What Detroit Tigers right-hander Jose Urena had going for him earlier this season is no more. After signing a one-year, $3.25 million contract in the offseason, the 29-year-old made general manager Al Avila look good. He rattled off seven innings with two earned runs or less — for a 2.25 ERA — in four consecutive starts from
Toledo Mud Hens 7, Memphis Redbirds 2 (box) After dropping the first two, the Hens needed a win and they produced one with a power outburst on Thursday. They got to work quickly, dropping four on the Birds in the bottom of the first. Zack Short led off with his sixth homer of the year
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Here’s a look at Thursday’s top Minor League performers from each team’s Top 30 Prospects list: Mariners: Jarred Kelenic, OF (MLB No. 4), Triple-A TacomaThe power that helped Kelenic rise to the top of prospects lists was on display in a 2-for-3, two-homer performance. He also drove in four runs, his highest total since a
We hear from Akil Baddoo after he gets three more hits Thursday night and now leads the Tigers in batting average at .282. #DetroitRoots
We hear from manager A.J. Hinch after his Tigers get routed by the Astros 12-3 in the opener of a four-game series at Comerica Park. #Leinenkugels
The Detroit Tigers reached the pinnacle of their performance Thursday night when Jose Urena threw his seventh pitch, which generated his fourth out. From that point forward, the Tigers crumbled, and the Houston Astros took advantage. Urena couldn’t complete the fourth inning and has struggled in four consecutive starts. Second baseman Willi Castro made two fielding
Detroit — Tigers manager AJ Hinch has seen this steamroller in action before. He drove it for five years, all the way to a World Series title in 2017. “They’re a challenge,” Hinch said of the Houston Astros, who rode a 10-game winning streak into Comerica Park Thursday. “Especially when they get as hot as they’ve
DETROIT — A.J. Hinch has seen the Astros on a roll like this before, having managed them for five seasons. He also has ideas on how to stop them, having swept them in a three-game series in Houston in April. “This is a very momentum-driven team,” the first-year Tigers manager said before Thursday’s 12-3 loss
The opener of a tough 4-game set against the Houston Astros saw the Detroit Tigers lose 12-3, with the Astros racking up 18 hits overall. You’re not going to win too many games when you give up that many hits, folks. José Ureña, who was hoping to give the Tigers some quality innings to start
The SeaWolves held on late on Thursday night to take the fourth game of their series with the Akron RubberDucks 9-7. Erie lead by four runs midway through the game, but needed two runs in the top of the ninth inning to break a 7-7 tie and win. The win snapped the ‘Wolves three game
Toledo, Ohio – The Mud Hens blasted their way to victory tonight, smashing four home runs in a 7-2 victory over the Memphis Redbirds. All seven runs came via the longball as Zack Short, Aderlin Rodriguez, Yariel Gonzalez, and Dustin Garneau all went yard. Lost in the fire works show, the Mud Hens pitching staff
TOP 2 HOU 2 DET 0 Result of at-bat Martín Maldonado’s two-run single Batter: Martin Maldonado Pitcher: Jose Urena
COMSTOCK PARK, MI – Thursday’s scheduled ballgame between the West Michigan Whitecaps and Daytoin Dragons has been postponed due to steady rain throughout West Michigan during the early evening. On Thursday, consistent rains swept through LMCU Ballpark, making the field surface unplayable for the Whitecaps-Dragons evening matchup. Thursday’s game is scheduled to be made up
The 2021 MLB Draft is fewer than three weeks away, and with 3 of the top 40 picks and the second largest bonus pool of any team, it may represent the last great chance for the Detroit Tigers to add impact amateur talent during their current rebuild.
DETROIT — Who would have imagined when the Tigers selected Akil Baddoo in the Rule 5 Draft last December that he would be batting leadoff in Major League games in June? Who would have even imagined it when his hot start cooled amid a spate of strikeouts at the end of April? “Anything can happen,”
Associated Press New York — Major League Baseball is getting rid of club uniforms and caps for the All-Star Game in favor of specially-designed league outfits. MLB released the looks Thursday that will be used for the July 13 game at Denver’s Coors Field. The host National League has white jerseys and the American League blue. Each
For May and June, the game’s best prospects have been spread out across the country from Portland, Maine, to San Jose, California, and many points in between. On July 11, several of them will be on the same shimmering diamond — Denver’s Coors Field for the All-Star Futures Game. The Futures Game returns as one
If Detroit Tigers veteran Miguel Cabrera had the final say, he would have penciled himself into Thursday’s lineup to face the Houston Astros. Instead, manager AJ Hinch gave the 38-year-old an extra day of rest. Cabrera has now missed two games in a row since exiting Tuesday’s contest with right calf tightness. He is scheduled to return Friday. “Miggy’s down
The team at MCB is covering the draft all month long. Be sure to check back every day for new content related to the 2021 MLB draft and the Detroit Tigers. Will Taylor is a fantastic athlete. In addition to being a candidate for the first round as a baseball player. He is also a…