LAKELAND, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers lost to the Toronto Blue Jays, 3-1, on Monday at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium, dropping to a 1-2 record in Grapefruit League play in spring training. What happened Tigers right-hander Matt Manning, preparing for his second MLB season, worked quickly in his first spring training start. He threw 27 pitches (21 strikes)
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After what felt like an eternity of a lockout, the Detroit Tigers are finally on their way to baseball in 2022 with only a short delay in the action. We no longer need to suffer through headlines of hidden meanings from the latest negotiations; instead, fans can focus on hits, mitts, and everything that happens…
LAKELAND, Fla. — Detroit Tigers infielder Isaac Paredes, a former top prospect, is back for another spring training, and his search for career-changing breakthrough continues. He is once again in the mix to make the Opening Day roster. The 23-year-old has competed in parts of two MLB seasons but hasn’t established himself as a big-leaguer, with just
Lakeland, Fla. — If you lock in on Victor Reyes this spring, you might notice he’s slightly altered his batting stance. He is holding his hands higher, standing a little straighter in the batters’ box. In his much-improved English, the Tigers’ 27-year-old outfielder explained that it was a mechanism to help him slow his hands down.
It was pretty tough to be upset with the Detroit Tigers’ 2021-22 offseason — up until approximately 2 a.m. Saturday morning, Sure, there was that pesky 99-day lockout, when we all wondered if we’d actually get Major League Baseball — the uncut stuff, not the watered-down 19-year-olds wandering around TigerTown — at all this year. But
After picking up reliever Andrew Chafin, and then starting pitcher Michael Pineda, GM Al Avila confirmed that the Detroit Tigers’ offseason was complete. The two big signings of Eduardo Rodriguez and Javy Báez led the way back in November, although their trade for catcher Tucker Barnhart was the first move of the offseason. Ultimately it
Matt and Dan prep us for today’s Tigers-Blue Jays game on Bally Sports Detroit at 1. We also hear from Matt Manning, who makes his first start of the spring. #DetroitRoots #MarygroveAwnings
LAKELAND, Fla. — Michael Pineda didn’t receive any significant interest on the free-agent market before MLB’s lockout. Then, the 33-year-old had to wait 99 days. “It’s tough,” Pineda said Sunday morning. “It’s hard. I’ve been in the league for a little bit, and I’ve never seen nothing like this. I’m not going to say I was a
Victor Reyes is projected to receive a one year contract valued at $1.25 to $1.3 million for the 2022 season, depending which forecast you’re looking at. But that money wouldn’t have been guaranteed unless he made the opening day roster- until this year. Under the terms of major league baseball’s recently expired collective bargaining agreement,
TAMPA, Fla. — Class was in session on Saturday morning. The pupil: Javier Baez, the Detroit Tigers‘ new shortstop. The teacher: Ramon Santiago, the Tigers infield coach. The classroom: the edge of the infield dirt. It was the morning before Baez’s first spring training game in a Tigers uniform. The Tigers were going through batting practice,
The Braves were somewhat surprisingly connected to Carlos Correa prior to the lockout, and the two sides did re-engage to some extent before Correa signed with the Twins, though The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reports that Atlanta didn’t make Correa an offer. It was actually agent Scott Boras who reached out to the Braves as he
TAMPA, Fla. — The start of Tarik Skubal’s first outing of the spring looked like several of his starts last season. Aaron Judge couldn’t catch him with his 96 mph fastball on the third day of Grapefruit League play, then Joey Gallo took a called third strike at 96 mph to end the inning. Then
Casey and Tali Mize invite you in for a tour of their new home, smartly located within driving distance of the Tigers’ workout facilities in Lakeland, FL. They’ve settled in nicely, but do find themselves wondering why one particular teammate hasn’t yet accepted their invitation to stay during Spring Training.
TAMPA, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers rallied to beat the New York Yankees, 8-7, on Sunday at George M. Steinbrenner Field, evening their record at 1-1 in Grapefruit League play in spring training. What happened The Tigers scored two runs in both the first and second innings, thanks to Javier Baez, Spencer Torkelson and Robbie Grossman. Left-hander Tarik Skubal
LAKELAND, Fla. — Michael Pineda was a hard-throwing, dynamic young hurler, an All-Star and a Rookie of the Year candidate 11 years and three teams ago. He was a 207-strikeout pitcher six years ago. It feels like a lot longer for both. He has been through plenty since then, including rotator cuff surgery that cost
Lakeland, Fla. — The big man, all 6-7, 300 pounds of him, was sitting in front of his locker, sipping a cup of coffee Sunday morning, waiting to sign more papers, waiting for the visa process to play out, waiting. Still waiting. “I’ve been in the league for a little bit but I’ve never seen nothing like
A sunny, warm March afternoon in Tampa saw the Tigers face off against the Yankees at George Steinbrenner Field, and came back to win 8-7 with a four-run ninth. I’ve been to that complex before, and it’s certainly the calibre of facility you’d expect from the Yankees: the (ridiculous) dimensions mirror those of Yankee Stadium,
Spring Training means it’s time for a look behind the scenes as Tigers Productions ramps up for the 2022 regular season. See how Spencer Torkelson, Javy Baez, Riley Greene and many others feel about their on-camera skills.
Lakeland, Fla. — So what do we make of this? For the first time since 2015, the average launch angle, swing-and-miss percentages and strikeouts across Major League Baseball went down in 2021. Launch angles on balls put in play by hitters, after steadily climbing from 11 degrees to 13.4 degrees in 2020, it dropped to 12.6 degrees
TAMPA, Fla. — Right-handed reliever Kyle Funkhouser isn’t expected to be available pitch when the Detroit Tigers open the regular season April 8. The 28-year-old, a high-leverage member of the bullpen, has been shut down in spring training with right latissimus dorsi soreness. He began experiencing the soreness in his back approximately one week before MLB’s lockout