Detroit Tigers

DETROIT — For the second time in a week, the Tigers have lost a key offensive contributor to a hit-by-pitch off the hand against the Brewers. This time, it was Jonathan Schoop, who left Tuesday’s game at Comerica Park with a right wrist contusion after taking an Adrian Houser fastball DETROIT — For the second

DETROIT — Ron Gardenhire was back to work at Comerica Park on Tuesday after missing the last two and a half games. Maybe just as important, he’s back to the clubhouse food menu. “I had a little grilled ham and cheese sandwich. It’s the first thing I’ve put of any DETROIT — Ron Gardenhire was

The Tigers hit the road a week ago with the feel of a surprise contender, lifted by a winning streak that eventually hit six games and brought them within a game and a half of a playoff spot. They return home with a more difficult path to the postseason, but The Tigers hit the road

Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire missed his second consecutive game Monday as he deals with continued symptoms related to gastrointestinal issues. Bench coach Lloyd McClendon stepped in again, and he sounded optimistic about Gardenhire’s health after they talked earlier Monday. “Gardy’s feeling a lot better,” McClendon said Monday morning. “We spoke Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire missed

Another week, another slew of exciting big league callups for top prospects. From MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 Prospects list alone, we saw the Pirates’ Ke’Bryan Hayes, Miami’s Jazz Chisholm, and the Yankees’ Deivi García and Clarke Schmidt make their Major League debuts. They join an ever-growing rookie class in 2020 Another week, another slew of

Sergio Alcántara hit nine home runs in 2,611 Minor League plate appearances. He needed just two pitches Sunday for his first Major League homer. His Tigers teammate, Grayson Greiner, has four hits since Aug. 19. Three of them are home runs, including a go-ahead loft just out of Eddie Rosario’s Sergio Alcántara hit nine home

Joe Jiménez has faced Miguel Sanó five times in the Major Leagues since 2017. After their latest meeting Saturday night, their future matchups are going to get a lot of attention. Sanó said he took extra time celebrating his seventh-inning home run off Jiménez because Jiménez said something to him Joe Jiménez has faced Miguel

The Tigers had dreams of Tarik Skubal shutting down the formidable lineups of the American League Central as he plowed through opponents at Class A Advanced Lakeland and Double-A Erie last summer. They probably didn’t envision him doing it quite this soon. The nightmares the Twins give the Tigers’ bullpen, The Tigers had dreams of

Tigers coaches have been touting Willi Castro as Detroit’s shortstop of the future ever since he improved his defense in Spring Training. With Niko Goodrum headed to the injured list with a right oblique strain, the future has arrived. The Tigers placed Goodrum on the 10-day IL retroactive to Wednesday, Tigers coaches have been touting

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The Twins changed everything from walk-up music to scoreboard graphics to give a feeling of home to the Tigers, who were technically the home team for the second game of their Friday doubleheader. The effects did nothing to dampen the pressure of Detroit’s newfound playoff chase, but it added to The Twins changed everything from

The Twins stationed a cardboard cutout of their former manager, Ron Gardenhire, in the front row right behind home plate for his return to Target Field on Friday. The Tigers manager had said when he found out about the cutout in July that he had better be in a good The Twins stationed a cardboard

Tarik Skubal’s sprint through the Tigers’ farm system and up the prospect rankings last year included a midseason promotion to Double-A Erie. After allowing an unearned run over five innings of one-hit ball with 11 strikeouts against Altoona in his Eastern League debut, the left-hander faced the same Pirates prospects Tarik Skubal’s sprint through the

Though the 2020 season has been an unusual one by all measures, this year’s Trade Deadline was still plenty exciting. When it was all said and done, a total of 20 prospects who ranked among their team’s Top 30 prospects had been dealt — a group headlined by No. 59 overall prospect Taylor Trammell. In

DETROIT — The Tigers have teamed up with other Detroit pro sports organizations to partner with the Michigan Secretary of State’s office in an effort to support and encourage voter participation in the city and throughout Michigan. The Tigers have made Comerica Park available to host a ballot drop box DETROIT — The Tigers have

DETROIT – The Tigers on Thursday added four prospects to their player pool, providing an opportunity to get some late-season training and instruction at the team’s alternate training site in Toledo, Ohio. Outfielder Parker Meadows, the No. 13 prospect in MLB Pipeline’s Tigers prospect rankings, was added along with right-handers DETROIT – The Tigers on

On Thursday, Major League Baseball announced the 30 club nominees for the 2020 Roberto Clemente Award, an annual recognition of the MLB player who best represents the game through extraordinary character, community involvement, philanthropy and positive contributions, both on and off the field. The nominees will be officially recognized next Wednesday, marking the 19th annual

The 2020 season is suddenly down to a 3 1/2-week super sprint, and now that the dust has settled from the Trade Deadline, it’s go-time for MLB’s 30 clubs. Whether a team is one of the many still in the hunt for a postseason spot or is starting to turn its gaze toward 2021, these

The Tigers’ six-game winning streak came to a screeching halt on Wednesday night at Miller Park. Detroit pitchers had a tough time throwing strikes and were defeated by the Brewers, 8-5, dropping the Tigers’ record to 17-17 on the season. • Box score For manager Ron Gardenhire, the game was The Tigers’ six-game winning streak

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