LAKELAND, Fla. — Miguel Cabrera stood in front of his locker Monday morning in the clubhouse. He was asked about the biggest difference between his first spring training, as a baby-faced non-roster invitee with the Florida Marlins in 2003, and his final spring training. “I don’t remember anything,” he said. His final spring training is
This time last year, outfielder Kerry Carpenter was an afterthought on most Tigers’ prospect lists. A below average defender who had shown decent bat to ball skills and some power, but little in the way of plate discipline, the Tigers 19th rounder in 2019 was not on the radar as a breakout candidate. 513 plate
LAKELAND, Fla. − On one side of the rainbow — that one that stretches across baseball, uniting generations of players and fans — you will find the aging superstar. Miguel Cabrera strolled out of the Detroit Tigers clubhouse on Monday morning, came down the sidewalk and approached the practice field. “Hey Cabrera!” shouted Katherine Ward,
Lakeland, Fla. — Scott Harris, speaking to the media before the first official full-squad workout of the spring Monday morning, didn’t try to paint rainbows or sugarcoat the Tigers’ prospects for the 2023 season. “Coming off 96 losses, there are no shortcuts back to contention,” said Harris, embarking on his first season as Tigers president
LAKELAND, Fla. — Colt Keith, the youngest player in Detroit Tigers major league camp, walked down the hallway outside the clubhouse with Hall of Famer Alan Trammell on Monday. The future getting advice from the past. “It’s very surreal to be around these guys,” said Keith, 21, arguably the top prospect in the Tigers system.
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Lakeland, Fla. — Eduardo Rodriguez wasn’t going there. He wasn’t going to drag last year’s drama into this season. He was asked Monday if, after all the events of last season, he felt a sense of peace coming into this spring. “I can’t say peace,” he said. “It’s just another year, just another season. I
Lakeland, Fla. — Miguel Cabrera was asked what he remembered about driving to his first big-league camp back in 2003 when he was a 20-year-old prospect in the Florida Marlins system. “I don’t remember anything, that was a long time ago,” he said, laughing. “The car. I drove a different car. Maybe a rent-a-car.” He
LAKELAND, Fla. — Scott Harris worked the waiver wire all offseason, save for his wedding and honeymoon, in his first months as Tigers president of baseball operations. He lit up his phone with texts and calls to other executives, talking trades. He pitched the Tigers’ vision to prospective coaches, front-office assistants and free agents, all
Tigers manager A.J. Hinch talks about the attention Miguel Cabrera is going to rightfully get in his final season. #DetroitRoots
On the first day of full-squad workouts, new Tigers GM Scott Harris talks about his first impressions of Lakeland and more. #MarygroveAwnings #DetroitRoots
LAKELAND, Fla. — Detroit Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris, wearing a quarter-zip pullover with the Old English “D” on his chest, walked out of his organization’s facility Monday morning to meet with reporters for the first time in spring training. The Tigers have been running camp for a week, but Monday marked the first
LAKELAND, Fla. — Miguel Cabrera isn’t looking for farewell gifts for his final season. He isn’t looking for emotional ceremonies with longtime foes or former teammates at various stops on the Tigers’ schedule. “It’s nice if they do something. It’s nice if they don’t do it, either,” Cabrera said on Monday morning. “Some kind of
Ok we haven’t done this in a while. Writers get rusty after a long winter just as players do, but we’re firing up the ship to cover another scintillating season of Detroit Tigers baseball. Oh, did that sound like sarcasm? Actually, I think most of us are looking forward to seeing the Tigers direction under
Few teams in baseball have gone through as many changes as the Detroit Tigers over the past six months. So it feels strange that they enter spring camp without any major alterations to the likely active roster. There are plenty of new faces, but other than the ballpark and the game’s ruleset, the 2023 edition
LAKELAND, Fla. — Andre Lipcius was nervous, wondering what was going to happen: Are the Tigers gonna do it? Are they gonna put me on the 40-man roster? Or was he going to end up with a different team? His entire life could change. It was Nov. 15, 2022 — the day the Tigers had
LAKELAND, Fla. — Right-hander Beau Brieske, a former 27th-round pick who defied the odds to start 15 games in the big leagues last season, sees an opportunity to further his development with the Detroit Tigers in 2023. Starter? Reliever? It doesn’t matter. “I feel like I’m adaptable,” Brieske said. “It’s good for me to be able
When he’s not working out in Florida, Tigers outfielder Riley Greene spends his offseason fishing and grabbing dinner with friends and family. He takes us along for the ride (literally) on a day in the life.
It’s never been easier to watch your favorite organization — from the Major League team all the way down to Single-A. How can I watch Minor League games on MLB.TV?After subscribing to MLB.TV and launching the MLB app on your device, you must select a favorite team. Then, the Minor League games affiliated with that
Manager A.J. Hinch discusses how the Tigers’ hitting department is emphasizing their preparation for ball-three counts. #DetroitRoots