You never know when the moment will arrive and the mind will click. No matter the team or the record, the everlasting charm of baseball is its penchant for delivering unexpected magic. Spencer Turnbull never knew when, or if, the moment would arrive. He spent much of his first three seasons with the Tigers battling
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Nine outs to the no-hitter. Spencer Turnbull was on the mound for the Detroit Tigers, pitching the game of his life, just two months after battling COVID-19. Turnbull had been quarantined for three weeks, lost 10 pounds and missed the start of the season. But here he was on Tuesday night, looking healthy and strong, tossing
Last night Spencer Turnbull authored one of the finest pitching performances in Detroit Tigers history. Rogelio offered this recap right after it happened, and a bit later Yoop touched on the historical aspect of Turnbull’s achievement, as well as the general nature of baseball magic.
Seattle — It was early in April in 2019 and the Tigers opened the season on the road. Then-manager Ron Gardenhire had announced that rookie Spencer Turnbull would start the home opener against the Royals and he was contemplating sending him home from New York a day early to rest and prepare for the matinee
Well, that was certainly a nice surprise. Monday night (really Tuesday morning), Spencer Turnbull was masterful in Seattle, notching just the eighth no-hitter in Tigers history. This was already the fifth no-no of the year thanks in part to the new baseball, and the Mariners have shockingly been on the receiving end of four (!!)
Did you stay up late to watch the Detroit Tigers and Spencer Turnbull make history? There’s just something about those West Coast trips, where they keep you up well past a normal bed time, but reward you with some truly exciting baseball moments. This week, it was seeing Spencer Turnbull throw the 2021 season’s fifth
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – MAY 18: Spencer Turnbull #56 and Eric Haase #13 of the Detroit Tigers celebrate after Turnbull’s no-hitter against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on May 18, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. The Tigers beat the Mariners 5-0. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
Spotlighting 5 key moments from Spencer Turnbull’s no-hitter.
Amidst the joy & celebration of throwing a no-hitter, Spencer Turnbull was greeted on headset by one of his biggest fans & supporters: Jack Morris. In a sport that routinely tests a player’s mettle, Morris couldn’t help but be choked up at seeing Turnbull succeed.
Detroit Tigers catcher Eric Haase wasn’t always supposed to be in Seattle on Tuesday night. If Grayson Greiner hadn’t sustained a left hamstring strain, a spot wouldn’t be open for Haase on the roster. If he hadn’t learned how to play left field, there’s no way manager AJ Hinch could have kept three catchers — with
Spencer Turnbull says he felt awful in warm-ups, but things seemed to get better from there. Plus, hear from his manager, AJ Hinch, and teammates Jeimer Candelario and Eric Haase on Turnbull’s historic performance.
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Listen in as the radio play-by-play voice of the Tigers, Dan Dickerson, takes you through the final at bat of Spencer Turnbull’s no-hitter against the Seattle Mariners, the 8th no-hitter in Tigers franchise history.
Columbus Clippers 6, Toledo Mud Hens 1 (box) Starter Drew Hutchison had a pretty good night, but the Hens bullpen did not. In the end, they weren’t able to generate enough offense for it to matter. Things got off to a promising start in the first. Facing former Tigers center fielder Anthony Gose, who opened
Listen in as the radio play-by-play voice takes you through the final at bat of Spencer Turnbull’s no-hitter against the Seattle Mariners, the 8th no-hitter in Tigers franchise history.
Gene Myers | Special to Detroit Free Press How the Detroit Tigers broadcasters called the thrilling finish to Spencer Turnbull’s no-hitter Tuesday night at Seattle: Dan Dickerson, Tigers radio “Turnbull one strike away from history. To the back of the mound. Grabs the rosin bag. Bounces it off the back of his hand one more
Spencer Turnbull made history on Tuesday night with the Detroit Tigers‘ eighth no-hitter in franchise history — or was it Wednesday morning. Depends on where you were watching, we supposed. In any event, there were plenty of Tigers fans watching, despite the 10:10 p.m. start time in Detroit. (For what it’s worth, the game moved
That’s what baseball does. You just never know when lightning will strike. For a team mostly going nowhere, smack in the middle of an era where the organization has had little to celebrate…a pitcher like Spencer Turnbull, with a 9-25 career record, decided to give the Detroit Tigers that shining moment where it all came…
It was April 26, 2012. Alabama freshman Spencer Turnbull stood atop the pitcher’s mound, mowing down South Carolina’s offense. He had a no-hitter rolling through seven innings, but the game was suspended in the top of the eighth because of lightning in Columbia, South Carolina. He missed out on a chance at a historic feat. “Up until
It’s no secret the Detroit Tigers offense has struggled this year. Despite some recent signs of life, the offense is in the bottom five in the MLB in run production, strikeouts, and OPS. With the pitching staff showing some improvement across the board, the Tigers need to find some bats to follow suit, as they…