LAKELAND, Fla. — On a day the Detroit Tigers received bad news on one top prospect, they announced the other top young player has made the Opening Day roster. General manager Al Avila announced Saturday that Spencer Torkelson will be on the Tigers’ 28-man Opening Day roster when the season begins Friday against the Chicago White Sox at
LAKELAND, Fla. — Get ready at Comerica Park, because Tork Bombs are incoming. The Tigers announced Saturday that Spencer Torkelson has made the Tigers’ Opening Day roster. Barring injury, the Tigers’ No. 1 prospect — and MLB Pipeline’s No. 4 prospect overall — will be in the lineup when the Tigers open their season Friday
Tigers top prospect Riley Greene has fractured his right foot, per MLB.com’s Jason Beck (via Twitter). The injury will not require surgery, but he won’t be ready for opening day. Greene is a consensus top prospect in baseball, ranked 4th overall by Baseball America, 5th by MLB.com, and 6th by Baseball Prospectus. It’s a bummer
Detroit Tigers fans will have to wait a bit longer than they hoped to see their prized young outfielder Riley Greene. Greene limped into the dugout during Friday’s spring training game against the New York Yankees, and on Saturday morning Detroit News writer Chris McCosky confirmed the bad news:
Riley Greene, the Detroit Tigers’ star outfield prospect, has been diagnosed with a fractured foot according to manager AJ Hinch. Greene fouled a ball off his foot in the third inning of Friday’s exhibition against New York Yankees starter Gerritt Cole in a game at Lakeland, after which he hit a triple and remained on
Lakeland, Fla. — Tigers manager AJ Hinch announced Saturday morning what most feared: Center fielder Riley Greene broke his right foot fouling off a 97-mph fastball from Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole Friday. “It’s a non-displaced fracture in his foot and he’s going to be late to the season,” Hinch said. “The films initially came back
LAKELAND, Fla. — Riley Greene’s quest to be in center field on Opening Day at Comerica Park hit a tough-luck ending. The Tigers’ No. 2 prospect suffered a fractured right foot Friday when he fouled off a pitch from Gerrit Cole. The fracture is not expected to require surgery, manager A.J. Hinch said on Saturday
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 in 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 Hinch said Saturday
For many sports fans in Detroit, one of the annual rites of spring is attending the Detroit Tigers’ Opening Day at Comerica Park. It’s a communal gathering filled with cheer and hope. I’ve always enjoyed that day, not only for the game and start of a new baseball season, but also because there’s something uplifting
It hasn’t been the most typical Spring Training, something we’ve gotten used to over the last few years, but it’s all pointing to the start of another regular season across all levels of baseball. The Triple-A season gets to lead things off when Iowa plays at Buffalo on Tuesday, April 5, at 1 p.m. ET.
Ronald Blum | Associated Press New York — In addition to “Play ball!” and “Yer Out!”, big league umpires will be heard saying “Overturned!” and “Upheld!” for the first time this season. Major League Baseball said Friday that umpires will conduct in-park announcements during the replay reviews this season. The decision was delayed two seasons because of
LAKELAND, Fla. — Jacob Barnes had gear packed to drive to Toledo, Ohio, on Friday ahead of the Mud Hens’ Opening Day next Tuesday. He had explained to his wife how he had to be out of town for the baby shower for their second child this weekend down the road in his hometown of
Lakeland, Fla. — The tone was set on the first batter Tyler Alexander faced Friday. He locked up a very good hitter, DJ LeMahieu, with a 3-2 four-seam fastball on the inside part of the plate. He set him up with a change-up and cutter away and caught LeMahieu leaning. When he was asked about
Move over peanuts, Cracker Jack, pretzels and hot dogs. Comerica Park is rolling out new items to nosh on at Tigers baseball games and concerts this season at the downtown Detroit stadium. In partnership with Delaware North Sportservice, the venue previewed new dishes for members of the media Friday at the Motor City Casino Tiger Club.
LAKELAND, Fla. — Detroit Tigers outfielder Riley Greene exited Friday’s spring training game with a foot injury. He is awaiting the results of X-rays. The severity of his injury is unclear. TOLEDO DELAYED: Why Tigers reliever Jacob Barnes is back in camp, with a chance to make team Facing New York Yankees starter Gerrit Cole, Greene
Lakeland, Fla. — Tigers center fielder Riley Greene left the game after the third inning Friday with an apparent right foot injury. Greene fouled a pitch off his foot and then subsequently tripled to the wall in center. He ended up scoring in the inning but then went back to the clubhouse. He underwent an
LAKELAND, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers lost to the New York Yankees, 6-2, on Friday at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium, falling to 5-7 (with two ties) in Grapefruit League play. What happened Facing Yankees ace Gerrit Cole, the Tigers’ top prospects — center fielder Riley Greene and first baseman Spencer Torkelson — added to
Associated Press New York — Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson will serve a two-game suspension when the season starts next week for making contact with umpire Tim Timmons during the ninth inning of a game against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park on Sept. 27. Anderson appealed when the penalty, which originally included a three-game
LAKELAND, Fla. — What had been one of the best at-bats in Riley Greene’s case to show he’s ready for the Majors might well end up slowing his chances to crack the Tigers’ Opening Day roster. Detroit’s gifted outfield prospect left Friday’s game against the Yankees with an apparent leg injury after tripling and scoring
Lakeland, Fla. — A couple of days ago, out of consideration for right-handed reliever Jacob Barnes, his daughter and pregnant wife, the Tigers told him he could head up to Toledo a little early to find an apartment and settle in ahead of the Triple-A season-opener on Tuesday. A day later, as he was preparing to throw