LAKELAND, Fla. — Welcome to the beginning of spring training’s end. The Detroit Tigers, led by manager AJ Hinch, are bracing for tough decisions about numerous players with only nine days remaining in camp. With Opening Day scheduled for April 1 against the Cleveland Indians in Comerica Park, there isn’t much time left to sort out the 26-man
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By Anthony Franco | March 21, 2021 at 10:12pm CDT The latest on COVID-19 situations throughout the league: Tigers starter Spencer Turnbull looks unlikely to return to Spring Training before the end of camp due to health and safety protocols, manager A.J. Hinch told reporters (including Chris McCosky of the Detroit News).  Hinch didn’t rule out
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The most efficient way to build a winning big league club is by constructing a strong farm system. Since MLB Pipeline began ranking farm systems biannually in 2015, every organization that claimed the top spot has enjoyed plenty of on-field success. The first three teams to sit atop our rankings — the Cubs (pre-2015), Red
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CLEARWATER, Fla. — Detroit Tigers left-hander Tyler Alexander didn’t come to spring training expecting make to the Opening Day roster. The new face of the organization — manager AJ Hinch — has no loyalties. With two years of MLB experience, the 26-year-old is determined to get to Comerica Park. But Alexander understands he must earn his spot with
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Jazz Chisholm is certainly making his case to be the Marlins’ starting second baseman. MLB Pipeline’s No. 66 prospect didn’t start Sunday, but made his presence felt late by going 2-for-2 with his third dinger of the spring — a two-run shot in the sixth inning — to help lift Miami over Houston, 4-2, at
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The last batter of Michael Fulmer’s outing Sunday pretty much summed up his day. He threw five different pitches in his five-pitch at-bat against Phillies catcher Andrew Knapp, starting with a slider that Knapp chased and ending with a curveball that prompted Knapp to chase again for an inning-ending strikeout. With that, Fulmer finished three
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CLEARWATER, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers defeated the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-3, on Sunday at BayCare Ballpark, improving to 9-10 in Grapefruit League play. What happened Right-hander Matt Manning — ranked as the Tigers’ No. 5 prospect by MLB Pipeline — started and completed two innings. He gave up two runs on three hits and two walks, with two
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Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers prospect Casey Mize ‘learned a lot’ in fourth spring training game Detroit Tigers right-hander Casey Mize talks after making his fourth appearance in spring training Friday, March 19, 2021, against the Blue Jays. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press Detroit Tigers vs. Philadelphia Phillies When: 1:05 p.m.  Where: BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater,
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Detroit Tigers fans eager to attend games at Comerica Park in 2021 after a one-year COVID-induced exile received good news on March 19. The team announced, “The latest epidemic order announced by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services allows for select outdoor entertainment and recreational facilities, which operate under enhanced safety protocols, to…
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CLEARWATER, Fla. — Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch is treading murky waters as he tries to explain what’s happening with right-hander Spencer Turnbull, once a potential Opening Day starter. He can’t say too much. Without the player’s consent, teams cannot announce the details of someone missing time for COVID-19 reasons. Turnbull is away from the team’s
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