LAKELAND, Fla. — Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch has announced Miguel Cabrera, entering his 19th campaign in the majors, as his Opening Day first baseman. The Tigers begin the season Thursday against the Cleveland Indians at Comerica Park. The memorable day of baseball will also be Cabrera’s first regular-season contest at first base since June
Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers’ AJ Hinch explains Miguel Cabrera’s offensive approach this spring Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch talks Monday, March 29, 2021, about Miguel Cabrera’s approach in the batter’s box this spring training. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press It was so easy. I went to Ford Field last week, stood in line
LAKELAND, Fla. — Looking back, Marwin Gonzalez is thankful for the transformation that reshaped his career. In a backup role with the Houston Astros, he played a career-high 103 games in the 2014 season, his third year in the majors. At the time, Gonzalez considered himself a shortstop. Then, manager AJ Hinch showed up. “He was the one
Even with team rosters finally coming into focus with Opening Day approaching, there are still significant questions to be answered for every Major League team. Whether it’s a club looking to snap a lengthy postseason drought or the reigning champion Dodgers, every team has at least one lingering matter that will play out over the
The Detroit Tigers Weekly Draft Report gets back into the groove as the top of the draft continues to take shape. Last week we saw more dominant pitching, including one no-hitter and another near no-hitter, while many of the presumed top bats continue to slide down the ranks.
While Spring Training stats don’t carry all of the weight, it still can be exciting when a young player grabs the spotlight at camp. Top prospects Ke’Bryan Hayes and Akil Baddoo continued notching big hits for their respective teams as both registered exit velocities over 100 mph in Monday’s Grapefruit League action. Hayes, baseball’s No.
Finally? Finally. Finally. Yes, finally, we’ll get baseball that counts, beginning Thursday. (OK, OK, we’ve got a couple more spring training games today and tomorrow, but who’s counting?) Cleveland will be in town — they’re lacking Francisco Lindor, Carlos Carrasco, Carlos Santana, Trevor Bauer and their old nickname (more or less), but Shane Bieber is
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When we talked about players who absolutely clobber the Detroit Tigers, you can think of a few names that we brought up last August. Players like Whit Merrifield and Jose Ramirez came to mind. Thankfully in 2020, the shortened season allowed us to only see a few of these players limit their damage against Tigers…
With only three games remaining on their Grapefruit League calendar, the Detroit Tigers entered their contest with the New York Yankees on Monday just looking to get those last reps in. Pitchers and hitters should be dialed in and conditioned for the season by now, so it’s more about the finer points. However, in the
TAMPA, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers defeated the New York Yankees, 5-2, on Monday at George M. Steinbrenner Field, improving to 13-11 in Grapefruit League play. What happened The Tigers scored their five runs on six hits and two walks. They struck out 13 times. Right-hander Jose Urena made his final spring start and pitched into the fifth inning.
The Tigers watched the Twins and White Sox vault from rebuilding teams with loads of young talent to playoff contenders to division favorites over the past few years. It’s not Detroit’s turn to make the jump just yet, but it’s time for the Tigers to turn the corner. A.J. Hinch’s arrival as manager and Chris
The Tigers opted to mix and match at first base to open the season, but they’ll still have Renato Núñez just down the road in case they change their minds. The slugging first baseman decided not to exercise the opt-out clause in his contract and will report to the alternate site in Toledo, Ohio, when
Ah for the days when we had league MVP candidates wearing the Olde English D. A run at the big prize seems highly unlikely for any of the 2021 Detroit Tigers roster, but then again, stranger things have happened. In fact, they seem to be happening constantly these days. A ship getting stuck in the
Show Caption Hide Caption Why Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch decided to keep Akil Baddoo, Harold Castro Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch talks Saturday, March 27, 2021, about his Opening Day roster decisions. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press TAMPA, Fla. — Detroit Tigers pitching coach Chris Fetter tested positive for COVID-19 and will be away from
TAMPA, Fla. — In a surprising move, Detroit Tigers first baseman Renato Nunez is staying with the organization, despite not getting cut Friday from consideration to make the 26-man Opening Day roster. The slugger turns 27 next week and will report to Toledo. He is be stationed set to compete at the alternate training site in April before Triple-A
Tigers pitching coach Chris Fetter was looking forward to his first Opening Day in the Major Leagues, but he will have to watch from afar. The first-year coach is in isolation after receiving a positive test for COVID-19 on Sunday night, manager A.J. Hinch announced Monday morning. The Tigers have put additional coaches in camp
Lakeland, Fla. — Offsetting news Monday that the Tigers had lost pitching coach Chris Fetter for the time being to COVID-19 protocol, manager AJ Hinch revealed that first baseman Renato Nunez has decided to stick with the Tigers rather than pursue work with another club. Nunez, a right-handed hitting first baseman who next week turns
Detroit — The Tigers will not have their new pitching coach in the dugout on Opening Day on Thursday. Manager AJ Hinch announced Monday that Chris Fetter had tested positive for COVID-19 and would be away from the team “for the foreseeable future.” “I’m devastated for him,” Hinch said. “No. 1, we’re going to navigate through
Having closed out the last weekend of spring training baseball, we are a few short days away from the start of the season. The roster has been set and the team has two more warm ups before heading north. Let’s take a look at what folks are talking about. The first bit of news emerged