Jim Harbaugh and Alex Rodriguez, BFFs? We’re not saying the Michigan football coach (who has been known to take in a ballgame with glove on hand) and the retired Mariners, Rangers and Yankees slugger will be hanging out any time soon, but they appear to be united in their love of the school in Ann
Miguel Cabrera hugged Spencer Torkelson as part of a big announcement at the end of Spring Training. He might as well have passed a torch in the process. Detroit’s top prospect hit .280/.406/.440 over 12 games this spring as of late Saturday, exhibiting a good approach and contact rate that helped earn him a roster
Associated Press New York — Major League Baseball and NBC agreed to a new Sunday morning package of broadcast streams that will start at 11:30 a.m. and noon EDT. The deal that requires all other big league games on those days to be scheduled to start no earlier than 1:30 p.m. The package announced Wednesday starts
Tigers first baseman Spencer Torkelson is known for his massive home runs, but there’s a great personality behind it. The same guy who hit 30 home runs in his first pro season last year also helped the grounds crew pull the tarp in a sudden rainstorm in Binghamton, N.Y., while playing for Double-A Erie. The
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1) Spencer Torkelson (MLB No. 4), 1B — Detroit (MLB)2) Riley Greene (MLB No. 5), OF — Injured (fractured right foot)3) Jackson Jobe (MLB No. 40), RHP — Extended spring training/Lakeland (Single-A)4) Dillon Dingler, C — Erie (Double-A)5) Cristian Santana, SS — Extended spring training6) Ty Madden, RHP — West Michigan (High-A)7) Ryan Kreidler, SS
A Detroit Cass Technical High School grad will be on the field for the Detroit Tigers’ 2022 opening day, and we’re not talking about one of the players. Jack White, the 46-year-old Detroit native and 12-time Grammy winner, is returning to his hometown Friday for the Tigers’ first game of the season. He and his
Longtime Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera has been willing to take a first base backseat to top prospect Spencer Torkelson–and said from the start they needed Torkelson’s bat in the lineup. But after turning in his first base glove to Torkelson, it is possible Cabrera’s designated hitter stable could be in flux.
The Detroit Tigers did a lot to improve this offseason. They got stronger up the middle on defense, and they beefed up their starting rotation. They also signed a veteran lefty reliever, promoted a top prospect, and traded for a powerful outfield bat.
The Detroit Tigers have revealed their Opening Day roster, finalizing the 28 players expected to be active for Friday’s opener against the Chicago White Sox at Comerica Park. The active roster, though, should change throughout the first month of the season, considering three players are on the 10-day injured list: left-handed reliever Andrew Chafin, right-handed
The Tigers announced a landslide of roster moves Wednesday as they set their Opening Day roster. Most notable among them is the formal selection of top prospect Spencer Torkelson’s contract. It was already known that Torkelson, the No. 1 overall pick from the 2020 draft and a consensus top-five prospect in all of baseball, would
The Detroit Tigers made 16 roster moves Wednesday ahead of Friday’s Opening Day, the most notable placing right-handed reliever Jose Cisnero on the 60-day injured list with a right shoulder strain. Cisnero, before his injury, had cemented his role as a high-leverage reliever in manager AJ Hinch‘s bullpen. The 32-year-old posted a 3.65 ERA with
The Tigers and White Sox ended last season as familiar foes with a budding rivalry, encapsulated by a benches-clearing incident involving Tim Anderson, José Abreu, Niko Goodrum and Alex Lange. As far as the Tigers are concerned, that’s history. Still, as Detroit opens its season with lofty expectations to contend for a playoff spot, it
Detroit — The Tigers finalized their Opening Day, 28-man roster Wednesday, but it doesn’t have a very permanent feel to it. “We all race to Opening Day and what the decisions are,” manager AJ Hinch said. “When the reality is, it takes a lot to get through a season. This is just the first check point.”
Detroit’s biggest party of the year will be full of the traditional pomp and circumstance. The Tigers start the 2022 Major League Baseball Season on Friday at Comerica Park, where 12-time Grammy winner and Detroit Cass Tech alum Jack White will perform the national anthem. White, a big Tigers fan, will do the anthem for the
After a long and tumultuous offseason, MLB Opening Day is finally close. Tigers enthusiasts far and wide have already put in their personal request for this Friday — myself included — and for the first time since at least 2017, a noteworthy portion of the Bless You Boys staff and community have legitimate belief in
At some point on Friday, Spencer Torkelson will step to the plate in Detroit’s Comerica Park for his first Major League at-bat, after the Tigers announced their top prospect will make the Opening Day roster. That debut will be the culmination of a life in baseball and his biggest by far … well, at least
For the first time since 2019, the Detroit Tigers will welcome a capacity crowd to Comerica Park for Opening Day, Presented by Rocket Mortgage, this Friday, April 8 against the Chicago White Sox at 1:10 p.m. The club today announced several ways to celebrate the start of baseball for fans heading to The District Detroit,
The Detroit Tigers added a shiny new toy to the middle of their lineup this week, acquiring Austin Meadows from the Tampa Bay Rays. The one-time All-Star (2019) is best known for his big bat, something he flashed early in his career as a former top prospect in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. He was traded
Opening Day is just around the corner. The Detroit Tigers open the highly anticipated 2022 season on April 8, when they host the Chicago White Sox at Comerica Park. Though the White Sox are considered the favorites to win the AL Central, some believe the Tigers could be a surprising contender, with additions Javier Baez