It’s almost time for the All-Star Game, which means all discussion seems to revolve around who made it, who got snubbed, and what on earth we’re going to do for the rest of the days off surrounding the game. Sure, there’s the Home Run Derby, the Draft, the Futures Game and even the Celebrity Softball
Toledo Mud Hens 12, Omaha Storm Chasers 5 (box) The Mud Hens just wrecked Storm Chasers’ pitching on Thursday night. Derek Hill hit two home runs out of the leadoff spot—ok he’s ready guys—while Yariel Gonzalez and Isaac Paredes each added home runs of their own. The major damage came in a seven run third
Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers’ Spencer Torkelson explains how he cut his finger Detroit Tigers top prospect Spencer Torkelson cut his finger last week. He shares the story Thursday, March 4, 2021, in spring training. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press The 2021 MLB draft is approaching, and the Detroit Tigers have the No. 3
Why could the Detroit Tigers draft Jackson Jobe, a high school pitcher, on Sunday with the third pick in the MLB draft? Because he checks every box imaginable. Jobe, a right-handed pitcher, can touch 99 mph. He has a nasty slider with an MLB-level spin rate. He walked just five batters during his senior year while
Here’s a look at Thursday’s top Minor League performers from each team’s Top 30 Prospects list: Braves: Cristian Pache, OF (MLB No. 10), Triple-A GwinnettThe top Braves prospect found the seats for his third homer of the season. Pache also added a base knock and a walk to reach base three times. The 22-year-old opened
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Dana Gauruder | Special to Detroit Free Press Tarik Skubal got off to a dazzling start on Thursday but a fielding mistake helped the Minnesota Twins pull out a 5-3 win at Target Field in Minneapolis against the Detroit Tigers. Second baseman Willi Castro failed to keep his foot on the bag during a routine fielder’s choice
Minneapolis — An old bugaboo from April reared up and bit the Tigers Thursday night. The failure to turn a couple of double-plays — and one big missed opportunity on offense — was at the heart of the Tigers’ 5-3 loss to the Minnesota Twins Thursday night at Target Field. “It is frustrating,” manager AJ Hinch said. “It hasn’t
PAPILLION, Nebraska – The Toledo Mud Hens rode some major offensive firepower to victory over the Omaha Storm Chasers at Werner Park on Thursday night, winning 12-5. The Mud Hens got started as quickly as humanly possible with Derek Hill swinging at the first pitch of the game, hammering it over the left field wall
DAYTON, OH – The West Michigan Whitecaps gave up six first-inning runs, rallied, and then gave up three eighth-inning runs as part of a 10-8 loss to the Dayton Dragons on Thursday night at Day Air Ballpark. The defeat marks the sixth straight loss for the Whitecaps – their longest losing streak in the 2021
Catcher Jake Rogers critiques Tarik Skubal’s outing Thursday night. #DetroitRoots
We hear from manager A.J. Hinch after his Tigers let one slip away in Minnesota on Thursday. #Leinenkugels
The Tigers built an early lead, but the offense missed it’s chance to blow the game open a bit, and the Twins fought back to take the opener, 5-3. We got a pretty good pitching duel right out of the gate. J.A. Happ mixed in a few more offspeed pitches than normal and worked both
MINNEAPOLIS — For nearly five innings, Tarik Skubal looked like he was playing catch, and Twins hitters were bystanders. By the eighth, the Tigers looked like they had missed an opportunity. It wasn’t just the 13 batters that Skubal retired in order to begin Thursday’s series opener at Target Field, but the baserunners the Tigers
While it’s always exciting to watch young amateur players fulfill their dreams by getting drafted by a Major League team and embarking on a professional career, the people responsible for making that happen — the scouts — often go overlooked and underappreciated. It wouldn’t be practical to name every scout responsible for keeping the game
TOP 4 DET 2 MIN 0 Result of at-bat Eric Haase’s two-run home run Batter: Eric Haase Pitcher: J.A. Happ
The Tigers were coming off an American League pennant and in the thick of the AL Central race in 2007, their roster relatively stacked with young talent and their window for contention seemingly wide open, when they used the 27th overall pick in the MLB Draft on a high school pitcher. They selected Rick Porcello
Detroit Tigers (40-47) at Minnesota Twins (35-50) Time/Place: 8:10 p.m., Target FieldSB Nation site: Twinkie TownMedia: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: LHP Tarik Skubal (5-7, 4.35 ERA) vs. LHP J.A. Happ (4-4, 6.09 ERA) Game 88 Pitching Matchup Pitcher IP FIP K% BB% HR/9 fWAR Pitcher IP FIP K% BB% HR/9 fWAR
Portland 6, Hartford 2 WP-Denyi Reyes (3-1) LP- Nick Bush (0-1) T-2:32 A-4,098 Portland, Maine- Yard Goats infielder Elehuris Montero blasted two homers, but it was not enough as the Sea Dogs defeated Hartford 6-2 on Wednesday evening at Hadlock Field in Portland, Maine. Montero hit a pair of solo