The Tigers have interviewed Pirates bench coach Don Kelly for their managerial vacancy, reports Rob Biertempfel of the Athletic (Twitter link). However, Biertempfel cautions that Kelly isn’t considered a “top candidate” at the moment due to his relative lack of coaching experience. He’s more likely to return to Pittsburgh in his current position, it seems.
Lynn Henning | The Detroit News Lakeland, Fla. — I’m sitting here on an 80-degree Saturday afternoon in the press box at Marchant Stadium — or, rather, Publix Field at Marchant Stadium as the sponsorship dollars have determined. An executive decision has been made that, in fact, you can offer some basic critiques and see
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Riley Greene has been giving fellow Tigers top prospect Spencer Torkelson a ride to Tigertown each morning since the Florida instructional league began last week in Lakeland, Fla. On Monday, Torkelson returned the favor by driving him home. Torkelson’s first home run in a competitive pro game showed the big-time Riley Greene has been giving
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. LAKELAND, Fla. — Spencer
After producing 13.6 bWAR across his prior two seasons with the Oakland Athletics, Marcus Semien had a down year in 2020. A one year “prove it” deal makes sense for both Semien and the Detroit Tigers. MLB free agency is rapidly approaching and the Detroit Tigers have several key roster holes to fill. In addition
Watch Detroit Tigers infield prospect Spencer Torkelson, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 MLB draft, hit a home run in the first inning of an instructional league game in Lakeland, Fla., Monday, Oct. 19, 2020. #DetroitTigers #SpencerTorkelson #SpencerTorkelsonHomeRun
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers’ Spencer Torkelson crushes homer in instructional league Detroit Tigers top prospects Riley Greene and Spencer Torkelson put together solid at-bats in the first inning of an instructional league game, Monday, Oct. 19, 2020. LAKELAND, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers played the Toronto Blue Jays
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Tony Paul | The Detroit News Barbara Gibson, the mother of Tigers legend Kirk Gibson who was a long-time speech teacher and drama director at Clarkston High School and was known as “Ma” by her students, has died. Gibson died Oct. 11, surrounded by Kirk and sisters Jackie and Tina. She was 89. “She loved
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Nicholas Castellanos will ‘miss’ Detroit Tigers, excited to help Cubs Nicholas Castellanos reacts to being traded from the Tigers to the Cubs at the trade-deadline buzzer, Wednesday, July 31, 2019 in Anaheim. LAKELAND, Fla. — Nicholas Castellanos wasn’t going to re-sign with the Detroit Tigers after
The Detroit Tigers need outfield help. The St.Louis Cardinals need starting pitching. Enter Tyler O’Neill. I went back and forth in the Motor City Bengals Slack channel about doing a Detroit Tigers trade ideas article. For one, our site history has had quite a few past proposals that were too far fetched or unrealistic. The
The Tigers interviewed Royals bench coach Pedro Grifol for their managerial opening, reports Jon Morosi of MLB Network. The 50-year-old made a strong impression on Detroit higher-ups and has put himself in “the top tier of candidates,” Morosi adds. Grifol has come up as a possibility in various managerial searches in recent seasons, including last
Lynn Henning | The Detroit News Lakeland, Fla. – Only eight months ago on a sun-washed field in Tempe, Ariz., with Camelback Mountain’s brown slopes in the distant outfield background, Gage Workman was slurping up grounders and firing the ball to his Arizona State teammate and first baseman, Spencer Torkelson. Last week at Marchant Stadium’s
The Detroit Tigers per Jon Morosi of MLB.com, are talking to Kansas City Royals bench coach Pedro Grifol about the vacant manager’s position. Add another name to the Detroit Tigers managerial search. This afternoon, Jon Morosi of MLB.com reported that Pedro Grifol is getting heavy consideration for the vacant position. We have been discussing the
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers GM Al Avila explains manager search, offseason expectations Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila speaks with reporters Friday, October 2, 2020, following his team’s season to share offseason expectations. LAKELAND, Fla. — Riley Greene is a tad superstitious. The Detroit Tigers‘ prospect grew
Pedro Grifol has emerged as one of the top candidates to become the next manager of the Detroit Tigers. Grifol, the Kansas City Royals bench coach, already has interviewed with the Tigers, and multiple sources said the 50-year-old made a strong impression on team officials. Detroit has not confirmed the Pedro Grifol has emerged as
The start of the World Series on Tuesday also means the start of the offseason is just around the corner. With that in mind, here’s the first Tigers Inbox since season’s end: The start of the World Series on Tuesday also means the start of the offseason is just around the corner. With that in
Ryan Ford | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Happy 78th birthday, Willie Horton! (And Happy “Willie Horton Day,” too!) Detroit Tigers great Willie Horton turns 78 today. It’s also “Willie Horton Day” in Michigan, as proclaimed in 2004. Happy birthday, Willie Horton! The former Tigers standout — who was born in Arno, Virginia,
Alex Cora is officially suspended from baseball until the end of the World Series, but he could be the next Detroit Tigers manager. From the moment Ron Gardenhire stepped down, Detroit Tigers fans focused on A.J. Hinch or Alex Cora as their next manager. Yes, Cora comes with a lot of baggage, but he also