LAKELAND, Fla. — Detroit Tigers pitcher Casey Mize had just made a mistake. He worked Bryce Harper into an 0-2 count and wanted to end the March 13 at-bat at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater with a strikeout of the former National League MVP. His wipeout pitch is the splitter, dropping below the strike zone and making hitters look foolish.
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By Mark Polishuk | March 20, 2021 at 12:58pm CDT The latest on coronavirus-related situations around baseball… Tigers right-hander Spencer Turnbull is away from camp due to COVID-19 protocols, manager A.J. Hinch told reporters (including MLive.com’s Evan Woodbery), though Hinch specified that Turnbull himself hadn’t done anything in violation of rules.  Turnbull was a candidate
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The Tigers will begin selling individual game tickets Thursday, after the state increased capacity limits to 8,200 starting with Opening Day on April 1. Tickets will be available at tigers.com, but the team said availability will be limited because priority will go to season-ticket holders. On Friday, the state eased outdoor gathering restrictions. The Tigers
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For the second time this Spring Training, Spencer Torkelson has been cut, this time from the Tigers’ camp roster. Despite the well-deserved attention on Torkelson, who retains his top spot in MLB Pipeline’s just-updated Tigers Top 30 prospects list, and outfielder Riley Greene, who ranks third, neither was going to make the team yet. Their
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LAKELAND, Fla. — The numbers don’t paint a majestic picture for Detroit Tigers right-hander Casey Mize: Eight hits, one walk, five earned runs and five strikeouts across 3⅔ innings Friday against the Toronto Blue Jays. Neither do the 23-year-old’s numbers through four outings in spring training: 12 hits, 10 walks, 11 earned runs and 12 strikeouts
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