The Tigers’ offense struggled earlier this season but lately, it’s been going like gangbusters. Mickey York and Craig Monroe discuss what the offense has done the last three series. #DetroitRoots
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Kansas City, Mo. — Is there a more beleaguered figure in Major League Baseball these days than the hitter? Batting averages are down, strikeouts are up, extra base hits are down. There’s been six no-hitters thrown in the first seven weeks of the season. Debates are now springing up across the industry about whether MLB went
When the Detroit Tigers demoted outfielder Victor Reyes to Triple-A Toledo on May 8, manager AJ Hinch asked him to make improvements. To warrant a return to the major leagues, Reyes needed to find a consistent offensive approach, make contact, draw walks and limit his strikeouts. After nine games with the Mud Hens, Reyes is back on
The zip ties are coming off the seats at Comerica Park. The Tigers announced Friday that they have begun selling more tickets for June games, starting with their first home stand of next month, June 8-13, against the Seattle Mariners and Chicago White Sox. The state of Michigan announced Thursday that beginning June 1, all
Things have been looking up for the Detroit Tigers in recent days, who come off a three-game sweep of the Mariners in Seattle while also having won four of their last games after a three-week doldrums. Now they travel to Kansas City to face their intradivision rivals on the road looking to continue the hot
As we continue to upgrade our Detroit Tigers minor league coverage here at Motor City Bengals, I wanted to tell a bit of the story about how the Tigers Minor League Report came to be. In 2019, I, along with Chris Brown, Kenon Carter, and James Chipman started the Tigers Minor League Report, a website…
Well it’s been quite a week around the world of major league baseball. While the usual nonsense is afoot in some cases, the focus this week has been on some incredible performances, as well as the future of the game in this era of devastating pitching. We’ll hit on the Tigers first, but there was
Matthew Boyd, Detroit Tigers. (Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports) Ryan Bader would have rather fought Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov, not ‘friend’ Corey Anderson by Amy Kaplan Trading for Matthew Boyd could solve the Los Angeles Dodgers’ ongoing No. 5 starter issues.
The Detroit Tigers Weekly Draft Report is starting to feel a bit of draft fever, but thankfully we can calm that a bit by looking at one of the weakest position groups in the class, corner infielders.
“Chappy we don’t stink right now” Gus Sinski walked to the mound and uttered these words to Billy Chappell as he spun a no-hitter for the last-place Detroit Tigers in the movie “For the Love of the Game”.
Spencer Turnbull pitches a no-hitter and the Tigers cosmos finally has something to celebrate. It’s been a while for fans weary of having to go to You Tube and Magglio Ordonez’s 2006 home run to remember the last time they felt good about a baseball moment in Detroit. Now for the tough news: The Tigers
Detroit Tigers fans seem pretty excited about Riley Greene. Find any clip of Greene on Twitter and you’ll see a handful of fans demanding the Tigers call up their young outfielder immediately. That enthusiasm is understandable. We ranked Riley Greene as our #1 Detroit Tigers prospect because we think his bat is as good or…
Toledo Mud Hens 9, Columbus Clippers 5 (box) A solid outing from Logan Shore and a five run outburst in the fourth inning powered the Hens to their fifth win on Thursday. A two-run single from Aderlin Rodriguez plated Victor Reyes and Derek Hill in the third inning to start the scoring. With two runs
Thursday was a fruitful night down on the farm, as three of the Detroit Tigers’ full-season affiliates were victorious, and the four clubs combined to score 30 runs. The top-ranked prospect in the system hit two opposite field home runs, and even some pitchers got into the act. Read about that and more in the…
Detroit Tigers reliever Buck Farmer felt blindsided by the events of May 6, following a three-game series with the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. He assumed he was “skating on thin ice” but didn’t think his job was in jeopardy. Once the team plane landed in Michigan, manager AJ Hinch and pitching coach Chris
APPLETON, WI – The West Michigan Whitecaps enjoyed a dominant pitching performance by starter Beau Brieske, who helped one-hit the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers in a 4-1 victory Thursday night at Fox Cities Stadium. The one-hitter from Brieske and relievers Sam Kessler, Yaya Chentouf, and Ruben Garcia marks the first time the Whitecaps have accomplished the
Riley Greene and his bat were in the midst of a challenging stretch. Something needed to change. So, they had a sleepover on Tuesday night. A night after tallying three hits and five RBIs including the game winner, Greene belted two solo homers to the opposite field and walked twice to help lead Double-A Erie
Toledo, Ohio – The Toledo Mud Hens defeated the Columbus Clippers by a score of 9-5 Thursday night. The win gives the Mud Hens a two game win streak and 2-1 series lead against the Clippers. The contest was an offensive showcase for the Hens as five batters recorded multi-hit games. Amongst them was Victor
The SeaWolves cruised to their fourth-straight win on Thursday at UPMC Park. Erie collected eleven extra-base in an 11-1 win over the Binghamton Rumble Ponies. Riley Greene had the second multi-home run game of his career, while Ricardo Pinto spun six scoreless frames on the mound. The offense carried the The SeaWolves cruised to their
Goodbye extra leg room, hello high-fiving a total stranger. At Dow Diamond in Midland on Thursday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced outdoor capacity restrictions will be entirely lifted June 1, meaning sports teams can start selling as many tickets as their facilities fit. Whether sports teams do that immediately is up to each one. Most are