MLB Draft Month rolls on at Motor City Bengals–this time, examining the consensus top arm in the entire draft class: Vanderbilt right-handed pitcher Jack Leiter. We all know Detroit’s affection toward high octane starting pitchers–so much so that colleague Kellen picked up Leiter for the Detroit Tigers in the MCB Mock Draft.
Columbus Clippers 8, Toledo Mud Hens 2 (box) JaCoby Jones got the Hens off to a good start with a solo shot against Triston McKenzie in the first inning. Unfortunately it was all Clippers from there. They scored three in the first, and knocked starter Pedro Payano out of the game with a five-run fifth
Dana Gauruder | Special to Detroit Free Press Matt Manning set the Detroit Tigers up for success in his major-league debut, but his new teammates fumbled the opportunity to stretch their winning streak to four games. The Tigers’ defense and bullpen struggled Thursday during their 7-5 loss to the Los Angeles Angels. Manning, the organization’s top pitching
Dana Gauruder | Special to Detroit Free Press The All-Star Game is nearly a month away and Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch hinted that two of his top starting pitchers may not return until the second half of the season. Spencer Turnbull and Matthew Boyd are on the 10-day injured list and neither one has
By Dan Arritt | Special to The Detroit News Anaheim, Calif. — Detroit Tigers right-hander Matt Manning learned at the beginning of this week that he’d make his major-league debut on Thursday night against the Los Angeles Angels. Reality hit home about 45 minutes before the game, when Angels star Shohei Ohtani joined the 23-year-old right-hander in
Gleyber Torres made an early exit from tonight’s game due to what the Yankees described as stiffness in his left lower back. The shortstop will receive further examination tomorrow, when the Yankees return to the Bronx to open a three-game series with the Athletics. Torres took an awkward fall while fielding a Bo Bichette grounder
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Dana Gauruder | Special to the Detroit Free Press Detroit Tigers starter Matt Manning made a promising major-league debut but couldn’t quite match Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani. The Angels then battered Detroit’s bullpen and ended the Tigers’ three-game winning streak, 7-5, on Thursday. Taylor Ward clubbed a grand slam off Kyle Funkhouser during the
By Dan Arritt | Special to The Detroit News Anaheim, Calif. — The Detroit Tigers got the performance they were hoping for from right-hander Matt Manning in his major-league debut on Thursday night. They just didn’t receive a similar showing from the rest of the team. Detroit gave up a grand slam in the seventh inning after
Thursday’s matchup between the Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles Angels was exciting for many reasons. For starters — literally — the last of Detroit’s trio of stud pitching prospects, Matt Manning, made his major league debut; but he had to do it against one of the league’s most electric players in Shohei Ohtani, who started
ANAHEIM — If Matt Manning‘s Triple-A numbers this season were of any concern heading into his MLB debut, the rookie showed a glimpse of the highly touted prospect he is within the Tigers organization. Manning, the Tigers’ No. 3 prospect and the No. 18 prospect in MLB Pipeline’s Top 100, lit up the radar gun
EASTLAKE, OH – The West Michigan Whitecaps showcased starting pitcher Adam Wolf in a homecoming, but the bullpen struggled for the third straight day as part of a 6-3 loss to the Lake County Captains on Thursday night at Classic Park. Wolf, originally from Milan, OH, which sits roughly an EASTLAKE, OH – The West
By Dan Arritt | Special to The Detroit News Anaheim, Calif. — Detroit Tigers right-hander Matt Manning learned at the beginning of this week that he’d make his major-league debut on Thursday night against the Los Angeles Angels. Reality hit home about 45 minutes before the game, when Angels star Shohei Ohtani joined the 23-year-old right-hander in
Toledo, Ohio – The Mud Hens dropped game three of a six game series with Columbus tonight, falling by a score of 8-2. The Mud Hens offense struggled to capitalize with runners on base tonight, leaving nine aboard, as an early Clippers lead proved too much to overcome. Noteworthy offensive performers from the game were
Erie dropped their second consecutive game to Altoona Curve on Thursday night at UPMC Park. After Altoona plated four runs in the top of the first inning, Erie fought back to take a brief 7-5 lead in the fifth, but Altoona pushed ahead with three runs in the sixth to win 8-7. The two sides
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ANAHEIM — Jonathan Schoop has had as strong a month of June as a player could ask for. Schoop, who has spent time at first base, second base and as designated hitter this season, hit .377/.424/.811 in his first 53 at-bats with six home runs coming into Thursday’s series opener against the Angels. The standout
It’s hard to be jokey and light during Zoom interviews. No matter how you try to soften things, the player is sitting in front of a screen, staring into a camera with a bunch of reporters asking questions — it always feels like an interrogation. This time, though, thankfully, the attempt at levity got through.
With Comerica Park now cleared for full capacity, tickets for all remaining home games for the 2021 Tigers season go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. ET at tigers.com/tickets. In addition to 16 home games left against familiar AL Central foes, the summer schedule includes visits from the Astros on June 24-27, the Red Sox