Kirkland Crawford | Detroit Free Press Grapefruit League: Detroit Tigers (2-1) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (0-2) When: 1:05 p.m. Wednesday. Where: Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium, Lakeland, Fla. TV: None. Radio: WXYT-AM (1270; other radio affiliates). First-pitch weather forecast: Partly cloudy, 74 degrees. Probable starting pitchers: Tigers LHP Daniel Norris (3-1, 3.25 ERA in 2020) vs.
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Jeff Seidel | Detroit Free Press BRADENTON, Fla. — Willi Castro took a shot at the tiki bar on Monday afternoon and then went on a leisurely stroll around the park. OK. Relax. Not one of those shots. Castro hit an impressive home run into a tiki bar beyond the right-center field fence — more than a 400-foot
Bob Nightengale | USA TODAY SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Major League Baseball informed its teams that they will open the season with alternate site camps once again and push the Class AAA season back a month, according to an MLB official with direct knowledge of the situation. The official spoke to USA TODAY Sports on the condition of anonymity because
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press BRADENTON, Fla. — Detroit Tigers right-hander Casey Mize strolled out of the bullpen Tuesday at LECOM Park with catcher Grayson Greiner and pitching coach Chris Fetter by his side. Last year, Mize made his seven starts in his MLB debut season. His command, seemingly for the first time in his
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Watching Riley Greene’s dad watch the Detroit Tigers’ prospect bat vs. Yankees As Detroit Tigers prospect Riley Greene hits against Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole during the March 1, 2021, exhibition, Greene’s dad, Alan, watches. Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press BRADENTON, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers
Kirkland Crawford| Detroit Free Press Grapefruit League: Detroit Tigers (1-1) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (1-0) When: 1 p.m. Tuesday. Where: LECOM Park, Bradenton, Florida. TV: None. Radio: WXYT-AM (1270; other radio affiliates). First-pitch weather forecast: Cloudy, 79 degrees. Probable starting pitchers: Tigers RHP Casey Mize (0-3, 6.99 ERA in 2020) vs. Pirates RHP JT Brubaker (1-3, 4.94
Jeff Seidel | Detroit Free Press TAMPA, Fla. — Alan Greene glanced at the scoreboard in George M. Steinbrenner Field, scanned the batting order and realized his son, Riley, was about to come up to bat for the Detroit Tigers. Alan was watching the game on Monday afternoon with a group of friends — and one
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press TAMPA, Fla. — Detroit Tigers catcher Dillon Dingler was getting heckled by fans when he entered the game in the seventh inning as a pinch hitter. And then, they started cheering for him. That’s because the 22-year-old — without a professional game under his belt — dropped in a double. Yet
TAMPA, Fla. — It’s a long shot. Detroit Tigers outfielder Akil Baddoo, at the center of the dilemma, knows it. Manager AJ Hinch knows, too. General manager Al Avila understands the track records of Rule 5 draft picks aren’t strong, but he wanted to take a chance on someone with big upside this winter. So, Avila selected Baddoo
Tyler J. Davis | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers’ Tyler Alexander ‘felt good’ in spring training debut Detroit Tigers left-hander Tyler Alexander talks Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021, about his first Grapefruit League game. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press Grapefruit League: Detroit Tigers vs. New York Yankees When: 1:05 p.m. Where: George
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers’ Miguel Cabrera: ‘I can’t wait to be at first (base) again’ Detroit Tigers veteran Miguel Cabrera talks Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, about his spring training with a new coaching staff. Detroit Tigers TAMPA, Fla. — Detroit Tigers top prospect Spencer Torkelson is gearing
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press LAKELAND, Fla. — Manager AJ Hinch penciled in his lineup for the Detroit Tigers‘ spring training opener, but he wouldn’t make it public until Sunday morning — just hours before Grapefruit League competition started at 1:05 p.m. against the Philadelphia Phillies at Joker Marchant Stadium. Let the games begin. Sunday’s opener only lasted seven
Jeff Seidel | Detroit Free Press LAKELAND, Fla. — There were no more creepy cardboard cutouts in the stands, and no more fake crowd noise. Thank goodness. Jim McGuire, an actual real human being, watched the Detroit Tigers in person on Sunday afternoon on a beautiful, sun-splashed, 88-degree afternoon. “This is bizarre,” McGuire said before the Tigers
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press LAKELAND, Fla. — Derek Holland‘s fastball read 95 mph on the scoreboard Sunday at Joker Marchant Stadium. “That baby was cooking today,” Holland said after the Detroit Tigers’ 10-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. “It was feeling good.” His fastball? Or the radar gun? Either way, the 34-year-old — who signed a minor-league
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LAKELAND, Fla. — Willi Castro wants to put his stamp on the everyday shortstop job the Detroit Tigers are entrusting him with this season. He hopes to stick around, but it’s imperative for him to show last season wasn’t a fluke. The 23-year-old started the year strong, launching a 458-foot home run on the first
Kirkland Crawford | Detroit Free Press Grapefruit League opener: Detroit Tigers vs. Philadelphia Phillies When: 1:05 p.m. Where: Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium, Lakeland, Florida. TV: None. Radio: WXYT-FM (97.1; other radio affiliates). First-pitch weather forecast: Mostly sunny, 85 degrees. Probable starting pitchers: Tigers LHP Tyler Alexander (2-3, 3.96 ERA in 2020) vs. Phillies
Jeff Seidel | Detroit Free Press LAKELAND, Fla. — There is one persistent, dominant question hanging over the Detroit Tigers’ future. How fast could Riley Greene and Spencer Torkelson, their top two position prospects, reach the majors? It depends on how they perform in the minor leagues, of course. That is the most important factor. But
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press LAKELAND, Fla. — On Friday night, Detroit Tigers right-hander Michael Fulmer packed his bags and left the team’s spring training facility. He went home to Oklahoma, where his wife, Kelsey, gave birth to their second child. So much for Fulmer’s start Monday against the New York Yankees in Tampa.
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