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If all those Riley Greene and Spencer Torkelson highlights interspersed into Detroit Tigers broadcasts  — and our weekly updates — have you salivating to see them in real time, you’ll want to tune in to MLB Network at 3 p.m. today for the All-Star Futures Game live from Denver’s Coors Field. Greene and Torkelson are

Dana Gauruder |  Special to Detroit Free Press Out of necessity, Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch must construct an elaborate puzzle every few games. He’s forced to mix and match a crew of relievers to finagle his way through nine innings. For 16 outs on Saturday, the pieces fit snugly. Then all the pieces were

Dana Gauruder |  Special to Detroit Free Press The Detroit Tigers wish the All-Star break had started a few days earlier. They squandered a four-run lead on Saturday in a 9-4 loss to the Twins, their third straight. Joe Jimenez gave up a go-ahead, three-run homer to Jorge Polanco in the seventh. They’ll try to salvage the

Let’s decipher the words of Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila. Because he has already hinted about who the Tigers will pick with the No. 3 pick in the MLB draft on Sunday night. “At the end of the day, we’ve always made the decision to take the guy we feel has the highest upside,”

Dana Gauruder |  Special to Detroit Free Press Matt Manning’s encouraging start on Friday ended with a walk and a ticket to Toledo. With the All-Star break approaching, Manning was optioned to the Triple-A Mud Hens after the 4-2 loss to Minnesota. The Detroit Tigers wanted to keep Manning on a schedule while adding an extra

Sunday brings the 57th MLB draft, set to begin in Denver at 7 p.m. (and televised on ESPN and MLB Network). The Detroit Tigers have the No. 3 overall pick, getting their choice after the Pittsburgh Pirates at No. 1 and the Texas Rangers at No. 2. It’ll be the fourth time the Tigers select third

Dana Gauruder |  Special to Detroit Free Press The Detroit Tigers’ offense is staggering as they approach the All-Star break. They went scoreless for seven innings on Friday in a 4-2 loss to the Minnesota Twins on Friday night, their second consecutive loss in Minneapolis. The Twins scored all of their runs in the sixth inning. Robbie

Dana Gauruder|  Special to Detroit Free Press Matthew Boyd, Spencer Turnbull, Jose Urena and Julio Teheran were supposed to be the stabilizers on the Detroit Tigers’ starting staff. Prized rookies Casey Mize and Tarik Skubal were expected to be complementary pieces and gain valuable lessons along the way. Instead, Mize and Skubal have become the

After canceling TigerFest for the past two winters because of COVID-19, the Detroit Tigers are planning to hold something similar to kickoff the second half of the season after the All-Star break. The Tigers announced details Friday for “Detroit’s Biggest Summer Baseball Bash,” scheduled for Saturday, July 17 when they play the Minnesota Twins. It

Dana Gauruder |  Special to Detroit Free Press An inch or two here, a foot or a cleat mark there. The Detroit Tigers got beat on the margins by the Minnesota Twins on Thursday. The first few innings moved along quickly and efficiently. Tarik Skubal set down the first 13 batters he faced, striking out five

Why could the Detroit Tigers draft Jackson Jobe, a high school pitcher, on Sunday with the third pick in the MLB draft? Because he checks every box imaginable. Jobe, a right-handed pitcher, can touch 99 mph. He has a nasty slider with an MLB-level spin rate. He walked just five batters during his senior year while

Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers’ Spencer Torkelson explains how he cut his finger Detroit Tigers top prospect Spencer Torkelson cut his finger last week. He shares the story Thursday, March 4, 2021, in spring training. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press The 2021 MLB draft is approaching, and the Detroit Tigers have the No. 3

Dana Gauruder |  Special to Detroit Free Press Tarik Skubal got off to a dazzling start on Thursday but a fielding mistake helped the Minnesota Twins pull out a 5-3 win at Target Field in Minneapolis against the Detroit Tigers. Second baseman Willi Castro failed to keep his foot on the bag during a routine fielder’s choice

Gregory Soto gassed a 97-mph fastball. Strike three. Game over. And the Detroit Tigers won another, beating the Texas Rangers, 5-3. Soto spun in celebration after an impressive two-inning save. He hugged catcher Jake Rogers, and Miguel Cabrera was hugging Akil Baddoo, and there were smiles and high fives all around on Wednesday afternoon after

Consider AJ Hinch’s message a warning to the rest of the league. The Detroit Tigers aren’t going to give up their players for prospects at this year’s trade deadline, unless the deal is right for them. General manager Al Avila, Hinch indicated, isn’t willing to sell players at a cheaper rate because of the rebuild. Those days

Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers’ Gregory Soto reacts to making 2021 MLB All-Star Game Detroit Tigers reliever Gregory Soto talks Sunday, July 4, 2021, after learning he was selected to the AL squad for the 2021 MLB All-Star Game. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press Detroit Tigers (40-47) vs. Minnesota Twins (35-50) When: 8:10 p.m. Thursday.

Detroit Tigers rookie Casey Mize was only supposed to pitch three innings. His efficiency persuaded manager AJ Hinch to send him back out for the fourth inning. Wednesday’s outing against the Texas Rangers marked Mize’s final outing before the All-Star break. After the break, his innings will be continue to be limited for a couple of starts. “I’m

The best-case scenario for Detroit Tigers right-hander Spencer Turnbull is an early August return — a much different assumption than manager AJ Hinch presented Sunday, when he said Turnbull reported “no problems” after throwing a bullpen in Lakeland, Florida. But Turnbull had a setback in his throwing program. He is recovering from a right forearm strain,

Former Detroit Tigers catcher John Hicks has played four games for the Texas Rangers. In the fourth inning, he stepped into the batter’s box for his 10th at-bat in 2021. Three pitches later, Hicks came away with his fourth home run — a two-run blast for a 2-1 lead — on a hanging slider from

The Detroit Tigers lost some of their coaching firepower Tuesday when third base coach Chip Hale packed his bags for the University of Arizona, where he will be introduced Wednesday as the baseball team’s head coach. Colleges have picked apart manager AJ Hinch’s coaching staff. Rice University hired assistant hitting coach Jose Cruz Jr. as its head