Arlington, Texas — Before Friday’s game, a reporter from The Associated Press wanted to get Miguel Cabrera’s thoughts on Cardinals slugger Paul Goldschmidt, who is making a bid win the Triple Crown. “Why ask me?” Cabrera said. “Because you were the last person to win it (in 2012),” the reporter said. “I already did it,” Cabrera said.
(From left) Tigers catching prospects Danuerys De La Cruz Josh Crouch and Mike Rothenberg walk to the next drill during practice at the spring training minor league minicamp Thursday, Feb.17, 2022 at Tiger Town in Lakeland, Florida.Tigers2
Detroit Tigers starter Matt Manning is the latest example of why player evaluation has become so difficult in today’s player development era in baseball. There was a time in which many, including myself, felt that Matt Manning held the highest upside among their strong quartet of starters. Tarik Skubal threw way too many fastballs for…
Arlington, Texas — It was just a single. A lousy base hit to right field leading off the seventh inning of a game the Tigers were already well on their way to winning. But it was more than that. It was a real-time illustration of some of the points manager AJ Hinch has been preaching to
After a short and surprising winning homestand, the Detroit Tigers make a brief 3-game road trip deep in the heart of Texas. They’ll take on a Rangers team that also came into the year with dreams of contending, but saw their plans crumble. The similarities between the two teams, at least on the surface, are
Louisville Bats 5, Toledo Mud Hens 4 (box) After a back and forth game, the Hens just couldn’t manage a late comeback in this one. Chi Chi Gonzalez was decent, tossing five innings with two runs allowed. He did punch out seven along the way. Toledo seized the early lead in the first inning when
COMSTOCK PARK, MI – The West Michigan Whitecaps witnessed a performance not seen in Comstock Park in more than a decade, as outfielder Jordan Nwogu blasted three home runs as part of a 13-3 loss to the South Bend Cubs on Thursday night in front of 5,580 fans at LMCU COMSTOCK PARK, MI – The
TOLEDO, OH.: The Toledo Mud Hens registered their first inside-the-park home run of the season at Fifth Third Field courtesy of Ryan Kreidler to take an early lead, but the Louisville Bats crawled back to tie the contest twice before going ahead in the sixth for good in a 5-4 TOLEDO, OH.: The Toledo Mud
A pair of Harrisburg Senators home runs sent the SeaWolves to their second straight loss as they dropped Thursday’s game at FNB Field 5-2. Harrisburg jumped ahead in the first against Erie starter Reese Olson. Wilson Garcia walked with two outs and Andrew Young homered to right for a 2-0 A pair of Harrisburg Senators
Arlington, Texas — As opinions go, this one is going to be unpopular. Possibly scorned. Mocked even. Hopefully, you will at least hear me out. On Tuesday, Tigers manager AJ Hinch said if catcher Jake Rogers plays competitively at all the rest of this season, he expects it will be as a designated hitter. Coming off Tommy
Everyone has their “first home run” story. This is Kerry Carpenter’s. Relive the moment from August 15 in Cleveland when he launched his first home run on the tail end of back-to-back blasts.
We’re coming up on the end of a long season in Minor League Baseball. The High-A and Single-A seasons come to a close on Sept. 11, with Double-A following on Sept. 18 and Triple-A on Sept. 28. After nearly five months of constant play, some hitters might be excused for tiring and slowing down in
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. Someday, a Wilmer Flores strikeout at Comerica Park will have an entirely different meaning than the one the Giants infielder took when he swung at and missed a Drew
The simple word “talent” is used too sparingly in sports. Instead, coaches and scouts and scientists of movement toss around phrases such as “wiggle” and “quick twitch” to describe our nimblest and most explosive athletes. “Hand-eye coordination” is another one. And oh, what a dream it would be simply to be able to hit the
The Detroit Tigers fired general manager Al Avila on Aug. 10. Chairman Chris Ilitch said he made the move then—as opposed to after the season— to get a head start on the search for the team’s next GM. He also said the search will be “far and wide.”
Toledo Mud Hens 5, Louisville Bats 1 (box) It took a while for the offense to get going, but a solid start from Joey Wentz carried them into the late innings and they eventually took over late to square the series at a game apiece. Wentz tossed five innings of one-run ball as he works
Apple Podcasts | Spotify • Hosts: Shawn Windsor and Carlos Monarrez • Producer: Andrew Hammond • Editor: Cary Junior • Executive producers: Anjanette Delgado, Kirkland Crawford • Guest: Sue Selasky, Free Press food writer. • Email: swindsor@freepress.com On this episode: This week, the guys talk with Free Press food writer Sue Selasky to break down the
Most of your big trophies handed out in the offseason are, by definition, individual trophies: MVP, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year, even Manager of the Year. But if you ever go visit a team museum, you’ll see plenty of those trophies on display. When the player wins an award, in a way, the team
COMSTOCK PARK, MI – The West Michigan Whitecaps stepped up in the biggest moments, as a play at the plate in the ninth inning served as the key moment in a 2-1 win over the South Bend Cubs on Wednesday night in front of 6,986 fans at LMCU Ballpark. Leading COMSTOCK PARK, MI – The
TOLEDO, Ohio – The Mud Hens began another home series with the Louisville Bats last night, after taking three out of five games, against the Columbus Clippers. Tonight, the Mud Hens looked to end their three-game losing streak. LHP Joey Wentz looked to have a similar outing as he did TOLEDO, Ohio – The Mud