LAKELAND, Fla. — The Tigers opened last season by losing 22 of their first 30 games. They played winning baseball (six games over .500) the rest of the way. Detroit also finished with a 30-46 record against the American League Central, posting a losing record against all four of its division rivals, compared to a
LAKELAND, Fla. — Detroit Tigers reliever Kyle Funkhouser was guaranteed a spot on the Opening Day roster. The 28-year-old showed his value in 2021, posting a 3.42 ERA with 38 walks and 63 strikeouts in 68⅓ innings over 57 games (two starts). He earned high-leverage situations and became an important member of bullpen. But Funkhouser won’t
If you put Tucker Barnhart and Eric Haase side-by-side, they look pretty similar. Both a bit under six feet tall and near 200 pounds. Strong beard game. Bona fide Midwesterners. The main way to tell them apart is their eye color: Barnhart’s are a steely light bluish-grey, while Haase’s are dark brown. Of course Barnhart
The Detroit Tigers and their fans may be in for less than ideal weather for the Opening Day game Friday. Rain showers are possible in the morning, according to the National Weather Service, and are likely in the afternoon. Temperatures aren’t expected to get out of the 40s. “But I wouldn’t cancel my plans just yet,”
Grapefruit League: Detroit Tigers (5-9) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (8-5) When: 1:05 p.m. Monday. Where: Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium, Lakeland, Florida. TV/radio: Bally Sports Detroit; WXYT-AM (1270). • BOX SCORE TORK’S TIME: Tigers’ Miguel Cabrera: Spencer Torkelson ‘has the potential to be the man in Detroit’ JEFF SEIDEL: Tigers were right to push Spencer
When first baseman Spencer Torkelson takes the field on Friday against the Chicago White Sox, 667 days will have passed since the Detroit Tigers made him the No. 1 selection in the 2020 MLB draft. It’s a meteoric rise considering Torkelson had yet to take a professional at-bat (outside of spring training) at the same
CLEARWATER, Fla. — Miguel Cabrera still remembers his first callup to the big leagues. He was tearing up the Double-A Southern League for the Carolina Mudcats when he was pulled from a game in June 2003. “That was a scary moment,” he recalled, “because they took me out of the game. I said, ‘Oh, I
By Lynn Henning | Special to The Detroit News Clearwater, Fla. — Casey Mize wasn’t budging. Was there anything particularly aggravating or out of whack during his Sunday shift at BayCare Ballpark, where Mize and the Tigers were out-socked by the Phillies, 8-7? “Just execution,” he said, shaking his head. Fastball command? Secondary pitches? Rhythm? Anything concise
LAKELAND, Fla. — Joe Jiménez had to believe in himself before the metrics did. He had gone from All-Star reliever in 2018 to Tigers closer by the end of the next season to the Triple-A Toledo bullpen to open last season before getting called back. Then he had walked seven of his first 10 batters
CLEARWATER, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers lost to the Philadelphia Phillies, 8-7, on Sunday at BayCare Ballpark, falling to 5-9 (with two ties) in Grapefruit League play. What happened First baseman Spencer Torkelson secured his spot on the Opening Day roster Saturday, and one day later, he demolished an 11th-pitch fastball from Phillies right-hander Aaron Nola for a solo home run
No. 1 overall Draft picks were the name of the game Sunday as the Tigers took on the Phillies at BayCare Ballpark. In the bottom of the first, 2010 No. 1 overall pick Bryce Harper homered off Casey Mize, who was taken first in ‘18. Then, in the top of the second, 2020 No. 1
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CLEARWATER, Fla. — Detroit Tigers designated hitter Miguel Cabrera will never forget his MLB arrival. He was playing for Double-A Carolina, an affiliate of the Florida Marlins, when manager Tracy Woodson benched him during the game. He sat alone in the dugout. “That was a scary moment,” Cabrera said Sunday. “They told me after the
By Lynn Henning | Special to The Detroit News Clearwater, Fla. — Not that it came as any surprise to anyone — Harold Castro included — but the guy known as “Hittin’ Harold” indeed is going north Wednesday with the Tigers ahead of Friday’s season opener against the White Sox at Comerica Park. But that’s where the commitments
Welcome to week 4 of the Sunday “MCB Notes” a recap of all things Detroit Tigers & MLB and anything else that catches our eye. This week’s recap includes how the Tigers are going to address the loss of Riley Greene, Spencer Torkelson makes the team, Derek Hill & Andrew Chafin and how a Tigers trade…
Hopes for a playoff push from the 2022 Detroit Tigers are going to require significant improvement from the pitching staff to sustain them. Part of that improvement should come from the addition of Eduardo Rodriguez to the starting rotation. But if the Tigers are really going to be a threat this season, improvement from their
LAKELAND, Fla. — Spencer Torkelson, the Detroit Tigers‘ first baseman, concealed some of his emotions as he spoke to reporters for the first time as an official Major League Baseball player. “It took a lot out of me to not…” Torkelson paused. “Uh, cry.” His parents, Rick and Lori, woke up to a phone call at 8:15 a.m. Saturday at the family home
Damn, this sucks. Riley Greene has a fractured bone in his foot and will miss the start of the season, delaying his Detroit Tigers debut for six to eight weeks. “Yes, terrible,” Alan Greene, Riley’s dad, wrote in a text on Saturday afternoon. Around the same time as that news was coming out, the Tigers announced that
The cold, hard truth — even in this ever-optimistic time of year — is that not every team in MLB is a World Series contender. But every team does have a Baseball Writers’ Association of America award contender. Cy Young and Rookie of the Year can always come from anywhere. And as voters have become
The future is now for the Detroit Tigers as top prospect Spencer Torkelson will make the Opening Day roster There inevitably comes a time when a Major League franchise has to bid farewell to one era and usher in another. For the Detroit Tigers, 2022 is shaping up to be that defining moment.