Final roster battles are taking shape for the Detroit Tigers as the spring training calendar reaches the home stretch with the regular season looming just two weeks away. Many of those battles involve the club’s prospects, each fighting to earn a spot on the Opening Day roster. For his part, manager A.J. Hinch seems to
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Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press LAKELAND, Fla. — Entering the 2014 season, Louisville baseball coach Dan McDonnell needed a new ace. He had one name in mind for the coveted role as Friday starter: Kyle Funkhouser. “We have the players fill out three individual goals and three team goals,” McDonnell told the Free Press on March 2.
The Detroit Tigers first baseman is feeling good heading into the 2021 regular-season. The Detroit Tigers are coming off back-to-back seasons where they have finished in last-place in the AL Central. This year, they are hoping to make a slow climb up the standings with a new manager leading the way in A.J. Hinch. But…
Pitching remained the order of the day Sunday. The 2019 No. 11 overall selection fanned seven batters in a row over three perfect frames in the Blue Jays’ 5-1 loss to the Yankees at TD Ballpark. After coaxing Mike Tauchman to ground out to third base to start the game, Manoah got Luke Voit to
Powered by home runs from Zack Short and Akil Baddoo, the Tigers earned a 5-1 win over the visiting Orioles.
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Lakeland, Fla. — You snooze you lose sometimes. Jonathan Schoop, holding out hope for a multi-year deal, didn’t re-sign with the Tigers until Feb. 5. No big deal, really. He got $4.5 million for the 2021 season. One problem. His jersey number was gone. Robbie Grossman, who signed in January,
LAKELAND, Fla. — Jonathan Schoop had to wait at home in Curaçao for his visa to be approved while Spring Training began without him. Yet the infielder, who signed back with Detroit just before camp opened, still needed to stay fresh and see live pitching so he could be ready for game action whenever he
We here at Motor City Bengals have been looking at the Detroit Tigers projected Opening Day starting rotation but we have not focused on the bullpen yet. After the last few days, the bullpen seems to be coming together. Much of who you will see in the bullpen won’t be too much different either way,…
On days like this, it’s hard not to overextend one’s hopes for the Detroit Tigers 2021 season. The pitching and defense were generally quite good, while the offense flashed power from new sources. Sunday it added up to a 5-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles in Lakeland. Spencer Turnbull, the Tigers de facto number one
Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch is an insightful interview and Sunday offered more of the same; as he gave some thoughts on how Spring Training is coming, and specifically, how he intends to construct his lineup.
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers’ Casey Mize talks about his third outing in spring training Detroit Tigers right-hander Casey Mize talks Saturday, March 13, 2021, after giving up six earned runs on four hits and three walks to the Phillies. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press LAKELAND, Fla. —
After a solid outing on the mound, we are joined under the awning by Tigers starter Spencer Turnbull. #TigersST | Marygrove Awnings
Here in the 4th inning, we head under the awning to chat with Tigers GM Al Avila about what he’s seeing from his ballclub in spring camp. #TigersST | Marygrove Awnings
A.J. Hinch joins us on the broadcast during today’s 2nd inning to shed some more light on his vision for this Tigers team as the regular season approaches. #TigersST | #DetroitRoots
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Lakeland, Fla. — It’s been a recurring theme throughout camp, especially last week. Michael Fulmer, a power sinker pitcher, trying to throw his four-seam fastball up in the strike zone only to serve it over the heart of the plate — home run by George Springer, home run by Vladimir Guerrero,
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press LAKELAND, Fla. — Detroit Tigers second baseman Jonathan Schoop is thankful for the Curacao National Team. The 29-year-old, waiting in his home country for a work visa, missed more than two weeks of spring training. Upon his arrival, Scoop needed to go through the COVID-19 intake screening process and quarantine. He was fully
The fact that the budget trimming Baltimore Orioles did not tender a contract offer to Renato Núñez this offseason was a mild surprise. Núñez had led the club with 43 home runs and 121 RBI over the 2019- 2020 seasons. A bigger surprise was the fact that the Detroit Tigers were able to sign the
Jeff Seidel | Detroit Free Press LAKELAND, Fla. — Someone from the adoption agency called Renee Lange at work. “It was 2:30 in the afternoon,” she said. “And they said, ‘This girl had a baby yesterday. Get to the hospital between 6 and 6:15. She’s got this short window to be there.’” It was Oct. 3, 1995. Her
By TC Zencka | March 13, 2021 at 3:45pm CDT Not only is veteran Julio Teheran hitting as high as 94 mph on the radar gun, but he got three strikeouts on his slider in his most-recent outing, writes Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press. Said Teheran, “My slider is the best it’s been in
It was an afternoon of firsts for a pair of first-round selections on Saturday. Tigers prospect Spencer Torkelson, the No. 1 overall pick in last year’s Draft and MLB’s No. 3 prospect, got off the schneid with his first hit of the spring. He was in an 0-for-15 skid with nine strikeouts entering action on