Mar 22, 2021; Dunedin, Florida, USA; Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Julio Teheran (50) pitches in the first inning against the Toronto Blue Jays during spring training at TD Ballpark. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports
Two Tigers starters at very different stages of their careers received news Wednesday that they’d been waiting to hear. Julio Teheran bet on himself and took a Minor League contract with the Tigers last month rather than some Major League offers from other clubs. He’s officially won that bet, making Detroit’s Opening Day roster. Tarik
Lakeland, Fla. — Oh man, it would’ve been such a cool moment. Just imagine. Manager AJ Hinch lets rookie Tarik Skubal pitch to one batter in the fifth inning. Gives him one more up-down, gets to his pitch-count and as he’s taking the ball from him says, “Oh, and by the way, you’ve made the team.
LAKELAND, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers were forced to make a decision Wednesday about right-hander Julio Teheran: Give him a roster spot or let him walk. The former two-time All-Star isn’t going anywhere. The Tigers added Teheran to the 40-man roster, guaranteeing him a spot on the 26-man Opening Day roster, manager AJ Hinch announced Wednesday. Teheran
On the other side of the world, Cam Gibson found his swing, not to mention the best hamburger of his life. “A Mary’s burger — incredible,” said Gibson, a Detroit Tigers minor leaguer. So let’s focus on that burger. Because that burger leads to baseball in this story from down under. “It’s this place called
Lakeland, Fla. — Grayson Greiner was at the hospital awaiting a CT scan on the night of March 7. His wife and two young children were with him. Three-year-old Hudson couldn’t quite figure out why daddy looked so different. “He kept asking what was wrong with my face,” Greiner said Tuesday, able to laugh about it
With one week left in big league camp, pitchers are beginning to stretch out. And as more hurlers are being reassigned there’s more room for top prospects to go deeper into their starts. The Padres’ MacKenzie Gore, Tigers’ Tarik Skubal and A’s Daulton Jefferies all pitched into the fourth inning on Tuesday for the first
As spring training draws to a close and we have a better idea of what the Detroit Tigers have on their roster, we also have an idea of how the prospect scene looks. From the Statcast highlights of Riley Greene to Spencer Torkelson’s slow start, those are some of the changes on the prospect front.
Over the coming days, MLB Pipeline is ranking farm systems by their position-player and pitcher groups as well as their 21-and-under talent. This provides one way of highlighting the strengths of the game’s best farm systems and also gives us a chance to point out ways that some of the more middling clubs can still
Lakeland, Fla. — You slump early in camp and nobody notices. You slump late in camp, and it’s a story. Tigers rookie Isaac Paredes, as his fight for one of the last position-player spots on the roster comes down to the wire, has hit the skids offensively. He’s 4 for 31 this spring with seven strikeouts.
Maybe Tarik Skubal’s Spring Training was going too smoothly. The Tigers had seen plenty of examples of how he could dominate a lineup. Tuesday gave manager A.J. Hinch a second consecutive opportunity to see how Skubal handles himself in a jam. Better to see it now in a spring setting, a teaching moment, than discover
A 5-5 tie was highlighted by a 3-run home run from Detroit native and Dearborn Divine Child High School graduate Eric Haase. Plus, Willi Castro continued his strong spring.
LAKELAND, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers tied the New York Yankees, 5-5, on Tuesday at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium, remaining 9-11 in Grapefruit League play. What happened Left-hander Tarik Skubal started and went into the fifth inning, but gave up a leadoff walk. That’s when manager AJ Hinch pulled him after 82 pitches (just 42 strikes).
Earlier today, our Brooke Fletcher was part of the Tigers Opening Weekend Neighborhood Tour stop in the Fort Schaefer neighborhood where Street Teams delivered great Tigers swag to the residents as everyone starts to get excited for Opening Day, a week from Thursday.
Show Caption Hide Caption Why Detroit Tigers’ AJ Hinch picked Matthew Boyd as Opening Day starter Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch talks Monday, March 22, 2021, about making Matthew Boyd his Opening Day starter. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press Grapefruit League: Detroit Tigers (9-11) vs. New York Yankees (13-7) When: 1:05 p.m. Tuesday. Where: Publix
Though MLB Pipeline’s sixth-ranked Tigers prospect started on a tear, the 22-year-old infielder has cooled off over the last couple of weeks. He hasn’t fallen into the strikeout rut that troubled him last season, but he entered Tuesday’s game against the Yankees batting 4-for-31 with two walks and seven strikeouts this spring. It’s something for
Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers’ Julio Teheran explains back tightness: ‘Nothing to worry about’ Detroit Tigers right-hander Julio Teheran checks in Monday, March 22, 2021, following his start against the Toronto Blue Jays in spring training. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press LAKELAND, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers scheduled a meeting, led by manager AJ
The Erie SeaWolves, Double-A Affiliate the Detroit Tigers, and Erie Events announce today that UPMC Park will host an expanded slate of high school baseball games in 2021. Beginning on Tuesday, April 6, Erie area high school teams will be showcased at the new UPMC Park over 20 dates in The Erie SeaWolves, Double-A Affiliate
Nice, it was, having baseball back last summer. Having actual big-league games on radio and TV, even if a pandemic was barring folks from MLB ballparks. Soothing — that’s the word — having those broadcasts from Comerica Park and other big-league ballparks flowing into living rooms and vehicles as Matt Shepard on Fox Sports Detroit
Lakeland, Fla. — The working assumption has been, if the Tigers carry Rule 5 rookie Akil Baddoo on the Opening Day roster, they will have to carry five outfielders. A logical assumption given the Tigers presently have four mostly-established outfielders — Robbie Grossman, JaCoby Jones, Nomar Mazara and Victor Reyes. But you know the deal about