Detroit Tigers prospect Spencer Torkelson, the No. 1 overall pick in 2020 out of Arizona State, expects to make his MLB debut at some point in 2022. The same is true for Riley Greene, the No. 5 overall pick in 2019 out of high school in Florida. Their anticipated debuts could happen as soon as Opening Day. But
Chatting with SportsGrid’s Craig Mish earlier this week, Byron Buxton spoke about his decision to re-sign a seven-year extension with the Twins rather than play out the 2022 season and enter the free-agent market next winter. Reports dating back to July have indicated that the Twins and Buxton both hoped to work something out, and
Ronald Blum | Associated Press New York — The start of spring training likely will be a casualty of Major League Baseball’s lockout, which will threaten opening day unless the drawn-out talks lead to a deal in less than a month. After a half-year of bickering over the sport’s economics, baseball’s warring factions couldn’t even
But there are still many greats from the game’s rich history who are not enshrined in Cooperstown. Below is a look at the top player not in the Hall from each of the 30 teams, considering only those who are currently retired and spent a significant amount of time playing for that club. + –
Associated Press | Detroit Free Press NEW YORK – Five players were suspended Friday for violations of the minor league drug program, raising this year’s total to nine. Free agent pitcher Nick Belzer and pitcher Charles Hall of Oakland’s Class A Central Lansing farm team were suspended for 50 games each for a second positive
During this early part of February, Detroit Tigers fans would be normally be counting down the days until pitchers and catchers report to Lakeland. But as the information comes out from the various news sources that the lockout is still at a stalemate, the patience of the fans will continue to get shorter, even as…
Detroit — Major League Baseball announced Friday that five minor-league players were suspended for violating the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment program, including Tigers’ right-hander Hector Rodriguez. Rodriguez, 18, from the Dominican Republic, was suspended for 60 games for testing positive for the performance-enhancing substance Stanozolol. Arizona pitcher Jose Valdez was suspended for 60 games
The SeaWolves announced today that single-game tickets for the 2022 season will go on sale on Tuesday, February 8 beginning at 10 a.m. Tickets for Lower Box (100-Level) and Upper Box (200-Level) seats will be available ONLINE ONLY for all games starting on this date. The UPMC Park box office The SeaWolves announced today that
In December 2020, outfielder Akil Baddoo was selected 3rd by the Detroit Tigers in the Rule 5 draft. Since then, Baddoo has become loved by many Tigers fans and has quickly become a fan favorite. So what should fans expect from Baddoo in 2022 after a really decent rookie season?
How do you follow up one of the best seasons your baseball club has ever had? Well, if you’re the 1908 Detroit Tigers, you do it by pretty much having an identical season, right down to the World Series results. The Tigers continued to be a powerful force in the American League under the helm
It’s been two months since major league baseball owners locked out the players and commissioner Rob Manfred called a halt to all player transactions, bringing what was a free agent signing frenzy to a screeching halt on December 2, 2021. After 43 days of silence, the two sides finally sat down on January 13 with
The Detroit Tigers scouted the Dominican Winter League, featuring MLB players such as Robinson Cano, Marcell Ozuna and Jose Siri, in the Dominican Republic this offseason in search of underrated talent with upside. One player emerged as the top priority to sign: 26-year-old right-handed reliever Luis Castillo (unrelated to Cincinnati Reds starter Luis Castillo, a 29-year-old on the trade block).
Ronald Blum | Associated Press New York — Major League Baseball asked a federal mediator to intervene in stalled labor negotiations that likely will put off the start of spring training. On the 64th day of a lockout, MLB Deputy Commissioner Dan Halem asked Thursday for the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service to enter the dispute. The
We’re in a well-documented renaissance of Major League fathers and sons. Fernando Tatis Jr. Ke’Bryan Hayes. Cody Bellinger. Heck, the Blue Jays boast three alone in Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Bo Bichette and Cavan Biggio. It’s a sign of how multi-generational the game is and how well this current batch of stars is carrying the baton
The Week: September 21-27, 1992 My high school baseball coach hated Rob Deer. I bet a lot of high school baseball coaches in 1992 hated Rob Deer. Rob Deer represented exactly what high school baseball coaches in 1992, at least the ones I knew in Central Illinois, were trying to fight against. Because Rob Deer
The finale of a 3-part series profiling the Tigers top prospects includes an update on a pair of generational talents who may find themselves in Detroit this season, outfielder Riley Greene and first baseman Spencer Torkelson. Plus, catcher Dillon Dingler continues to make his case that he’s not far behind, while high school phenom Jackson
Detroit — Try as it might, baseball has not defeated Logan Shore or killed his dream. Not even close. You could rightly argue that all the potholes, hurdles and trap doors the game has put in his path have emboldened and strengthened him. “I feel like the last couple of years have been just crappy situation
One area of weakness during Detroit Tigers general manager, Al Avila’s tenure has been the lack of good trades. Other than the 2015 deal that sent reliever Justin Wilson and catcher Alex Avila to the Chicago Cubs for Jeimer Candelario and Isaac Paredes, the deals have either gone against the Tigers or were basically a
Our top 20 countdown of best Detroit Tigers prospects right now continues with number 10 Izaac Pacheco. These rankings were determined collaboratively by the Motor City Bengals staff, and I strongly recommend you check out some of the other Detroit Tigers prospect posts as well, so that you can sound really smart with your buddies…
Hello BYB family! You’re going to find a slightly new format to Links going forward, at least for the time being, with new Links posts coming 1-2 times a week. We hope you like this new set-up, and we’ll be fine-tuning it as the season gets going (uh, when the season gets going… eventually), but