Twitter account Pitching Ninja made an edit of Detroit Tigers shortstop Javy Baez striking out on Sister Jean’s first pitch. When it comes to first pitches before an MLB game, they always get shared on social media. This week, the Chicago Cubs had Sister Jean, who is the Loyola Chicago Ramblers’ team chaplain, threw out…
If the Detroit Tigers had a “most reliable starter” award, catcher Eric Haase would vote for right-hander Drew Hutchison, a 32-year-old veteran who has been designated for assignment twice this season. Hutchison, an Opening Day starter for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2015, also ranks second on the team this season with 17 starts. The
Detroit — Before the game Friday, 25-year-old rookie utility player Brendon Davis had one eye on the clock as he talked to a group of reporters. “I have to get to a meeting,” he said. A couple lockers to his left, another 25-year-old utility player, Willi Castro, was starting to pack up his gear. This
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DETROIT — When Jace Jung was a 10th grader at Douglas MacArthur High School in San Antonio, Texas, his teacher, Frank Filipone, would tell Jung almost daily that he would eventually be drafted by the Detroit Tigers. Jung said he frequently dismissed Filipone, who is an avid Tigers fan. But after Detroit selected Jung 12th
Jonathan Schoop doesn’t understand how the OAA metric is calculated. But he is proud of his outs above average. “He looks up that stuff all the time,” Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said Thursday. Several factors, collected from Statcast technology, are taken into account for infielders, including distance traveled to the intercept point, time needed
They say “better late than never” and one could make that argument for the Detroit Tigers, who are currently riding a six-game winning streak — all against American League Central opponents — and have also taken the last three series. After yet another season that has worn the fanbase’s patience thin. the Motor City Kitties
There are many ways to build up a farm system. While the Detroit Tigers have been largely using high picks in the draft to do so, the international free agency period is an equally important aspect where the teams with top farm systems seem to consistently take advantage. The Tigers have not been among them.
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Detroit — AJ Hinch has been thinking about moving Akil Baddoo into the leadoff spot for a while now. But he wanted him to earn the privilege, which he certainly did hitting .300 with a .400 on-base average the last two weeks. Baddoo then validated the strategy Thursday afternoon, triggering a four-run fifth inning that
As excited as we are to see the top prospects in action in this year’s edition of the Arizona Fall League, and there are plenty of elite-level players starting to play when the season opens on Monday, we don’t lose sight of the fact that the AFL can be a coming-out party for many lesser-known
DETROIT — Before Javier Báez became a key part of the 2016 World Series champion Cubs and a National League MVP runner-up a couple years later, he was a 21-year-old rookie infielder on a Chicago team that lost 89 games in 2014 and finished last in the NL Central. He hit .169 and struck out
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Digging for a double, Detroit Tigers utility player Willi Castro pumped the brakes halfway between first and second base. Castro reached for his left hamstring upon reaching second base safely with two outs in the fourth inning. Trainer Doug Teter checked on Castro and removed him from the game with a left hamstring strain. “I
The Detroit Tigers have won six games in a row to tie their longest winning streak of the season. A four-run fifth inning, highlighted by Javier Báez’s 16th home run of the season, bolstered an early lead in Thursday’s 10-3 win to sweep the Kansas City Royals in three games at Comerica Park. “There’s been
The Detroit Tigers have had an embarrassing 2022 campaign, but nothing is quite as embarrassing in baseball as losing 100 games in a season. Luckily, they will avoid that feat. The Tigers just swept the Kansas City Royals in a three-game series for wins 61, 62, and 63 on the season, which means the worse…
We hear from Eduardo Rodriguez after he holds the Royals to no runs over 6 2/3 innings Thursday. #DetroitRoots
We hear from manager A.J. Hinch after his Tigers complete their second straight three-game sweep, with a 10-3 win over the Royals on Thursday. #Leinenkugels
We hear from Javy Baez after he gets two more hits Thursday, including a two-run homer, and scores twice as his Tigers rout the Royals. #DetroitRoots
Digging for a double, Detroit Tigers utility player Willi Castro pumped the brakes halfway between first and second base. Castro reached for his left hamstring upon reaching second base safely with two outs in the fourth inning. Trainer Doug Teter checked on Castro and removed him from the game with a left hamstring strain. The