Though the Tigers have never enjoyed a dynasty of World Series titles, they’ve had some of the most dominant single seasons in baseball history. Often, they’ve been the culmination of teams that have contended for a few years before finally breaking through. Here’s one reporter’s take on the five best seasons in Tigers history: 1)
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Lakeland, Fla. — Robbie Grossman took a minute to look around the TigerTown complex Monday before his first official workout with his new team. It took him back. “With all these young kids running around, I was in their shoes at one point,” he said. “Now I know what it’s
New Tigers manager A.J. Hinch liked the intensity on the first day of full-squad workouts in Lakeland. #TigersST
New Tigers outfielder Robbie Grossman says he’s honored and blessed to have the opportunity to work with the younger players. #TigersST
Jeimer Candelario says he’s putting in his reps at third base right now, after having worked on his flexibility during the offseason. #TigersST
LAKELAND, Fla. — One of the scenic quirks about the Tigertown complex is the fire training station that sits between the back fields and Lake Parker. It’s down the right-field line beyond one field, down the left-field line beyond another, and the sight of training exercises can provide a strange backdrop. There was no such
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press LAKELAND, Fla. — When Robbie Grossman watches 20-year-old outfielder Riley Greene, one of the prized prospects in the Detroit Tigers‘ rebuild, he thinks about the emotions of his first major league spring training with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2009. The nerves. The excitement. The joy of wearing the uniform. “They’re here
Tag along with Miggy as he goes through his Tigers Productions experience during spring training. The 2-time MVP brought his A-game to the video shoots, including striking a pose in front of a 20-foot video wall and sharing his trademark sense of humor in the interview room. Looking for more? Check back on Tigers YouTube
This year, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Topps’ first set of baseball cards, MLB.com will revisit the most memorable cards to ever hit shelves. To identify the creme de la creme of cards, MLB is asking you — the card holders — to share your favorites. Fans can share their memories in one of
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press LAKELAND, Fla. — Franklin Perez looks healthy. That’s a good place to start. The Detroit Tigers received Perez, catcher Jake Rogers and outfielder Daz Cameron when they traded Justin Verlander to the Houston Astros in 2017. There are unanswered questions about all of them. So far, the deal has yielded little on the Tigers’
Jeff Seidel, Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press LAKELAND, Fla. — It was enough to make you dream about the future. The Detroit Tigers unveiled an interesting group of prospects on one of the back fields at Tiger Town on Monday morning during the first full-squad practice. It included Daniel Pinero at first base, Kody Clemens at
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Lakeland, Fla. — Very soon the focus is going to shift from the manager to the players, from concepts and theories to game action, performance, success and failure. But Monday was AJ Hinch’s day. It was about the Tigers’ first-year manager setting his agenda, laying out his expectations and setting
LAKELAND, Fla. — Robbie Grossman has been where some of the Tigers prospects are now, going through their first big league camp and walking on eggshells. He has never been where he is now. Grossman got his first Spring Training at-bats as a teenager in 2009, a Pirates Draft pick out of high school brought
Now, it’s time for us to explore the remainder of the Detroit Tigers farm system and highlight some the interesting names from beyond the top 20 (see what I did there). The “Beyond the Top 20” series will breakdown some of the prospects who missed our list but deserve some further discussion.
Lynn Henning | The Detroit News Al Avila was asked during a media session Wednesday if he wouldn’t mind listing the Tigers’ top three or so draft choices heading into the beginning of the 2021 college baseball season, which got going Friday. This was, of course, asked jocularly, even if no one but the Tigers general
Way back in 2015, the Detroit Tigers selected Texas prep right-hander Beau Burrows with the 22nd overall pick in former GM Dave Dombrowski’s last draft with the organization. While that feels like a lifetime ago, Burrows is still just 24 years old. In prospect terms, that’s not particularly old for a pitcher as long as
Welcome to full-squad session Monday. I woke this morning with a thankfulness that although there are plenty of things to find frustration with when it comes to the front office of the Detroit Tigers, at least they aren’t the Seattle Mariners and the special brand of leadership they have with President Kevin Mather. There’s a
Until they come stateside and reach the full season A-ball circuit, international free agent signings are often a bit of a mystery to MLB fanbases. The top guys will generally have had a lot of eyes on them for a while, and plenty of video to boot, but the majority are known only by reputation
Jeff Seidel | Detroit Free Press LAKELAND, Fla. – It’s strange covering the Detroit Tigers right now. It’s like going to a stadium and looking into a crystal ball, trying to figure out the future, paying more attention to “what could be” for the next 10 years, instead of “what is” for this one. So
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press LAKELAND, Fla. — Reliever Zack Hess doesn’t need to put pressure on himself this spring. The Detroit Tigers brought Hess, ranked by MLB Pipeline as the farm system’s No. 30 prospect, to major league spring training as a non-roster invitee. But the 23-year-old isn’t a candidate to break camp on the roster. And Hess