Detroit – The Tigers shuffled the deck at the minor-league catcher position Friday. They designated Triple-A catcher Ali Sanchez for assignment and claimed 26-year-old catcher Michael Papierski off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds. Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris has some history with Papierski. The Giants last season acquired him from the Astros for
It seems like a forgone conclusion that the Detroit Tigers are going to non-tender third baseman Jeimer Candelario, making him a free agent, and it makes sense. He’s simply been too inconsistent over the course of his career, and the team can do better.
It is still unknown what exactly the Detroit Tigers plan to do this offseason. At his introductory press conference on Sept. 20, new president of baseball operations Scott Harris said that he saw this winter as “an opportunity to get better,” which is pretty vague, but he did also say that he “doesn’t believe in…
The SeaWolves are now accepting event bookings for the holiday season in the UPMC Park Stadium Club. The UPMC Park Stadium Club features a full-service bar, five large-screen televisions, dedicated restrooms and a full commercial kitchen. The fourth-floor Stadium Club overlooks the playing field to give event guests a Major The SeaWolves are now accepting
Playoff baseball this season has been crammed with electricity; between sell-out crowds and historic comebacks, there are reasons to be optimistic about the game’s state despite the cynical nature of some who declare the sport on life support. Life support, though, is what the Detroit Tigers must have felt like they were on for much…
The Detroit Tigers are starting to work through the offseason, and they are going to have some decisions to make. On the contrary, Andrew Chafin has a decision to make on whether he wants to return to the Tigers or not.
Fans who want to watch some of baseball’s top prospects in Arizona Fall League action from afar are getting their wish. For the first time in Fall League history, the developmental circuit is streaming almost all of its games — and for free. Links to all AFL streams can be found here, and they will
For many fans, the most memorable part of the 2022 season can be boiled down to a single number: 62. While the statistics spotlighted in this story won’t resonate anywhere close to as historic as Aaron Judge’s American League home run record, they are a preview of coming attractions. Many of the players who posted
Colt Keith has this habit. He hits baseballs. Hard. He does it even after a four-month interlude between at-bats, in real games. Notice that on June 9, in what was his last act in 2022 as a blue-chip infielder at West Michigan, Keith was batting .301, with a heavy .914 OPS. He singled in his
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE 2023 SEAWOLVES SCHEDULE The SeaWolves today release their game dates and opponents for the 2023 season. The SeaWolves will raise their 2022 Southwest Division Champions banner at UPMC Park on Opening Night, presented by Plyler Entry Systems, on Tuesday, April 11 as the SeaWolves take CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE
Rarely in any sport besides golf do you get a mulligan, but the Detroit Tigers are going to get one this offseason. Carlos Correa is reportedly opting out of his deal with the Minnesota Twins, giving the Detroit Tigers another chance to right the wrongs of last offseason.
While the Detroit Tigers pieced together a draft class full of collegiate bats, and the big name was Jace Jung, other names from the 2022 draft class stand out. Not to mention, the team has seen several players from this draft class already step up across levels of the organization.
Detroit Tigers pitcher Alex Faedo had his season ended early in 2022 with a hip injury that wound up keeping him off the field since just before the All-Star break. Faedo did make 12 starts in the big leagues but was unable to return to the big league mound.
Matt Manning slammed his glove into the bench in the Comerica Park dugout on Sept. 28. He wanted to pitch despite discomfort in his right forearm, but Detroit Tigers coaches and trainers wouldn’t let him, so manager A.J. Hinch scratched his starter a couple minutes before his scheduled first pitch against the Chicago White Sox.
One of the stories of the Tigers dismal 2022 season was the number of injuries they were forced to endure on the pitching staff. Detroit lost all five members of its season-opening rotation at some point along the way, including a pair of arm surgeries for arguably their top two young arms. Casey Mize underwent
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Colt Keith is a different player from when the Tigers selected him in the fifth round of the 2020 Draft — literally. Listed at 211 pounds when drafted out of Biloxi (HS), Miss., Keith, who is now committed to the hot corner and an increased focus on extra-base pop, weighed in at 245 pounds prior
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. The question was simple: What was this Tigers season like for manager A.J. Hinch? The answer from Hinch was complex, largely because so was the season. A team that
At his introductory press conference on Sept. 20, new Detroit Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris said he would hire a general manager at some point. Here we are a few weeks removed from that, and we’re still waiting to hear news regarding a GM hire.
After a couple moves to the front office, Detroit Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris has completed his first roster transactions since taking over day-to-day operations of the club last week. The Tigers claimed utility infielder Jermaine Palacios off waivers from the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday, and in another move, right-hander Drew Hutchison was