Tigers right-hander Michael Fulmer sounded like a guy who was breathing a sigh of relief after pitching three shutout innings out of the bullpen in a 5-3 victory over the Phillies on Sunday afternoon. Prior to Sunday, he was having a spring to forget, allowing 10 runs in six innings. Fulmer acknowledged that he was
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LAKELAND, Fla. — Detroit Tigers left-hander Matthew Boyd is scheduled to be the Opening Day starter, manager AJ Hinch announced Monday. The Tigers begin the 2021 season April 1 against the Cleveland Indians at Comerica Park. This is the 30-year-old’s second consecutive Opening Day start. “He’s had success,” Hinch said last week. “He’s also had
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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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