DETROIT, MI – JULY 1: Spencer Torkelson #20 of the Detroit Tigers takes off his gear after getting hit in the head with a pitch against the Kansas City Royals at Comerica Park on July 1, 2022, in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images)
The Cleveland Guardians announced Sunday’s game against the Detroit Tigers has been postponed due to inclement weather and will be rescheduled as a traditional doubleheader on Monday, Aug. 15, starting at 3:10 p.m. ET. Gates will open at 2:00 p.m. ET and only fans with tickets to the August 15 contest will be able to
Spencer Torkelson is headed back to Triple-A Toledo. The Detroit Tigers announced Sunday they are optioning Torkelson, the 2020 No. 1 overall pick, to the Mud Hens. Torkelson, a 22-year-old rookie first baseman, is hitting .197 with 11 doubles and five home runs in 264 at-bats over 82 games for the Tigers. He has an on-base percentage
Of the Detroit Tigers many disappointments this season, perhaps none are bigger than Jeimer Candelario. A year after putting up solid numbers and leading the American League in doubles, “Candy” has been anything but sweet in 2022.
The Detroit Tigers continued to stumble into the All-Star break on Saturday afternoon when the Cleveland Guardians routed them, 10-0, dropping their fourth-straight game and eighth of their last nine since the end of their six-game winning streak. Nothing went right for the visitors as Michael Pineda was pummelled while the bats were absolutely stymied
A law suit filed against Major League Baseball by minor league players that has been pending in the federal court system since 2014 has been settled for $185 million, according to Jeff Passan at ESPN. Minor league players claimed that MLB violated federal and state minimum wage laws by paying poverty wages to players, not
A law suit filed against major league baseball by minor league players that has been pending in the federal court system since 2014 has been settled for $185 million, according to Jeff Passan at ESPN. Minor league players claimed that MLB violated federal and state minimum wage laws by paying poverty wages to players, not
The 2022 MLB draft begins Sunday (and runs through Tuesday), and the Detroit Tigers have the No. 12 overall pick in the first round. The Tigers know what they’d like to do — think college bat (Texas Tech infielder Jace Jung) or Alabama left-hander Connor Prielipp — but their choice depends on what the teams ahead of them do.
Fastballs up, curveballs down, strikeouts. Cleveland Guardians right-hander Triston McKenzie, who pitched eight scoreless innings Thursday and has a 0.93 ERA in six career starts against the Detroit Tigers, executed his plan flawlessly. Rookie center fielder Riley Greene, the Tigers’ leadoff hitter in his inaugural season, couldn’t tell the difference between his fastball and curveball, and the 21-year-old struck out swinging
ST. PAUL, MN.: It appeared through eight innings that two solo homers from the rehabbing Miguel Sano would be enough to lead St. Paul to victory on Saturday night at CHS Field, but the Saints had to withstand a frantic rally in the top of the ninth from the Toledo ST. PAUL, MN.: It appeared
Baseball’s future stars took the field Saturday at Dodger Stadium and in their biggest showcase of the year, they put on a performance fit for Hollywood. Behind a handful of dominant pitching performances and three home runs — including one by Larry Doby MVP Award winner Shea Langeliers — the American League defeated the National
Some of the best young talent in the minor leagues was on display in Dodger Stadium on Saturday for the 2022 MLB All-Star Futures Game, including Detroit Tigers’ prospects Dillon Dingler and Wilmer Flores. Flores, 21, who was promoted from high-A to AA this year, pitched 2/3 of an inning in the showcase. The righty forced Philadelphia
Two of the Detroit Tigers‘ top prospects saw late action in Saturday’s All-Star Futures Game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Catcher Dillon Dingler and right-handler Wilmer Flores, who both play for Double-A Erie, entered the contest during the final two innings for the American League in its seven-inning 6-4 win over the National League. Dingler, the
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Cleveland — There is rain in the forecast for Sunday. No jury would convict the Tigers for rooting for a deluge. Their pitching staff is in tatters after veteran starter Michael Pineda endured the worst of his 178 career starts, giving up eight runs in two innings as the Tigers were routed by the Cleveland
CLEVELAND — The sight of Tigers utility player Harold Castro taking the mound, once a novelty for fans, is becoming very familiar, probably too much for manager A.J. Hinch’s liking. Hinch had warned that Hurlin’ Harold could become a habit once the Tigers were reduced by roster restrictions to a 13-man pitching staff. The idea
We hear from manager A.J. Hinch after his Tigers suffer a third straight loss in Cleveland, 10-0. #Leinenkugels
In the first inning, Cleveland Guardians slugger Jose Ramirez launched a three-run home run on a middle-middle 89.5 mph fastball from Detroit Tigers right-hander Michael Pineda. Game over. The Tigers were waxed by the Guardians, 10-0, in the third of four games at Progressive Field before the All-Star break. The Guardians scored eight runs across two
Do the Tigers get the hitter they most need — at all levels — when the 2022 MLB Draft gets rolling at 7 p.m. Sunday? Or, because the best hitters could well have been picked over by the time Detroit takes its turn, 12th overall, will a Tigers team famous (or notorious) for plucking pitchers