Minneapolis — You can’t blame Ian Krol if he immediately thought the worst. It was Tuesday night and the Toledo Mud Hens were trying to lock up a win in Omaha. The lefty Krol was warmed up and ready and he was summoned in the ninth inning to close out the game. “I ran out of
The best of the best will be representing their clubs at the 2021 MLB Draft. The 30 club representatives who will be in attendance at the Bellco Theatre in Denver on Draft night on Sunday, July 11 includes Hall of Famers, All-Stars, MVPs and Cy Young Award winners. The two Cooperstown members serving as club
Enough about late December. The most wonderful time of the year is coming Sunday, if you’re a devoted baseball prospect fan that is. The 2021 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game will be Sunday at Coors Field in Denver. (It happens to be the same day that the first round of the MLB Draft will be held
Well, well, well…no doubt the Minnesota Twins did not expect to be looking up at the Detroit Tigers at this point. The streaking Tigers have won four of their last five series, and tied the fifth, despite a litany of injuries to the pitching staff. Suddenly they’re one more hot stretch of baseball from creeping
We know, we know. The Minnesota Twins AGAIN? And again again after the All-Star break? How often do we have to play this team? (We also know that you know it’s 19 times a season, it just feels like 700). At the beginning of the season, I doubt either Twins fans or Tigers fans would
Every team deals with injuries–especially in a year where players are returning from a shortened season or perhaps no season at all. Pitcher injuries, especially, are on the rise and teams like the Detroit Tigers have had to do some scrambling to account for all the innings necessary to get through a game and ultimately…
DETROIT — Mike Palmer is on a mission. A mission to make sure hockey is available to everyone, regardless of ability. “My primary focus for Disabled Hockey Michigan is building awareness and growing the game for all abilities,” Palmer said. Palmer is the Michigan Amateur Hockey Association director of disabled hockey, and because of his
Early mock drafts are a useful exercise as a way for the reader to become familiar with the names in the top tier of a draft class, but no matter how certain it seems a year in advance the top spot never remains unchanged. For instance, that was the case with two college pitchers in
The All-Star Game is an imperfect but entertaining best-of-show for the MLB midseason break. Ostensibly, the game and its surrounding activities like the Home Run Derby and Futures Game are meant to spotlight the best and brightest MLB has to offer. It’s an opportunity to feature the players who are, in theory, at the top
The Tigers are methodically putting together their best stretch of baseball in years, winning 31 of their last 54 games heading into their final series before the all-star break. Hear what the players think has been the driving force behind this recent run of success.
The final video of a 3-part series profiling the prospects that are most likely to be considered by the Tigers with #3 overall pick in the 2021 Draft, experts Jim Callis, Kiley McDaniel and Brian Sakowski breakdown the star potential of Louisville catcher, Henry Davis and high school right-handed pitcher, Jackson Jobe.
Toledo Mud Hens 2, Omaha Storm Chasers 0 (box) After a tough loss on Tuesday night, the Hens pitching staff came through with a fantastic performance to carry them on Wednesday night. Ricardo Pinto went seven innings, allowing just four hits and two walks, with six strikeouts. Angel De Jesus picked up where Pinto left
Consider AJ Hinch’s message a warning to the rest of the league. The Detroit Tigers aren’t going to give up their players for prospects at this year’s trade deadline, unless the deal is right for them. General manager Al Avila, Hinch indicated, isn’t willing to sell players at a cheaper rate because of the rebuild. Those days
Gregory Soto gassed a 97-mph fastball. Strike three. Game over. And the Detroit Tigers won another, beating the Texas Rangers, 5-3. Soto spun in celebration after an impressive two-inning save. He hugged catcher Jake Rogers, and Miguel Cabrera was hugging Akil Baddoo, and there were smiles and high fives all around on Wednesday afternoon after
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 Detroit Tigers (40-47) vs. Minnesota Twins (35-50) When: 8:10 p.m. Thursday.
PAPILLION, Nebraska – The Toledo Mud Hens blanked the Omaha Storm Chasers on Wednesday night at Werner Park by a score of 2-0. Right-hander Ricardo Pinto started on the mound for the Hens for the fifth time this season. He carried a solid 3-1 record into tonight, including wins in his last two starts. Pinto
GAME ONE Erie once again had trouble getting runners on base, and even more trouble when it came to bringing home the runners they did get on. The SeaWolves got runners to second and third in the first inning with only one out, but couldn’t bring either home. Josh Lester tried to open a scoring
DAYTON, OH – Andrew Navigato and Parker Meadows hit back-to-back home runs for the first time since the beginning of the 2021 season, but the West Michigan Whitecaps came up on the losing end of a 6-5 decision to the Dayton Dragons on Wednesday night at Day Air Ballpark. The defeat drops West Michigan to
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Hosts Dan Dickerson and Matt Shepard preview the upcoming MLB draft from a Tigers perspective, including an exclusive interview with Exec. V.P. and GM Al Avila and Director of Amateur Scouting Scott Pleis as they approach making the 3rd overall pick. In addition, Casey Mize has thoughts on who the Tigers should take as well