Chris McCosky The Detroit News Published 12:38 AM EDT Aug 19, 2020 Chicago — Debuts can’t all have fairy tale endings. Most of them don’t, actually. But they aren’t often career-defining either. Left-hander Tarik Skubal, who has two years of pro ball experience and none above Double-A, endured a rude big-league baptism in the
Evan Petzold Detroit Free Press Published 11:14 PM EDT Aug 18, 2020 Tigers general manager Al Avila tried to temper expectations when he introduced the three newest rookies on the team’s MLB roster — right-handed pitcher Casey Mize, lefty Tarik Skubal and third baseman Isaac Paredes. “Remember that there’s guys in that past that we brought
Evan Petzold Detroit Free Press Published 11:41 PM EDT Aug 18, 2020 Another day, another MLB debut for a Detroit Tigers prospect. After third baseman Isaac Paredes succeeded in his first big-league appearance Monday with two RBIs — the second of three call-ups — left-hander Tarik Skubal, made his first outing Tuesday in a 10-4 loss to
Tarik Skubal’s Major League debut lasted two innings. His lesson lasted well longer than that. As Daniel Norris finished his first inning of relief, Skubal was still in the Tigers’ dugout. Pitching coach Rick Anderson was at his side, doing all the talking. It was reminiscent of the long talk Tarik Skubal’s Major League debut
Tyler J. Davis Detroit Free Press Published 9:33 PM EDT Aug 18, 2020 Detroit Tigers (9-11) vs. Chicago White Sox (12-11) When: 8:10 p.m. Where: Guaranteed Rate Field, Chicago TV: Fox Sports Detroit Radio: WXYT-FM (97.1; other Tigers radio affiliates) First-pitch weather forecast: Clear, 71 degrees Probable starting pitchers: Tigers LHP Tarik Skubal (MLB debut) vs.
Ted Kulfan The Detroit News Published 9:56 PM EDT Aug 18, 2020 TOP OF SIXTH What looked like a promising inning for the Tigers ended with sudden disappointment. With one out, Jonathan Schoop singled and Christin Stewart got aboard on catcher’s interference, putting two Tigers aboard. But Jeimer Candelario lined to Jose Abreau at first
Remembering the debuts of top Detroit Tigers pitching prospects. On Monday the Detroit Tigers delighted fans by promoting Casey Mize, Tarik Skubal, and Isaac Paredes. It’s always cool to see top prospect debuts, but there’s something especially fun when those prospects are starting pitchers. Maybe it’s because we get to spend more time with
Chris McCosky The Detroit News Published 8:22 PM EDT Aug 18, 2020 Chicago — Casey Mize was getting just as antsy as the multitude of Tigers’ fans who posted “Free Mize” hashtags on Twitter the last few months. As patient as he’s been since the Tigers took him first overall in the 2018 draft, as
Tarik Skubal makes his major league debut tonight for the Tigers . As we head towards first pitch, we look at his journey to the bigs, as well as reminisce with Jack Morris and Dan Petry about their debuts in the majors. Surely, things were the same back then right?
The last time Casey Mize had watched a Major League game from the stands, he was at Comerica Park with his future wife and family, having just signed his contract after becoming the first overall pick in the 2018 Draft. He was a celebrity in the crowd, and there was The last time Casey Mize
Casey Mize answers one more round of questions the day before his first major league start, and Ron Gardenhire and Al Avila explain why they have confidence in the number one overall pick of the 2018 MLB draft. Check out http://MLB.com/video for more! About MLB.com: About MLB.com: Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig announced on
Chris McCosky The Detroit News Published 1:06 PM EDT Aug 18, 2020 Chicago — Matthew Boyd sat in front of the Zoom camera Monday night, preparing to take questions from the media a few hours after he’d departed the Tigers’ 7-2 loss to the White Sox. He had time to process his rather manic four innings
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Jeff Seidel Detroit Free Press Published 12:33 PM EDT Aug 18, 2020 Now, this is an introduction. This is what you want to hear about a pitcher — any pitcher — before he makes his major league debut. “The reports I’ve heard from (Jim) Leyland and (Alan) Trammell is, he’s throwing the living fire out
Evan Petzold Detroit Free Press Published 10:04 AM EDT Aug 18, 2020 Detroit Tigers third baseman Isaac Paredes didn’t know how to find the team’s charter airplane. He arrived too early Sunday, stumbled upon someone that could speak Spanish and was told he had to wait. Unsure of what to do next, he decided to
Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila announces Monday, Aug. 17, 2020, that Casey Mize, Tarik Skubal and Isaac Paredes are coming to the MLB team. READ MORE: https://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2020/08/17/detroit-tigers-casey-mize-call-up-debut/5594308002/ For more Detroit and Michigan news, sports and entertainment, follow the Detroit Free Press on: Facebook – https://bit.ly/2T7zuV9 Twitter – https://bit.ly/2JeixbW Instagram – https://bit.ly/2Chb7hR Online – https://www.freep.com
Kirkland Crawford Detroit Free Press Published 7:57 AM EDT Aug 18, 2020 Detroit Tigers (9-10) vs. Chicago White Sox (11-11) When: 8:10 p.m. Monday. Where: Guaranteed Rate Field, Chicago. TV: Fox Sports Detroit. Radio: WXYT-FM (97.1; other radio affiliates) First-pitch weather forecast: Partly cloudy, 75 degrees. Probable starting pitchers: Tigers LHP Matthew Boyd (0-2, 10.24
Jeff Seidel Detroit Free Press Published 6:00 AM EDT Aug 18, 2020 Now, this is an introduction. This is what you want to hear about a pitcher — any pitcher — before he makes his major league debut. “The reports I’ve heard from (Jim) Leyland and (Alan) Trammell is, he’s throwing the living fire out
Evan Petzold Detroit Free Press Published 6:02 AM EDT Aug 18, 2020 Tanking would’ve been easy. One of the worst baseball teams in the past three seasons, the Detroit Tigers simply could have kept the status quo in a 60-game season — searching for another top-five draft pick to bolster the organization’s future, as they have done three times