Washington, D.C. — You can’t blame Tigers manager AJ Hinch for keeping things low-key regarding injured lefty pitcher Tarik Skubal’s recovery plan. He’s been down this road too many times in the last few years. When players are working their way back after surgery, like Skubal is from flexor tendon surgery, things progress until 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. Javier Báez has a hard time describing some feats he can do on a baseball field. It can be difficult to put pure athleticism and baseball instincts into words.
Detroit Tigers (19-22) vs. Washington Nationals (18-26) When: 7:05 p.m. Where: Nationals Park, Washington. TV: Bally Sports Detroit. Radio: WXYT-FM (97.1; other radio affiliates). ∎ BOX SCORE First-pitch weather forecast: Partly cloudy, 71 degrees. Probable starting pitchers: Tigers LHP Matthew Boyd (2-3, 6.47 ERA) vs. Nationals RHP Jake Irvin (1-1, 4.11 ERA). Tigers lineup: 3B
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These are the six names to watch for the Detroit Pistons with the No. 5 overall pick in the 2023 NBA draft on June 22 in New York. #detroitpistons #nbadraft2023 Read more about the Pistons and the top NBA draft prospects on freep.com: https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nba/pistons/2023/05/18/detroit-pistons-nba-draft-2023-names-to-watch/70227529007/
The Detroit Tigers have had a strong month of May, going 9-5 since the calendar flipped after splitting a pair in a midweek matchup inside Comerica Park against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The second game of the series saw Eduardo Rodriguez falter for the first time in several starts, preventing the Motor City Kitties from gaining
Javier Báez. Riley Greene. Spencer Torkelson. Some combination of those three players in the middle of the Detroit Tigers‘ batting order, but always with Torkelson as the cleanup hitter, has happened 10 times this season and eight times since April 29. The Tigers are 5-5 in those games, and 14-17 in their 31 others. The
Omaha Storm Chasers 9, Toledo Mud Hens 0 (box) Another game, another blowout as these two clubs don’t seem capable of playing a close one. Storm Chasers pitching throttled the Hens, holding them to just three hits on the night. Brenan Hanifee got the start for Toledo and wasn’t terrible. He allowed three runs over
MIDLAND — Meet Justice Bigbie. Trust me. Remember that name. After playing just 154 games in the Detroit Tigers minor league system, Bigbie has improved tremendously, impressed his bosses, put up some ridiculous stats and turned himself into a bonified Tigers prospect. Even if he’s not even mentioned on top 30 lists. Yet. The first
Comstock Park, Mich. — Jace Jung doesn’t claim to have everything figured out. He continues to be a student of the game of baseball — and a student of the game of life. Jung has millions in the bank, but he still spends his spring mornings in west Michigan taking online classes, working toward earning
OMAHA, NV – The Toledo Mud Hens shut out 3-0 in the loss against Storm Chasers. Austin Cox of the Omaha Strom Chasers started the game on the mound. Cox entered the match-up with a 3.81 ERA and a 1-0 record on the season. Cox retired the top of the OMAHA, NV – The Toledo
The SeaWolves, despite 10 Harrisburg walks and five wild pitches, could not get the bats going on Thursday night at FNB Field as they fell to the Senators 4-2. Erie jumped ahead in the top of the second against Harrisburg starter Michael Cuevas. Grant Witherspoon led off and doubled, extending The SeaWolves, despite 10 Harrisburg
MIDLAND, MI – The West Michigan Whitecaps ran into big trouble on multiple occasions as two five-run innings led to a 10-0 loss to the Great Lakes Loons at Dow Diamond on Thursday night. The Whitecaps loss drops them to two games out of first place behind Great Lakes in MIDLAND, MI – The West
Two weeks have passed since Jim Callis officially started our mock Draft season with our first projection of the first round of the 2023 Draft. Now it’s my turn. While there has been some buzz about players moving up and down, and I’ve tried to reflect some of that below, much of what Jim wrote
The SeaWolves announce today that NFL Hall of Famer, Super Bowl XI MVP, and Erie native Fred Biletnikoff will throw out a ceremonial first pitch prior to the SeaWolves’ home game against the Somerset Patriots (NY Yankees) on Thursday, May 25. The scheduled game time is 6:05 p.m., and the The SeaWolves announce today that
DAYTON, Ohio — TinCaps pitchers Jairo Iriarte, Alan Mundo, and Adam Smith combined to throw a no-hitter as Fort Wayne beat the Dayton Dragons (Cincinnati Reds affiliate), 6-0, on Tuesday night at Day Air Ballpark. This was just the third no-hitter thrown in Fort Wayne’s 30-year franchise history, and the
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Omaha Storm Chasers 16, Toledo Mud Hens 8 (box) The Storm Chasers wanted a little payback after a tough loss on Tuesday, and they returned serve by crushing the Hens on Wednesday. Things started off reasonably well against lefty Daniel Lynch. Parker Meadows singled with one out in the top of the first and Tyler
On Wednesday morning — back when the Detroit Tigers were inching toward .500, and everyone was happy, and the Tigers had ace Eduardo Rodriguez getting ready to pitch — radio host Mike Stone seemed to put a jinx on the Tigers. Stone was interviewing manager A.J. Hinch on WXYT-FM (97.1) during their weekly segment, and
PAPILLION, Neb. – Despite two home runs and four RBI from Jermaine Palacios, the Toledo Mud Hens fell to the Omaha Storm Chasers, 16-7, on Wednesday night (May 17) at Werner Park. Zach Logue (1-3) made the start for the Mud Hens while Daniel Lynch (1-0) took the mound for PAPILLION, Neb. – Despite two