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Detroit − In honor of the NBA’s draft lottery, we will begin this baseball story with a quote from former Detroit Piston Rasheed Wallace. “When you got them down, you got to step on their necks.” The Tigers paid heed to Sheed on Tuesday. The Pittsburgh Pirates limped into Comerica Park for this two-game set

Detroit — You’d think they’d want to keep Eduardo Rodriguez bubble-wrapped between starts, right? At least keep him away from all forms of media, keep him from hearing all the praise and speculation about where his Cy Young-worthy start may lead him. Nah. “I don’t think any athlete tries to hold their breath in between

Lynn Henning |  Special to The Detroit News If the 2023 MLB Draft were held today, rather than July 9, here is how the first four picks likely would be settled: ▶ 1. Pittsburgh Pirates: Dylan Crews, outfielder, Louisiana State ▶ 2. Washington Nationals: Paul Skenes, right-handed pitcher, Louisiana State ▶ 3. Detroit Tigers: Wyatt Langford,

Detroit — The sights were something to see, no doubt. But it’s the sounds of spring that we’re really missing these days in Detroit. And the calendar is full of reminders. Take May 16, for example. This is the anniversary of that anxious evening back in 1996 when Steve Yzerman nearly blew the roof off

Detroit — This is how these things happen. Not with some cataclysmic event. No big bangs, trumpets or fanfare. Just one day, you look up, and it’s here. It’s been here. Riley Greene and Spencer Torkelson, if you haven’t noticed, are here. Right smack in the heart of the Tigers’ 8-4 month. Right smack in

Detroit – Permanence, for Tigers’ super utility man Zach McKinstry, has always been an elusive concept. He was 20 years old in 2015 and having himself a fun summer. He’d just finished a very successful freshman season at Central Michigan University and was raking for Waterloo in the Northwoods summer league. Then everything changed. His

Detroit — The Tigers came home from Cleveland on Wednesday night feeling pretty good. They’d won back-to-back road series, were in second place in the division and sniffing the .500 mark at 17-19. That started to feel like a long time ago.  Especially after the Seattle Mariners rolled into Comerica Park and swatted the Tigers

A tough 2022 season chased Dillon Dingler all the way to spring camp at Lakeland, Florida. And then the baseball ghouls socked a 24-year-old Tigers catching prodigy with a second punch: Dingler needed March surgery on his right knee. Somber stuff — or so it might have been thought. But look at mid-May and Dingler’s

Detroit — You may ask yourself, why did Tigers’ manager AJ Hinch throw scuffling Nick Maton back in the five-hole in his lineup Sunday? He’s hitting .157 on the season and in 10 games this month was 3 for 26 with nine strikeouts. Hitting fifth? Hinch’s answer to that question turned into a enlightening dissertation

They span an age and experience spectrum high-Single A players can bring to a roster, at least when they’re as talented as Roberto Campos and Jace Jung. Campos is 19 years old and plays mostly center field for the West Michigan Whitecaps. When he signed a Tigers contract four years ago, he won what then

Detroit — Tigers manager AJ Hinch was asked before Saturday’s game what he thought about Mariners rookie right-hander Bryce Miller. “Good fastball and he likes to use it,” he said. “If any one of us had that fastball, we’d like to use it, too. Good young arm and he’s pretty bold in how he pitches.

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Detroit — Matt Manning was in good spirits Saturday morning. “I feel really good,” he said after his daily catch-play session. “The last couple of days it’s felt the best.” Manning, the Tigers’ right-handed starting pitcher, is on the 60-day injured list recovering from a fracture of the fifth metatarsal bone in his right foot.

Detroit – One of Matthew Boyd’s hallmark traits is his willingness to attack hitters in the strike zone. Strike-throwing is as much a part of his pitcher DNA as his slider and changeup. He wasn’t that guy Friday night. Not for a minute. “From the very beginning he looked uncomfortable,” manager AJ Hinch said after

Detroit — The Tigers Friday reversed their course on pitcher Spencer Turnbull. Instead of being optioned to Triple-A Toledo, which he was after his start last Saturday in St. Louis, the club has placed him on the 15-day injured list with what they’re listing as neck discomfort, retroactive to May 7. The option has been

Detroit — I’m not smart enough to tell team president Scott Harris how to run the Tigers. And neither are you. We all have opinions. We all have “takes.” It’s fun to chop it up and debate all kinds of issues.  But, on the topic of trading Eduardo Rodriguez, we all need to stop. Now

Tony Paul talks to West Michigan Whitecaps manager and former Tigers catcher Brayan Pena as well as Whitecaps announcer Dan Hasty about the Tigers’ High-A affiliate in Comstock Park. The Whitecaps (18-11) are of the Tigers’ four top minor-league affiliates (Triple-A Toledo, Double-A Erie, Low-A Lakeland) and feature three high-profile prospects in the Midwest League:

Detroit — We used to rabidly discuss the playoffs this time of year. (We did, look it up!). In case you haven’t noticed, that cherished Detroit tradition for the Red Wings, Pistons and Tigers currently is on hold. Instead, we talk about the Lions’ snazzy offense, their draft picks, Dan Campbell’s eating habits, and other

Cleveland — Eduardo Rodriguez’s postgame press conferences are getting a bit redundant. It’s hard, after all, to come up with new ways to ask about his consistent brilliance. “I hope you keep asking me that for the whole year,” Rodriguez said with a laugh, after he blanked the Cleveland Guardians for seven innings in the

Cleveland — It’s reset time for Tigers’ Nick Maton. He had a miserable three at-bats Tuesday night against Guardians ace Shane Bieber, who steadfastly refused to throw him a fastball. Maton saw 13 pitches in three at-bats: knuckle curves, cutters, changeups and one slider. Maton struck out three times — each time leaving runners in