Detroit Tigers vs. Atlanta Braves Time: 1:05 p.m.Place: CoolToday Park, North Port, FLMedia: MLB.TV (Braves’ broadcast), MLB Audio (Braves’ broadcast)Pitching Matchup: RHP Matt Manning vs. RHP Charlie Morton Tigers vs. Braves Lineups TIGERS BRAVES TIGERS BRAVES Zack Short – SS Ozzie Albies – 2B Cesar Hernandez – 2B Matt Olson – 1B Riley Greene –
Northport, Fla. — Somehow, with all the pitchers that were either injured or ineffective last season, all the pitchers the Tigers went through (30 of them), Miguel Diaz pitched in just three games and none before Sept. 30. Position players Kody Clemens (7 innings) and Harold Castro (4 innings) threw more innings than Diaz (3.2).
LAKELAND, Fla. — Team Venezuela manager Omar López, also the first base coach for the Houston Astros, has a close relationship with Miguel Cabrera. They’re currently working together in the World Baseball Classic. On Friday, López announced Cabrera as the team’s captain. Cabrera, one of the best right-handed hitters in baseball history, has expressed interest in
Andre Lipcius’ steady approach is paying off in Lakeland, where the Tigers top prospect is enjoying a breakout Spring Training.
LAKELAND, Fla. — There’s an old joke that might apply to the Detroit Tigers this season. Two guys are walking in the woods when they see a bear. The first guy bends down calmly to fix his shoelaces. The second guy says, “Are you crazy? You can’t outrun a bear!” “I don’t need to outrun
Lakeland, Fla. — They call him Bonds. Kerry Bonds. OK, not everybody does. But his teammates do. And in his second at-bat in the Tigers’ 4-3 spring loss to the Yankees Friday, Tigers’ outfielder Kerry Carpenter showed why. He slugged a 96.5 mph fastball on an 0-2 count from Yankees starter Luis Severino and hit
Yordan Alvarez’s lingering hand soreness has continued to bother the Astros slugger this spring, yet Alvarez took a noteworthy step today when he hit the batting cage to take some soft-toss swings. Alvarez emerged from the session with no problems, though manager Dusty Baker didn’t give reporters (including the Houston Chronicle’s Chandler Rome) any hints
Lakeland, Fla. — This was supposed to be the week Matt Vierling dusted off his infield glove and got some game reps at third base and possibly second base. Instead, he showed up on the Tigers’ injury report Friday. At some point on Monday, he strained his right knee in the game against the Red
LAKELAND, Fla. — Spencer Torkelson was so enthused to see his line drive fall into open territory in left-center field that he could have floated into second base. Just in case, he stayed on his feet to leg out a double. “One dropped!” Torkelson exclaimed after Friday’s 4-3 loss to the Yankees. “Gosh, I feel like
LAKELAND, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers lost to New York Yankees, 4-3, on Friday at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium. The Tigers are 8-7 in Grapefruit League play. What happened Right-hander Spencer Turnbull sounded confident warming up in the bullpen. “Oh yeah, that feels good,” he told catcher Eric Haase. Turnbull was talking about
LAKELAND, Fla — Back in February, Jace Jung, the Detroit Tigers‘ second baseman of the future, had a conversation with Jonathan Schoop, the current second baseman. “He just told me to be aggressive,” Jung said. “And have fun. Because when you stop enjoying this game, you know it turns into a job. You want to
Matt Shepard, Todd Jones and Kirk Gibson chat with Nick Maton about his approach to the game and the energy he brings. #MarygroveAwnings
Spencer Turnbull joins Matt Shepard, Todd Jones and Kirk Gibson to talk about Friday’s start and his spring so far. #MarygroveAwnings
DETROIT — Growing up, Cindy Abbott never laced up a pair of hockey skates or wore lacrosse goggles. Fast forward to the present, and Abbott has taken it upon herself to make the sports she once knew very little about more accessible for athletes of all ages and abilities. “Driving culture and opportunities to connect
Lakeland, Fla. — They were moving lockers out of the clubhouse Friday morning, which means only one thing: more players have been sent out of camp. The Tigers announced that right-handed pitcher Reese Olson and infielder Wenceel Perez, who because of injuries never got a chance to compete, were optioned to Triple-A Toledo. Both players
LAKELAND, Fla. — Detroit Tigers outfielder Matt Vierling suffered a right knee strain earlier this week. The organization didn’t provide a timetable for his return to games, but considering he is returning to baseball activities over the weekend, the 26-year-old seems unlikely to miss significant time in spring training as long as he makes progress in
We have #Tigers-Yankees on our air at 1 p.m. today, and Matt Shepard and Todd Jones fill us in on the storylines, including a start by Spencer Turnbull. #MarygroveAwnings
With the first phase of spring camp now over, and a number of Detroit Tigers’ regulars now off to play in the World Baseball Classic, it’s time for some roster trimming to set up the final battles for various roles. And after a blessedly quiet set of injury reports early on, the Tigers have a
In retrospect, the Detroit Tigers 2021 season looks like an odd blip on the radar in the midst of a long period of extremely dismal baseball. Breakouts and career best seasons were abundant as the club posted its best record since 2016 and played good baseball after an awful stretch from mid-April to mid-May. One
LAKELAND, Fla. — Detroit Tigers first baseman Spencer Torkelson demolished a pitch to the deepest part of center field in his first at-bat of spring training. It would have been a home run in the new dimensions at Comerica Park, but not at Joker Marchant Stadium. The center fielder tracked the fly ball for a 415-foot