Detroit Free Press

LAKELAND, Fla. — One year later. One amazing, magical year. Everything is so different for Kerry Carpenter. On Friday morning, Carpenter walked into the Detroit Tigers facility, using the MLB entrance, not the side one reserved for minor leaguers — OK, that was different for him. Then, he walked into the Tigers clubhouse — “I
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LAKELAND, Fla. — One moment, it was Miguel Cabrera. Next, it was Riley Greene. And then, Spencer Torkelson. All three players engaged in conversations with Detroit Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris during the batting practice portion of Friday’s workout on the TigerTown backfields. A cheerful Cabrera, who is a few years older than
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LAKELAND, Fla. — At the end of last season, Detroit Tigers infielder Ryan Kreidler shared his main goal for the future. “I want to hit better,” he said. Kreidler returned to the Tigers for spring training 135 days later with a chance to secure a job on the Opening Day roster. The 25-year-old excels defensively at
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LAKELAND, Fla. — The first pitch was wild. Totally understandable. It’s hard to control lightning. Elvis Alvarado — the Detroit Tigers prospect with a wicked 100 mph fastball — was starting his first bullpen of the season. At TigerTown. In front of all the Tigers coaches. All the big-league coaches. The second one was wild,
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LAKELAND, Fla. — Miguel Cabrera appeared in the Detroit Tigers clubhouse on Thursday afternoon. Before his final spring training. His final season. A reporter requested an interview. “Monday!” he boomed. The reporter asked again. “Monday!” He smiled — that old familiar smile — and hugged Javier Báez. A short time later, he bro-hugged Riley Greene
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LAKELAND, Fla. — “A slider machine.” That’s how one league source described right-handed reliever Matt Wisler, who signed a minor-league contract with the Detroit Tigers and is vying for a role in the bullpen on the Opening Day roster. “It’s always been a good pitch for me,” Wisler said of his slider. “I have obviously taken
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Spring training is just a few days old and Detroit Tigers fans already have things to look forward to. On Thursday, the club announced that starting at 10 a.m. Friday, single-game tickets will go on sale at tigers.com. JEFF SEIDEL:Tigers’ first workout of 2023 brings equal doses of smiles, sadness ‘I COULD WRITE A BOOK’:Spencer
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LAKELAND, Fla. — On May 18, 2021, Detroit Tigers right-hander Spencer Turnbull pitched the eighth no-hitter in franchise history and first since Justin Verlander in 2011. “It feels like a lifetime ago,” Turnbull said Wednesday at the opening of spring training. Less than three weeks later, Turnbull removed himself from his June 4 start against the
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LAKELAND, Fla. — Spencer Torkelson put on a show on Wednesday in his first TigerTown batting practice. He unleashed some “Tork Bombs”: soaring home runs, line drives to the warning track and shots that clanked off the outfield fence. The excitement from the Detroit Tigers organization was obvious and loud. After one session, a coach
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LAKELAND, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers revealed new information about one of their top pitchers on the first day of spring training. Right-hander Casey Mize, the 2018 No. 1 overall pick, underwent a previously undisclosed back surgery after undergoing Tommy John surgery in June 2022. There isn’t an official timetable for his return to games, but
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LAKELAND, Fla. — Four weeks ago, Detroit Tigers right-hander Alex Faedo met John DeRouin. “We clicked immediately,” Faedo said. DeRouin, a 23-year-old community college dropout, is the Tigers’ new rehab pitching coordinator. He serves as a conduit for information passed from pitching coach Chris Fetter and assistant pitching coach Robin Lund to pitchers recovering from injuries
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LAKELAND, Fla. — Opening Day is 43 days away. Spring training is underway for the Detroit Tigers with the first full-squad workout scheduled for Monday. Once March rolls around, the Tigers will start cutting players from camp. The 26-man roster must be finalized by the end of March. The Tigers start the regular season March
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LAKELAND, Fla. — They showed grit. They showed tenacity. “Come on!” Detroit Tigers pitcher Alex Lange barked — in his best football player bark. The Tigers brought some much-needed levity and fun, not to mention a little bit of the Detroit Lions to spring training on Tuesday morning. Lange lined up at quarterback. He crouched over,
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LAKELAND, Fla. — On Monday night, Detroit Tigers right-handed pitcher Alex Faedo received a phone call from catcher Jake Rogers. They were watching “The Bachelor” in separate homes. Zach Shallcross, who played football at Cal Poly, is attempting to find love on ABC’s reality dating show. During Monday’s episode, Shallcross eliminated a woman from contention because
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LAKELAND, Fla. — Outside the Detroit Tigers spring training headquarters, Nick Maton walked up to two doors and froze — unsure which one to take to the clubhouse. “Right or left?” he asked on Monday afternoon. Maton, one of the newest Tigers, wasn’t sure. He arrived in Lakeland on Sunday night. By Monday morning, he
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LAKELAND, Fla. — A reporter laughed as right-handed pitcher Michael Lorenzen, who signed a one-year, $8.5 million contract this offseason, revealed his desire to compete as a two-way player, in some capacity, with the Detroit Tigers. Only Lorenzen wasn’t kidding around. “We’ll see,” he said. “I have four bats coming.” Lorenzen has a long history
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LAKELAND, Fla. — Another reliever is coming to spring training. The Detroit Tigers and right-handed reliever Matt Wisler, who pitched for the Tampa Bay Rays last season, have agreed to a minor-league contract with a non-roster invitation to MLB camp, according to sources with knowledge of the situation. The details of the deal are being finalized.
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LAKELAND, Fla. — The first wave of pitchers and catchers have reported to the Detroit Tigers‘ spring training facility. Finally, baseball is back. Pitchers and catchers participating in the World Baseball Classic, which begins March 8, officially reported Monday. Non-WBC pitchers and catchers must report Wednesday, followed by WBC position players Thursday and non-WBC position
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Five months ago, Austin Meadows told the world what was happening in a 192-word statement. The former All-Star revealed on social media he would step away from baseball for the final month of the 2022 season due to his mental health struggles. “We just knew it was time,” he said. Meadows, 27, joined the Detroit
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