Detroit — Chris Granger, a home-run hire when he was tapped by the Ilitches to oversee business operations for the Tigers, Red Wings and Little Caesars Arena, is poised to leave the organization, representatives from Ilitch Holdings announced Wednesday. Granger will become CEO of facilities, media and conferences for the Pennsylvania-based Oak View Group, which specializes
The possibilities are widespread. Fans and columnists have been speculating about the Detroit Tigers making a huge splash for an elite shortstop in this year’s market for well over a year. A.J. Hinch has been stoking speculation with quotes seemingly targeted toward free agents about the bar being raised in Detroit and now is the…
Meet Beau Brieske, a 27th round pick who is quickly climbing up the Tigers farm system. Averaging more than a strikeout per inning, the right-handed starter is now continuing his success at Double A Erie.
The Erie SeaWolves are the Double-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers, and play at the beautifully updated UPMC Park in Erie, Pennsylvania. UPMC Park has been home to the Erie SeaWolves since 1995. The ballpark is more than just a great place to watch high-quality, professional baseball. The home of the SeaWolves is a
The 2021 regular season enters the home stretch today, and whatever comes the rest of the way, it’s been a very successful year for the Detroit Tigers. Four consecutive months of the best baseball the organization has produced in at least a half decade has us all feeling a lot more optimistic about the club’s
Spending in free agency is a crucial step for the Detroit Tigers in their quest to return to the postseason for the first time since 2014. What happens this winter isn’t on manager AJ Hinch’s day-to-day radar, at least not with 29 games remaining in the 2021 season. He needs his team to finish strong. The
Omaha Storm Chasers 9, Toledo Mud Hens 3 (box) Ricardo Pinto had a really rough outing in this one. The Hens hung in there early, but a disastrous four-run sixth inning for Omaha sealed the deal. Pinto allowed seven runs in 5 1⁄3 innings of work. Only four were charged, but an error on Isaac
When AJ Hinch chose to take the Detroit Tigers manager job this past offseason, many fans and analysts around the MLB questioned why he would come to Detroit instead of joining forces with a more contention-ready roster or a more analytics-driven organization. If AJ had his sights set on greater influence than merely managing a…
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PAPILLION, Nebraska – The Omaha Storm Chasers beat the Toledo Mud Hens 9-3 at Werner Park on Tuesday night. The win for Omaha moves them just one game back of Toledo for the division lead. After no runs in the first inning, Isaac Paredes walked to start the second. Aderlin Rodriguez then tapped a grounder
Detroit Tigers starter Tarik Skubal slowly walked to the dugout and into the clubhouse. The rookie had just made the final out in the fifth inning, striking out Chad Pinder on three pitches. But one batter earlier, Mark Canha put the Oakland Athletics ahead by five runs with an opposite-field two-run homer to right. It
Detroit — The Oakland Athletics don’t lose at Comerica Park. True, they haven’t been here since 2019, but they haven’t lost here since 2016. They posted their 12th consecutive win in Detroit on Tuesday night, pounding rookie lefty Tarik Skubal and the Tigers 9-3. It was the Tigers fourth straight loss and their first losing month
We hear from Tarik Skubal after “a frustrating outing” on Tuesday. #DetroitRoots
We hear from manager A.J. Hinch after his Tigers suffer a 9-3 defeat to the A’s on Tuesday. #Leinenkugels
COMSTOCK PARK, MI – The West Michigan Whitecaps got a huge swing from Eliezer Alfonzo and starter Austin Bergner dominated in a 4-1 victory over the Peoria Chiefs in front of 3,577 fans Tuesday night at LMCU Ballpark. Alfonzo delivered a go-ahead two-run double as Bergner dominated on the bump for the Whitecaps, allowing just
DETROIT — Tarik Skubal’s hardest fastball Tuesday night registered at 96.9 mph, according to Statcast. The A’s averaged a 97.0 mph exit velocity off the Tigers left-hander. It was that kind of night. Even as Skubal fanned six batters over five innings to set a Tigers record for strikeouts by a pitcher in his rookie
The Tigers have not had much luck against the Oakland Athletics since ousting them from the postseason in two classic series way back in 2012 and 2013. Unfortunately, things didn’t change on Tuesday night. Tarik Skubal was hit hard, and the offense couldn’t string a rally together, losing 9-3 to open the three-game set. Skubal
The Erie SeaWolves opened their six-game series with the Harrisburg Senators with a back-and-forth victory at UPMC Park on Tuesday night, earning their fifth walk-off win of the season by a 6-5 final. Josh Lester swatted 11th home run in the month of August to tie the game in the seventh inning, while Yariel Gonzalez
About 48 hours after winning the Little League World Series, the boys from the Taylor North Little League stood on the field at Comerica Park on Tuesday afternoon, watching the Detroit Tigers take batting practice up close and personal. Miguel Cabrera walked over. “What’s up guys!” the newest member of the 500 Home Run Club
BOT 1 OAK 0 DET 1 Result of at-bat Robbie Grossman’s solo home run Batter: Robbie Grossman Pitcher: Cole Irvin