High school outfielder Max Clark (at No. 3
The Detroit Tigers selected Nebraska second baseman Max Anderson with the 45th overall pick in the 2023 MLB draft on Sunday. Anderson was Detroit’s third pick of the night, behind high school outfielder Max Clark at No. 3 overall and high school middle infielder Kevin McGonick at No. 37 in the competitive balance round. The
New Detroit Tigers outfielder Max Clark has already made some adjustments. The 18-year-old, hitting too many balls on the ground, decided he needed to change the mechanics of his swing last winter — following an up-and-down summer in which he learned to deal with failure — and bought into the process. When that happened, Clark
Tony Paul and Lynn Henning discuss Scott Harris’ early draft picks with the Tigers, including the first-round selection of outfielder Max Clark. In the second round, Detroit drafted shortstop Kevin McGonigle and second baseman Max Anderson. Here are highlights from The Detroit News/Tigers Today podcast: :45: Breaking down the first round 6:30: Max Clark ‘not
In a first half that was marred by injuries mainly to the pitching staff and poor hitting mainly due to poor hitters, the Detroit Tigers find themselves in third place at the all star break5-1/2 games behind Cleveland. After posting a winning record of 16-11 for the month of May, the club found themselves within