Spring training decisions are starting to take shape for the Detroit Tigers with less than four weeks until Opening Day on March 26. On “Days of Roar,” Evan Petzold and Chris Brown break down the Troy Melton injury and six early roster cuts, then dive into the latest on top prospect Kevin McGonigle and his
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Kevin McGonigle keeps impressing this spring, and his case for the Opening Day roster is getting louder. The Athletic’s Cody Stavenhagen and cohost Kieran Steckley chime in with the latest on McGonigle’s chances, a preview of the Tigers’ exhibitions games in the Dominican Republic and then a player-by-player spring stock report. How worrisome is Troy
Justin Verlander threw 35 pitches across two innings of a simulated game in his second live batting practice session of spring training on Sunday, March 1, 2026, in Lakeland, Florida. He is lined up to start for the Tigers on March 6-7 in his first spring game. Here are hits from Zach McKinstry (double to
Kevin McGonigle, the consensus No. 2 prospect in MLB, rips a triple to right field and bloops a double for the Detroit Tigers against the Tampa Bay Rays in a spring training game Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. #detroittigers #kevinmcgonigle Read more Tigers all year long: https://www.freep.com/sports/tigers/
Kevin McGonigle, the consensus No. 2 overall prospect in MLB entering the 2026 season, picks up his first extra-base hit of 2026 spring training for the Detroit Tigers against pitcher Yoniel Curet of the Philadelphia Phillies in Lakeland, Florida, Feb. 27, 2026. #detroittigers #kevinmcgonigle Read more on the Tigers all year long: https://www.freep.com/sports/tigers/
Former Tigers outfielder Austin Jackson joins to discuss how he reacted when he saw Justin Verlander was signing back with the Tigers. A-Jax also dives into some finer points of outfield play, his take on Max Clark and why he’s fired up for spring training. Tiger Territory is the official Detroit Tigers Podcast of the
Who’s looking comfortable at first base? What is a quality at-bat, really? What is the status of injured pitchers? And how early is too early to panic? The Athletic’s Cody Stavenhagen and cohost Kieran Steckley go over all that, plus the latest on Max Clark and a look inside Cody’s Kevin McGonigle feature, in this
Spring training games are underway, and the Detroit Tigers have rolled out two alternate uniforms: an orange jersey for home games and a navy jersey for road games, with a “Days of Roar” grade for both uniforms. Evan Petzold and Chris Brown react to Tarik Skubal announcing he will make just one start for Team
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Watch Detroit Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal strike out Minnesota’s Ryan Jeffers in the first inning Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, in Lakeland, Florida. Read more on the Tigers all season: https://www.freep.com/sports/tigers/
Watch the full at-bat as Detroit Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal strikes out Minnesota’s Matt Wallner to end the first inning Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, in Lakeland, Florida. #detroittigers #tarikskubal Follow the Tigers all season long: freep.com/sports/tigers
Detroit Tigers right-hander Justin Verlander pitches against prospects John Peck, Hao-Yu Lee and Josue Briceño on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, in Lakeland, Florida. #detroittigers Follow the Tigers all year long: https://www.freep.com/sports/tigers/