Detroit Tigers vs. Tampa Bay Rays Time: 1:05 p.m.Place: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FLMedia: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, MLB Audio (Rays’ broadcast) Pitching Matchup: RHP Miguel Diaz vs. RHP Drew Rasmussen Tigers vs. Rays Lineups TIGERS RAYS TIGERS RAYS Austin Meadows – DH Yandy Diaz – 3B Cesar Hernandez – 2B Brandon Lowe – 2B
The Guardians rode a late surge in 2022 to a runaway division title in the American League Central, trouncing the second-place White Sox and third-place Twins by 11 and 14 games, respectively. It was a testament both to the development of several key young players in Cleveland as well as some staggering injury woes both
Lakeland, Fla. — Having the option of playing catcher Eric Haase in left field isn’t a just-in-case-of-emergency thing for the Tigers. It’s not even about creating a way to carry three catchers on the roster, though it would facilitate that if warranted. Being able to play Haase in left field opens another level of matchup
NORTH PORT, Fla. — Former Detroit Tigers reliever Joe Jiménez sipped a cup of coffee and tapped his phone while sitting in the chair at his locker inside the Atlanta Braves’ clubhouse. He’s wearing new colors in a new environment for the first time in his professional career. It’s an odd look. “It was a surprise
Lakeland, Fla. — The conversation before the game centered around the relative weight of spring training performance on roster evaluations and the balance between young players earning spots vs. keeping them on their development track. “Are you talking about Parker?” Tigers’ manager AJ Hinch said with a knowing smile. “Sounds like that’s where you’re headed.”
LAKELAND, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins, 8-7, on Sunday at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium. The Tigers are 10-7 in Grapefruit League play. What happened Left-hander Matthew Boyd needs to keep doing what he’s doing. “He was very good,” Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said. “He’s extra hard on himself that
LAKELAND, Fla. — A.J. Hinch has been through this cycle before: Young player makes a big impression in the first couple weeks of Spring Training, then cools off down the stretch. The opposition gets tougher as players go from “working on things” to getting into regular-season shape. The pressure mounts with each round of roster
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. Mike Maroth often doesn’t pop up among the most famous Tigers of the past 20 years, but arguably no Tiger better represents the franchise’s rise from 119 losses to the
Lakeland, Fla. — Tigers outfielder Matt Vierling (right knee strain) expects to return to game action this week, the earlier the better. “There’s no timetable but it’ll be fairly quick,” he said. He put in a full morning of baseball activity Sunday — taking ground balls, doing outfield work, hitting in the cage, hitting on
Lakeland, Fla. — Beau Brieske isn’t going to let whatever role he ends up playing this season define him. He’s a pitcher, period. “That’s the conversations we’ve had,” Brieske said Sunday, referencing his talks with Tigers’ pitching coach Chris Fetter and his staff. “No matter what situation you are in, you have to remember you
LAKELAND, Fla. — It was March 14, 2017, and Puerto Rico, led by a middle-infield tandem of Javier Báez and Francisco Lindor, controlled a 3-1 lead with two outs in the eighth inning against the Dominican Republic in the second round of the World Baseball Classic. What happened next was one of the greatest defensive plays
LAKELAND, Fla. — Mason Englert was hiding in a bathroom stall, crouched over, his head between his hands, his thoughts racing, his heart pounding. The walls closing in. For several days, he couldn’t eat anything or sleep for more than an hour or two. Crippled with a panic attack. Struggling to breathe. Feeling nauseous. Englert
Lakeland, Fla. – Before Saturday’s game, Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch was asked what he needed to see from right-hander Matt Manning, who was making his third spring start and coming off a rough outing against the Red Sox in Fort Myers. “We’d like to see progress,” Hinch said. “You get into these third and
Northport, Fla. – Austin Meadows waited patiently in the visitor’s clubhouse while two reporters detained his younger brother Parker. “How come you guys never want to talk to me,” he said, laughing. The brothers Meadows, Georgia-born and raised, combined for five hits and seven RBIs, helping the Tigers to a 16-7 spring romp over the
NORTH PORT, Fla. — Sometimes, you get by with a little help from your friends. And sometimes, those friends help one another’s dreams come true. It’s a friendship that dates back to the sandlot and youth baseball. Grissom, a then-newcomer to town, remembers his first interaction with Greene while looking for his mother during youth
NORTH PORT, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers beat the Atlanta Braves, 16-7, on Saturday at CoolToday Park. The Tigers are 9-7 in Grapefruit League play. What happened Right-hander Matt Manning started for the third time in spring training. The 25-year-old, who now has a 14.21 ERA, allowed five runs on six hits and two walks with
NORTH PORT, Fla. — Little brother showed he has some big pop in his bat, as the Tigers’ Parker Meadows crushed two homers in Spring Training action vs. Atlanta on Saturday afternoon. The younger brother of teammate Austin and the Tigers’ No. 12 prospect per MLB Pipeline, Parker launched a pair of behemoth long balls
The SeaWolves announced today the team will hold Super Ticket Saturday on Saturday, March 18 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. Super Ticket Saturday marks the first day fans can purchase 2023 tickets in person at the UPMC Park box office. For every ticket purchased on Super Ticket Saturday, the The SeaWolves announced today the
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Phillies Rule 5 pick Noah Song has been shut down due to back tightness, per Alex Coffey of the Philadelphia Inquirer. He’s had an MRI and will be reevaluated next week, but it appears he won’t be ready to start the season. Song, 25, is an interesting case, given he’s spent the past three years