Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers’ Gregory Soto reacts to making 2021 MLB All-Star Game Detroit Tigers reliever Gregory Soto talks Sunday, July 4, 2021, after learning he was selected to the AL squad for the 2021 MLB All-Star Game. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press The Detroit Tigers entered the All-Star break 15 games behind
The All-Star Game has come and gone, and while it didn’t go perfectly for the Tigers (at least Soto had that incredible silver glove), it was still a lot of fun and a victory for the AL team. We’ve had a few days with no baseball games, and now we’re back to regularly scheduled programming
The Detroit Tigers took a kid in this year’s draft. Maybe you think they took the wrong kid — that general manager Al Avila should’ve drafted Marcelo Mayer, a high school shortstop, instead of Jackson Jobe, a high school pitcher. Maybe you’ll be right in the long run. Maybe you’ll be wrong. The key is you’ll have
It was “Thrifty Thursday” at LMCU Ballpark, the home of Tigers High-A affiliate West Michigan, for a doubleheader between the Whitecaps and the Fort Wayne TinCaps (affiliated with the San Diego Padres), and, well, the Whitecaps were certainly thrifty in allowing hits. In the day’s first seven-inning game, 24-year-old Beau Brieske allowed just two hits in a
COMSTOCK PARK, MI – The West Michigan Whitecaps threw their first no-hitter in more than two decades as part of a doubleheader sweep of the Fort Wayne TinCaps Thursday night by scores of 5-0 and 4-0 in front of 4,938 delighted fans at LMCU Ballpark. Whitecaps pitchers Sandel De La Cruz, Michael Beinlien, Jared Tobey,
TOLEDO, Ohio – The Iowa Cubs took game three of the series against the Toledo Mud Hens at Fifth Third Field on Thursday night, winning 6-0. Serving as the opener and making his first professional start, right-hander Drew Carlton worked two scoreless innings to start the game. He conceded two hits and a walk while
Here’s a look at Thursday’s top Minor League performers from each team’s Top 30 Prospects list: Marlins: Max Meyer, RHP (MLB No. 20), Double-A PensacolaMeyer threw 47 of his 77 pitches for strikes and put together another impressive outing on the mound. The right-hander struck out four and gave up just one run, via a
Living in Metro Detroit as a Detroit Tigers fan, you get caught up in the day-to-day grind that is baseball. You root for your favorite players and granted, you can sometimes forget to be objective. We all have our local heroes (Don Kelly) and the half-seasons that are still whispered about (Brennan Bosech, Chris Shelton)…
Let’s say this straight from the outset — Draft evaluation takes years. More than any other sport with a Draft, baseball requires years of development and positives and negatives can come on the roads between making a pick and the end of a Major League career. That doesn’t completely rule out immediate evaluation, however. As
It’s never been easier to watch Minor League Baseball. MiLB.TV already streams all Triple-A and Double-A games as well as several from the High-A and Low-A levels. Whether it’s the affiliates of your favorite Major League team or your Minor League clubs on nights you can’t make it to the ballpark, chances are there’s something
If these Detroit Tigers draft picks reach their potential. If they stay healthy. If nothing goes horribly wrong. The Tigers crushed this draft. Granted, I’ve preceded that statement with several if’s and a layer of uncertainty. But the MLB draft is all about potential; and if you view the Tigers’ draft through the potential lens, I
A plan to remove Interstate 375 will not bring back the rich history lost when the area was razed to make way for the new road running through the center of Detroit in the late 1950s and early 1960s. For the complete story: https://bit.ly/3yZNtkX For more Detroit and Michigan news, sports and entertainment, follow the
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
As a child of the ’80s, three things were ingrained into my childhood. 1. Detroit Tigers baseball, 2. Sci-fi and cartoons (Transformers, Ghostbusters) and 3. Whatever music my older brother listened to.
COMSTOCK PARK, MI – Both pitching staffs dominated as the Fort Wayne TinCaps sneaked past the West Michigan Whitecaps 2-1 Wednesday night at LMCU Ballpark. Fort Wayne starter and knuckleballer Matt Waldron (3-4) was outstanding, going eight scoreless frames while striking out eight in his third win. Whitecaps starting pitcher Adam Wolf also impressed, hurling
TOLEDO, Ohio – Yariel Gonzalez slugged a three-run homer and matched a season-high with five RBI as the Toledo Mud Hens clinched an 8-4 victory over the Iowa Cubs on Wednesday at Fifth Third Field. Gonzalez, who was named Triple-A East Player of the Week for the period ending July 11, finished 3-for-3 with a
The Erie SeaWolves were setback on Wednesday night at UPMC Park, dropping the second game of their series with the Bowie Baysox 4-2. Erie did not manage a base hit until the sixth inning, and Elvin Rodriguez was struck for a pair of solo home runs on the mound, giving him the loss. Gray Fenter
The Pirates not only had the No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 Draft but also the largest bonus pool at $14,394,000. They took full advantage of both. Pittsburgh spent the top choice on Louisville catcher Henry Davis, hands down the best college position player available. While Davis is undeniably talented, he also had a
Minor League Baseball™ (MiLB™) and Major League Baseball™ (MLB™) today announced the rescheduling of 10 games at the Triple-A level that were postponed at the start of the 2021 season. The rescheduled games will be played in a new postseason tournament format called the “Triple-A Final Stretch”. All 30 Triple-A Clubs will play five home
Detroit — The goalposts have moved. Whatever the expectations were coming into the season, they are different now. Not exactly lofty, by any means. But bigger. The Tigers, since May 8, posted a 31-27 record leading into the All-Star break. They did that without two of their top starters, without — for the most part —