Lynn Henning   | The Detroit News Rain slammed the Tigers during Monday’s game against the Blue Jays at Marchant Stadium’s Publix Field. Not that it overly bothered Spencer Torkelson and Kody Clemens, a pair of infielders who have been enjoying October during the Tigers’ five-week Instructional Camp at Lakeland, Florida. Torkelson in Monday’s first inning
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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.
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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
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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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,
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