Miguel Cabrera sat in a corner of the Detroit Tigers’ lighter and brighter remodeled clubhouse Thursday morning at Comerica Park. Everything is new in the clubhouse. New entryway, new paint, new weight room, new manager’s office, new kitchen. You name it. A fitting change for the team’s home opener. Even Cabrera has a new spot.
Javier Báez hit an off-the-wall, walk-off single to beat the Chicago White Sox on Opening Day a year ago at Comerica Park. The rest of the season didn’t go so well, for Báez, the six-year, $140 million shortstop, or for the Detroit Tigers. So don’t make too much of their 6-3 loss on this year’s
Free passes and sparking defense led the SeaWolves to a 5-0 Opening Day victory over the Akron RubberDucks. Erie took advantage of nine walks, eight of which happened after starter Gavin Williams left the game in the fifth. Williams, Cleveland’s #2 prospect was as good as advertised. He struck out Free passes and sparking defense
COMSTOCK PARK, MI – The West Michigan Whitecaps rode a dominant pitching performance and stellar defense to a 1-0 opening night shutout over the Fort Wayne TinCaps in front of 3,571 fans at LMCU Ballpark. Whitecaps pitchers combined to allow just four hits while striking out eight batters, as starter COMSTOCK PARK, MI – The
After Triple-A play began last Friday, Double-A, High-A and Single-A circuits followed this week, meaning we’re running at 100 percent participation across the Minor League full-season levels. Some of the most fun parts of every campaign are the breakouts – players who weren’t prominently ranked on prospect lists but surprise evaluators with improved tools and
Detroit — New front office, new players, new ballpark dimensions, new bright LED lighting. Even the smell of fresh white paint in the sleek, refurbished clubhouse. On Opening Day in Detroit, what’s old is new again. The hope is, the changes go deeper than cosmetic and symbolic. The hunt for hints of promise is what
Detroit — No pressure, guys, but the clock is ticking. And the fans are watching — and waiting. The Tigers’ home opener Thursday afternoon at Comerica Park was everything you’d expect, and then some, from a rowdy crowd that packed downtown on a chilly, sun-splashed day to all the pregame festivities that included a Hall
Detroit — There was a lot of buzz in the Tigers clubhouse before Thursday’s home opener. “The kitchen is sick,” Tarik Skubal said. “Oh my gosh,” Riley Greene said. “The kitchen is incredible. It’s my favorite part.” “It’s unreal,” Matthew Boyd said. The Tigers have completely revamped the home clubhouse at Comerica Park. Everything has
Miguel Cabrera was the star of the day Thursday at Comerica Park, where he was treated to several rousing ovations. Detroit — For Miguel Cabrera, it was his final Opening Day. For Riley Greene, it was his first — and one, despite a 6-3 loss to the Boston Red Sox on Thursday at a jam-packed
The party and atmosphere were fantastic, like always — a typical Opening Day in the D. The streets around Comerica Park were jammed with smiling faces on Thursday morning. The stadium was sold out with 44,650 fans, and a helicopter buzzed overhead. The weather? Pretty dang good, which means there was no snow flurries or
DETROIT — Miguel Cabrera said Thursday morning that he wasn’t sure if he’d get emotional for his final Tigers home opener. He wanted to focus on the game. Still, when an all-time Detroit sports great calls you to the field, it’s hard to say no. When three greats ask, good luck. Sure, the gesture was
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Detroit — It was an evocation, a reminder of what the sports landscape in Detroit used to look like at this time of year. First Ben Wallace was introduced, the warrior of the “Going to Work” Pistons. Then came Calvin Johnson, Megatron, the Lions’ all-time leading receiver. The Lions have played three playoff games since
Detroit — Major League Baseball can make the batter get ready to hit within eight seconds. And it can make the pitcher throw the ball within 15 to 20 seconds. But the one thing the baseball brass couldn’t do Thursday was put a time limit on the rollicking festival that occurs when a baseball team
PAPILLION, NE – The Toledo Mud Hens defeated the Omaha Storm Chasers 8-5 on Thursday afternoon at Werner Park. Brenan Hanifee and Jackson Kowar would square off on the mound, both looking to add a solid start to the early portion of their seasons. The Mud Hens got started early, PAPILLION, NE – The Toledo
Opening Day at Comerica Park started off well enough. There was a nice flyover, and Miguel Cabrera got to throw out the first pitch with three Detroit sports legends. But that was the highlight as the Tigers fell to the BoSox, 6-3. Jake Rogers hit a two-run shot to start the scoring for the Tigers.
Spencer Turnbull dodged danger at least once. The Detroit Tigers‘ starting pitcher turned his body and tilted his head, in a Matrix-esque movement, to avoid an incoming line drive from Enrique Hernandez. He got out of the way and avoided the comebacker before squatting in the infield grass near the mound, clearly bothered by pain
The Tigers were in the driver’s seat early on in their home opener. Unfortunately, the bats went ice cold after the early innings and the Red Sox got to the Tigers’ bullpen to spoil the party by a score of 6-3. Spencer Turnbull had a nifty first inning, using just nine pitches. For his part,
Miguel Cabrera has been playing baseball since childhood, with his past 21 years coming in Major League Baseball. The 39-year-old, who turns 40 on April 18, has experienced 20 Opening Days, including 16 home openers at Comerica Park in Detroit. The Detroit Tigers honored Cabrera, a future Hall of Famer and franchise icon, during Thursday’s
Bot 2 BOS 0 DET 2 Result of AB Rogers belts two-run homer (2) AB: Jake Rogers | P: Chris Sale