It’s Memorial Day, which means a full slate of day baseball. While we await the start of the action, let’s round up some news and notes from around the game… The Indians have purchased the contract of Heath Fillmyer from the Lancaster Barnstormers, per the Atlantic League club. Fillmyer has been assigned to Triple-A. The
As we inch toward the start of summer, trade chatter around Major League Baseball will inevitably heat up in anticipation of the July 30 Trade Deadline. But some teams in years past haven’t waited until the last minute to do their midseason shopping. Many have pulled off deals that involved MVPs, Cy Young Award winners,
Milwaukee — Jonathan Schoop had it right. It stinks to lose a game like this, but it doesn’t have to leave any scars. “I think we played good baseball,” the veteran second baseman said after the Tigers were walked-off in the bottom of the 10th, losing 3-2 to the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday. “Our bullpen
This Wednesday, June 2, is Lou Gehrig Day, the day he began his consecutive games streak that would end at 2,130. (A more round number than Cal Ripken’s 2,632.) Both Gehrig’s and Ripken’s streaks seem incredibly disassociated from the game of baseball as it is played today, and really, any sport: Suffice it to say,
Editor’s note: This is the 14th in a weekly series of stories in which Detroit News freelance writer Lynn Henning will rank the top prospects in July’s MLB Draft. One sure way to blow up a team’s fortunes in the MLB Draft is to, yes, succumb to that old temptation: drafting a hyper-talented high school pitcher.
Tigers manager A.J. Hinch speaks with the media following today’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers. #Leinenkugels
Jonathan Schoop helped get the Tigers offense going in today’s game against the Brewers. He chats with the media post game. #DetroitRoots
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The Tigers had a chance to make it 5-0 in Manfred Ball games this year, but failed to push a run across in the tenth, losing in the bottom of the inning 3-2. We’ve seen some interesting usage from manager A.J. Hinch, but their Memorial Day matchup in Milwaukee was the first time we’ve seen
Detroit Tigers reliever Bryan Garcia was the team’s closer when the 2020 season ended. Once manager AJ Hinch was hired, though, pre-defined roles were discarded. Instead, Hinch focuses on high-leverage situations, in which Gregory Soto, Michael Fulmer and Jose Cisnero have shined recently to help the bullpen to a 1.94 ERA since May 16. Garcia, 26, has
Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch gave Tyler Alexander a soft fist bump on the chest and smiled. The left-handed reliever — starting Monday’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers — had just walked away from the on-deck circle and into the dugout. Nomar Mazara came off the bench to pinch-hit for him in the second inning,
Milwaukee — This was a mismatch on paper. The Brewers were throwing their ace, Corbin Burnes, and the Tigers, well, they were throwing the kitchen sink, Johnny Wholestaff — a bullpen game to fill the slot of injured starter Jose Urena. But this is why they go ahead and play the games on the field. This
It turned out to be a bullpen day for the Tigers on Monday at American Family Field and it went well until the 10th inning, when Luis Urías’ walk-off single helped the Brewers win the game, 3-2. With Tigers right-hander José Cisnero on the mound, Urías singled to right field, scoring Omar Narváez for the
By Jerry Green | Special to The Detroit News Baseball is a game of numbers. It is pitch count and exit velocity, launch angle and spin rate. And Wins Above Replacement, commonly referred to as WAR. And oh, baseball is played with a score. The Tigers score six runs and the Yankees score five — the
This version of the Detroit Tigers Weekly Draft Report officially kicks off Draft Month at Motor City Bengals. We’ll be doing profiles of all the players the Detroit Tigers might select with the third overall pick, writing profiles of other interesting players who may be available later, and taking a look back at some draft…
Detroit Tigers (22-31) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (28-25) Time/Place: 2:10 p.m., American Family FieldSB Nation Site: Brew Crew BallMedia: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: LHP Tyler Alexander (0-0, 4.35 ERA) vs. RHP Corbin Burnes (2-4, 2.33 ERA) Game 54 Pitching Matchup Pitcher IP K% BB% FIP fWAR Pitcher IP K% BB% FIP fWAR
The Orioles made a change to their catching corps today, optioning Chance Sisco to Triple-A and selecting the contract for Austin Wynns, per Roch Kubatko of MASNsports.com (via Twitter). Sisco has shared time behind the plate with Pedro Severino thus far this season. The 26-year-old is having his worst season at the plate since debuting
Milwaukee — He thought he was in trouble. He knew he’d been messing up on his chart duty between starts, and he knew pitching coach Doug Bochtler was getting frustrated with him. So, when Tigers pitcher Rony Garcia was summoned to Triple-A Toledo manager Tom Prince’s office Saturday night in Louisville, he expected a scolding. Which is
Look! Over there! Yeah, over there, just over the horizon … Do you see it? Yeah, that’s it: June is so close, with its promise of sunny days, full capacity at Comerica Park <or at least one-third capacity, considering the Detroit Tigers’ attendance numbers in 2019> and maybe, just maybe, some good baseball in the Motor
MLB Pipeline’s Prospect Team of the Week honors the best performances from the previous seven days. Any Minor Leaguer currently on an organization Top 30 Prospects list in our Prospect Rankings is eligible. The Royals have had high hopes for Nick Pratto since they spent the 14th overall pick in the 2017 Draft on the