Detroit Free Press

The Detroit Tigers couldn’t stay completely still at the deadline. Amid a fairly competitive season, but one that won’t end in a playoff berth, the Tigers have been rather inactive on the trade market. But a few hours before Friday’s trade deadline, the Tigers gained a little farm system depth. Reese Olson, a right-handed minor

Miguel Cabrera and Casey Mize couldn’t help but smile on their way back to the dugout. “Miggy, I didn’t think I needed to go,” said Mize, who made a late break to first base when Cabrera bobbled the ball on a grounder from speedy Cedric Mullins in the fifth inning. Mize, though, was quick enough to

Detroit Tigers rookie Casey Mize is back. The 24-year-old never left, but he finally returned to a full workload in Thursday’s 6-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles at Comerica Park. His first three starts in July were on pitch-count restictions as part of the organization’s long-term plan to preserve his health. He began building up pitches in his

Detroit Tigers infielder Jonathan Schoop has been through this before. He signed with the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent in 2008, and 10 years later, the Orioles shipped the talented homegrown second baseman to the Milwaukee Brewers for Jonathan Villar, Luis Ortiz and Jean Carmona. The trade went down July 31, 2018. “They caught

Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila emerged on the field before Thursday’s series opener against the Baltimore Orioles at Comerica Park. He found manager AJ Hinch and spoke with him, less than 24 hours before Friday’s 4 p.m. trade deadline. Infielder Jonathan Schoop, who is on an expiring $4.5 million contract this season, took batting

It was a come-from-ahead victory the Detroit Lions would have been proud of, not to mention the Detroit Tigers. Detroit withstood a late rally by Minnesota, winning by a field goal in a classic NFC North matchup. Er, that is, the Tigers won by three runs in a 17-14 slugfest at Target Field in Minneapolis,

Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch mentioned outfielder Akil Baddoo, and he didn’t shy away from adding right-hander Casey Mize into the mix. Both players, Hinch believes, deserve more recognition in the American League Rookie of the Year race. “They’ll be late,” Hinch said Wednesday about Baddoo. “Whenever it starts to generate, it’ll be late.” But

Michael Fulmer just wants to help the Detroit Tigers win games. But the injuries keep holding him back. “Stuff like this just keeps happening,” Fulmer said Tuesday. “It’s frustrating. It really is. It sucks on my end just as much, trust me. I think this one is more getting used to the bullpen role, just like

For the second time in three days, the Detroit Tigers trailed by four runs before recording an out. It happened in Sunday’s 6-1 loss to the Kansas City Royals. Rookie left-hander Tarik Skubal allowed a double, single, three-run home run and solo shot to begin his outing. The same happened Tuesday to lefty Tyler Alexander against the Minnesota

The Detroit Tigers activated right-handed reliever Michael Fulmer from the injured list Tuesday, following his recovery from a right cervical spine strain. The 28-year-old returned after throwing a pair of scoreless innings for Triple-A Toledo in a rehab assignment. He joined the Tigers in Minnesota on Monday to pitch in front of pitching coach Chris

Detroit Tigers star Miguel Cabrera is inching toward a pair of immortal baseball milestones. You can now keep track of his numbers at Comerica Park. On Tuesday, the Tigers’ official Twitter account posted photos of green “Miggy Milestones” scoreboards, erected atop the brick wall in left field near the statues of other Tigers greats. The

Detroit Tigers rookie Matt Manning wasn’t happy. He just watched the Minnesota Twins hand his team a 6-5 loss in the 10th inning. Max Kepler hit a walk-off single with two outs off Gregory Soto‘s 42nd pitch of the night Monday at Target Field. Needing a win, the Tigers were dealt their fourth loss in a

Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch called on Robbie Grossman in the ninth inning. The veteran leader entered as a pinch-hitter for Harold Castro with one out, trailing by two runs against the Minnesota Twins in Monday’s series opener at Target Field. He hammered a first-pitch cutter from reliever Alex Colome — who only took the mound

The Detroit Tigers put four prospects on Baseball America’s midseason top 100 rankings released Monday. The four players to receive honors: first/third baseman Spencer Torkelson, outfielder Riley Greene, right-hander Matt Manning and right-hander Jackson Jobe. The Tigers selected Jobe — from Heritage Hall High School in Oklahoma City — with the No. 3 overall pick in

Rookie left-hander Tarik Skubal put the Detroit Tigers behind from the start. The first four Kansas City Royals he faced damaged him by tagging his fastball: Whit Merrifield doubled, Carlos Santana singled, Salvador Perez crushed a 454-foot three-run home run and Jorge Soler followed with a 425-foot solo blast. “Maybe one too many fastballs to Whit, but

Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch isn’t ready to call Akil Baddoo his everyday leadoff hitter. Even as Baddoo appeared atop Sunday’s starting lineup against Kansas City Royals left-hander Daniel Lynch in search of snapping a two-game losing skid at Kauffman Stadium, Hinch was hesitant to call his 22-year-old rookie the team’s primary leadoff hitter. “We’ll see,” Hinch said

Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila made a bold statement last week when he spoke outside his team’s dugout. “We’re not rebuilding anymore,” Avila said. “We’re building.” For this to be true, owner Christopher Ilitch needs to spend in free agency. Some of the top prospects, specifically Spencer Torkelson and Riley Greene, must be ready

When Jimmy Kerr was promoted to the West Michigan Whitecaps, he felt at home — for good reason. Kerr was born in Arizona but he was key member of the Michigan baseball team that advanced to the 2019 College World Series and his parents have a place in northern Michigan. But there was another thing.

The Detroit Tigers were on the right track entering the bottom of the fifth inning, carrying a 6-0 lead behind a three-run home run from Jeimer Candelario and a dominant start from rookie right-hander Casey Mize. But the Royals scored four runs in the fifth inning and five runs in the seventh, sending the Tigers

Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch wishes he could take away the phones of everyone in his clubhouse at this time of the year, as general manager Al Avila works his own phone to see if the organization can find a trade offer worth entertaining. The trade deadline is Friday. “It’s not a huge topic for