Jeff Seidel | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch evaluates Michael Fulmer, Tarik Skubal after win Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch talks about two of his pitchers Saturday, March 6, 2021, after the team’s 6-5 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press SARASOTA, Fla. — Detroit Tigers
SARASOTA, Fla. — Tarik Skubal was the last of the highly touted pitching prospects in Tigers camp to pitch in a game this Spring Training. He was also one of the most highly anticipated. “I think my fear is that he’s going to want to do it all tonight,” manager A.J. Hinch said before Saturday’s
LAKELAND, Fla. — Kody Clemens didn’t have to wait until Spring Training to make a first impression on his new manager. He did that last fall. Clemens and a friend had an early tee time one morning near their home in Houston, early enough that they were grabbing coffee before teeing off. With everyone wearing
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Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Show Caption Hide Caption Tigers prospect Kody Clemens: ‘Excited to show what I have to offer’ Son of Rogers Clemens tells Detroit News’ Chris McCosky what his goals are this spring, which includes using all fields as a hitter. The Detroit News Lakeland, Fla. — So Tigers’ infield prospect
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch: ‘We’re not going to be passive’ Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch talks Saturday, March 6, 2021, about his team’s approach to drawing walks in spring training. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press LAKELAND, Fla. — It’s too early in spring training
Experienced baseball fans understand that March is both the most desperately anticipated and truly underwhelming month on the calendar. After a long winter without Major League Baseball, the best thing about spring training is the knowledge that real action is near. The actual gameplay, once we’re finally permitted to actually watch said games, isn’t usually
The 2021 MLB Draft is still four months away, but college baseball is in full swing, so it’s time to begin our weekly updates to keep Detroit Tigers fans informed. Be sure to check out our college and high school previews, as things are really starting to ramp up in the amateur baseball world. The…
Jeff Seidel | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Al Kaline, Mr. Tiger, dies at age 85 A look back at the life of Al Kaline, the Detroit Tigers great, who died on April 6, 2020, at age 85. Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press LAKELAND, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers have set up Al
Lynn Henning | Special to The Detroit News Show Caption Hide Caption Tigers’ Willi Castro: ‘I haven’t changed my routine’ Tigers shortstop tells Detroit News’ Lynn Henning why he opted not to play in winter league and the reasons why he’s stinging the ball this spring The Detroit News Tampa, Fla. — In olden days,
TAMPA, Fla. — No, Spencer Torkelson’s first start at third base this Spring Training did not include a can of corn. That would’ve been too easy. Instead, his first inning on Friday in the Tigers’ 1-1 draw with the Yankees actually put some heat into the hot corner. For someone who was looking to put
Another new feature for Motor City Bengals in 2021 is that we are kicking off our first-ever Detroit Tigers Prospect Week that will run from March 8 to March 14. The official schedule of articles will be dropping on Monday morning.
Manager A.J. Hinch says that he’s hoping to build an identity of pressure, with their bats or legs, after his Tigers tie the Yankees at 1 on Friday. #TigersST
We hear from new Tigers outfielder Nomar Mazara, who says that his swing feels really good and he’s where he needs to be right now. #TigersST
Matthew Boyd takes us through his start against the Yankees on Friday. #TigersST
Jeff Seidel | Detroit Free Press TAMPA, Fla. — Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch is trying to instill an aggressive approach this spring. And nobody embodied that more than outfielder Jacob Robson on Friday against the New York Yankees at George M. Steinbrenner Field. In the eighth inning, the Tigers were down, 1-0, when Robson
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers’ Spencer Turnbull reacts to first spring training start Detroit Tigers right-hander Spencer Turnbull talks Thursday, March 4, 2021, about his first spring training outing. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press LAKELAND, Fla. — There were plenty of options for Nomar Mazara, a 25-year-old outfielder
TAMPA, Fla. — Nomar Mazara felt like he was just getting started when last season ended. He was hitting the ball hard, just not often enough and not where he needed it. After a 7-for-40 slump with 16 strikeouts in 11 games from Sept. 1-16, 2020, he began to dig himself out over the final
One would imagine one of the league’s biggest patches of grass would require a lengthy study guide, and so it is for the Tigers outfielders, who were introduced to the full playbook from new bench coach George Lombard in Spring Training.
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Lakeland, Fla. — You really need to be careful about making hard and fast judgments about players off a small sample size. Especially in baseball, where the normal measuring base is 162 games. Take new Tigers outfielder Nomar Mazara as a case study. From 2016 through 2019 with the Rangers, he averaged