The Twins and Rangers combined on one of the most interesting early moves of the post-lockout period, agreeing to a trade earlier today that will see Isiah Kiner-Falefa and pitching prospect Ronny Henriquez head to Minnesota, while catcher Mitch Garver was dealt to Texas. Speaking with reporters (including MLB.com’s Do-Hyoung Park) about the deal, president
Lakeland, Fla. — The Tigers on Saturday signed right-handed reliever Miguel Diaz to a minor-league contract and he is expected to be added to spring training camp roster as soon as he clears his medical evaluations. Diaz, a 27-year-old native of the Dominican Republic, spent parts of four seasons with the San Diego Padres, compiling
LAKELAND, Fla. — Cristian Santana was hard to miss during the Tigers’ Minor League minicamp over the past month. As the minicamp closed with an intrasquad scrimmage on one of the back fields at TigerTown, he was seemingly everywhere in the infield. First, he went to the ground to make a deft backhanded stop on
LAKELAND, Fla. — First baseman Spencer Torkelson and outfielder Riley Greene headline the Detroit Tigers‘ non-roster invitees for MLB spring training, which officially begins Sunday. The Tigers are bringing 17 minor-league players to big-league camp, part of the team’s 55-player spring training roster. The other players are members of the 40-man roster. The list of non-roster invitees
LAKELAND, Fla. — Dan Hasty already had a job talking about Tigers prospects as the radio voice of the West Michigan Whitecaps before he took on a podcast dedicated to Detroit’s farm system as a labor of love. Now, as the system yields results at the top level, the Road to Detroit Podcast is getting
Recently here at MCB, we have been looking at various arms to fill the bullpen needs of the Detroit Tigers. From a trio of lefties in Andrew Chafin, Matt Strahm and Ariel Miranda to minor league free agent ideas, there have been many options we have written about this off-season.
Winning organizations need to find usable talent in every nook and cranny. That means hitting on early round picks, being willing to throw around some weight in free agency and the trade market, identifying talented castoffs for refurbishment, and landing on the right developmental longshots late in the draft now and again. That last item
LAKELAND, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers would benefit from signing another starting pitcher. That said, fans should temper their expectations. The Tigers are active in free agency and trade discussions, sources with knowledge of the situation told the Free Press, but they’re taking a cautious approach in negotiations with available starting pitchers. Some of the top
LAKELAND, Fla. — Welcome back, baseball. Now that MLB’s lockout is over, the Detroit Tigers can begin spring training in Lakeland, Florida. Camp officially opens Sunday, but many players have already trickled into the facility since Friday. The Tigers’ 18-game Grapefruit League schedule starts March 18 in Lakeland and concludes April 5 in Tampa. Opening Day is set for
Lynn Henning | Special to The Detroit News Included in that re-design of the Tigers’ up-the-middle corps in 2022 is a 21-year-old center fielder who just about everyone expects will start on Opening Day. Riley Greene. What hasn’t yet been determined, and cannot be measured fully until he offers game-day evidence, is how a man 6-foot-3,
We now have a collective bargaining agreement, the lockout is over, and the hot stove is going to be blazing hot through the weekend. With Grapefruit League games scheduled to begin on March 18th, players have only a few days to sign a deal, find places to live, get cleared to enter the country, and
LAKELAND, Fla. — Jose De La Cruz has put the 2021 season behind him. He is looking ahead. “I decided that’s not what’s going to define me,” De La Cruz said. LOCKOUT ENDS: What Tigers must focus on now that MLB lockout is over MIZE EYES NEW ROLE: Why Tigers’ Casey Mize is ‘definitely interested’ in becoming
LAKELAND, Fla. — Welcome back, baseball. Now that MLB’s lockout is over, the Detroit Tigers can begin spring training in Lakeland, Florida. Camp officially opens Sunday, but many players have already trickled into the facility since Friday. The Tigers’ 18-game Grapefruit League schedule starts March 18 in Lakeland and concludes April 5 in Tampa. Opening Day is set for
The new collective bargaining agreement is in place, Opening Day is set and fantasy draft season is upon us! It’s going to be a wild ride leading up to the start of the regular season on April 7, with Spring Training and the Hot Stove coelescing over the next few weeks, but MLB.com is here
Lynn Henning | Special to The Detroit News Included in that re-design of the Tigers’ up-the-middle corps in 2022 is a 21-year-old center fielder who just about everyone expects will start on Opening Day. Riley Greene. What hasn’t yet been determined, and cannot be measured fully until he offers game-day evidence, is how a man 6-foot-3,
With a new Collective Bargaining Agreement in place, every Major League team can resume offseason business with a focus on filling any remaining holes on their 2022 roster. But before any of that, here’s a quick refresher on all the early offseason happenings for each club. Blue JaysThough the Blue Jays lost both reigning AL
LAKELAND, Fla. — Ryan Kreidler spent most of the Tigers’ Minor League minicamp working on his game at shortstop. On Thursday, the final day of the minicamp, Kreidler rotated around short, third and second base during an intrasquad scrimmage, getting a few innings at each. “It was fun. It was interesting,” said Kreidler, Detroit’s No.
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Ronald Blum | Associated Press New York — If the next All-Star Game in Major League Baseball goes deep into the night, a slugger may get a chance to decide it by going deep — in a Home Run Derby. That’s right, say going, going, goodbye to extra innings in the Midsummer Classic. Instead, bring on Vladimir
LAKELAND, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers will play 18 Grapefruit League games this season. The spring training schedule begins with a March 18 home game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Florida, followed by a trip to Bradenton for a March 19 clash with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Spring training concludes April