Never are baseball scouts sure what they’ve gone and done in a MLB Draft that’s infamous for breaking hearts and bringing on a future deluge of “why” questions from their bosses. Except, perhaps, when you do sort of know you got it right. The Tigers were feeling good – persuasively good – Tuesday evening after
The third and final day of the 2023 MLB draft provides 10 more rounds for amateur players from across the country to have their names called by major league franchises. Here are the players with connections to the state of Michigan who will now forever be recognized as baseball draftees: AROUND THE STATE ON DAY
The Tigers wrapped up their 2023 MLB Draft with the following players Tuesday: ▶ Round 11 (No. 320 overall): Jim Jarvis, SS, Alabama ▶ Round 12 (350): Andrew Dunford, RHP, Houston County (Georgia) High ▶ Round 13 (380): Brett Callahan, OF, St. Joseph’s ▶ Round 14 (410): David Smith, 2B, Connecticut ▶ Round 15 (440): Brady Cerkownyk, C, Connors State
The Detroit Tigers will make 10 selections in Rounds 11-20 on Tuesday in the 2023 MLB draft, completing the 20-round event. Three players were drafted Sunday and eight players were drafted Monday. On Sunday, the Tigers picked high school outfielder Max Clark in Round 1 (No. 3 overall), high school shortstop Kevin McGonigle in Competitive Balance Round A (No.
With the first two days of the 2023 MLB Draft already completed, the most-hyped names are already off the board. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t game-changing talent still available as the Draft concludes today with Rounds 11-20. Five of this year’s All-Stars were taken and signed in the 10th round or later when they
This story was excerpted from Jason Beck’s Tigers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. If you want to look at the face of the Tigers’ hitting philosophy, Max Anderson has it. Just don’t make fun of the glasses, especially when he sees pitches
There’s a lot more to the draft than just the first round. While some Tigers fans may quit paying attention once Max Clark’s name was read at third overall, we know there are plenty of you prospect hounds who are hungry for all the info you can get on the newest Motor City draftees. Here’s
Max Anderson, the Detroit Tigers‘ second-round draft pick, doesn’t look like a prototypical MLB prospect. His headshot in the Nebraska media guide looks like he should be playing in a rock band, not on a baseball field. The photo featured thick, shaggy hair, giving off an easy-going vibe. “You’re gonna love him,” Nebraska coach Will
Here’s how to watch Day 3 of the MLB draft 2023, with TV streaming info, draft order, instant live updates and breaking news during the three-day event in Seattle. The Detroit Tigers’ search for more offense continued on Day 2 of the draft, with first-year president of baseball operations Scott Harris opting for five position
SEATTLE — The Space Needle can take a much-deserved break. Major League Baseball’s stars will be the ones illuminating the Emerald City tonight. Starting pitchers and lineups were announced live at an All-Star Game news conference at T-Mobile Park in Seattle on Monday. Keep it here for the latest updates and details on the 93rd
Ronald Blum | Associated Press Seattle – Toronto’s Vladimir Guerrero Jr. joined Vladimir Sr. to become the first father-son duo to win the All-Star Home Run Derby, beating Tampa Bay’s Randy Arozarena 25-23 in the final round on Monday night. Guerrero defeated Julio Rodríguez 21-20 in the semifinals after the Mariners star hit a record 41
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