The Tigers found Hall of Famers Alan Trammell and Jack Morris in the MLB Draft. They found future Hall of Famer Justin Verlander there, too. The core of the team’s current young squad came out of Draft picks. They’ve also used top Draft picks on players whose names have been long forgotten. Here’s the full
Covering the entire game is tough. Heck, just covering the Detroit Tigers from top-to-bottom proves challenging at times. It is understandable why unicorns like Shohei Ohtani and Jacob deGrom get so much hype and dominate headlines. They deserve it.
Spencer Torkelson is heading to the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game on July 11. He’s the No. 3 prospect in the sport, according to MLBPipeline, and an integral part of the Tigers’ promising rebuild. Yet, the No. 1 overall pick in last year’s Draft will need to enjoy a 13-year career — at least — to
For the first time since 2016, the Detroit Tigers have consecutive months with a winning record. As if Wednesday’s doubleheader sweep — the franchise’s first against Cleveland since Aug. 7, 1986 and its first sweep in Cleveland since Sept. 14, 1997 — wasn’t enough, securing a 9-4 win in Game 1 and a 7-1 victory in Game
Miguel Cabrera’s 494th HR of his career came during an even rarer occurence – a Tigers doubleheader sweep of the rival Indians in Cleveland, something that hasn’t happened since 1977.
Teams are tanking all around major league baseball, and it’s a big problem for the game. The list of baseball teams that are not making a sincere effort to field a competitive team grows each season, affecting the competitive balance of the game, suppressing player salaries, and causing a loss of interest among fans in
Purchase tickets: https://atmilb.com/2LCVZBy 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
It’s been a little while now since the Detroit Tigers really had a bona fide All-Star. The 2021 season is certainly giving some optimism that the wait won’t be too much longer, but in the meantime, we do get a representative, and there are actually quite a few choices that make sense. Of course, that
Toledo Mud Hens 5, Columbus Clippers 2 (box) Mark Leiter Jr. threw his best game of the season and the Hens built an early lead to carry them over the Clippers on Wednesday. Leiter went five innings, allowing just one hit, a solo home run, while punching out seven on the night. JaCoby Jones led
Detroit Tigers fans were treated to news that Spencer Torkelson and Riley Greene were named to AL Futures Game Roster on Wednesday and Torkelson responded accordingly. Christin Stewart treated the fans and West Michigan gets off to a good start down in Peoria.
Future Detroit Tigers Infielder Spencer Torkelson and Center Fielder Riley Greene have paired up in Double-A Ball to play for the Erie Seawolves and are making noise. Torkelson, considered to be the third-best prospect in baseball according to MLB.com, is slashing .290/.407/.542 across 43 games split between Single-A West Michigan and Double-A Erie. In 12…
Cleveland – Sometimes Eric Haase has to pinch himself to make sure he’s not dreaming all this. It wasn’t his own 442-foot blast into the left field bleachers Wednesday night that fired him up. It was watching Miguel Cabrera banging balls around Progressive Field like Haase has seen him do his entire life. “Him going
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We hear from Eric Haase after he hits a 445-foot homer and scores three runs for Detroit against his former team Wednesday night. #DetroitRoots
We hear from Tigers Game 2 starter Wily Peralta after he allows one unearned run over five innings for his first victory since April 17, 2019, with Kansas City. #DetroitRoots
We hear from manager A.J. Hinch after his Tigers earn their first doubleheader sweep in Cleveland since 1977. #Leinenkugels
While the Tigers were busy sweeping a doubleheader from Cleveland for the first time in living memory, Miguel Cabrera put another exclamation point on an outstanding career, drilling a fastball over the wall in right center field in game two for his 494th home run. In the process, Cabrera left Lou Gehrig and Fred McGriff
For the 494th time in his career, Miguel Cabrera trotted around the bases. And for the 50th time in his career, the 19-year MLB veteran did so against Cleveland. His home run simply served as a cushion for the Detroit Tigers in the fifth inning, but it put Cabrera six home runs away from the
PEORIA, IL – The West Michigan Whitecaps got offense early and late as part of a 9-4 victory over the Peoria Chiefs on Wednesday night at Dozer Park. West Michigan opened the six-game series in Peoria with a four-run first and went without scoring a run until the ninth inning, when they plated five more
As we approach trade season, teams are burdened with the overwhelming task of re-evaluating the league in the wake of the crackdown on illegal substances. Broad strokes, evaluators will be more trusting of pitchers who rely on two-seamers and sinkers, writes ESPN’s Buster Olney. Unsurprisingly, those pitchers who have taken to the recent trend of