(In remembrance of former Detroit Tigers pitcher Paul Foytack, who died on January 23 at the age of 90.) Prior to making his professional baseball debut in the Tigers organization in 1949, it’s possible that the most memorable moment in Foytack’s life, to that point, happened six years earlier. In February 1943, 12-year-old Foytack and…
Punxsutawney Phil may have predicted six more weeks of winter, but spring is just around the corner for Major League Baseball. In preparation for the 2021 season, MLB.com will take the next few weeks to go around the horn and compare where each team in the American League Central stands Punxsutawney Phil may have predicted
Ryan Ford | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Spencer Torkelson ‘obsessed with winning’ for Detroit Tigers, even in minors Detroit Tigers third baseman Spencer Torkelson chats Friday, Jan. 29, 2021, about getting ready for his first real professional season. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press The big-league Detroit Tigers may be in for another
Casey Mize should be filthy. He’s the No. 11 prospect in baseball on MLB Pipeline’s new rankings for 2021, the third-best pitching prospect in the Top 100 and one of the Tigers’ unprecedented five prospects in the top 25 overall. So why was his big league debut in 2020 so underwhelming? Mize had a 6.99
If there is one thing I appreciate about baseball, it’s how you can identify the winds of change based on numbers. For example, let’s go back to 1971 and look at the Detroit Tigers’ starting rotation.
Greg Beacham | Associated Press Anaheim, Caif. — Pitching coach Mickey Callaway has been suspended by the Los Angeles Angels after allegations of inappropriate behavior toward several women who work in sports media. The Angels announced their decision Tuesday, a day after the allegations against the former New York Mets manager appeared in a report by
We recently wrote about the Detroit Tigers becoming the first team ever to land 5 players inside the top 25 on MLB Pipeline’s top-100 Prospects list. If we switch over to Baseball America’s top-100 prospect rankings, the Tigers are the first team since the 2011 Kansas City Royals to land 5 players in the top…
With the Red Sox now just a few million dollars shy of the luxury-tax threshold after their deals to bring in Garrett Richards, Enrique Hernandez, Martin Perez and Adam Ottavino, a reunion with Jackie Bradley Jr. appears unlikely, ESPN’s Buster Olney wrote Sunday. That’s not especially surprising on its own, of course, but Olney notes
Welcome to the first-ever installment of the Motor City Bengals Top 20 Detroit Tigers prospects. The MCB staff has compiled our prospect lists and we will be releasing our consensus rankings, along with a breakdown of each player, in a series of articles in the coming days. Today, we look at #15 on our list, Bryant Packard.
New Tigers catcher Wilson Ramos says he’s excited about the next chapter.
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers C Wilson Ramos: ‘I know how to handle’ young pitchers Detroit Tigers catcher Wilson Ramos talks Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, about joining a new team and working with young pitchers. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press It was 2006 when Miguel Cabrera and Wilson
Ronald Blum AP Baseball Writer | Associated Press New York – Major League Baseball players rejected a proposal to delay the start of spring training and the season due to the coronavirus pandemic, vowing Monday night to report under the original schedule. MLB proposed to the players’ association on Friday that the start of spring
Tony Paul | The Detroit News Paul Foytack, a right-handed pitcher who was a mainstay in the Tigers rotation in the 1950s and early 1960s and who might be best known for giving up a home run to Mickey Mantle that is considered the longest in baseball history, has died. Foytack died Jan. 23 at
Our annual look at the best tools on MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 Prospects list serves as a preview of coming attractions to the big leagues. In the last five years alone, we’ve spotlighted Corey Seager’s bat, Cody Bellinger’s power (as well as that of Joey Gallo and Luis Robert), Byron Buxton’s defense and Josh Hader’s
Wilson Ramos said he never discussed the possibility of signing with the Tigers with good friend Miguel Cabrera while they worked out together this offseason in South Florida. But when the team called with interest last week, their friendship played a role in drawing the veteran catcher to Detroit. Ramos Wilson Ramos said he never
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers C Wilson Ramos: ‘I know how to handle’ young pitchers Detroit Tigers catcher Wilson Ramos talks Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, about joining a new team and working with young pitchers. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press For Detroit Tigers right-hander Casey Mize, it takes
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Tony Paul | The Detroit News The 2020 season was tough on so many levels, for so many players, Wilson Ramos included. His playing time was cut, to his surprise, and he slogged through one of the worst offensive seasons of his career. The two were not at all unrelated, he believes. And, oh, there
Welcome to the first-ever installment of the Motor City Bengals Top 20 Detroit Tigers prospects. The MCB staff has compiled our prospect lists and we will be releasing our consensus rankings, along with a breakdown of each player, in a series of articles in the coming days. Today, we look at #16 on our list,…
Jimmy Golen | Associated Press Boston — Dustin Pedroia, the undersized and over-achieving second baseman who spurred the Boston Red Sox to a pair of World Series victories with his grit and another, after a knee injury effective ended his career, with his mouth, has retired. Pedroia, 37, was the AL Rookie of the Year in 2007