Akil Baddoo didn’t wait around to inform Tampa Bay Rays starter Luis Patino that the Detroit Tigers were ready for Friday’s matchup. He tagged a third-pitch fastball and sent the ball over the right-field wall for a leadoff home run. Five days ago, Patino faced the Tigers at Comerica Park and gave up two runs over four-plus
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Show Caption Hide Caption Tyler Alexander breaks down Detroit Tigers’ 5-2 loss to Tampa Bay Rays Detroit Tigers left-hander Tyler Alexander talks Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021, after his team’s 5-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Before the 2021 season, Ian Krol hadn’t
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Yandy Diaz drilled a first-pitch two-seam fastball from Detroit Tigers reliever Jason Foley in the eighth inning. Coming off the bat at 110.4 mph, the ball bounced to second baseman Willi Castro. He made a sliding play to rob Diaz of a single and then started an inning-ending double play with shortstop Niko Goodrum
The Milwaukee Brewers put runners on second and third base with two outs in the second inning of Wednesday’s two-game series finale at Comerica Park, thanks to Lorenzo Cain’s RBI double for a 1-0 lead. Once Manny Pina walked, the bases were loaded for the National League Central leaders. Detroit Tigers starter Matt Manning had
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch walked out to the mound and removed left-handed starter Tyler Alexander with two outs in the sixth inning. He turned to rookie right-hander Drew Carlton to face Tampa Bay Rays slugger Mike Zunino. Carlton tossed back-to-back 79 mph sliders, the second of which was blasted to
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Detroit Tigers left-handed prospect Joey Wentz won’t pitch again in the 2021 season. The 23-year-old isn’t injured, but the organization decided to protect his arm from overuse in his first year back from Tommy John surgery. He underwent the procedure in March 2020 to repair the ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow.
The Detroit Tigers’ rebuild over the past few seasons brought back a tradition from the turn of the century: Poring over September results from the minors in hope of finding, well, hope for the future. Of course, the lack of a minor-league season last year put that on hold, and the Tigers’ post-April surge this
Detroit’s major professional sports teams have struggled. This isn’t news. Though for FiveThirtyEight — a website that built its statistical bona fides on interpreting political polls, but has since expanded into the numbers of sports — the Motor City’s sporting misery was worth investigating. The site’s Andrew Mooney published an analysis this week detailing the degree to which the Lions, Pistons, Wings and
Get your glimpse now, Detroit Tigers fans. MiLB.tv, which usually requires a subscription, is now free until the end of the season. That means some nights Tigers fans can watch Casey Mize, Akil Baddoo and the Tigers while also streaming Riley Greene, Spencer Torkelson and the Toledo Mud Hens; take in an abbreviated Tarik Skubal start then tune
The Detroit Tigers applied pressure to Milwaukee Brewers starter Brandon Woodruff in the fifth inning, beginning with Harold Castro’s leadoff single. On the next pitch, Willi Castro dropped a surprising bunt and legged out a single. A shocked Kolten Wong — playing second for the Brewers — rushed his attempt to eliminate Willi Castro and was charged with
Detroit Tigers starter Wily Peralta remembers meeting Freddy Peralta in spring training with the Milwaukee Brewers. They aren’t related, but the pair of right-handed pitchers formed a friendship because of their last names. The Brewers acquired Freddy Peralta in December 2015 from the Seattle Mariners, but he didn’t make his MLB debut until 2018. Wily Peralta, meanwhile, pitched
The list includes six names: Curtis Granderson, Gary Sheffield, Damion Easley, Chad Curtis, Kirk Gibson and Alan Trammell. Robbie Grossman could become No. 7 by the end of the season. It’s been 12 years since a Detroit Tigers player reached at least 20 home runs and 20 stolen bases in a single season. The franchise’s exclusive club
Detroit Tigers right-hander Wily Peralta pitched with authority in Tuesday’s start at Comerica Park. His fastball averaged 95 mph and his slider — which typically sits around 82 mph — stunned at 85 mph. Armed with some of the best weaponry he has flashed this season, the 32-year-old posted six scoreless innings against the National League Central leaders.
Jonathan Schoop isn’t afraid of the pressure. Quietly confident might be the best way to describe the Detroit Tigers‘ infielder, who willingly sacrificed his role as a second baseman to find a home last winter. He re-signed with the Tigers in February, inking a one-year, $4.5 million contract. Putting pen to paper, the 29-year-old knew he
The Detroit Tigers gutted out a memorable comeback victory Sunday against the Tampa Bay Rays. The late-inning heroics from Jeimer Candelario and Robbie Grossman provided a 8-7 win in the 11th inning at Comerica Park. But the game could have been less stressful. Manager AJ Hinch lined up his bullpen perfectly, thanks to three scoreless innings from starter Tarik
A line drive to the right-center gap for the Detroit Tigers against the Twins in April. Another liner, this one down the left-field line in Baltimore in August. A ball crushed to center at Comerica Park that bounced over the fence against the Blue Jays. And, most recently, a dart that bounced off the bottom
Jeimer Candelario waited for the fifth pitch from Tampa Bay Rays reliever Andrew Kittredge on Sunday at Comerica Park. The Detroit Tigers‘ third baseman had worked a 2-2 count, fouling off a pair of fastballs and watching a fastball and a slider miss the strike zone. All he wanted was a quality at-bat. “That happened,”
When Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch brought Drew Hutchison out of the bullpen, his request was simple, yet seemingly difficult to achieve against the American League East-leading Tampa Bay Rays. Hutchison needed to eat as many innings as possible. For the rest of the 2021 season, rookie starters Casey Mize and Tarik Skubal will operate
The Detroit Tigers showed another example of their resiliency Sunday. With two outs, two balls, two strikes and trailing by two runs in the bottom of the 10th inning, Jeimer Candelario demolished a slider from Tampa Bay Rays reliever Andrew Kittredge. The ball carried 421 feet, soaring over the right-field wall to tie the game at seven runs.
Bill Dow | Special to Detroit Free Press As part of his series on former Detroit sports figures, Bill Dow caught up with former 1984 Detroit Tigers World Champion infielder and longtime coach in the organization, Tom Brookens. How we remember him Although primarily a third baseman, for 10 years with the Tigers from 1979-88