The Tigers announced a landslide of roster moves Wednesday as they set their Opening Day roster. Most notable among them is the formal selection of top prospect Spencer Torkelson’s contract. It was already known that Torkelson, the No. 1 overall pick from the 2020 draft and a consensus top-five prospect in all of baseball, would
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The Detroit Tigers made 16 roster moves Wednesday ahead of Friday’s Opening Day, the most notable placing right-handed reliever Jose Cisnero on the 60-day injured list with a right shoulder strain. Cisnero, before his injury, had cemented his role as a high-leverage reliever in manager AJ Hinch‘s bullpen. The 32-year-old posted a 3.65 ERA with
The Tigers and White Sox ended last season as familiar foes with a budding rivalry, encapsulated by a benches-clearing incident involving Tim Anderson, José Abreu, Niko Goodrum and Alex Lange. As far as the Tigers are concerned, that’s history. Still, as Detroit opens its season with lofty expectations to contend for a playoff spot, it
Detroit — The Tigers finalized their Opening Day, 28-man roster Wednesday, but it doesn’t have a very permanent feel to it. “We all race to Opening Day and what the decisions are,” manager AJ Hinch said. “When the reality is, it takes a lot to get through a season. This is just the first check point.”
Detroit’s biggest party of the year will be full of the traditional pomp and circumstance. The Tigers start the 2022 Major League Baseball Season on Friday at Comerica Park, where 12-time Grammy winner and Detroit Cass Tech alum Jack White will perform the national anthem. White, a big Tigers fan, will do the anthem for the
After a long and tumultuous offseason, MLB Opening Day is finally close. Tigers enthusiasts far and wide have already put in their personal request for this Friday — myself included — and for the first time since at least 2017, a noteworthy portion of the Bless You Boys staff and community have legitimate belief in
At some point on Friday, Spencer Torkelson will step to the plate in Detroit’s Comerica Park for his first Major League at-bat, after the Tigers announced their top prospect will make the Opening Day roster. That debut will be the culmination of a life in baseball and his biggest by far … well, at least
For the first time since 2019, the Detroit Tigers will welcome a capacity crowd to Comerica Park for Opening Day, Presented by Rocket Mortgage, this Friday, April 8 against the Chicago White Sox at 1:10 p.m. The club today announced several ways to celebrate the start of baseball for fans heading to The District Detroit,
The Detroit Tigers added a shiny new toy to the middle of their lineup this week, acquiring Austin Meadows from the Tampa Bay Rays. The one-time All-Star (2019) is best known for his big bat, something he flashed early in his career as a former top prospect in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. He was traded
Opening Day is just around the corner. The Detroit Tigers open the highly anticipated 2022 season on April 8, when they host the Chicago White Sox at Comerica Park. Though the White Sox are considered the favorites to win the AL Central, some believe the Tigers could be a surprising contender, with additions Javier Baez
The Erie SeaWolves, in collaboration with their parent club the Detroit Tigers, have released the club’s 2022 initial roster. Returning starting pitchers in 2022 are righties Garret Hill (Tigers #27 prospect) and Reese Olson (Tigers #17 prospect). Joining the duo will be the Tigers fifth round selection in 2019, Adam The Erie SeaWolves, in collaboration
After Tuesday’s victory over the New York Yankees, the Detroit Tigers were scheduled to meet up with the Baltimore Orioles for the Grapefruit League finale on Wednesday. Instead, the two clubs decided to just call the whole thing off. The reason? A lack of available pitchers. That lack of available pitchers could plague the Tigers
You’ll be forgiven if you forgot what this feels like, forgot what it looked like when your baseball team shipped off a youngster with potential in exchange for a veteran with a big-league resume. Not that I’m the one doing the forgiving. That’s up to the sports gods . And if it’s not up to
“Javy! Javy!” A boy stood behind the Detroit Tigers’ dugout, holding a handmade sign that read: “I came for Javier Baez.” “Javy!” Baez approached the dugout and stopped on the top step. He signed a ball and got it to the boy with the help of an usher. “Thank you!” the boy yelled. Baez, the Tigers
Veteran infielder Jordy Mercer took to Twitter on Tuesday to announce that he’s retiring after a decade-long career at the big league level. “Thank You baseball!” wrote Mercer. “Thank you for the opportunity and love you have given me. I hope I loved you back just as much. Thank you to the ones that have
Tampa, Fla. — What do you do? What can you do if you’re a big-league manager in 2022 — say, a guy who skippers the Tigers named AJ Hinch? Now it is Jose Cisnero, who was so vital to last season’s Tigers back end, who looks as if he won’t be traveling north with the Tigers
TAMPA, Fla. — Austin Meadows smiled as he walked through the parking lot. “Very excited,” he said. He unexpectedly ended up at the Detroit Tigers‘ spring training complex Tuesday morning, not to visit his brother — outfield prospect Parker Meadows — but to slip into a fresh uniform and begin a new chapter in his young
On a big Opening Day in Toledo, the Mud Hens looked to get a win for the fans at Fifth Third Field. The former Houston Astro, Nivaldo Rodriguez took the mound, as he went up against the Rochester Red Wings. The Mud Hens would take an early lead, as Jacob On a big Opening Day
Miguel Cabrera looks ready for the regular season — at least going by Tuesday’s performance in the Detroit Tigers‘ Grapefruit League finale in spring training. Cabrera went 3-for-3 and crushed a three-run home run, his second homer of the spring, Akil Baddoo drilled a two-run homer and Matt Manning pitched one-run ball into the fifth inning