DETROIT — The Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Tigers continue the Pride Month Game Changers series this week as they recognize and honor Kevin Heard, the founder and president of the Detroit Regional LGBT Chamber of Commerce. Heard founded the Detroit Regional LGBT Chamber of Commerce in 2013 to promote and empower the Metro Detroit
After sweeping the Royals in Kansas City, the Tigers endured one of baseball’s worst traditions: getting demolished in Anaheim. The series did end on a high note, but dropping three of four put Detroit back in last place of the AL Central. No need to go on about that, though. Tuesday brings about another start
(Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images) You look across the Detroit Tigers roster, you see a few foundation pieces in place. The recent drafts are starting to have the young talent contribute to the roster.
Based on wins and losses, the Detroit Tigers are no longer the worst team in baseball. Manager AJ Hinch has led his team to a 22-23 record since the beginning of May, but the Tigers are still worse than the 29 other teams at one position. They have a league-worst minus-15 defensive runs saved — how many runs a player has, or
Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports The Detroit Tigers are hosting the St. Louis Cardinals for a brief, two-game series this week. If the St. Louis Cardinals want to get back in the NL Central race, they might need to orchestrate a trade or two with a non-contending team, someone like the Detroit Tigers.
By Stephen Hawkins | Associated Press Arlington, Texas — Jacob deGrom was stopped coming off the mound after retiring the side in order in the first inning, and chuckled as he handed his glove and cap over to the umpire. The New York Mets ace then undid his belt buckle as requested, showing there was no goop
Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch has had many various lineups this season, working with what he has been given. One item that comes to mind is putting Jonathan Schoop at first base. With Rentalo Nunez struggling defensively when he was called up and trying to preserve Miguel Cabrera as much as possible, Hinch was able…
Editor’s note: This is the 17th in a weekly series of stories in which Detroit News freelance writer Lynn Henning will rank the top prospects in July’s MLB Draft. When the Tigers traipsed down the draft-day runway three years ago, bearing within a sealed tabernacle the name of their first overall pick in the 2018 MLB
Detroit Tigers rookie Casey Mize knows what happens next is unavoidable. Despite the 24-year-old right-hander’s rapid development in the big leagues, the Tigers are preparing to limit his workload. While manager AJ Hinch has not made his plan official, the organization knows it needs to protect its young arms from injuries, considering the jump from 60 games
The Detroit Tigers Weekly Draft Report returns with a look at the final group of position players in the draft: Outfielders. In a typical year the Detroit Tigers select at least two outfielders in the first ten rounds of the draft. But the shortened 2020 draft saw them take just one outfielder (Daniel Cabrera), and…
ERIE, Pa. — Dillon Dingler had just wrapped up an 0-for-4 game as the designated hitter at High-A West Michigan last Sunday when he and fellow Tigers prospect Spencer Torkelson were called into Whitecaps manager Brayan Peña’s office. Like everyone else, they’d heard general manager Al Avila’s comments a few days earlier about a potential
So, how did you spend Matt Manning Night last Thursday? Did you watch the Detroit Tigers on a tablet while nestled in bed, thanks to a 9:38 p.m. first pitch, letting the dulcet tones of Dan Dickerson and Jim Price roll through your clock radio for the Tigers-centric take on the debut of the final
Detroit — It’s going to be a sad day when the Tigers start governing Casey Mize’s workload, because whether his outing is good, bad or in between, it’s never boring. It’s must-see baseball. But make no mistake, the governor is coming. Mize has already doubled the number of starts and tripled the number of innings he
With Phase 1 of the fan voting for the 2021 MLB All-Star Game presented by Mastercard set to conclude on Thursday, there’s been a shake-up in the positional standings. The top three vote getters at each position, plus the top nine outfielders, in each league will advance to the second phase of the voting, which
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
While the MLB season progresses with a growing sense of normalcy as attendance restrictions are lifted around the country, much of the baseball world is now bracing for another round of strangeness. The league officially announced on June 15 that their crackdown on foreign substances for pitchers is set to begin on June 21. After
Toledo Mud Hens 8, Columbus Clippers 0 (Sunday)(box) The Hens bullpen blanked the Clippers, while the offense mashed four home runs to run away with this one. As a result, they lost the series two games to four, and now hold a 21-20 record. Kody Clemens has been rolling since his return from injury, and
It was a big week in the Detroit Tigers Minor League system as Spencer Torkelson and Dillon Dingler arrived in Erie with pitching reinforcements, Bryant Packard steps up for the Whitecaps and Kody Clemens loves the Clippers pitching. All that and more in week seven recap of the Detroit Tigers Minor League report.
Facing Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani isn’t easy. That’s something the Detroit Tigers learned first-hand this past weekend, as the Ohtani-led Angels sent the Tigers (30-42) back to Comerica Park with some discouraging losses during their four-game clash on the West Coast. “Ohtani can do so much on the field,” Tigers manager AJ Hinch said. “We’ve seen it
Dana Gauruder | Special to Detroit Free Press Normally, delivering a game-winning hit to end your team’s three-game losing streak would leave an indelible imprint in the mind of a rookie ballplayer. When Daz Cameron looks back at the Detroit Tigers’ 10-inning, 5-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday, the thing that will