Kansas City, Mo. — Nice of the Tigers’ offense to provide a comfortable cushion for rookie Joey Wentz in his homecoming debut. Wentz, a former prep star from nearby Prairie Village, made his first start for the Tigers since May 31 and his first as a big-leaguer at Kauffman Stadium where he attended games as a
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TOLEDO, Ohio – After falling in the first three games of the series, the Mud Hens were able to tally a win in last night’s outing. Bryan Garcia cruised through the St. Paul lineup, going six strong innings, allowing two runs on four hits, and allowing one walk. He would TOLEDO, Ohio – After falling
COMSTOCK PARK, MI – Pitcher Dylan Smith enjoyed his best start of the season as one giant swing helped propel the West Michigan Whitecaps past the Great Lakes Loons 4-0 in front of 6,608 fans Friday night at LMCU Ballpark. Smith posted six innings of shutout baseball with six strikeouts COMSTOCK PARK, MI – Pitcher
Game 3 of series: Friday, September 9
Kansas City, Mo. — Essentially, the reaction from the Tigers’ clubhouse to the three rules changes implemented by Major League Baseball for 2023 falls into three categories. There are those who are steadfastly opposed, those who are opposed to parts of it and those who are willing to give it a shot. “Just because it’s different
The Erie SeaWolves only manufactured three hits and fell 3-1 to the Altoona Curve on Friday at UPMC Park. Ty Madden got out of a couple of jams to begin the game. Liover Peguero had a leadoff triple in the first, but Madden buckled down to strike out the side. The Erie SeaWolves only manufactured
By Ronald Blum | Associated Press New York — Major League Baseball is ready to voluntarily accept the formation of a minor league union, a key step that will lead to collective bargaining and possibly a strike threat at the start of next season. The Major League Baseball Players Association launched the unionization drive on Aug. 28
Ronald Blum | Associated Press New York — Major League Baseball adopted its first pitch clock, limits on defensive shifts and larger bases for next season in an effort to shorten games and increase offense in a tradition-bound sport. The decision on the clock and shift restrictions by the sport’s 11-man competition committee was made Friday over the
A pitch timer, limits on defensive shifts and bigger bases are coming to Major League Baseball in 2023. Following recent experiments in the Minor Leagues, the recently formed Joint Competition Committee voted Friday in favor of three rule changes aimed at improving pace of play, action and safety at the MLB level. The pitch timer,
Major League Baseball’s Competition Committee, an 11 person group in charge of the league’s ruleset, voted to enact some pretty major changes to the game on Friday. Most of these were expected, but that doesn’t diminish the impact the decisions will have on the way the game is played next season. In the process, some
The Detroit Tigers have made the move to promote prospect southpaw Joey Wentz. As the Tigers keep trudging on with the last of their 2022 season, Wentz will get his chance to strut his stuff. It’s been a rough go for Wentz since being acquired by the Tigers.
Toledo Mud Hens 5, St. Paul Saints 2 (box) Bryan Garcia got the start in this one, and the project continues to go surprisingly well in a starting role for the former college closer. Garcia tossed six innings of two-run ball with six strikeouts in this one. After the teams traded runs in the first
COMSTOCK PARK, MI – A wild scene saw first baseman Justice Bigbie circle the bases with an empty playing field, as an overturned call resulted in a potential season-saving go-ahead homer, propelling the West Michigan Whitecaps to a 7-6 victory over the Great Lakes Loons. WATCH: BIGBIE’S CONTROVERSIAL HOMER The COMSTOCK PARK, MI – A
TOLEDO, OH.: Bryan Garcia tossed another gem on the mound, the Mud Hens bullpen held the Saints bats to just five hits, and Toledo scraped together a couple effective offensive rallies to take down St. Paul, 5-2, and secure its first victory of the seven-game series on Thursday evening at TOLEDO, OH.: Bryan Garcia tossed
Game 3: Altoona 2 – Erie 9 Thursday, September 8
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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 day Josh Crouch appeared on MLB Pipeline’s Tigers prospect rankings last month, High-A West Michigan development coach Nick Bredeson called him into the office. Bredeson has worked with
Kansas City — It’s hard to imagine a start more nerve-wracking and exciting than your first Major League start. But for Tigers lefty Joey Wentz, this one may top it. Manager AJ Hinch announced on Monday that Wentz will be called up and join the rotation, replacing Michael Pineda, who was given his outright release earlier this