LAKELAND, Fla. — Opening Day is 14 days away. Spring training has been underway for the Detroit Tigers since mid-February. The organization has eliminated 16 players from 26-man roster contention, but there are 49 players remaining in MLB camp. The regular season begins March 30 against the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg, Florida. HOW
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Tigers Today host Tony Paul is joined by former Detroit News reporter and freelance writer Lynn Henning, who pinch-hits for Tigers beat reporter Chris McCosky on Episode 4 of The News’ podcast. For Henning, 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the first time he attended spring training in Lakeland, Florida. “Spring training is about renewal
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Lakeland, Fla. — Say the word aloud to anyone from Michigan. “Lakeland.” Notice how faces become thousand-watt bulbs. “Lakeland.” Sunshine. Warm weather. The fading of winter’s wrath in the north. The joy of baseball, back for another long, luxuriant go-around. The Tigers have been setting up spring camp in Lakeland since 1934, the longest such
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LAKELAND, Fla. — His teammates call him Johnny .300. Detroit Tigers infielder John Valente, a 21st-round pick in the 2018 draft from St. John’s University, hits for average but doesn’t hit for power. He is comfortable at multiple positions but isn’t considered a superstar. The 27-year-old played 82 games for Triple-A Toledo last season, hitting .293
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The SeaWolves, in collaboration with their parent club the Detroit Tigers, have released the club’s 2023 Spring Training schedule. The SeaWolves will play 10 Spring Training games before heading to Erie for the regular season. The SeaWolves open their spring schedule in Dunedin, Florida on Saturday, March 18 as they The SeaWolves, in collaboration with
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Joe Reedy |  Associated Press Diamond Sports Group, the largest owner of regional sports networks, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday. The move came after it missed a $140 million interest payment last month. Diamond owns 19 networks under the Bally Sports banner, including Bally Sports Detroit. Those networks have the rights to 42
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LAKELAND, Fla. — Suddenly, Brant Hurter appeared. He came running over from the practice field and stopped in front of the Detroit Tigers facility. “We were just doing conditioning,” he said, leaning over, sucking in some air. “Take your time,” I said. “Catch your breath.” Hurter took a few deep breaths and then stood up.
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LAKELAND, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers claimed right-handed reliever Freddy Pacheco off waivers Tuesday from the St. Louis Cardinals. Pacheco, who turns 25 in April, throws hard with above-average vertical movement on his pitches. He posted a 3.05 ERA with 28 walks and 84 strikeouts over 62 innings in 50 relief appearances last season for Double-A
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LAKELAND, Fla. — Detroit Tigers catcher Eric Haase, or in this case, the Tigers’ starting left fielder, received a fly ball off the bat of Brandon Lowe at Tropicana Field, home of the Tampa Bay Rays, in Monday’s spring training game. It was his first game of the spring in the outfield. Haase, a multi-positional player,
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