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Lakeland, Fla. — Technically, the position players don’t have to be here until Monday, but the clubhouse was stuffed with them on Wednesday. Javier Báez was there. “I don’t even know what I’m supposed to do, to be honest with you,” he said with a laugh. Spencer Torkelson got in a round of batting practice

Lakeland, Fla. — Technically, the position players don’t have to be here until Monday, but the clubhouse was stuffed with them on Wednesday. Javier Báez was there. “I don’t even know what I’m supposed to do, to be honest with you,” he said with a laugh. Spencer Torkelson got in a round of batting practice

Lakeland, Fla. — Something his pastor said last Wednesday resonated for Casey Mize. It’s something he probably should have heard a few months earlier. “There’s been plenty of times when I was upset and bitter,” said Mize, who, as he revealed Wednesday, is not only rehabbing from Tommy John surgery, but also back surgery. “But

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Lakeland, Fla. — Wednesday was the first official workout for pitchers and catchers, and most of the players were already out on the field waiting for the stretching and drill work to start, when Spencer Turnbull finally popped out of the clubhouse. He hasn’t thrown a competitive pitch since June 4, 2021, hasn’t been around

Lakeland, Fla. — Tigers starting pitcher Casey Mize, who lost most of last season with an injury that resulted in Tommy John surgery, said Wednesday he also had back surgery last season. Mize, in Tigers spring training camp on the first official day pitchers and catchers reported, said the two procedures were close together and

Lakeland, Fla. — A lot of his closest teammates are suddenly gone. Harold Castro, Willi Castro, Victor Reyes, his late-inning leverage reliever buddies Gregory Soto and Joe Jimenez — they are all in other organizations now. You can’t blame Jose Cisnero for feeling just a tad lonely walking through the clubhouse at TigerTown. “I talked

Faedo missed the 2020 and ’21 seasons after undergoing Tommy John surgery and missed the last two and a half months last year after hip surgery, is throwing bullpen sessions in Lakeland. Lakeland, Fla. — In some ways, Alex Faedo’s baseball journey can be viewed as a cautionary tale. Maybe if it’s not broke, don’t

Lakeland, Fla. — It turned out for the best. That is how Tigers outfielder Akil Baddoo is looking at it, anyway. He thought he might be playing for Team Great Britain in the World Baseball Classic next month. His parents are from the nations of Ghana and Trinidad and Tobago, formerly under British rule. But

Lakeland, Fla. — Michael Lorenzen is here to pitch. First and foremost. The Tigers are paying the 31-year-old veteran right-hander $8.5 million, with $1.5 million in reachable incentives, to help stabilize their starting rotation. But, if he had his way, he’d be a two-way player. “I’m obsessed with the game of baseball,” Lorenzen said Monday

Lakeland, Fla. — Let’s talk about two pitchers who, as we sit here just days away from the first official pitcher-catcher workout, are going to be counted on to play pivotal roles in the Tigers’ bullpen this season. Start with lefty Tyler Alexander. Imagine trying to navigate through a big-league season the way he had

Lakeland, Fla. – Who knows what’s in store for Beau Brieske this season? The talented, soon to be 25-year-old right-hander is likely to either make the club as a spot starter-long reliever in the bullpen or, depending on the health of the Tigers’ rotation, be starting every fifth day at Triple-A Toledo until his services

Lakeland, Fla. — If you want something bad enough, you chase it with all your might. That’s always been Alex Lange’s MO. He wanted to be a Friday-night starter at one of the elite college baseball programs in the country, and as a freshman in 2015, he went 12-0 in 17 starts at LSU. He

Lakeland, Fla. — As it turned out, there were no surprises. Five Tigers were selected to World Baseball Classic rosters, as announced Thursday night on MLB Network. Designated hitter Miguel Cabrera, who has played in the three previous tournaments, will make his farewell appearance with Team Venezuela. Lefty Eduardo Rodriguez is in the designated player

Lakeland, Fla. — Timelines for players coming off surgery can be counterproductive. You might think they establish a target that can help focus and motivate them through the rehab grind. But, too often they move. They are variable. And when a target date is missed, the disappointment can set a player back mentally. Tigers lefty

Lakeland, Fla. — Tigers manager AJ Hinch said last month, just as an aside, that when the camp roster is released, it might look like there aren’t a lot of outfielders. He meant because players like Matt Vierling, Nick Maton, Tyler Nevin, Justyn-Henry Malloy and others will likely get as many reps on the dirt

Detroit — Comerica Park is about to be lit. On Wednesday, workers began installing 472 new LED light fixtures at the Tigers’ ballpark, the latest step in a two-month-long project aimed at upgrading the aesthetics of the 23-year-old ballpark. In December, helicopters were brought over to Comerica Park to remove the original light fixtures from

Ada — It was 35 years ago, back in 1988, when Steve Nagengast found himself plopped in front of the TV watching the Home Shopping Network, and legendary New York Yankees slugger Mickey Mantle was hawking autographed baseballs for 50 bucks. Intrigued, Nagengast picked up the phone and bought one, fancying it a modest investment.

Detroit – The Tigers haven’t had a pitcher throw more than 80 innings out of the bullpen in 17 seasons, not since Joel Zumaya worked 83.1 innings in 2006. Alex Wilson (2016) and Nick Ramirez (2019) were the only two to exceed 70 innings in the last nine seasons. The last Tigers’ reliever to throw

Detroit — Tigers fans were waiting for some notable moves. And, on Thursday, they got them — albeit, not on the actual playing roster. Two former Tigers have signed on to join the Bally Sports Detroit TV booth for the 2023 season: Cameron Maybin, who had three stints in Detroit after he was drafted in