LAKELAND, Fla. — Kan Ikeda was like millions of baseball fans on Tuesday night, glued to a screen watching Shohei Ohtani face Mike Trout with the World Baseball Classic on the line. Unlike millions of fans, the action was right outside his door. Kan was in the clubhouse for Team Japan during games, in charge
Lynn Henning | Special to The Detroit News Lakeland, Fla. − Another night, another home run for Nick Maton, which doesn’t necessarily surprise a Tigers team that insisted Maton be part of January’s deal that shipped Gregory Soto to Philadelphia. The homer he slammed Friday night against the Pirates at Publix Field/Marchant Stadium was a keeper
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West Palm Beach, Fla. — During those merry times a decade ago at Comerica Park, everyone knew the Tigers had a 1-2 punch on the lethal level of a double-barrel shotgun. Devastating, were Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer. Not everyone could have guessed the Tigers in fact had two guys topping their rotation who were
LAKELAND, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers tied the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-6, on Friday at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium. The Tigers stayed at 12-16 in Grapefruit League play after their second consecutive tie. What happened The top six batters in the Tigers’ lineup — Kerry Carpenter, Nick Maton, Javier Báez, Austin Meadows, Spencer Torkelson and Miguel
Lakeland, Fla. – You’d think with just three games left on the Grapefruit League schedule there’d be more clarity about the Tigers’ Opening Day roster. Not so much, not even after three more players were sent out of camp on Friday. “All configurations are still up for debate and conversation,” manager AJ Hinch said after
Detroit Tigers vs. Pittsburgh Pirates Time: 6:05 p.m.Place: Joker Marchant Stadium, Lakeland, FLMedia: MLB Audio (Pirates’ broadcast) Pitching Matchup: LHP Eduardo Rodriguez vs. RHP Roansy Contreras Tigers vs. Pirates Lineups PIRATES TIGERS PIRATES TIGERS Ke’Bryan Hayes – 3B Kerry Carpenter – LF Bryan Reynolds – CF Nick Maton – 2B Connor Joe – RF Javier
Grapefruit League: Detroit Tigers (12-16) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (9-14) When: 6:05 p.m. Saturday. Where: Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium, Lakeland, Florida. TV: None. Radio: None (other radio affiliates). ⋅ BOX SCORE Probable starting pitchers: Tigers LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (1-0, 0.00 ERA this spring) vs. Pirates RHP Roansy Contreras (0-0, 3.00). READY FOR OPENING DAY?Detroit
LAKELAND, Fla. — Detroit Tigers right-hander Michael Lorenzen won’t be healthy enough to pitch at the beginning of the regular season. Lorenzen, who suffered a left groin strain last week, has been replaced in the starting rotation by left-hander Joey Wentz. For now, the Tigers have committed to Wentz pitching one of the first five games.
LAKELAND, Fla. — In the fifth round of roster cuts, the Detroit Tigers optioned right-handed reliever Will Vest and catcher Donny Sands to Triple-A Toledo. Infielder Andy Ibañez was reassigned to minor-league camp. The Tigers also informed catchers Andrew Knapp and Michael Papierski that they’ve been eliminated from contending for the Opening Day roster, meaning
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Show Caption Hide Caption Former Detroit News columnist Jerry Green, the only writer to attend all 56 Super Bowls. Former Detroit News columnist Jerry Green, the only writer to attend all 56 Super Bowls. The Detroit News For the first 56 years, Detroit always had been represented at the Super Bowl — by one man. Jerry
Twenty-five years after a pair of lefties scaled the mound at Tropicana Field for the first game in Tampa Bay franchise history, the Tigers and Rays will again send a couple of southpaws to the hill to begin the 2023 season next Thursday at 3:10 p.m. ET. On March 31, 1998, it was the Tigers’
LAKELAND, Fla. — There has never been a competition among Detroit Tigers pitchers for the honor of Opening Day starter. This spring training, MLB instructed managers not to reveal their starters for the first game of the regular season on their own timeline. The league wanted the announcements to happen Friday for all 30 teams at
Lakeland, Fla. — There is a steeliness about Tigers ace Eduardo Rodriguez. It’s almost shark-like. Ask him about pitching in the playoffs and he will tell you straight-up, “Just another game.” Ask him about pitching in the World Series or the WBC, same answer: “Just another game.” It’s genuine. It’s his method for staying focused
Opening Day starts are special, whether it’s a young pitcher getting his first chance in that spotlight or a veteran who has done it many times before. There’s the excitement, the pageantry and the chance to help your team begin the season in style. Each year, only 30 pitchers are honored with such an assignment,
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You could come from the future — in a DeLorean, Michael J. Fox style — and tell me: “Midway through the 2023 season, nothing has changed. The Tigers suck. It’s not even the trade deadline and they are out of it. There have been more injuries than I can count, several players didn’t bounce back
With the World Baseball Classic over and Opening Day not until Thursday, you might be feeling a bit of a baseball void right now. But you don’t have to. Here are some of the games that you can check out during MLB.TV’s free preview. MLB.TV’s free preview starts off with a full day of baseball,
Lynn Henning | Special to The Detroit News Sarasota, Fla. – After this Disney World of a Grapefruit League game wrapped up Thursday night at Ed Smith Stadium, one could appreciate Tigers manager AJ Hinch’s take. “It’s when a tie feels like a win,” Hinch said, reflecting in the visiting manager’s office about a game that