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 –
Our Craig Monroe checks in, then the Tigers start rolling in … prompting him to make a pitch to manager A.J. Hinch for a roster spot. #DetroitRoots #MarygroveAwnings
Throughout his time in the Detroit Tigers organization, Tarik Skubal has cruised along in Casey Mize’s wake, as the former first overall pick blazed the trail to the major leagues. In 2020, Skubal was called up at the same time as Mize, and the two went through their rookie struggles together. Last year, it was
With the new Major League season only weeks away, it’s time for a spring tradition like no other: the unveiling of each team’s preseason Top 30 Prospects list. The annual launch provides a glimpse into the future for every club, highlighting the players likely to help either down the road or as early as this
Good vibes are all around Tigers camp, and Derek Hill feels right at home.
Veteran reliever Andrew Miller is retiring after 16 Major League seasons, Derrick Goold of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. In a text to Goold, Miller looked back on his career and gave to those who helped him along the way: “The list of people who took me aside, put their arm around me, made me
Lakeland, Fla. — A little inspiration from the Rocket, perhaps? Thursday morning started with a clubhouse talk from former MVP and seven-time Cy Young winner Roger Clemens, who is also, not coincidentally, the father of Tigers infield prospect Kody Clemens. A few hours later, right-hander Casey Mize came out throwing mid-90s elevated fastballs past Yankees
LAKELAND, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers topped the New York Yankees, 5-3, on Thursday at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium, improving to 2-3 (with two ties) in Grapefruit League play. The game ended after the seventh inning due to rain. What happened Following a 36-minute rain delay, the Tigers mounted a comeback with a five-run sixth inning. Facing Yankees left-handed reliever
LAKELAND, Fla. — Roger Clemens has been an annual visitor to Spring Training in Tigertown ever since Detroit selected his son Kody Clemens in the 2018 Draft. Before Thursday’s 5-3 win over the Yankees, he became a guest speaker at the Tigers’ morning meeting. Little did the seven-time Cy Young Award winner know what he
LAKELAND, Fla. — Tigers players still remember the message that came just days before Christmas. There had been no communication between clubs and players during the lockout, but this was bigger than baseball. “I thought it was a joke,” Jonathan Schoop said. “Then I realized that it was real.” Bartee was just 49 years old