Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch spoke out about his decision to bench star shortstop Javy Baez against the Blue Jays. Ironically enough, the Tigers won their third game of the season on Thursday night against the Blue Jays in a contest that featured more off-field drama than anything which occurred on the diamond.
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Javy Báez was batting cleanup and playing shortstop for the series opener vs. the San Francisco Giants. Detroit — Javier Báez, the Tigers’ $22 million shortstop, was set to return to the starting lineup Friday night, a day after manager AJ Hinch yanked him in the middle of a game for forgetting how many outs
This story was excerpted from Jason Beck’s Tigers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. Kerry Carpenter knows a thing or two about swing changes. It was his overhaul in approach two offseasons ago that lifted him from an unranked Tigers outfield prospect to
Detroit Tigers (3-9) vs. San Francisco Giants (5-7) When: 6:40 p.m. Where: Comerica Park. TV: Apple TV+. Radio: WXYT-FM (97.1; other radio affiliates). ⋅ BOX SCORE First-pitch weather forecast: Mostly cloudy, 78 degrees. Probable starting pitching: Tigers LHP Joey Wentz (0-2, 10.29 ERA) vs. Giants LHP Sean Manaea (0-0, 4.50 ERA). EVAN PETZOLD: In benching
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The Detroit Tigers return home after a three-game visit with the Toronto Blue Jays, in which they managed to take the final game of the series to prevent the sweep. Now back in the friendly confines of Comerica Park, the Motor City Kitties turn their attention to their first interleague matchup of the young season
Rimas Entertainment CEO Noah Assad, his client Bad Bunny and Rimas executive Jonathan Miranda have launched a sports management agency, per a report from Thania Garcia of Variety. MLB certified agent William Arroyo is working for Rimas, reports Jon Heyman of The New York Post. “We are thrilled to break into a new industry with
Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch and shortstop Javier Báez generally seem to enjoy a good relationship together. They even spent a few days together at Báez’s home in Puerto Rico over the offseason to get to know each other better outside of the clubhouse. With five years left on Báez’s contract unless he opts-out this
Detroit Tigers shortstop Javy Baez lost track of the number of outs and his own humility against the Toronto Blue Jays. At his best, Javy Baez was one of the better shortstops in all of baseball. It’s why the Detroit Tigers gave him a six-year, $140 million contract to begin with. But that deal has…
Colt Keith’s walk off homerun will compete to move on tonight for the PennWest Edinboro Outstanding Play of the Year
We hear from Spencer Torkelson after he went 1-5 with a double and run scored in the Tigers’ 3-1 win in Toronto.
TORONTO — Matt Vierling didn’t slide. He thought he heard the crack of the bat while trying to steal second base in the sixth inning Wednesday at Rogers Centre. The Detroit Tigers‘ newcomer, acquired in an offseason trade, planned to either hold up at second base or run to third base. Two problems: Nick Maton never
Toledo Mud Hens 13, Louisville Bats 6 (box) Reese Olson got knocked around early for the second straight outing, but the Hens’ offense erupted for nine runs in a three-inning stretch late to come back and ultimately blow out the Bats on Thursday. Olson struggled and couldn’t get through the fourth inning, giving up five
TORONTO — Kerry Carpenter found it on Saturday at Comerica Park. He worked a five-pitch walk in the sixth inning against Boston Red Sox reliever Zack Kelly, taking some nasty changeups for balls in the process, and realized his mechanics and approach were aligned for the first time in the calendar year. Four days later, Carpenter
TORONTO — Mental mistakes on the bases defined the Detroit Tigers in the past two games. Likewise, mental mistakes in more than one area of the on-field performance have defined the Tigers throughout the 2023 season. It’s partially why they have a 3-9 record. The overarching problem — sloppy baseball — reached a breaking point in the second
TORONTO — While Javier Báez threw his arms in the air in frustration, realizing he had lost track of outs while running the bases, A.J. Hinch sat frozen on the dugout railing. It couldn’t have been worse timing for a struggling Báez, who was pulled from the game an inning later. It might have been
In baseball parlance, players are often said to have “10-and-5 rights” or the player might be described as a “10-and-5 guy.” Any player who has 10 or more years of service time and has been with his current club for five or more consecutive years gets veto power over any trade involving them. This essentially
Toronto – You have to know this about Matt Vierling: The guy is a scrapper. He’s a dirtbag in the very best sense of the word. He’s not the guy who takes a play off, let alone goes in standing up on an attempted steal of second base. And yet, with two outs in the
Detroit Tigers shortstop Javier Báez headed to the showers early after two consecutive base-running errors in Thursday night’s matchup against the Toronto Blue Jays. Báez was pulled following the second inning after he was doubled off at second base after losing track of the number of outs. He legged out a double off Toronto’s Chris Bassitt – his first extra-base hit