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.
Tigers first baseman Spencer Torkelson gets in position vs. the Pittsburgh Pirates at LECOM Park Saturday, March 19, 2022 in Bradenton, Florida. Tigersphil 3 Replacement options for Detroit Tigers outfielder Riley Greene by Chris Brown
DETROIT — Opening Day, the Michigan holiday that is the return of Tigers baseball, takes on added meaning this year. The unofficial end of Michigan’s winter is also the official start of the Spencer Torkelson era when the Tigers host the White Sox on Friday. By cracking the Tigers’ Opening Day roster, Torkelson also will
LAKELAND, Fla. — Riley Greene’s exciting crescendo to his MLB debut has come to a crashing halt. The 21-year-old outfielder suffered a fracture on the bottom part of his right foot Friday, after fouling a pitch off it, and will be out for next week’s Opening Day and beyond. The injury won’t require surgery at this point, Tigers manager AJ
Spencer Torkelson holds court after it’s announced that he’ll open the season with the Tigers.
LAKELAND, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers lost to the Baltimore Orioles, 2-0, on Saturday at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium, falling to 5-8 (with two ties) in Grapefruit League play. The game ended with two outs in the top of the sixth inning due to rain. “We accomplished everything but getting Willi (Castro) a couple innings in left field,”
Spencer Torkelson, the former number one overall pick of the amateur draft, has made the Tigers opening day roster, per Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press (via Twitter). The team announced his official promotion via Twitter. Torkelson is the fifth-ranked prospect in the game per Baseball America, and fourth-ranked prospect overall by MLB.com and
Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila speaks to the media on Saturday, April 2, 2022, in Lakeland, Florida. Facebook – https://bit.ly/2T7zuV9 Twitter – https://bit.ly/2JeixbW Instagram – https://bit.ly/2Chb7hR Online – https://www.freep.com #tigers #mlb #torkelson #openingday
Tigers GM Al Avila announces that, barring any setbacks, Spencer Torkelson will start the season with the Tigers. In other news, Riley Green is out indefinitely with a broken foot.
John Keating and Matt Shepard report on the news of the day: Spencer Torkelson is headed north with the Tigers, and Riley Greene is out with a broken foot. #DetroitRoots #MarygroveAwnings
Lakeland, Fla. — A ballplayer never knows what he’s going to get when he’s summoned to the manager’s office. Still, imagine the thoughts going through Spencer Torkelson’s head when he walked into AJ Hinch’s office Saturday morning and saw not only general manager Al Avila, but Miguel Cabrera in there, too. The tension was broken
LAKELAND, Fla. — Miguel Cabrera began Spring Training saying that he would gladly give up playing time at first base to make room for Spencer Torkelson. On Saturday, Cabrera gave up his glove to Torkelson to make the transition official. The Tigers let Torkelson, MLB Pipeline’s No. 4 prospect, know that he has made their
We spend a lot of time in the offseason talking about composing the best possible roster. When spring camp arrives, debates over which players will win which roles is a prominent topic. And then, as they seem to every year, most of the roster decisions end up getting made by circumstance, as injuries shape the