TOLEDO, Ohio — For the first time in 610 days, baseball returned to Fifth Third Field. It was right-hander Matt Manning‘s second Opening Day start. He started Double-A Erie’s first game in the 2019 season before the COVID-19 pandemic canceled the minor leagues in 2020. He jogged out of the dugout Tuesday for the Toledo Mud
Boston — It was just eight days ago. In Chicago. First inning. The big right-handed hitter turned on a 95-mph heater from Lucas Giolito, middle-in. The ball left his bat with an exit velocity of 110 mph and traveled 445 feet soaring into the left-field seats at Guaranteed Rate Field. It looked like a swing from
May 5: Goes 0-for-3 in pro debutThe first regular-season game of Spencer Torkelson’s professional career is in the books. The Tigers’ top prospect made his debut at High-A for the West Michigan Whitecaps in the 2021 Minor League season opener on Tuesday. Batting in the No. 2 spot and playing third base against the Fort
The Detroit Tigers are the worst team in baseball. Maybe you expected this. Maybe you didn’t. What you weren’t expecting, it’s safe to assume, is that the Tigers could end up as one of the worst teams ever, both in won-loss record and offensive metrics. Entering Tuesday night’s game against Boston, the Tigers had lost 15 of their last
Toledo Mud Hens 8, Nashville Sounds 6 (box) Things started off pretty well in this one. Matt Manning was commanding his fastball beautifully and ran through the Sounds for two innings with three punchouts. However, the fastball was about all he had, as the curveball was scarcely used and regularly spiked into the dirt when
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — The stadium was almost empty. The grounds crew was cutting the grass late Tuesday night at Parkview Field, after the Fort Wayne TinCaps beat the West Michigan Whitecaps, 8-0. Spencer Torkelson, one of the Detroit Tigers‘ top prospects, came down the ramp to talk to the media after making his professional
For the first time since 2019, we have minor league baseball as the Detroit Tigers minor league squads kicked off last night. There was plenty of excitement in the air as there were many new names and some familiar faces in new places.
Detroit Tigers (8-22) vs. Boston Red Sox (18-14) When: 7:10 p.m. Wednesday. Where: Fenway Park in Boston. TV: Bally Sports Detroit. Radio: 97.1 FM in Detroit (Tigers radio affiliates). How to bet: Place legal, online bets at BetMGM Sportsbook. [ With Double-A assignment, Riley Greene is on the fast track to joining Tigers ] Starting pitchers: Tigers RHP Casey Mize (1-1, 5.06 ERA)
Here’s a look at Tuesday’s top Minor League performers from each team’s Top 30 Prospects list: Blue Jays: Nate Pearson, RHP (MLB No. 10) — 3 2/3 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K (Triple-A Buffalo)Back in the Minors to start the 2021 season after making five appearances with Toronto last
FORT WAYNE, IN – The West Michigan Whitecaps mustered just four base hits at the plate and walked 11 batters on the mound in an 8-0 season-opening loss to the Fort Wayne TinCaps in front of 2,056 fans Tuesday night at Parkview Field. The ‘Caps, whose starting lineup featured six FORT WAYNE, IN – The
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Tigers manager A.J. Hinch speaks with the media following a run scoring filled game at Fenway Park between Detroit and Boston. #Leinenkugels
Mark Didtler | Associated Press Tampa, Fla. — It took just four batters at George Steinbrenner Field before a fan yelled “C’mon, blue!” toward home plate umpire Kaleb Devier after two consecutive close pitches were called balls. Never mind that a computer was making the calls. Didn’t matter on Tuesday night as the Tampa Tarpons took on the
Boston – Wouldn’t it figure. On the night the Tigers’ offense finally breaks out of a 18-game funk, the pitching staff allows double-digit runs. The Tigers, shutout in two of the three games in New York over the weekend, produced more runs than they had in a game since April 13, but it was still
Dana Gauruder | Special to Detroit Free Press The Detroit Tigers’ offense finally came alive. The bottom line remained the same. Their losing streak reached six games as the Boston Red Sox outslugged them, 11-7, at Fenway Park on Tuesday. The Tigers are 2-16 over their past 18 games. The Red Sox, who were batting a
The SeaWolves (1-0) took the field for the time in 610 days and didn’t disappoint as they took down the Reading Fightin Phils (0-1) on Opening Night at First Energy Stadium. Erie trailed 1-0 in the first inning thanks to a leadoff solo home run from Arquimedes Gamboa but quickly responded to take a 2-1
Tuesday night’s series opener at Fenway Park began much the way many Tigers games have gone of late, with Detroit weathering an early offensive surge from its opponent. Unlike during their recent slump, however, the Tigers showed a competitive fire during an 11-7 loss against the Red Sox that brought them tantalizingly close to a
The good news? The Detroit Tigers snapped an 18 game streak without recording double digit hits (10), and they scored their second highest amount of runs this season (7). The bad news? They still lost to the Boston Red Sox, 11-7. Despite their long overdue offensive outburst, they came up short in key at bats
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Boston – Wouldn’t it figure. On the night the Tigers’ offense finally breaks out of a 18-game funk, the pitching staff allows double-digit runs. The Tigers, shutout in two of the three games in New York over the weekend, produced more runs than they had in a game since April 13, but it was still