Detroit Free Press

The Detroit Tigers signed switch-hitting, multi-positional infielder Johan Camargo to a minor-league contract Friday, adding to their depth. The 29-year-old has played 416 games over parts of six MLB seasons with the Atlanta Braves (2017-21) and Philadelphia Phillies (2022). He helped the Braves win the World Series in 2021. The Tigers assigned Camargo to Triple-A
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The MLB season in nearly halfway complete. You shouldn’t get excited about players returning from injuries because performance and health are particularly unpredictable when athletes ramp up after layoffs. It’s not very encouraging to be nine games below .500 at any point. At 32-41, Detroit trails Minnesota by four games in the American League Central
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Detroit Tigers right-hander Casey Mize, the 2018 No. 1 overall pick recovering from Tommy John surgery, stood on the mound in the bullpen before Wednesday’s game at Comerica Park. Pitching coach Chris Fetter, video coordinator Austin Tripp and fellow pitcher Matt Manning watched from behind the mound, with Tripp’s iPad receiving pitch data from TrackMan
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Detroit Tigers (31-41) vs. Kansas City Royals (20-53) When: 1:10 p.m. Wednesday, series finale. Where: Comerica Park in Detroit. TV: Bally Sports Detroit. Radio: WXYT-FM (97.1 in Detroit; Tigers radio affiliates). Probable pitchers: Tigers LHP Matthew Boyd (4-5, 5.60 ERA) vs. Royals RHP Brady Singer (4-6, 6.63). • Box score Tigers lineup: RF Zach McKinstry 1B Spencer Torkelson DH Kerry Carpenter SS Javier
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Apple Podcasts | Spotify • Hosts: Mark Gorosh (@sportz5176) and Evan Petzold (@evanpetzold) • Editor: Robin Chan • Executive producers: Anjanette Delgado, Kirkland Crawford • Email: epetzold@freepress.com On this episode: This week, Mark and Evan take some time to review Scott Harris’ surprise news conference. Are the Detroit Tigers going to compete for the AL Central? What does Harris see in player development? The guys go
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Detroit Tigers outfielder Riley Greene, who hasn’t played since the end of May, is working through a return-to-play running progression as he rehabilitates a stress reaction in his left fibula. The 22-year-old ran in the outfield — while wearing an air cast brace around the lower part of his left leg — before Tuesday’s game against
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Jason Foley didn’t smile. He didn’t pump his fist. An emotionless Foley walked off the mound after stranding the bases loaded with three consecutive outs — capped by freezing Byron Buxton with a down-and-away sinker for a strikeout — to get the Detroit Tigers out of a jam in the eighth inning of Sunday’s 6-4 win over
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Scott Harris has a Twitter account. He seems to read everything. The Detroit Tigers‘ president of baseball operations is aware of the biggest question from the fans: Will Harris direct the Tigers — five games behind the first-place Minnesota Twins in the American League Central — to an aggressive approach in hopes of contending for the postseason?
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MINNEAPOLIS — The Detroit Tigers acquired right-handed reliever Blair Calvo, who made his MLB debut earlier this season, from the Colorado Rockies on Sunday in exchange for cash considerations. Calvo has been optioned to Triple-A Toledo. The Rockies drafted Calvo in the 23rd round (No. 699 overall) in 2019 out of Flagler College in St. Augustine,
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MINNEAPOLIS — Miguel Cabrera dumped a first-pitch fastball into the left-field corner with two outs in the fifth inning. The Detroit Tigers planned to score the first run of Saturday’s game on Cabrera’s double, as Zack Short hustled around the bases. That’s until the Minnesota Twins’ defense took away the opportunity. Left fielder Willi Castro,
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A leadoff triple from Jake Marisnick jumpstarted the Detroit Tigers‘ five-run fifth inning. Spencer Torkelson and Kerry Carpenter, though, stole the show with back-to-back home runs. “Getting a good pitch to hit,” Torkelson said. “When you have no outs or one out and a runner on third, it takes so much weight off your shoulder
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