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Detroit Tigers reliever Alex Lange bounced a fresh ball from his glove to pitching hand while Abraham Toro rounded third base on his way to home after lining a curveball over the right-field wall for a two-run home run in the seventh inning. “We got beat,” catcher Eric Haase said. “But at the same time,

Former Detroit Tigers pitcher Matthew Boyd sat in the visitor’s dugout before Tuesday’s game. He reflected on his last appearance at Comerica Park, a late September drop-by before traveling to Dallas for flexor tendon surgery. Boyd, who pitched seven seasons for the Tigers, looked forward to his post-surgery career, which begins this week as a

Major League Baseball rosters expand Thursday by two players as September begins, and the Detroit Tigers will add a pair of young position players for the final month of the season: first baseman Spencer Torkelson and infielder Ryan Kreidler. Torkelson, who turned 23 last week, and Kreidler, 24, are scheduled to arrive at Comerica Park

Detroit Tigers (50-79) vs. Seattle Mariners (71-58) When: 7:10 p.m. Wednesday. Where: Comerica Park. TV: Bally Sports Detroit. Radio: WXYT-FM (97.1; other radio affiliates). ⋅ BOX SCORE First-pitch weather forecast: Sunny, 81 degrees. Probable starting pitchers: Tigers LHP Tyler Alexander (3-8, 4.38 ERA) vs. Mariners LHP Marco Gonzalez (9-12, 3.97 ERA). TRENDING:Detroit Tigers rookie Riley

Major League Baseball has unveiled the spring training schedules for all 30 teams for 2023, and in a sign that things may be as close to normal as they were a few years ago, the Detroit Tigers‘ Grapefruit League slate looks like it did in 2019 or almost any year before. The Tigers will play

Before Tuesday’s game, Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch sparked a quick conversation with center fielder Riley Greene. “Do you know what the theme of the day is?” Hinch said. “What?” Greene inquired. “Finding a good pitch,” Hinch said. Pitch selection is the key to Greene’s success. When the 21-year-old swings at pitches in the strike

The Detroit Tigers expected a pitching duel in Tuesday’s series opener against the Seattle Mariners at Comerica Park. Instead, the result was lopsided. Right-hander Matt Manning, dominant in his past five starts, allowed seven runs and couldn’t escape the third inning in the Tigers’ 9-3 loss. Right-hander George Kirby, meanwhile, fired five scoreless innings for

COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. — Detroit Tigers prospect Jackson Jobe, making his debut for High-A West Michigan Saturday, showed his three best pitches to dispose of Chicago Cubs prospect Pete Crow-Armstrong in the third inning. A first-pitch fastball from the right-hander traveled outside the strike zone and forced Crow-Armstrong to check his swing. Home plate umpire Kenny

COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. — Jace Jung, the No. 12 overall pick in the 2022 draft, boarded an American Airlines flight out of Lubbock, Texas, in late July and was prepared to sign his professional contract with the Detroit Tigers the following day in Lakeland, Florida, locking in an agreed upon $4.6 million signing bonus. Although Jung

For the first time since July 2019, the Detroit Tigers have scored six or more runs in four consecutive games. Their nine-run effort — on 13 hits and four walks with only eight strikeouts — proved to be just enough for the Tigers in Sunday’s 9-8 victory over the Texas Rangers in the series finale

Javier Báez‘s defense is magical — until it isn’t. The 29-year-old shortstop, who signed a six-year, $140 million contract with the Detroit Tigers in December, leads the majors with 20 errors, four more than Texas Rangers shortstop Corey Seager and 12 more than Minnesota Twins shortstop Carlos Correa. They were three of the five shortstops

Rangers starter Dallas Keuchel entered his first start for the franchise, against the Detroit Tigers, averaging 4.8 walks per nine innings this season. On Saturday, he stayed in the strike zone, and the Tigers made him pay. Each of the first eight hitters in the Detroit lineup had at least one hit off the 2015

When Kerry Carpenter learned of his big-league arrival, Spencer Torkelson was on his way out of Triple-A Toledo’s clubhouse. Torkelson, minor-league dinner in hand, embraced him, patted him on the back and kept walking toward the exit. Before the season ends, the Detroit Tigers hope to give the 2020 No. 1 overall pick an MLB

Tyler Alexander entered Friday having conceded three home runs over 27 innings since returning to the Detroit Tigers‘ starting rotation in late July. He allowed three or fewer runs in all five outings. On Friday, the Texas Rangers crushed Alexander for seven runs over three innings. The left-hander gave up three home runs — one

The simple word “talent” is used too sparingly in sports. Instead, coaches and scouts and scientists of movement toss around phrases such as “wiggle” and “quick twitch” to describe our nimblest and most explosive athletes. “Hand-eye coordination” is another one. And oh, what a dream it would be simply to be able to hit the

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San Francisco Giants right-hander Logan Webb entered the fifth inning with a no-hitter intact. He exited with two outs and six earned runs. The Detroit Tigers loaded the bases with one out; with two outs, they rattled off three straight singles to chase Webb. A two-run double from Willi Castro off lefty reliever Thomas Szapucki

The Detroit Tigers released their 2023 schedule Wednesday, beginning with Opening Day on March 30 against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, roughly 60 miles from the Tigers’ spring training hub in Lakeland. The Tigers play their first six games on the road, competing in a three-game series with the

Detroit Tigers utility player Willi Castro doesn’t always take the best routes in the outfield, and he remains somewhat of a newbie to the most spacious part of the ballpark, but he knows what his arm is capable of in the outfield. “Five, six,” Castro said. “Around there.” The 25-year-old, who first played outfield in

A two-out walk proved costly for left-handed reliever Daniel Norris in the sixth inning, especially with the Detroit Tigers‘ anemic offense facing one of the best pitchers in baseball amid a brilliant performance. After the walk, San Francisco Giants veteran Evan Longoria blasted a slider that stayed in the strike zone for a two-run home run.