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Detroit — There was a hopefulness in his voice that his eyes betrayed. The day after Tigers reliever Tyler Alexander was confronted with the reality that his season was over, he was still halfway between disbelief and acceptance. “My arm felt perfectly fine on every pitch I threw previously,” he said. “Then, one backdoor cutter

Detroit — That one went off-script in a hurry. Coming home off a successful road trip with two of their front-line starting pitchers returning off the injured list and starting a homestand against the team with the worst record in baseball — time to roll, right? Nope. After losing 1-0 in 10 innings Tuesday, the

Detroit — That one went off-script in a hurry. The first pitch Eduardo Rodriguez threw since he ruptured the pulley in the index finger of his left hand on May 28 was bunted between the mound and first base. It was probably, judging from the way he reacted to it, the last thing he expected.

Detroit — One of the many confounding traits of this Tigers’ team in the first half of the season has been its inability to hit left-handed pitching. Especially with right-handed hitters like Javier Baez, Eric Haase, Miguel Cabrera, Andy Ibanez and others with a history of hitting lefties well. But here we are. The Tigers

Detroit — It wasn’t a perfect game. But it was a perfect start. And though it was over early, as planned, Tarik Skubal’s much-anticipated return sure did feel like the perfect antidote for AJ Hinch and his injury-plagued roster. But then came another reality check for the Tigers, as a feel-good night ended with an

Detroit — AJ Hinch didn’t want to give away the game plan before the game Tuesday, but he also didn’t want everyone to freak out if Tarik Skubal came out of his season debut a little earlier than might be expected. The plan all along was to make it a piggyback start for Skubal and

Detroit — Tyler Alexander had completed his crossword puzzle and was busy ripping it into a big pile of little pieces Tuesday afternoon. “Didn’t go well?” he was asked. “No, I finished it,” he said. “Are you mad at the paper?” It seemed like a normal, fun-loving early clubhouse day with Alexander. He proceeded to

Only days from ending all the drama, the Tigers are in line for a hitter they almost surely will take with that third overall turn Sunday evening when the three-day MLB Draft kicks off. Will it be either of two college outfielders the Tigers all but know will be there, Dylan Crews or Wyatt Langford

Detroit — It might not look or feel like it when you’re sitting nine games under .500 and the oddsmakers give you a less than 3% chance of making the playoffs, but the Tigers weathered the storm that battered them throughout the month of June. They lost Riley Greene and Eduardo Rodriguez at the top

On the end of the phone line was a 23-year-old man who understands how big-league baseball works. You do not lust for a promotion, not publicly. You stay in your lane — even if a northbound lane of Interstate 75, the most direct pathway from Toledo to Detroit, is where your personal GPS is set.

By Kameron Goodwill |  Special to The Detroit News It took the Tigers until the last game of the series, but they finally took advantage of the Coors Field altitude and put up their best offensive performance of the season. Although a rocky performance from the pitching staff made things interesting, the Tigers roared to a

By Kameron Goodwill |  Special to The Detroit News The Tigers belted five home runs, including two grand slams, in clobbering the Colorado Rockies, 14-9, in the series finale at Coors Field. Javier Báez and Jake Marisnick walloped grand slams for the Tigers. Spencer Torkelson, Jake Rogers and Kerry Carpenter also homered for the Tigers, who

Halfway through a 2023 minor-league season, and, for the Tigers, the farm has been a swirl of good and not-so-good news. On with a probe into what has a new Tigers front office enthused, or perhaps wondering why a guy named Scott Harris took this job: ▶ Best performance by a single player: Easy call:

By Kameron Goodwill |  Special to The Detroit News It felt like another game in which the Tigers offense would go cold, this time in the high altitude of Coors Field. After a miserable June stretch, Zach McKinstry’s three-run homer in the top of the 10th inning might have given the Tigers the jumpstart they

By Kameron Goodwill |  Special to The Detroit News The Colorado Rockies only scored in two innings, but those eight runs which included a five-run second inning surge, were more than enough to take down the Detroit Tigers, 8-5, Friday night in the first game of a three-game series. It was the first time in six

Detroit — It wasn’t long ago, maybe in April, that manager AJ Hinch wouldn’t have thought twice about sending up right-handed hitting Eric Haase to pinch-hit in a key situation against a left-handed pitcher. It would have been, frankly, a no-brainer. Haase has traditionally done a lot of damage against left-handed pitching. Last season, he

Arlington, Texas — The Tigers’ mobile rehab unit was packing up and heading out after the game Thursday. Outfielders Riley Greene (fibula) and Akil Baddoo (quad) were heading to Toledo to meet up with the Mud Hens and eventually start their respective rehab assignments. “They are going there to continue their build-up toward playing,” manager

Arlington, Texas — The last time the Tigers were on the verge of returning to a healthy, five-man starting rotation (Monday), Matthew Boyd blew out his left elbow. The snake keeps biting. On the day the Tigers optioned Joey Wentz back to Triple-A Toledo in expectation of possibly both Tarik Skubal and Eduardo Rodriguez being

The Tigers have had their share of injuries already this season. Well, maybe their share along with the shares of a couple of other teams too. The Tigers’ starting rotation has been decimated by injuries, including Eduardo Rodriguez and Matthew Boyd, who requires Tommy John surgery. This time, it was Reese Olson, who took a

Arlington, Texas — It wasn’t a surprise to anyone, really. When lefty Joey Wentz was summoned into manager AJ Hinch’s office Thursday morning, he knew what was coming. “(Pitching coach Chris Fetter) and I met with Joey this morning to tell him about the transaction but also to offer him some encouragement,” Hinch said. “It’s