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You follow the daily boxscores. You talk with his manager. The data and reports are strong, consistently. You shift to those 2022 raw numbers on Double-A Erie outfielder Kerry Carpenter: He has 19 homers — in 47 games. He is batting .326, with huge on-base (.387) and slugging (.703) percentages that craft an OPS of 1.090. This

New York — It’s never nothing with these Tigers. On a day when the pitching held up fairly well, on a day when the big hitters in the lineup delivered some clutch hits, on a day when they showed some real fight against one of the best teams in baseball, the defense buckled. “They just

Those last three starts Ty Madden has put together at West Michigan should spur thoughts and memories. Begin with memories: Madden was the second player the Tigers picked in last July’s MLB Draft, 32nd overall, when a right-handed ace from the University of Texas was sitting there, surprisingly, unclaimed. As for thoughts: A pitcher who

New York — The heads-up came way too late Friday night. When Tucker Barnhart reached first base with two outs in the eighth inning, the Tigers already were trailing 12-0. Rookie pitcher Elvin Rodriguez already was back in the clubhouse wondering what the heck happened after he was tagged for 10 runs in 4.1 innings. So when Yankees’

New York — It reaches a point where it’s not really news anymore. Fifty-three games in and the Tigers are still not hitting the baseball or scoring runs with any regularity. They have been and remain the lowest scoring team in baseball. So it’s not a breaking story that for the second day in a

New York — A couple of weeks ago, the thought was lefty Tyler Alexander would rejoin the Tigers’ rotation when he came off the injured list. But AJ Hinch exercised his managerial right to change his mind on that. Before the game Saturday, hours before Alexander was scheduled to make his second rehab appearance for Triple-A

Associated Press New York — Yankees left-hander Nestor Cortes says Minnesota Twins broadcaster and Zeeland native Jim Kaat reached out and apologized after referring to New York’s breakout pitching star as “Nestor the Molester” during a broadcast Thursday night against the Detroit Tigers. “Jim Kaat has spent an entire lifetime in this game we love,” Cortes tweeted Friday. “He

New York — Hard to believe now, but it wasn’t that long ago Tarik Skubal was standing where rookie right-hander Beau Brieske has found himself more than he would like — in a scrum of reporters, annoyed, trying to answer another question about home run balls. Skubal gave up the third most home runs in

New York — The way Gerrit Cole was throwing the baseball Friday night, it was clear right out of the chute the Tigers’ margin for error would be miniscule. Like one run would be a mountain to climb. So when Jose Trevino and Aaron Judge blasted solo homers off Tigers’ rookie starter Elvin Rodriguez in

New York — Hard to believe now, but it wasn’t that long ago Tarik Skubal was standing where rookie right-hander Beau Brieske has found himself more than he would like — in a scrum of reporters, annoyed, trying to answer another question about home run balls. Skubal gave up the third most home runs in

Associated Press Detroit — Minnesota Twins broadcaster and Zeeland, Michigan native Jim Kaat referred to New York Yankees left-hander Nestor Cortes as “Nestor the Molester” during the Tigers-Twins’ broadcast on Thursday afternoon at Comerica Park, the second offensive remark in the past year by the 83-year-old Hall of Fame pitcher while calling a game. As Minnesota’s Chris Archer

Detroit — Daz Cameron just missed on a pitch in the third inning that went to the fence, but not over it. Cameron didn’t miss when getting another hittable pitch in the eighth inning. Cameron blasted a 420-foot pitch from Minnesota pitcher Emilio Pagan into the left-center seats in the eighth inning, erasing a deficit

Detroit — Javier Baez got a second consecutive day off Thursday, as the Tigers ended their series against the Minnesota Twins. Baez isn’t injured, and there was no discomfort involved. It was simply a good opportunity to give the struggling Baez a chance to sit and reset himself. Baez is struggling (.197/.236/.542) with three home

Detroit – Needless to say, Tarik Skubal was not satisfied. Seven brilliant, scoreless innings marred only by two softly-struck singles and a breezy 5-0 victory that secured a rare series win over the Central Division-leading Minnesota Twins — and there he was talking about how he needs to be better. “I can improve from a consistency

Detroit — Another day another injury. It’s become a catch phrase for the Tigers. Sardonic humor. Laugh to keep from crying. The reality is, though, it’s a source of great frustration throughout the organization, largely because there seems to be no rhyme or reason for why it is happening. “This is just one man’s opinion,”

Detroit — Jonathan Schoop stepped aside for a night so that Kody Clemens could make his big-league debut at his most familiar and comfortable position — second base. But he didn’t step too far. Schoop still stole the show. In the lineup as the designated hitter, Schoop knocked in four runs in the first two innings to

Detroit — The city of Detroit, be it old Tiger Stadium or Comerica Park, or his aunt’s house in Harper Woods, has been host to a lot of fond memories for Roger Clemens. “Once I land in Detroit it almost feels like a second home,” said Clemens, the seven-time Cy Young Award winner and two-time World

Detroit — The Tigers’ frustration in the 8-2 loss to the Minnesota Twins in Game 1 of a doubleheader Tuesday might have been best embodied by catcher Eric Haase. In the second inning, with Spencer Torkelson on first, he lofted a towering fly ball to left. The ball left his bat with an exit velocity of 96.8 mph

Detroit — The Tigers have had to patch together a starting rotation from a batch of rookies and relievers and for the most part it’s held together well. Certainly better than you’d expect with five starters on the injured list. It might have caught up to them a bit Tuesday. The Twins jumped on spot starter Rony

Detroit — Before we break down why Tigers’ rookie Beau Brieske was kicking himself after he was nicked for three home runs in 5.2 innings Monday, let’s recognize how important it was that he was able to pitch into the sixth inning. The bullpen had covered 28 innings over the previous seven games and the Tigers