Detroit Tigers manager Al Avila is impressed. He is following daily, from close and afar, as the next wave of players climb through the minor leagues. He checks on Spencer Torkelson, the 2020 No. 1 overall pick, in High-A West Michigan, and keeps tabs on Double-A Erie’s Riley Greene, who may be the best prospect of
The question seems simple but is quite complex. Buyers or sellers? This is this what MLB executives are asking themselves as the July 30 trade deadline approaches, and Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila is no different. The Tigers aren’t the worst team in baseball any longer, but they’re not good enough to trade their way into the postseason.
Detroit — The Tigers did not win this baseball game Friday night. The Central Division-leading White Sox took a round-house punch in the bottom of the ninth, but didn’t fall. They pushed across a run in the top of the 10th to beat the Tigers 5-4 before a season-high crowd of 14,163 on Pride Night at
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Daz Cameron’s first home run as a major leaguer was a special one, preceded by a 49-minute rain delay and tying up the score in the bottom of the 9th inning. Hear how both Bally Sports Matt Shepard and 97.1 The Ticket’s Dan Dickerson called Cameron’s memorable blast. But in the end, a close play
COMSTOCK PARK, MI – Detroit Tigers top prospects Spencer Torkelson and Dillon Dingler propelled the West Michigan Whitecaps to a 9-4 comeback win over the Lansing Lugnuts in front of 4,175 delighted fans Friday night at LMCU Ballpark. The Whitecaps offense put on a show, spearheaded by Dingler and Torkelson, who finished a combined 4-for-7
The Detroit Tigers had to wait to rally. Rain in the area halted Friday’s series opener against the Chicago White Sox in the bottom of the ninth inning. After a 49-minute delay, White Sox closer Liam Hendriks returned to the mound. Rookie Daz Cameron belted a game-tying two-run homer to right field. “I was just looking to be
It feels like only yesterday (or perhaps last weekend) that I was writing a recap featuring the Chicago White Sox and a Tarik Skubal/Lucas Giolito matchup. I suppose that’s what happens when two teams face each other this often, but the outcome was a little different this time. As the Detroit Tigers kicked off their
DETROIT — The rain storm that soaked downtown Detroit in the late innings Friday night did little to dampen the Tigers’ spirits, nor did the 49-minute rain delay as they waited to face White Sox closer Liam Hendriks. If anything, it might have emboldened them. The Tigers’ 5-4 loss was their sixth defeat in eight
Toledo, Ohio – The Toledo Mud Hens secured their third straight win over the Louisville Bats Friday night by a score of 10-6. The win pushed the Hens’ record above .500 for the first time since opening week. Despite the high final score, Toledo did most of their damage on offense with singles and walks,
The three hottest things in the universe right now seem to be the sun, molten lava and Spencer Torkelson. Baseball’s No. 3 prospect came a double shy of the cycle in his second straight three-hit game for High-A West Michigan on Friday night. Torkelson was a key cog for the Whitecaps as he drove in four
The SeaWolves tried for another comeback win on Friday night, but could not break through against the Somerset Patriots, dropping their first game of the series 5-2. Each side scored two runs in the first inning, but a three-run home run by Olvier Dunn in the fourth inning made the difference. Elvin Rodriguez had a
Detroit — The Tigers are listing TBA as their starting pitcher for Sunday. That would be lefty Matthew Boyd’s turn in the rotation. But fear not, there is no injury involved here, just physical maintenance. “Boyd is getting an extra day (of rest) simply because of the length of the season and where he’s at,” manager
Time/Place: 7:10 pm, Comerica ParkSB Nation Site: South Side SoxMedia: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: LHP Tarik Skubal (3-7, 4.33 ERA) vs. RHP Lucas Giolito (5-5, 3.88 ERA) Game 63 Pitching Matchup Pitcher IP FIP K% BB% HR/9 fWAR Pitcher IP FIP K% BB% HR/9 fWAR Skubal 54.0 5.32 28.3 10.8 2.17
DETROIT — While Tigers general manager Al Avila watches his Major League club claw back from a slow start, he’s tracking some of his prospects who are doing the same. And as top prospect Spencer Torkelson, top pitching prospect Matt Manning and rising prospect Dillon Dingler heat up, the Tigers are plotting the next steps
Detroit — Tigers general manager Al Avila, addressing the media face to face for the first time since the pandemic hit more than a year ago, said the urgency to flip productive players for prospects at the trade deadline is far less than it’s been in the last three or four years. “Absolutely,” he said Friday.
Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch used the word “bittersweet” to describe losing assistant hitting coach Jose Cruz Jr., who was hired Wednesday as Rice University’s head coach. “First and foremost, we’re really happy for Cruz and his family,” Hinch said Thursday. “Jose is a tremendous person, tremendous coach. … As an alum, he’s got a great presence there.
Just last weekend, the Tigers went down 1-3 to the White Sox in a four game set in Chicago. Now, they’ll welcome the AL Central leaders into Comerica Park looking to return the favor. The Tigers have been playing reasonably good ball for almost six weeks now, but this is still going to be a
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
Chula Vista, California — Along the left-field foul line at Michael J. Martinez Field, beyond a fence that encloses this ballfield tucked in a mountain basin 10 miles south of San Diego, palm trees tower 30 feet skyward into the sunshine and blue above. What a metaphor for an 18-year-old man standing and bending in