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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 scene at Comerica Park on Monday morning looked like something out of an action movie, or the diamond heist scene of “Ocean’s Thirteen”: A helicopter hovered overhead as

DETROIT — The voice, the optimism, the team-first mentality, the belief that his best baseball is ahead, it all sounded familiar as Matthew Boyd talked on a Zoom call with reporters about his return to the Tigers. For a minute, it was like he had never left. “I believe this team is good,” Boyd said

Southeastern Conference teams have won the last three College World Series. Now they’re poised to dominate the top of the Draft like no league ever has before. The most players one conference has ever landed in the top five picks is three by the SEC in 2020 with Arkansas’ Heston Kjerstad, Texas A&M’s Asa Lacy

“He has a fastball that touches the mid-90s,” Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris said last week. “He has a slider that is very effective at limiting damage. And he’s been really tough on left-handed hitters throughout his career. You can never have too much pitching, and he’s a guy that I think can

This story was excerpted from MLB Pipeline’s newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. The Major League phase of the Rule 5 Draft returned to the Winter Meetings last Wednesday in San Diego after the 2021 edition was canceled due to last offseason’s work stoppage.

Justyn-Henry Malloy was at home last Wednesday with his father, Henry Malloy, when his phone rang. He didn’t recognize the number at first, so he didn’t make much of it. In the process, he briefly missed the first trade of his brief pro career. “It was from a random number,” Detroit’s newest prospect said Monday

DETROIT — The Tigers remain noncommittal about potential changes to the playing dimensions at Comerica Park, but one change to the ballpark is already clear: Whatever the field looks like for 2023 and beyond, it’ll be brighter. The Tigers on Sunday announced they will upgrade the lighting at the ballpark to a state-of-the-art LED system,

DETROIT — Every day, Mason Englert prepares for his offseason workouts by practicing the Wim Hof Method, a system of controlled deep breathing created by a Dutch extreme athlete that improves mental focus and pain management. One of the pillars is cold therapy, exposing the body to extreme temperatures. To do this, Englert says, he

SAN DIEGO — Scott Harris is expecting a busy December after the Tigers president of baseball operations leaves the Winter Meetings, but he has good reason to. He’s getting married in about a week. Presumably, Harris will turn off his cell phone for the ceremony. But at some point, he’ll turn it back on and

On the last day of Winter Meetings, the Tigers and Braves made a deal that will send reliever Joe Jiménez and cash considerations to Atlanta for OF Justyn-Henry Malloy and LHP Jake Higginbotham, the clubs announced on Wednesday. The 27-year-old Jiménez appeared in 62 games for the Tigers and was 3-2 with a 3.49 ERA

After a one-year hiatus created by last offseason’s lockout, the Major League phase of the Rule 5 Draft returned Wednesday at the Winter Meetings in San Diego. The Nationals used the first choice on Red Sox right-hander Thad Ward, who pitched well in Double-A (2.43 ERA, 41 strikeouts in 33 1/3 innings) and the Arizona

SAN DIEGO — Tune in to a live simulcast via the stream above as Major League clubs gather on the last day of the Winter Meetings in San Diego to take part in the Rule 5 Draft. The event, being held in person for the first time in three years, gives clubs an opportunity to

SAN DIEGO — The long, complicated history between Detroit sports and draft lotteries has a new chapter with baseball’s first version, which was announced on Tuesday night from the Winter Meetings. For the Tigers, it was a positive, netting them the third overall pick next summer. Under pre-lottery circumstances, Detroit’s 66-96 record in 2022 would’ve

SAN DIEGO – For the first time in three years, since the last time the Winter Meetings took place in San Diego, the Rule 5 Draft will be held in person. That’s after it was forced into being a remote event because of the pandemic in 2020 and canceled in 2021 because of the lockout.

MLB’s inaugural Draft Lottery is being broadcast live from the Winter Meetings in San Diego by MLB Network at 8:30 p.m. ET, with a live simulcast also streaming on MLB.com and in the MLB App. As in the weighted lottery systems used in professional basketball and hockey, the teams with the worst records from the

SAN DIEGO — For the second time in nine years, a former Tigers beat writer is receiving the highest honor from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. That, as the great John Lowe would probably say, is outstanding. Lowe, whose 36-year career as a baseball writer included the creation of the quality start statistic, two

One of the keystones of the Winter Meetings is hearing from each MLB manager as their clubs make and execute their offseason plans. With the 2022 Meetings underway in San Diego, MLB.com will carry livestreams of every manager media availability on Tuesday. The full schedule for manager availabilities is below (all times ET). This story

SAN DIEGO — At most Winter Meetings, coaching staff announcements would be footnotes amidst a flurry of rumors and aspirations. For the Tigers, the coaching staff is a reflection of what the team is trying to do here and for the rest of this offseason. Manager A.J. Hinch’s staff includes three pitching coaches, including a

Followers of the NBA or NHL are familiar with the concept of the Draft lottery that is about to debut in MLB. But baseball’s lottery includes anti-tanking measures that go beyond anything we’ve seen in the other major professional sports. MLB’s inaugural Draft lottery will be held at 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT on Tuesday

Left-handed pitcher Matthew Boyd has agreed to terms on a one-year contract with the Detroit Tigers, a source told MLB.com’s Jon Paul Morosi. The deal is worth $10 million, according to MLB Network insider Jon Heyman, and it includes $1 million in incentives.  The club has not confirmed the move, which is pending a physical.