LAKELAND, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers continue to trim the roster as spring training winds down. The second round of cuts on Tuesday optioned five players to Triple-A Toledo: right-handed pitchers Matt Manning, Franklin Perez and Alex Lange, infielder Zack Short and outfielder Christin Stewart. This means these players — along with the four pitchers
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Sánchez made his first career Spring Training appearance, after a visa issue and a false-positive COVID-19 test delayed his campaign. The Marlins’ top prospect worked around a pair of hits and a walk for 1 2/3 scoreless innings. Sánchez utilized three ground balls, including two double plays to get out unscathed. McClanahan pitched a perfect
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Detroit — Hours after GOP lawmakers argued for the state to ease crowd restrictions inside Comerica Park, the Detroit Tigers vowed to detail a plan in the coming days to admit more than the current 1,000-fan limit for Opening Day and beyond. The Tigers on Monday afternoon touted a “comprehensive plan” arranged over several months in coordination with
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Evan Petzold   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers Rule 5 pick Akil Baddoo ‘trying to be aggressive’ Detroit Tigers outfielder Akil Baddoo talks Monday, March 15, 2021, about trying to make the 26-man roster. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press LAKELAND, Fla. — Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch is ready to give outfielder
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Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Lakeland, Fla. — Be wary of the beasts of March. Minor-league rosters typically get a middle-of-April infusion of spring training warriors who flame out quickly when the real games start. That’s the conventional wisdom, of course. It’s gets borne out every year. Mikie Mahtook comes immediately to mind. Daz Cameron from
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Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press LAKELAND, Fla. — Entering the 2014 season, Louisville baseball coach Dan McDonnell needed a new ace. He had one name in mind for the coveted role as Friday starter: Kyle Funkhouser. “We have the players fill out three individual goals and three team goals,” McDonnell told the Free Press on March 2.
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Pitching remained the order of the day Sunday. The 2019 No. 11 overall selection fanned seven batters in a row over three perfect frames in the Blue Jays’ 5-1 loss to the Yankees at TD Ballpark. After coaxing Mike Tauchman to ground out to third base to start the game, Manoah got Luke Voit to
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