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The numbers, both past and present, say Miguel Cabrera should be doing better than this. His average exit velocity this season is among the top 10 percent of Major League hitters, according to Statcast. His hard-hit rate is in the top 12 percent. Based in part on that contact, his The numbers, both past and

While the Tigers’ highly touted pitching prospects received most of the attention this week, Isaac Paredes made an impact with his first Major League home run on Friday night. His grand slam punctuated a seven-run fourth inning as Detroit roared back from a five-run deficit in Cleveland for a 7-5 While the Tigers’ highly touted

Matthew Boyd believes he has his mechanics ironed out. Now it’s a matter of putting them into practice and making them consistent. As Boyd awaits his next start on Saturday night (7:10 p.m. ET, live on MLB.TV) against his old nemesis, the Indians, the need for a turnaround couldn’t be Matthew Boyd believes he has

Movement from alternate site camps to the big leagues has been constant this season, with injuries and COVID-19 positive tests making it necessary for nearly all teams to dip into their pool of prospects for help. We’re talking elite-level, highly ranked prospects being called up to contribute. As of this writing, and that could change

Maybe it’s time to show concern for starter Spencer Turnbull. The right-hander battled control problems for a second consecutive start as the Tigers were blanked by the White Sox, 9-0, at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago on Thursday afternoon. Detroit has lost nine consecutive games and is 9-14 this season. Maybe it’s time to show

The Tigers reinstated right-hander Buck Farmer from the 10-day injured list and designated right-hander Carson Fulmer for assignment on Thursday. Farmer, who had been sidelined with a left groin strain, will be back as the eighth-inning setup man, while left-hander Gregory Soto will likely shift back to a seventh-inning role. The Tigers reinstated right-hander Buck

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The frustrated grimace Casey Mize wore on his way off the mound Wednesday night reflected his disappointment over a two-run lead that vanished. He might have been the only person connected with the Tigers with that face. This was the moment Tigers fans and personnel had been anticipating ever since The frustrated grimace Casey Mize

Casey Mize and Dane Dunning made modern baseball history in their head-to-head MLB debut matchup on Wednesday. Mize and Dunning both struck out seven in their first career start, with Mize pitching for the Tigers and Dunning for the White Sox during a 5-3 win for Chicago at Guaranteed Rate Casey Mize and Dane Dunning

Tigers pitching coach Rick Anderson sent Tarik Skubal out to the mound for his Major League debut Tuesday night against the White Sox with some simple instructions. “Have some fun at it, man,” Anderson said he told his young left-hander. “I want to look out there and see you smiling Tigers pitching coach Rick Anderson

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Tarik Skubal’s Major League debut lasted two innings. His lesson lasted well longer than that. As Daniel Norris finished his first inning of relief, Skubal was still in the Tigers’ dugout. Pitching coach Rick Anderson was at his side, doing all the talking. It was reminiscent of the long talk Tarik Skubal’s Major League debut

The last time Casey Mize had watched a Major League game from the stands, he was at Comerica Park with his future wife and family, having just signed his contract after becoming the first overall pick in the 2018 Draft. He was a celebrity in the crowd, and there was The last time Casey Mize

Tarik Skubal spent the night before his Major League debut watching Matthew Boyd fight off two nightmarish innings to keep the Tigers in a game. He also watched a veteran Major League pitcher struggle to get Isaac Paredes to chase a pitch. He could relate to the latter. • Box Tarik Skubal spent the night

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Tarik Skubal missed the first phone call from Tigers vice president of player development Dave Littlefield on Saturday night. But he saw the text message from Littlefield saying to call him, and he knew what that usually meant. The call to the Majors is one a player anticipates for years, Tarik Skubal missed the first

The future is now for the Detroit Tigers, as the team announced Monday that it will call up top pitching prospects Casey Mize and Tarik Skubal, along with infielder Isaac Paredes, to make their Major League debuts this week during the Tigers’ road series against the White Sox. Given the need for starting pitching across

The wait for the wave of top Tigers prospects is over. The Tigers will call up their top pitching prospects Tarik Skubal and Casey Mize to make their Major League debuts on Tuesday and Wednesday against the White Sox in Chicago. The Tigers also called up top infield prospect Isaac The wait for the wave

DETROIT — For a brief moment Sunday afternoon, the Tigers appeared poised to end the Indians’ winning streak against them. Four third-inning hits off Adam Plutko had erased a three-run deficit, then Jeimer Candelario had seemingly tripled home Miguel Cabrera to give Detroit its first lead since the third inning DETROIT — For a brief

DETROIT — Niko Goodrum learned about the Negro Leagues from the stories his father told him growing up in Georgia. Then, once he broke into the Major Leagues with the Tigers, he visited the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City and saw the history he had learned about. “The DETROIT — Niko Goodrum learned