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
LAKELAND, Fla. — About 365 days have passed in Spencer Torkelson‘s official climb toward the major leagues. Since his first swings in a spring training game last season, Torkelson is a different baseball player. He has a full professional season under his belt. He climbed from High-A West Michigan to Triple-A Toledo, crushing 30 home runs
LAKELAND, Fla. — Detroit Tigers right-hander Michael Fulmer didn’t look like himself Wednesday afternoon. “It felt a little rusty,” Fulmer said Thursday morning. “It’s kind of to be expected. Nothing moved the way it should.” The 29-year-old, who transitioned from a starter to a reliever last season, pitched the fifth inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at
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The Detroit Tigers season in 2021 was distinct for several reasons, one of which was having two rookies in the starting rotation, which is so rare that the only time in team history that the Detroit Tigers had two starters throw over 100 innings and make at least 20 starts was in 1977 as the…
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Forbes has published it’s annual list of major league franchise values for 2021, and the numbers show that the sport is still thriving, financially. The Detroit Tigers franchise value increased from $1.25 billion to $1.4 billion, an 11 percent jump over the previous estimate. The club made a record $31 million in operating revenue, according
Lakeland, Fla. — The first thing that went wrong for Michael Fulmer on Wednesday was he and catcher Tucker Barnhart got crossed up on a 3-2 pitch to his first batter. “Tucker hadn’t caught me very much and we were trying to get on the same page,” Fulmer said Thursday morning, reflecting on his rough 19-pitch,
Shep and C-Mo prep us for today’s Tigers-Yankees game — 1 pm. on Bally Sports Detroit — with Casey Mize making his second start of the spring. #DetroitRoots #MarygroveAwnings
LAKELAND, Fla. — About 365 days have passed in Spencer Torkelson‘s official climb toward the major leagues. Since his first swings in a spring training game last season, Torkelson is a different baseball player. He has a full professional season under his belt. He climbed from High-A West Michigan to Triple-A Toledo, crushing 30 home runs
It’s a question worth asking. Is this the best the Tigers system is going to look for years to come? If the answer is yes, then that might mean exciting times ahead in Motor City. Detroit boasts two of MLB Pipeline’s Top 5 overall prospects in first baseman Spencer Torkelson and outfielder Riley Greene, who
Andrew Chafin just inked a new deal with the Tigers, and he came out firing in his Spring Training debut in Lakeland. As Detroit fans will soon learn, the lefty reliever’s slider and sense of humor both have some bite.