Meet an under-the-radar Tigers prospect who’s big arm is raising expectations.
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Detroit — The Tigers on Tuesday added another veteran pitcher to the mix. Right-hander Erasmo Ramirez, entering his age-31 season with parts of 10 big-league seasons under his belt, was signed to a minor-league contract with an invitation to the Tigers’ big-league camp next month. Ramirez pitched in six games out
Mike Fitzpatrick | Associated Press New York — Jared Porter went from rising star to unemployed — literally overnight. Just more than a month after joining the New York Mets as general manager, Porter was fired Tuesday for sending sexually explicit, uninvited text messages and images to a female reporter in 2016 when he was
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers’ George Lombard reflects on mother ahead of Martin Luther King Jr. Day Tigers bench coach George Lombard’s mother, Posy, was a civil rights activist alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Her son shares story, Jan. 17, 2021. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press Detroit
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Detroit — Tigers manager AJ Hinch, speaking on MLB Network Radio on Sirius XM on Sunday, gave a little clue as to what general manager Al Avila might still be looking to add to the roster this offseason. “If you give an analysis of our team last year, we were
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers international signee Cristian Santana has ‘advanced approach’ with bat Detroit Tigers director of international operations Tom Moore checks in Friday, Jan. 15, 2021, to discuss the newest members of the organization. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press The Detroit Tigers upgraded their crop of
MLB Pipeline will reveal its 2021 Top 100 Prospects list on Friday, Jan. 29. Leading up to the release of the Top 100, we’ll examine baseball’s Top 10 prospects at each position. In the shortened 2020 season, many young arms were called upon to help out pitching staffs. Six of MLB Pipeline will reveal its
Ah yes, it is the most wonderful time of the year if you are a fan of prospects. The annual Baseball America’s top 100 prospects list was released and the Detroit Tigers are well represented on the list.
(Click here for part one on Al Kaline’s quest to 3,000 hits. Click here for part two.) Al Kaline had played a lot of baseball and collected a lot of hits by the time August 1974 rolled around. To be exact, he had played in 2,778 big league games and collected 2,950 hits. Reaching 3,000…
Maybe Detroit Tigers veteran starter Matthew Boyd is who he is; we have collectively been watching and waiting with each passing season for a Matthew Boyd breakout into the ace-like ceiling many have proposed for him. He certainly has some of the ingredients–tall, long, and strong with strike-throwing ability and a slider that generates a multitude…
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers’ George Lombard reflects on mother ahead of Martin Luther King Jr. Day Tigers bench coach George Lombard’s mother, Posy, was a civil rights activist alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Her son shares story, Jan. 17, 2021. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press George
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Spencer Torkelson smashes home run in Tigers instructional league game Detroit Tigers infield prospect Spencer Torkelson, the No. 1 overall pick in 2020 MLB draft, smashes a home run to LF in instructional league game in Lakeland, Fla., Oct. 19, 2020. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free
The Detroit News | The Detroit News The kid cats are coming on strong, and the rest of baseball is taking notice. The Tigers have five prospects in the top 31 of Baseball America’s preseason, which was released Monday (subscribers only). Detroit’s list is led by first baseman Spencer Torkelson, the slugger who was taken
The rich history of the Tigers includes several Hall of Fame careers and countless legendary seasons. But what about great individual pitching games? The list includes several no-hitters and one would-be perfect game, but also some great outings in the clutch. Here’s one writer’s ranking of the top five single-game The rich history of the
George Lombard hit five of his eight Major League home runs with the Tigers during his half-season in Detroit in 2002. One of those home runs will always have a special place for him. The former Braves prospect and new Tigers bench coach was a few weeks into his stint with Detroit when the team
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers’ AJ Hinch thinks team can win in 2021 with ‘mindset change’ Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch breaks down the team’s offseason entering the 2021 season Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press The minor leagues will return for the 2021 season, following
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers’ George Lombard reflects on mother ahead of Martin Luther King Jr. Day Tigers bench coach George Lombard’s mother, Posy, was a civil rights activist alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Her son shares story, Jan. 17, 2021. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press George
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Detroit — There may not be a more fitting day to introduce — or reintroduce for fans of a more aged vintage — new Tigers bench coach George Lombard than on Martin Luther King Day. That’s because the late Posy Lombard, a white woman from a wealthy New England
If you think MLB Pipeline’s sixth annual All-Defense team looks familiar, you’re correct. Seven of the eight members have made previous editions of our squad of the best defensive prospects in the game. Braves outfielder Cristian Pache, a mainstay on the All-Defense team since 2018, is the first player to If you think MLB Pipeline’s
There are a few big names left on the free-agent market that will be going off the board within a few weeks. With the signings of José Ureña and Robbie Grossman, the Detroit Tigers have addressed at least two positions of need so far. Where they will go with as far as catching goes, we…