Lakeland, Fla. — As manager AJ Hinch said Tuesday morning, a player being willing to do something isn’t the same as him liking it. Niko Goodrum, who got the start in center field here in the spring game against the Yankees, is more than willing to do anything he’s asked. But that doesn’t mean he likes
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The next Tigers starter of the future became a Toledo Mud Hen for the present on Tuesday. But Matt Manning, the No. 25 prospect on MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 prospects list, could bypass the Glass City altogether. Baseball’s decision to delay the Triple-A season by a month and revive the alternate training site format for
There are few things on this earth I enjoy more than a good play on words. For me, the almighty pun reigns supreme in terms of the best type of wordplay, but high on the list is the anagram. For those unfamiliar (and you’ll figure it out pretty quickly down below), an anagram uses the
LAKELAND, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers continue to trim the roster as spring training winds down. The second round of cuts on Tuesday optioned five players to Triple-A Toledo: right-handed pitchers Matt Manning, Franklin Perez and Alex Lange, infielder Zack Short and outfielder Christin Stewart. This means these players — along with the four pitchers
Lakeland, Fla. – The odds against Christin Stewart starting the season with the Tigers were long the day outfielder Robbie Grossman was signed to a two-year, $10 million deal. They grew longer when the club subsequently signed outfielder Nomar Mazara. Finally, all bets were off after Stewart struck out 10 times in 17 plate appearances
Sánchez made his first career Spring Training appearance, after a visa issue and a false-positive COVID-19 test delayed his campaign. The Marlins’ top prospect worked around a pair of hits and a walk for 1 2/3 scoreless innings. Sánchez utilized three ground balls, including two double plays to get out unscathed. McClanahan pitched a perfect
Lakeland, Fla. — Baseball is intriguing on so many levels, even in an otherwise drowsy, mid-camp Grapefruit League game like the Tigers 4-0 loss to the Blue Jays on Monday at Joker Marchant Stadium. Before the game, manager AJ Hinch was asked what he hoped to see out of lefty Matthew Boyd, who was making his
Editor’s note: This is the third in a weekly series of stories in which Detroit News freelance writer Lynn Henning will rank the top prospects in July’s MLB Draft. One of the few mysteries within Brady House’s baseball portfolio is whether a man 6-foot-3, 212 pounds, who doesn’t turn 18 until June, can stay nimble
Pitching and defense were the theme of the day, as the Tigers fell to the Blue Jays 4-0. Despite the tough day for the Tigers bats, prospect Riley Greene still found a way to get on base.
Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers Rule 5 pick Akil Baddoo ‘trying to be aggressive’ Detroit Tigers outfielder Akil Baddoo talks Monday, March 15, 2021, about trying to make the 26-man roster. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press LAKELAND, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers lost to the Toronto Blue Jays, 4-0, on Monday at Publix Field
For fans of college basketball and the University of Michigan, you are pretty stoked for March Madness. So it got us thinking of how we could get involved with the Detroit Tigers. After talking it over in the MCB Slack, Sebastian, our co-contributor historian, came up with a great idea.
The leadoff home run from Jonathan Davis looked like a bad omen for Matthew Boyd in his third spring start on Monday. It wasn’t just about the three leadoff homers Boyd yielded last season. It was the fastball Boyd left over the plate that the Blue Jays’ outfielder belted out with a 105.1 exit velocity,
Detroit — Hours after GOP lawmakers argued for the state to ease crowd restrictions inside Comerica Park, the Detroit Tigers vowed to detail a plan in the coming days to admit more than the current 1,000-fan limit for Opening Day and beyond. The Tigers on Monday afternoon touted a “comprehensive plan” arranged over several months in coordination with
We are joined once again by the new Tigers manager A.J. Hinch during today’s game to give insight into the inner workings of his ballclub as they head towards Opening Day. #TigersST
Akil Baddoo is raising some eyebrows in Lakeland, delivering on the promise that made him a Rule 5 draft pick this offseason. Will the 22-year-old outfielder stick in Detroit after having not previously played above Single-A level baseball? Baddoo is making his case while making a strong first impression.
You want to believe. That might be the most important aspect of spring training every year, the belief. The fresh start, under the sun in Arizona or Florida, after so many cold months without baseball, and, well, you can be forgiven for staring a little harder at a player coming off a bad year, squinting
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers Rule 5 pick Akil Baddoo ‘trying to be aggressive’ Detroit Tigers outfielder Akil Baddoo talks Monday, March 15, 2021, about trying to make the 26-man roster. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press LAKELAND, Fla. — Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch is ready to give outfielder
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Lakeland, Fla. — Be wary of the beasts of March. Minor-league rosters typically get a middle-of-April infusion of spring training warriors who flame out quickly when the real games start. That’s the conventional wisdom, of course. It’s gets borne out every year. Mikie Mahtook comes immediately to mind. Daz Cameron from
As Akil Baddoo prepared for the test of his first big league Spring Training and his first competitive baseball in two years, he motivated himself by watching videos of Major League players to study what made them successful. “I was watching Ken Griffey Jr., Willie Mays and Barry Bonds — those three guys, my top
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