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DETROIT — Pheidippides’ run from the battle of Marathon to Athens. Harry Truman’s run through the Capitol. Roger Bannister’s four-minute mile. And now, Rich Hill. Against the Tigers on Wednesday at Comerica Park, the 43-year-old hurler added his name to the list of history’s unforgettable sprints. With two outs in the second, Miguel Cabrera ripped

Big-money additions are all the rage in every farm system and for good reason. Those prospects come with a ton of hype and generally speaking the tools to back it up. But taking lesser-known talents — whether they be late Draft picks, low signings or trade throw-ins — to the next level is what can

Really, the Tigers’ center fielder has been there for most of the month. He’s getting into a mode where he’s seeing whatever opposing pitchers throw and slashing balls around the park. It’s a mode Spencer Torkelson has seen from his good friend before. “It’s special,” said Torkelson, who hit a pair of doubles in Tuesday

Colt Keith put on an offensive performance for Double-A Erie on Tuesday that just might make someone look at the box score twice to make sure their eyes aren’t playing tricks on them. The No. 87 overall prospect per MLB Pipeline smacked two home runs in four innings, then he completed the cycle in seven

After 16 Major League seasons, more than 2,000 innings pitched and one no-hitter, veteran right-hander Aníbal Sánchez is calling it a career. Sánchez, 39, announced his retirement from professional baseball Tuesday night on Instagram. “Today begins a new chapter where I hang up the glove and uniform to pursue my other passions. I retire as a

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. “My stuff is not that good right now,” said Flores, who added his fastball velocity “is not what we expect it to be.” But while others worry about rankings,

Sunday was graduation day at Prospect University. Any player who began the season with zero Major League experience and cracked an Opening Day roster exceeded the 45-day rookie standard on Sunday. That makes this as good a time as any to make some alterations to the MLB Pipeline Top 100 prospect rankings. With Yankees shortstop

Bot 1 PIT 0 DET 1 Result of AB Javier Báez’s RBI single  AB: Javier Baez | P: Luis L. Ortiz

DETROIT — Nick Maton’s struggle to hit the breaking ball has been well-chronicled. So maybe it was fitting that the Tigers completed their comeback Sunday when the breaking ball hit him. It’s more ironic than iconic. But when the Tigers needed to avoid a series sweep to the Mariners, a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch is just as

Top 3 SEA 1 DET 1 Result of AB J.P. Crawford scores on a balk AB: Julio Rodriguez | P: Joey Wentz

ERIE, Pa. — The words of encouragement from Dillon Dingler provided a soundtrack as Sawyer Gipson-Long warmed up for his start Thursday in the SeaWolves bullpen at UPMC Park. “Good one,” Dingler said as he pointed out after one pitch. “That was sick,” he said after another one. Once the pitches counted, Dingler, Detroit’s no.

DETROIT — The exasperation on Alex Faedo’s face after watching Jarred Kelenic’s home run clear Comerica Park’s right-field fence provided the snapshot of Faedo’s Saturday afternoon. The Tigers right-hander had spotted a fastball up and in, an area where Kelenic traditionally doesn’t do damage, only to watch the Mariners slugger turn on it anyway. No wonder

Top 1 SEA 0 DET 0 Result of AB Andy Ibáñez’s tenacious catch AB: J.P. Crawford | P: Alex Faedo

DETROIT — Pitching for the Mariners in the postseason last fall was the dream for Matthew Boyd, the pride of Mercer Island, Wash.  Starting for the Tigers is a new day for Boyd, trying to prove he can be an effective member of a Major League rotation again after the flexor tendon in his left

Top 1 SEA 1 DET 0 Result of AB Jarred Kelenic’s RBI single AB: Jarred Kelenic | P: Matthew Boyd

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. The Tigers’ hockey-themed home-run celebration includes not just the helmet and stick, but giant hockey gloves. Put those on the hands of a Major League hitter, and the baseball

Are the top 5 players in the Draft in their own, very high tier? And are they better than any year since 2011? A’s falling to pick #6 in Draft Lottery is some bad, bad luck — @dhb38 There’s a clear top five in terms of 2023 Draft talent, with Louisiana State teammates Dylan Crews

DETROIT — Dr. Su McKeithen-Polish never thought she would be living in the United States.   “When I was around 10 years old, my mom remarried an American diplomat,” said McKeithen-Polish, who was born and raised in Thailand. “He was stationed in Laos. But when the Communists took over in 1975, the American families left —

Mother’s Day is Sunday, and in honor of all the moms out there, MLB.TV is offering up the gift of free baseball, all weekend long. From Friday through Sunday, you can stream every out-of-market game free on MLB.TV (excluding games being shown on Apple TV+, Peacock and ESPN) with no credit card required — all

CLEVELAND — The best praise for a dominant pitcher often doesn’t come from the pitcher himself, but from the hitter who has to face him, or the catcher who has to catch him. The way Eduardo Rodriguez is rolling, however, the best view might come from the center fielder. Riley Greene established himself as a Tigers