Up until high school, Colt Keith was supposed to be a wrestler. His dad wrestled in college and Keith was well on his way to following in his father’s footsteps. If baseball was Keith’s second sport, it’s hard to imagine how dominant he must have been at wrestling. The No. 82 prospect in baseball per
MINNEAPOLIS — Spencer Torkelson has saved Javier Báez from many an error over the past season and a half by digging throws out of the dirt at first base. By all logic, Donovan Solano’s sixth-inning ground ball at Target Field on Friday night should have been one of those plays. “As a first baseman, you’re
EASTLAKE, OH – The West Michigan Whitecaps dropped a chance to open a road series with a third straight win by committing three costly errors and losing a four-run, tenth-inning lead as part of a 9-8 loss to the Lake County Captains on Friday at Classic Park. Three errors, including EASTLAKE, OH – The West
Brendan White talks postgame after he threw 24 pitches and had 2 strikeouts in 1.1 innings pitched tonight.
A.J. Hinch breaks down the Tigers clutch two-out hitting and how he approached the opener strategy today with his bullpen.
Matt Vierling recaps his monster night as he homered twice to the upper deck and how the offense wanted to help the bullpen get through the game.
Erie rode Colt Keith’s early blast to its third win in four games in a 6-1 win over Harrisburg. Wilmer Flores and Cole Henry traded zeroes on the mound for the first two innings of the game. Erie got to Henry in the third inning. The right-hander hit Gage Workman Erie rode Colt Keith’s early
Fun trivia question: Who is the last player not playing for a team in either of the East Divisions — National or American Leagues — to win the T-Mobile Home Run Derby? The answer, amazingly, is Todd Frazier, who won it in his home ballpark in Cincinnati in 2015. Every hitter since then — Juan
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Twins right-hander Joe Ryan, one of the best up-and-coming pitchers in baseball, has owned the Detroit Tigers over his first two seasons in the big leagues. Entering Friday, the 27-year-old had a 2.54 ERA — allowing eight runs in 28⅓ innings — in five starts against the Tigers. A different version of the Tigers,
A bullpen day vs. the Minnesota Twins with Joe Ryan on the mound is generally a recipe for disaster. Instead, the Tigers made it two in a row with power provided by Javier Báez and Matt Vierling, while Tyler Holton and the Tigers bullpen dominated the Twins’ lineup in surprising fashion. Chris Fetter? Still possibly
Minneapolis — Baseball is stupid, as Eric Haase once famously and correctly said. How else do you explain the manic swing of the Tigers’ offense this month? It defies logic. They were shut out three times in the first eight games of June. Opposing pitchers were threatening no-hitters almost every night, it felt like. They
Minneapolis — Zach McKinstry was on the field five hours before game time with the three Tigers’ hitting coaches Friday. You don’t wait out a slump, you work out of a slump. “We texted last night,” he said. “Just get here a little sooner and get some extra time in the cage.” After a scorching
Allentown, PA – The Toledo Mud Hens take a 5-1 over the Lehigh Valley IronPigs after six dominant innings from the bullpen. The Mud Hens pounced on the IronPigs early, with a leadoff double from Parker Meadows then Nick Solak followed up with a triple down the right field line Allentown, PA – The Toledo
Bot 2 DET 0 MIN 1 Result of AB Alex Kirilloff’s solo homer (4) AB: Alex Kirilloff | P: Mason Englert
MINNEAPOLIS — Detroit Tigers utility player Zach McKinstry, a left-handed hitter acquired three days before Opening Day in a trade with the Chicago Cubs, earned his role this season as the leadoff hitter against right-handed pitchers, thanks to his quality plate appearances. A month later, the 28-year-old is slumping for the first time in this season.
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. Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris had the headline comments at the team’s annual visit this week to the Detroit Economic Club, but Spencer Torkelson answer when asked
MINNEAPOLIS — A clutch two-run home run in the ninth inning and a walk-off single in the 10th inning Monday against the best team in the National League. A solo home run off Spencer Strider, one of the best pitchers in baseball, in the first inning Wednesday. A two-run double for a three-run lead in the
MINNEAPOLIS — A clutch two-run home run in the ninth inning and a walk-off single in the 10th inning Monday against the best team in the National League. A solo home run off Spencer Strider, one of the best pitchers in baseball, in the first inning Wednesday. A two-run double for a three-run lead in the
The Erie SeaWolves hosted a free PLAY BALL event at UPMC Park on June 10, 2023 for children (ages 5-12). Kids participated in baseball activities and received a free Franklin bat and ball set too. Every @MLB and @MiLB team hosts an event on PLAY BALL Weekend annually.
Trei Cruz has been swinging a baseball bat for longer than he can remember. The third-generation pro has photos of himself swinging the stick from the early age of 2 years old. His father, former Tigers hitting coach and currently the head coach for Rice, José Cruz Jr., was in the middle of an 11-year