Having tools is one thing. Knowing how to use them is what turns a well-hit single into a double. Wander Franco, MLB’s No. 1 overall prospect, put his talent and his baseball intelligence to use on Saturday, hustling his way into a two-bagger in the Rays’ 2-0 win over the Twins. He scored on a
Lynn Henning | Special to The Detroit News Lakeland, Florida — For sheer weirdness, the sports world has annually offered spring-training baseball games, where all kinds of misadventures and artistic abuse can occur. They don’t get a lot loopier than the nine-inning cavalcade of craziness that unfurled Saturday as the Tigers beat the Philadelphia Phillies,
Sometimes late in Spring Training, as teams set their rosters and players start looking ahead to the regular season, crazy games happen. But somewhere on the Tigers’ and Phillies’ marches to Opening Day, they walked, ran, stumbled and scrambled through a bizarre eighth inning. “It was a wild Spring Training game that obviously ended in
LAKELAND, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers defeated the Philadelphia Phillies, 9-8, on Saturday at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium, improving to 12-11 in Grapefruit League play. What happened Right-hander Julio Teheran made his final start of the exhibition season. Recently added to the roster and starting rotation, the 30-year-old cruised through three innings. A
Detroit — So, how did Derek Holland get here? Through all the ups and downs with Texas, the injuries, the nomadic journey from team to team (White Sox, Giants, Cubs, Pirates); from last Aug. 8 against the Tigers when he gave up four home runs to the first five batters in Pittsburgh to pitching eight
BRADENTON, FLORIDA – Akil Baddoo hits an rbi double. (Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images) Detroit Tigers: The 2021 Opening Day roster is set by Roger Castillo Akil Baddoo has been the talk of Tiger Town this Spring. After coming to the Detroit Tigers from the Twins via the rule 5 draft, expectations were low…
The Detroit Tigers made their final decisions on the 2021 Opening Day roster on Saturday, and there was a surprise or two in store. First baseman Renato Nuñéz has been informed that he did not make the cut. Former closer Joe Jiménez was also left off the starting 26-man roster, and was optioned to Triple-A
In the end, the Tigers opted for versatility — in the bullpen, on the bench and in the field. Manager A.J. Hinch’s first Tigers roster will be known as an intersection of top prospects in Casey Mize, Tarik Skubal and Willi Castro with rebounding veterans like Julio Teheran and Derek Holland. But if you want
Detroit – Barring any late waiver claims, the Tigers 2021 roster is set. Manager AJ Hinch announced Saturday morning that reliever Joe Jimenez was optioned to Triple-A Toledo and that lefty Tyler Alexander had made the team. Hinch said he’d informed non-roster first baseman Renato Nunez that he did not make the Opening Day roster.
Fifteen days before Christmas, Akil Baddoo was at his childhood home, living in the basement at his parents’ house in Conyers, Georgia. The Rule 5 draft had started and the audio was being live streamed on MLB.com. “He and his dad were listening to it,” Akilah Baddoo, Akil’s mother, said. “I was working in my
Joe Jiménez opened last season as the Tigers’ closer and led the team in saves. He was their All-Star representative in 2018. He will open this season at the alternate training site in Toledo, Ohio. The Tigers finalized their eight-man bullpen on Saturday by optioning Jiménez to Triple-A Toledo. For the 26-year-old right-hander, it’ll mark
LAKELAND, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers have filled out their 26-man Opening Day roster with 13 pitchers and 13 position players. Getting to this point, however, came with tough conversations Saturday morning. Manager AJ Hinch informed non-roster invitee Renato Nunez, a slugger who struggled defensively at first base, that he will not make the team. Also, former
We won’t pretend the Detroit Tigers have your undivided attention right now. Spring training doesn’t matter, and not everyone cares about exit velocity. It’s getting warmer outside, and there’s still that whole pandemic thing happening, though thankfully COVID-19 shots are becoming more available.
The Detroit Tigers have set up their final roster this morning with a series of moves as we head towards the end of spring training. First, former All-Star closer Joe Jimenez was optioned down to Toledo. As Jake covered earlier this morning, this may have come as a surprise to some Tigers fans but the…
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA – MARCH 17: Joe Jiménez #77 of the Detroit Tigers throws a pitch during the fourth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies during a spring training game at BayCare Ballpark on March 17, 2021 in Clearwater, Florida. (Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images)
LAKELAND, Fla. — Former Detroit Tigers closer Joe Jimenez has been optioned to Triple-A Toledo, the team announced Saturday. Because the Tigers had to remove a player from the bullpen after adding lefty Derek Holland, eliminating Jimenez should finalize the 2021 Opening Day pitching staff, with five starters and eight relievers. Manager AJ Hinch said
LAKELAND, Fla. — The running joke in the clubhouse starts with Detroit Tigers bench coach George Lombard. “They’re ducking George Lombard behind the scenes because they don’t want their shoulder tapped to come in and meet with me,” manager AJ Hinch said Friday. “They’re certainly wondering and curious. It’s really hard because we haven’t communicated
Bradenton, Fla. — AJ Hinch looked at the gaudy scoreboard high atop left-center field at LECOM Ballpark. It was the fourth inning of Friday’s game between the Tigers and Pirates and Hinch, who has been in a few ballgames during his years playing and managing, saw something borderline crazy. His starting pitcher, Matthew Boyd, had
DUNEDIN, Fla. — Detroit Tigers right-hander Casey Mize pitched masterfully Thursday night. And with a chip on his shoulder. “I wanted to make a good impression,” Mize said Thursday. “Because, you know, I needed to. This spring hasn’t been as good as I would have liked for it to be, so I knew I needed to
BRADENTON, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-2, on Friday at LECOM Park, improving to 11-11 in Grapefruit League play. What happened Left-hander Matthew Boyd, the Opening Day starter, pitched into the fifth and sixth innings for the first time this spring. He was incredibly efficient, using 75 pitches (52 strikes) and