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Arlington, Texas — Only two more days left in this misbegotten month for the Tigers. It started with crippling injuries to their best hitter (Riley Greene) and best pitcher (Eduardo Rodriguez), which triggered a slog of nine straight losses. The injuries have continued to pile up and so have the losses, even with a stretch

Arlington, Texas — Only two more days left in this misbegotten month for the Tigers. It started with crippling injuries to their best hitter (Riley Greene) and best pitcher (Eduardo Rodriguez), which triggered a slog of nine straight losses. The injuries have continued to pile up and so have the losses, even with a stretch

Arlington, Texas — It was mentioned to manager AJ Hinch that the only bullpen in baseball that’s been used more than his in June was the San Francisco Giants’ bullpen. “Can I catch them today?” he said. He was kidding. We think. The reality is, partly as a strategy and mostly as a necessity, the

Colt Keith has wasted little time in making an impact at Triple-A Toledo. Keith, who has zoomed up prospect rankings this season, homered in his first at-bat for the Mud Hens in Wednesday’s game against Columbus at Huntington Park. The home run to right-center field pulled the Mud Hens within 2-1 in the top of

Arlington, Texas – Well, small blessing, at least Tigers lefty starter Matthew Boyd didn’t have to travel far to have the surgery. Boyd underwent Tommy John surgery Wednesday morning with Dallas-based surgeon Dr. Keith Meister. He is expected to return to Detroit in a couple of weeks and begin the 12- to 18-month rehabilitation process.

Arlington, Texas — Just having him back on the mound healthy provided a boost for the Tigers’ injury-wracked starting rotation Tuesday night. To get 5.2 strong innings out of him, well, welcome back Matt Manning. “Glad to have him back,” manager AJ Hinch said. “Lot of good and a lot for him to build on,

Arlington, Texas — You know Mason Englert had this particular road trip circled since the day he broke camp with the Tigers. He was a high school star at Forney High School — about 25 miles west of Dallas — where he broke the state record for consecutive scoreless innings, 55.1, a record that was

The injury news isn’t good for the Tigers. The team announced Tuesday that pitcher Matthew Boyd is going on the 60-day injured list because of a left-elbow sprain. He’ll need Tommy John surgery, which will end his season. Will Vest also is heading to the 15-day injured list because of a right lower-leg strain. In

Arlington, Texas − It defies logical explanation. On the eve of injured starting pitcher Matt Manning’s return to the rotation, lefty Matthew Boyd had to leave his start Monday after just 15 pitches. Boyd, who missed most of last season rehabbing from flexor tendon surgery in his left arm, experienced discomfort in his left elbow.

Lynn Henning |  Special to The Detroit News Tigers scouts this week were dealing with a bit less privacy. No longer were Dylan Crews, and Paul Skenes, and Wyatt Langford their exclusive show, their captive performers, as teams get ready for the 2023 MLB Draft, which runs July 9-11. That’s because the College World Series has

Arlington, Texas — The Tigers, for the first time this month, have a five-man rotation. Manager AJ Hinch announced before the game Monday that right-hander Matt Manning, who has been out since April 11, will start against the Rangers on Tuesday. “We will pay close attention to him,” Hinch said. “He’s had three rehab starts.

Arlington, Texas − Just as the Tigers’ starting rotation was getting healthy, Matthew Boyd’s start Monday lasted 15 pitches. His 15th pitch, a 91-mph fastball, went to the backstop and almost immediately manager AJ Hinch and head athletic trainer Ryne Eubanks were on their way to the mound. Boyd didn’t grab at his arm or

Detroit — It had to happen, and by the end, everyone knew it. The first error Sunday was a crusher. The second misplay was the finisher. Nick Maton had no excuses and no disagreement. The Tigers sent him to Toledo immediately following their 6-3 10-inning loss to the Twins, a game that swung on two

Detroit — The Tigers were trying to beat two things on Sunday: Mother Nature and the Twins. They ended up beating themselves. A pair of misplays at third base by Nick Maton proved costly and the Tigers fell to the AL Central-leading Twins, 6-3, in a 10-inning series finale at Comerica Park, which started an

Detroit — The Tigers were trying to beat two things on Sunday: Mother Nature and the Twins. They ended up beating themselves. A pair of misplays at third base turned costly and the Tigers fell to the AL Central-leading Twins, 6-3, in a 10-inning series finale at Comerica Park, which was pushed up from 1:40

Gabe Alvarez needed a few (more) good men at Double-A Erie. He manages a SeaWolves team that Friday clinched a first-half Eastern League division championship, but, truth be told, Erie’s lineup needed a boost. So, minus bugles blaring, minus any rebel yells, Erie earlier this month got help when outfielder Justice Bigbie and first baseman

Detroit — If there’s one thing that stood out to Tigers manager AJ Hinch so far about Reese Olson, it’s not his swing-and-miss stuff. Nope. While Hinch said he’s been encouraged by what Olson has provided in his five appearances this season, he’s been more impressed by the rookie pitcher’s demeanor. “I’ve seen guys come

About the only thing better Thursday than Jackson’s Jobe’s numbers after his first start for Single-A Lakeland was Jackson Jobe’s disposition. “Man, I’m good, I’m really good,” Jobe, who is 20 years old and a right-handed starter of note on the Tigers farm, said during a Saturday phone conversation. “It just feels great to be

Detroit — Rookie pitchers Reese Olson and Brendan White have been roommates for a couple of years, in Double-A, during spring training this year, in Toledo earlier this season. They talked a lot about pitching, as you might guess. Specifically, Olson picked White’s brain about his slider. The slider, White’s money pitch, had always been

Detroit — Eduardo Rodriguez was feeling generous. “He hit two ground balls, so I have to give him one of those for a hit,” he said, smiling. “The second baseman was playing too far over on the one.” The banter between Rodriguez and Jonathan Schoop was entertaining Saturday afternoon, but Rodriguez’s 50-pitch, three-inning live bullpen