Detroit Tigers

DETROIT — Harold Castro was in the Tigers’ dugout, the last non-catcher left on the bench late during Monday’s 15-6 loss when he got the heads-up from bench coach George Lombard. “George came to me in the eighth inning and he [asked] me, ‘Hey, how’s your arm?’ I said, ‘It’s good,’” Castro recalled. “OK,” Lombard

Major League rosters were set on Opening Day, but it’s important to remember that they’re never set in stone. Active rosters ebb and flow throughout the season as injuries and performance force organizations to make constant moves in search of putting the best possible team on the field. Prospects play their roles in all of

DETROIT — To say Akil Baddoo haunted his old team with a grand slam might be a dramatization given the Tigers’ 15-6 loss to the Twins on Monday at Comerica Park. Still, Detroit’s young outfielder continues to impress. On a day when Nelson Cruz homered twice, starter José Ureña threw just 39 of 81 pitches

DETROIT — Casey Mize made his Major League debut on Aug. 19, 2020, and he finished with seven starts that season. Yet, pitching in front of fans at Comerica Park for the first time on Tuesday might well feel like his debut. Mize has taken in the atmosphere for four games. Now, it’s his turn.

Three or four games obviously don’t tell us anything. They didn’t really tell us anything last year, when there were only 60 games, and getting back to a 162-game season tell us even less. But honestly: What’s the fun in that? That’s to say: Maybe we haven’t learned anything, but we sure can draw some

Fifty-six prospects made Major League Opening Day rosters this season. Seventeen of those were Top 100 talents. And it hasn’t stopped there either, as the D-backs proved by bringing up No. 78 overall prospect Gerardo Perdomo over the weekend. The fun is going to continue all season long. Some will arrive in The Show early.

DETROIT — Akil Baddoo didn’t need to long to carry his Spring Training success story into the regular season. The Tigers’ Rule 5 Draft pick homered on his first Major League pitch Sunday, crushing a line drive into the left-field seats in the third inning against the Indians. Baddoo is the ninth player in franchise

DETROIT — Michael Fulmer is used to an easy stroll out of the bullpen and into the dugout at Comerica Park just before the game starts. It’s all he had known in his Tigers career. On Saturday, he had the jog in from the bullpen straight to the mound, the route all relievers take. He

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DETROIT — If the Tigers can put together a productive lineup to go with their talented young pitching and surprise people this season, they’ll have the Indians and their former All-Star shortstop Francisco Lindor partly to thank. For now, they can thank a long-ago deal in part for Detroit’s first 2-0 start in five years.

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DETROIT — The first hint that something was different in the Tigers clubhouse this year came when Matthew Boyd hauled a wrestling belt into his Zoom interview after his Opening Day win over the Indians. “Well, Derek Holland’s an awesome guy,” Boyd said as he held up a Macho Man Randy Savage belt, “and he

DETROIT — Six of the prospects on the Tigers’ Top 30 list will spend April at Fifth Third Field in Toledo, Ohio, while it serves as the club’s alternate training site for baseball’s opening month. The list does not include top hitting prospects Spencer Torkelson and Riley Greene. They’re preparing to open their seasons next

There’s nothing more a team would want than to set the tone immediately in 2021 by establishing an early lead in its divisional race. But after last year’s 60-game sprint, everyone must be ready to take on a 162-game marathon. Sure, there’s a long season ahead, and there will be many peaks and valleys for

There’s long been a desire to attract more athletes to the sport of baseball, and for good reason. Watching those with premium athleticism roam the outfield or the basepaths can be exciting, and many of the top stars in Major League Baseball today would fit on a list of elite athletes. Athleticism doesn’t just mean

MLB.com is keeping track of a Stat of the Day for the Tigers this season, highlighting a unique, interesting or fun nugget from each game. April 1: Tigers 3, Indians 2 — Cabrera slugs career homer No. 488Miguel Cabrera’s home run off Shane Bieber was his third career Opening Day homer, but his first since

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DETROIT — The A.J. Hinch era as Tigers manager began with a snowy Opening Day, a youth movement for Miguel Cabrera, a scoreless performance for Matthew Boyd against the Indians, and a win against Shane Bieber. And after Thursday’s 3-2 victory, Detroit got off to a promising start against an opponent that has tormented it

DETROIT — Willi Castro’s long-awaited first Opening Day in the Majors came against the team that traded him to Detroit three years ago. He now gets to watch the Indians, his old organization, move on from the All-Star shortstop who blocked his path to Cleveland years ago. “It’s a big, big day, a big opportunity

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