Detroit — Tarik Skubal came into the game with the fifth best strikeout-to-walk percentage in baseball (23%). So when he walked the leadoff hitter on five pitches to start the game, well, it wasn’t a positive omen. It got worse when Skubal gave up three runs in the first inning. That’s been a mostly fatal
Fewer than three months into this season, it has already been a fruitful year for rookies in Major League Baseball. The quartet who led off MLB Pipeline’s preseason list of the Top 100 prospects — Bobby Witt Jr., Adley Rutschman, Julio Rodríguez and Spencer Torkelson — are all in the big leagues. Same goes for
The Erie SeaWolves dropped a lopsided affair 14-3 against the Altoona Curve on Friday at Peoples Natural Gas Field. Andrew Navigato greeted Altoona starter Carmen Mlodzinski with a solo homer to lead off the game in the first. It was his second homer of the series and fifth overall with The Erie SeaWolves dropped a
WORCESTER, MA – The Toledo Mud Hens defeated the Worcester Red Sox 7-4 on Friday night at Polar Park. Ricardo Pinto grabbed the win for the Mud Hens, he is now 2-1 on the season. Brian Keller picks up the loss for the Red Sox, he is 1-3 on the WORCESTER, MA – The Toledo
It’s easy to forget now. But there were plenty of critics when the Detroit Tigers drafted Riley Greene with the fifth pick in 2019: Riley Greene is not fast enough. Not athletic enough and has a fringy arm. Best pure high school hitter in this draft class but has a hitch in his swing and
The Tigers are promoting top prospect Riley Greene, according to various reporters (including Chris McCosky of the Detroit News). Outfielder Austin Meadows is going on the COVID-19 injured list in a corresponding move. Had it not been for a fractured right foot suffered in the last few days of Spring Training, Greene was on track to
We hear from Tigers legend Alan Trammell, who’s excited to see the debut of Riley Greene and the eventual jump to the majors by other team prospects. #DetroitRoots
Manager A.J. Hinch announces the promotion of Riley Greene, who will make his major-league debut on Saturday. #DetroitRoots
It’s a delayed debut, but that’s only made it even more highly anticipated. The Tigers are calling up No. 2 overall prospect Riley Greene to the Majors on Saturday, the club announced. Fellow outfielder Austin Meadows is headed to the COVID-19 injured list, which makes room for Greene on the Detroit 26-man roster, but Greene
Detroit — What teams around baseball knew would happen is happening. Starting Monday, as Major League Baseball informed clubs on Friday, teams will be required to carry 13 pitchers and 13 position players for the remainder of the season. The league twice extended the deadline and allowed teams to carry an extra reliever. The Tigers
There hasn’t been much in the way of good news to report from the Detroit Tigers this season, but this weekend just got a lot more fun. On Friday afternoon, the club announced that their top prospect, outfielder Riley Greene will be called up for his major league debut on Saturday against the Texas Rangers.
More than two months ago, Detroit Tigers top prospect Riley Greene fractured his right foot on a foul ball in spring training. Because of the injury, he didn’t make the Opening Day roster. Now, Greene is healthy. It’s time. The Tigers announced they’re calling him up Saturday for his MLB debut against the Texas Rangers at
DETROIT, MI – Riley Greene of the Detroit Tigers looks on and smiles. (Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images) Detroit Tigers 2022 MLB Draft Profile: Brock Porter by Jacob Boes The Detroit Tigers have announced that they are calling up top prospect Riley Greene, and he’ll make his major league debut on Saturday.…
In 15 games at Triple-A Toledo, the 21-year-old batted .274/.338/.387 with one homer and six RBIs. Greene had a late start to his season after fracturing a bone in his right foot, the product of a foul ball off Gerrit Cole in the final days of Spring Training. If not for that freak play, Greene would
Detroit — The future is now for Tigers outfielder Riley Greene. The Tigers called up their top prospect Friday from Triple-A Toledo and he’ll be in Saturday’s lineup to make his debut against the Texas Rangers at 4:10 at Comerica Park. Greene suffered a broken foot just before the start of the season and he’s
Nearly half of this year’s Tigers roster is comprised of Latin ballplayers. Learn more about their journeys and the camaraderie between them.
Orchard Lake St. Mary’s, located in West Bloomfield, MI, has become a baseball powerhouse not only in the state but nationally. The club is 43-0 and littered with college commits up and down the lineup and on the mound. Of their 43 wins, only four of their contests have been within three runs or fewer…
Detroit — It was just a couple of weeks ago. Eric Haase had been rung up on a pitch well below the strike zone. There were runners at second and third early in the game. He was understandably frustrated afterward, but he was also more empathetic than most would have been. “These are the best
Times are tough for the Detroit Tigers, especially now that their losing streak was extended to five-straight games after a heartbreaking 3-1 loss to the Texas Rangers at home on Thursday night. Rookie Beau Briekse easily put up his best performance so far in his nascent major league career but the bullpen could not hold
Let’s not forget where all this started — with playoff talk from just about everyone, but most notably from Al Avila and A.J. Hinch. The Detroit Tigers’ general manager and manager, respectively, were coming off a promising 2021 season bolstered by free-agent additions and the promise of two potential rookie stars. They didn’t shy away