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DETROIT — While Juan Soto’s bat certainly hurt the Tigers on Friday night, Detroit’s 5-4 loss to the Padres at Comerica Park was actually a lot more about little things gone wrong than it was mammoth hits. Reese Olson righted his ship and combined with the bullpen to keep San Diego off the scoreboard for the

Top 1 SD 1 DET 0 Result of AB Juan Soto’s solo homer (18)  AB: Juan Soto | P: Reese Olson

DETROIT — Max Clark worked the room on Friday like he’d always been in it. A handshake here, a fistbump there and smiles all around. He held court with the vets in foul territory and joked with a legend. He did TV interviews and print interviews and participated in an on-field photo shoot with his

The two questions I get the most these days are: Are you recovered from the Draft yet? (No.) When will MLB Pipeline update the Top 100 Prospects list and the team Top 30s? (Early August, soon after the Trade Deadline.) Which 2023 Draft picks immediately become their team’s No. 1 prospect once they sign?— J.P.

This story was excerpted from Jason Beck’s Tigers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. Kauffman Stadium hosted one of the greatest moments in Miguel Cabrera‘s career when he clinched the Triple Crown there at the end of the 2012 regular season. It also

The 2014 Chicago Cubs were not a very good baseball team. They finished 73-89, last place in the National League Central. There are all sorts of unmemorable players who got many at-bats for that team, from Arismendy Alcantara to Junior Lake to Justin Ruggiano. There aren’t many Cubs fans who look back at 2014 and

KANSAS CITY — Michael Lorenzen was a portrait of frustration three weeks ago after a five-run second inning led to a loss in Colorado. “I thought I had really good stuff, but really good stuff and not getting results isn’t good enough,” Lorenzen said that day. “So I have to figure out how to get results.

Top 2 DET 2 KC 0 Result of AB Zach McKinstry lines out to second baseman Michael Massey. AB: Zach McKinstry | P: Zack Greinke

KANSAS CITY — Eduardo Rodriguez was an Orioles prospect at Double-A Bowie in July 2014, doing his between-starts work one afternoon, when then-Baysox manager Gary Kendall called him into his office. “Back then, I didn’t really know what a trade was,” Rodriguez recalled. “I didn’t really know anything. I just got a call to the manager’s

Top 2 DET 1 KC 0 Result of AB Javier Báez’s solo homer (7) AB: Javier Baez | P: Ryan Yarbrough

The Trade Deadline is fast approaching, with teams having until 6 p.m. ET on Aug. 1 to swap players and try to improve their present or future. With two-thirds of the 30 clubs having at least somewhat plausible hopes of reaching the postseason, there should be several moves made in the next two weeks. Every

DETROIT — David Franco knew he wanted to give back to his community. He just did not know where to start. After conducting research, Franco realized there were limited work skills training opportunities for individuals with disabilities. So in 2017, Franco accepted a business development leadership position at Living and Learning Enrichment Center. Headquartered in Northville,

KANSAS CITY — Tarik Skubal was warming in the bullpen for his start Tuesday when he was briefly held up for weather. Though a late afternoon storm had passed, another shower was threatening to clip Kauffman Stadium and potentially delay the start. Skubal got the go-ahead to finish, but the interruption wasn’t welcome. The only

Top 1 DET 2 KC 0 Result of AB Torkelson’s two-run homer (13)  AB: Spencer Torkelson | P: Daniel Lynch IV