LAKELAND, Fla. — Most years, the Tigers have given out the Dwight Lowry Award within their player development department to a coach or instructor, which explains in part why it was once known as Player Development Man of the Year. Dr. Georgia Giblin is the first woman to win the award, but the honor is
LAKELAND, Fla. — For the past 13 years, Miguel Cabrera has hit either third or fourth in the Detroit Tigers‘ lineup. Not anymore. Cabrera has hit No. 5 for three consecutive spring training games. The presence of shortstop Javier Baez, who signed a six-year, $140 million contract in the offseason, has pushed him down in the
Lakeland, Fla. — No cuts are easy for a manager, but this wasn’t the especially hard one for Tigers manager AJ Hinch. A tougher one is coming in a few days. “When you add major-league pieces via trade and free agency, it starts shrinking the holes you have on the roster and opportunities you have for
As we celebrate the anniversary of “Fight Night at the Joe” between the Red Wings and Avalanche, Larry Murphy and Chris Osgood sit down with Brendan Shanahan and ask him the question that Red Wings fans have been wondering for 25 years.
Akil Baddoo rips a round-tripper off Blue Jays stalwart Hyun-Jin Ryu on a beautiful Friday afternoon giving another sign the multi-year rebuild phase for the Detroit Tigers is drawing to a close. It’s time to acknowledge the renewed purpose of winning in the Motor City.
As the Detroit Tigers head into the 2022 season ready to compete in a way we haven’t seen in quite some time, the roster has filled out with some more established stars, thus leaving some of the more “trial-and-error” players fighting for utility or bench spots on the upcoming roster.
DUNEDIN, Fla. — Detroit Tigers shortstop Javier Baez has played 862 MLB games over his eight-year career. He has also played 36 games in the postseason — winning the 2016 World Series with the Chicago Cubs — 144 games in spring training, 397 in the minor leagues, 26 in the Puerto Rican Winter League and 14 in the Arizona Fall League. And
Ask any baseball player and they’ll tell you getting drafted in Major League Baseball is one of their greatest accomplishments. Being drafted by your favorite team is a feeling like no other as we review Detroit Tigers outfielder Jacob Robson.
DUNEDIN, Fla. — Detroit Tigers shortstop Javier Baez has played 862 MLB games over his eight-year career. He has also played 36 games in the postseason — winning the 2016 World Series with the Chicago Cubs — 144 games in spring training, 397 in the minor leagues, 26 in the Puerto Rican Winter League and 14 in the Arizona Fall League. And
The Tigers breakout outfielder is preparing for continued success heading into his second big league season. The latest evidence? A lead-off home run on the road in Spring Training.
Dunedin, Fla. — It wasn’t quite a Bull Durham moment where Tigers’ lefty Tarik Skubal was talking about breathing through his eye lids or anything, but you could almost hear faint echoes of Nuke Laloosh. “I’ve been trying to be more under control and focused on my breathing when I’m on the mound,” Skubal said Friday after giving up
Dunedin, Fla, — The question posed to manager AJ Hinch before the game here Friday was about his new $140 million shortstop Javier Báez. How are you attacking the plate discipline issue with him? If there is any negative to Báez’s game, it’s been his propensity to chase pitches (career-high 44.5% last season), which led to
DUNEDIN, Fla. — Detroit Tigers utility player Willi Castro remembers the 2020 American League Rookie of the Year race. “I always think about that,” Castro said. His chances of winning the award were slim, simply because he didn’t play as many games as Seattle Mariners outfielder Kyle Lewis, the season-long frontrunner who secured all 30
DUNEDIN, Fla. — Javier Báez watched Hyun Jin Ryu try to get him to chase up in the zone for two pitches. He declined, but Báez was ready when Ryu came back with a changeup down in the zone. The resulting hit was a 112.3 mph line drive to the wall in left-center for an
DUNEDIN, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers beat the Toronto Blue Jays, 8-4, on Friday at TD Ballpark, improving to 3-3 (with two ties) in Grapefruit League play. What happened Blue Jays left-hander Hyun Jin Ryu, on his 35th birthday, needed an inning to settle in, and before he got comfortable, the Tigers took advantage of his mistakes en route to
Spring training is the time for non-roster players to make a good impression on the ball club. Their goal is to maneuver their way onto the Detroit Tigers roster for Opening Day. There are few names in camp who are making their case for the 40-man roster based on their strong spring outings so far.
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LAKELAND, Fla. — The Tigers entered Spring Training with three main questions for the Opening Day roster: With just under two weeks left in camp, answers are taking shape. That doesn’t mean Detroit’s Opening Day roster is anywhere near set, but it provides some much-needed clarity. Torkelson and Greene, ranked the Nos. 4 and 5
Welcome back to another news and links roundup! We’re only a couple weeks out from the return of the regular season and we’re slowly starting to see a version of what the Opening Day roster for the Tigers might look like when they head back to Comerica Park. Of course, in the meantime, there’s a
Detroit Tigers owner Christopher Ilitch wanted to take a moment to address the topic of the MLB lockout and CBA negotiations Wednesday, March 23, 2022, at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Florida. READ MORE: https://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2022/03/23/detroit-tigers-christopher-ilitch-lockout-negotiations-2022-season/7140353001/ For more Detroit and Michigan news, sports and entertainment, follow the Detroit Free Press on: Facebook – https://bit.ly/2T7zuV9 Twitter –