Since the Statcast era began in the Majors in 2015, baseball analysts, writers and fans have used new ways to break down the national pastime. Terms like exit velocity and barrel rate are more commonplace now than a decade ago, and while they can still make some heads spin, they have largely aided our understanding
The Detroit Tigers 2022 season is virtually over. They’re out of contention again, and at this point some guys are playing for their jobs. Once again, Tigers fans are left to look forward to the offseason.
Erie takes on Bowie for first place in the division!
Twenty-one seasons is a long, long time in baseball terms. With 34 games left on their 2022 schedule, the Seattle Mariners are currently a half game up on the Toronto Blue Jays and holding the fifth playoff spot in the new six team format. To break a playoff drought that stretches back to 2001, the
COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. — Detroit Tigers prospect Jackson Jobe, making his debut for High-A West Michigan Saturday, showed his three best pitches to dispose of Chicago Cubs prospect Pete Crow-Armstrong in the third inning. A first-pitch fastball from the right-hander traveled outside the strike zone and forced Crow-Armstrong to check his swing. Home plate umpire Kenny
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 first-pitch fastball was around the outside corner, just tempting enough to draw a flinch of the bat. Cubs top prospect Pete Crow-Armstrong thought he’d checked his swing early
Detroit — Look who’s back. When the Tigers welcome the Seattle Mariners to Comerica Park for three games this week, a very familiar face will be setting up shop in the visitors’ clubhouse. Lefty Matthew Boyd, non-tendered by the Tigers last year after being a mainstay in the rotation for the better part of seven seasons,
With the rosters set to expand in September, every team will have a chance to add some fresh faces to the mix for the stretch run. Whether it’s a top prospect making his big league debut, a Minor Leaguer getting another chance to establish himself at the MLB level or a veteran returning from injury,
The Washington Nationals are back at the bottom in this week’s MLB Power Rankings. (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images) This week’s MLB Power Rankings further separate the teams in playoff contention from those with no postseason chance.
COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. — Jace Jung, the No. 12 overall pick in the 2022 draft, boarded an American Airlines flight out of Lubbock, Texas, in late July and was prepared to sign his professional contract with the Detroit Tigers the following day in Lakeland, Florida, locking in an agreed upon $4.6 million signing bonus. Although Jung
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ARLINGTON — Never underestimate the power of a single. It’s a point Tigers manager A.J. Hinch made before the team’s 9-8 win against the Rangers on Sunday at Globe Life Field, and a point that was proven by first baseman Harold Castro in the fourth inning. With runners in scoring position and the Tigers leading, 4-0,
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We hear from Drew Hutchison after he limits the Rangers to two runs over 5 1/3 innings to earn a victory Sunday. #DetroitRoots
For the first time since July 2019, the Detroit Tigers have scored six or more runs in four consecutive games. Their nine-run effort — on 13 hits and four walks with only eight strikeouts — proved to be just enough for the Tigers in Sunday’s 9-8 victory over the Texas Rangers in the series finale
Arlington, Texas — What’s frustrating — if anything can be truly frustrating after a road series-winning 9-8 victory against the Texas Rangers, except maybe the last two innings — is that the Tigers haven’t been able to produce this type of offensive performance more frequently this season. The same team that has been shut out a league-most 17 times and
We hear from manager A.J. Hinch after his Tigers hang on for a 9-8 victory over the Rangers on Sunday. #Leinenkugels