PITTSBURGH — Detroit Tigers right-hander Matt Manning threw a slider to Colin Moran with two outs in the third inning. The ball came right back at him off Moran’s bat with a 101.5 mph exit velocity, drilling the 23-year-old rookie in the left knee. Catcher Dustin Garneau completed the play to conclude the third, but Manning
Pittsburgh — Earlier in the day Wednesday, Tigers players were in the clubhouse watching Derek Jeter’s Hall of Fame acceptance speech. Robbie Grossman looked over at Miguel Cabrera. “You got your Hall of Fame speech ready?” Grossman said, retelling the story. “I don’t take any day for granted getting to play with him.” Cabrera and Grossman took it
PITTSBURGH — Miguel Cabrera is officially chasing 3,000 career hits in 2021. The Detroit Tigers‘ first baseman posted his second consecutive performance of three or more hits and chipped in three RBIs in Wednesday’s 5-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. After dropping the first two contests in the three-game series, the Tigers (66-75) avoided
We hear from manager A.J. Hinch after his Tigers finish their road trip at 3-3 thanks to a big night for Miguel Cabrera and Robbie Grossman. #Leinenkugels
Tigers catcher Jake Rogers underwent Tommy John surgery and will miss the remainder of this season, manager A.J. Hinch announced to reporters (Twitter link via Jason Beck of MLB.com). The recovery time for position players is generally shorter than that of pitchers, but Rogers is still expected to miss some time next season as he
We hear from Robbie Grossman after he goes 4 for 5 Wednesday, including homer No. 22, in a 5-1 Tigers victory over the Pirates. #DetroitRoots
PITTSBURGH — Miguel Cabrera used to try to hit batting practice homers out of PNC Park and into the Allegheny River. That was years ago. The past two nights, he has sprayed hits around the field in a streak never seen in his illustrious career. Cabrera’s 4-for-4 game Wednesday night included three RBI hits, building
Big nights at the plate from Miguel Cabrera and Robbie Grossman powered the Tigers to a win in Pittsburgh, avoiding the series sweep with a 5-1 victory on Wednesday night. Matt Manning got the start in this one, and it was a good one, if abbreviated. After a leadoff single from Ke’Bryan Hayes, Manning got
Despite avoiding the innings restrictions that have bound Casey Mize and Tarik Skubal, Tigers rookie starter Matt Manning was pulled early from Wednesday night’s start in Pittsburgh. Manning took a line drive from Pirates third baseman Colin Moran in the third inning and exited the game. The Tigers announced he suffered a contusion on his left knee.
As we conclude the series, we look at his rise in the Big Leagues.
Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch was a guest on MLB Network Radio yesterday morning, and when the subject turned to Spencer Torkelson, Hinch said what everyone already suspected: The experiment at third base was cute, and Spencer Torkelson was passable there. But he has now played 21 games in Toledo, and 20 of them have…
TOP 1 DET 1 PIT 0 Result of at-bat Miguel Cabrera’s RBI double Batter: Miguel Cabrera Pitcher: Mitch Keller
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A two-year wait seemed worth it Wednesday at Cooperstown, New York, where the sun shined, a breeze blew, a late-summer crowd cheered, and four men were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, all with eloquent words that perhaps reached their zenith during a stirring address from Southfield native and early Tigers follower, Ted Simmons.
PITTSBURGH — Detroit Tigers reliever Bryan Garcia doesn’t like watching videos to solve his problems. His body needs to feel everything, from the struggles to the successes. Recently, the 26-year-old has been tested with a slew of troubles. After one outing in August, Garcia told Triple-A Toledo pitching coach Doug Bochtler that three or four of his pitches
PITTSBURGH — What was once a hope that the Tigers could get catcher Jake Rogers back by season’s end is now a fear that he could be out for much of next year. Rogers underwent Tommy John surgery on his right elbow on Wednesday. Manager A.J. Hinch, who announced the news, had already all but
Pittsburgh — The cruelty of baseball. Just as Jake Rogers was establishing himself in the big leagues, he’s going to miss most, if not the entire 2022 season. Tigers manager AJ Hinch announced that Rogers had Tommy John surgery (ulnar collateral ligament replacement) in Dallas on Wednesday. “Jake went from being a player who was penciled into
Hear how the World Series Champion was drafted by Detroit, a place he never imagined he would end up in 1976.
Before he became a successful broadcaster, Dan Petry takes us on a journey of his baseball career. In part one, the former Tigers pitcher shows us where he got his inspiration for the game.
Toledo, Ohio – The Mud Hens came back to beat the Iowa Cubs this afternoon by a score of 7-5. The Hens utilized a five run eighth inning to propel them to victory after trailing for the first seven innings of the game. Riley Greene and Isaac Paredes both tallied three hits in the contest