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Lakeland, Fla. — Pretty sure we can put PitchCom-gate to bed now. After calling all his pitches in his previous spring start, Tigers lefty Eduardo Rodriguez pitched 3.1 scoreless innings Wednesday in the Tigers’ 2-1 win over the Washington Nationals and he worked in true collaboration with all aspects of game-calling. “It’s always going to

The Lansing Lugnuts, one of the state’s three affiliated minor-league organizations, will be sold. Diamond Baseball Holdings, which owns multiple minor-league teams across the country, has agreed to purchase the High-A affiliate of the Oakland A’s, the team announced Wednesday morning. DBH also announced its commitment to Lansing, which has been the home of the

Lakeland, Fla. — Tigers infielder Tyler Nevin, who is in the thick of the fight for a roster spot, has not been available for the last two days. Manager AJ Hinch said Nevin was dealing with oblique soreness. “He felt some soreness after batting practice (Tuesday),” Hinch said. “He’s getting an MRI to get it

Lakeland, Fla. — As you might expect in a 16-3 spring romp, there was a lot to be encouraged about Tuesday in the Tigers’ Grapefruit League win over a WBC-depleted St. Louis Cardinals team. Let’s start with first baseman Spencer Torkelson. He has been hitting balls off the barrel most of the spring, and lately,

Lakeland, Fla. — The first cut might’ve deeper had it not been for the WBC. With infielders Jonathan Schoop, Andy Ibanez and Javier Báez out of camp, several players are getting some extended looks this week. One of those is infielder Andre Lipcius, who continues to impress at the plate. He blasted his third home

Lakeland, Fla. — It seemed like a fair question to ask Trevor Rosenthal as he sat in front of his locker Tuesday morning, sipping a cup of coffee. He’d just gotten done catching up with fellow Lee’s Summit, Mo., native Alex Lange. Rosenthal is back for a second stint with the Tigers. He’s going to

Lakeland, Fla. — There were no surprises among the Tigers’ first cuts, which were delivered Tuesday morning. But that doesn’t make them less harsh on those who were sent out. “It’s a long spring with some split-squad games left, so we will probably see all of them back here before the end of camp (as

Lakeland, Fla. — As you might expect in a 16-3 spring romp, there was a lot to be encouraged about Tuesday in the Tigers’ Grapefruit League win over a WBC-depleted St. Louis Cardinals team. Let’s start with first baseman Spencer Torkelson. He has been hitting balls off the barrel most of the spring, and lately,

Lakeland, Fla. — It seemed like a fair question to ask Trevor Rosenthal as he sat in front of his locker Tuesday morning, sipping a cup of coffee. He’d just gotten done catching up with fellow Lee’s Summit, Mo., native Alex Lange. Rosenthal is back for a second stint with the Tigers. He’s going to

Fort Myers, Fla. — Riley Greene on Sunday lashed a double to left field against the Twins at Hammond Stadium. As the ball came back into the infield and play was stopped, just like every other time Greene gets on base, the bat boy ran out to get Greene’s shin guard. Unless the kid stumbles,

Fort Myers, Fla. — Boston Red Sox first baseman Justin Turner was taken by ambulance to a hospital after getting hit in the face by a fastball from Tigers right-hander Matt Manning in the first inning Monday. The pitch seemed to hit the right-handed-hitting Turner flush on the right side of his face, and he

Lynn Henning |  Special to The Detroit News In this supposed new age of MLB front-office draft assessing, where it’s trendy to view hitters as being a safer and more productive choice than pitchers in those immediate first-round turns, is there room for Paul Skenes to be a first-overall pick on July 9? Or, with specific

Fort Myers, Fla. — Things are starting to settle down a bit now for lefty Tyler Holton. His world got flipped upside down on Feb. 15. One minute he’s throwing a bullpen in Arizona, working to win a bullpen spot with the Diamondbacks. The next minute his phone is blowing up and he’s got a

Fort Myers, Fla. — Watching Jake Rogers and Grayson Greiner share a hug and chop it up a bit before the start of the game, it was like going back to the spring of 2021. That was manager AJ Hinch’s first year, and he declared an open competition for the backup catcher job. They were

Fort Myers, Fla. — Tigers manager AJ Hinch was trying to wind down after managing three spring-training games in less than 24 hours (in Clearwater, Tampa and Lakeland) while preparing to drive downstate for two more games in Fort Myers when he got the news. Tigers president Scott Harris was at it again. At around

Lakeland, Fla. – Yep, Spencer Turnbull is back. We know this because, even after not pitching in real competition for 21 months, he was nitpicking the heck out of his solid, two-inning spring debut against the Blue Jays on Saturday. “Yeah, he was mad at the end because of some of the pitches he made,

Lakeland, Fla. – Tyler Alexander is dealing with a lot these days. Let’s start with his hair. A package came for him in the clubhouse Saturday. It was a high-end men’s shaver and manscaper. “Yeah, I’m going to shave my head,” the Tigers’ lefty reliever said. Say what now? “I don’t get enough haircuts,” Alexander

Lakeland, Fla. − Tigers manager AJ Hinch met with his pitchers and catchers Saturday morning and made it clear that calling a game was a collaborative endeavor − regardless of how comfortable any pitcher might be calling his own pitches in a spring training game. “It’s not the catcher’s game to call and it’s not

Tampa – Aaron Judge was dancing off second base. Right-hander Michael Lorenzen, making his spring debut for the Tigers Friday night against the Yankees’ A-team, had already made one pickoff attempt and Judge seemingly was trying to bait him into using his second and last move in the at-bat. Lorenzen, in his ninth season, came

Clearwater, Fla. — Turns out, manager AJ Hinch has a sentimental streak in him. In his lineup against the Phillies Friday were four ex-Phillies: Nick Maton, Matt Vierling, Cesar Hernandez and Donny Sands. The travel squad from Lakeland also included catcher Andrew Knapp and minor-league infielder Luis Garcia, both former Phillies. “I brought them all,”