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Julio Teheran‘s last-minute scratch from his scheduled start will lead to a longer absence. The Tigers placed the veteran right-hander on the 10-day injured list on Saturday with what is being classified as a right shoulder strain. The move, retroactive to Friday, will cost Teheran at least one start before he’s eligible to return. Teheran

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Tigers right-hander Julio Teheran was scratched from his scheduled start against the Indians on Friday night after feeling tightness in his triceps during his pregame throwing progression. With Teheran out, left-hander Derek Holland got the start for the opener of a three-game series at Progressive Field. Holland had started the season in the bullpen.

On Friday, for example, Hinch sat Grossman against the Indians, but there wasn’t an analytical reason for the move. He simply wants all of his outfielders to get involved. Having three permanent outfielders became even tougher for Hinch because of Baddoo, who got off to a 5-for-11 [.455] start with two home runs and a

Opening Day rosters featured 17 Top 100 Prospects, yet it’s some unheralded rookies who have made the biggest impact during the first week of the big league season. Tigers outfielder Akil Baddoo, Reds second baseman Jonathan India, Dodgers utilityman Zach McKinstry and White Sox catcher Yermín Mercedes have generated plenty of highlights. There are several

DETROIT — The Tigers, looking to turn the corner from years of struggles, find signs of hope in one of the least likely places. A Rule 5 Draft pick not only cracks the Opening Day roster, but he takes off for a historic start that carries the Tigers with him. In the process, he becomes

The Tigers get a critical part of their pitching staff back in time for a big early test, even if he won’t throw a pitch on their upcoming road trip. Pitching coach Chris Fetter has been cleared to rejoin the Tigers this weekend as they begin a 10-game trip to Cleveland, Houston and Oakland. The

DETROIT — Considering the opposition, the Tigers probably would have taken a 3-3 season-opening homestand. After all, Cleveland and Minnesota combined to go 13-7 against Detroit last year and 32-6 in 2019. Still, the Tigers would be excused if they feel like Wednesday afternoon’s 3-2 loss to the Twins was a missed opportunity for their

As part of the celebration of the 70th anniversary of Topps baseball cards, we’ve asked fans (as well as our staff) to submit their all-time favorite baseball cards, and we’ve broken them down by team. We’ll be revealing submissions regularly throughout the season, ranging from the famous to the weird, and everything in between. To

DETROIT — Most Rule 5 Draft picks don’t do in a season what Akil Baddoo has done in his first week in the big leagues. And as his early work in the Tigers’ series finale Wednesday against the Twins reminded us, his week isn’t over yet. After becoming the first player in modern Major League

DETROIT — The first pitch from Gregory Soto on Monday sailed so high that catcher Wilson Ramos didn’t bother putting a glove up. He simply watched it fly and asked plate umpire Adam Hamari for another ball. Soto’s pitch nearly cleared the screen behind home plate, and it startled fans at Comerica Park looking up

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After undergoing a substantial reorganization, Minor League Baseball is embarking upon a new era in 2021. There are now 120 teams competing in 11 newly-named leagues, comprising four levels of play (Triple-A, Double-A, High-A and Low-A). This is the fourth in a series of league-by-league articles, highlighting one unique fact about each team. 11 of

DETROIT — Akil Baddoo’s home runs in his first two games didn’t matter in Tigers losses. On Tuesday, the former Twins prospect’s historic heroics really hurt. He did it against his old organization, delivering a walk-off single with two outs in the 10th inning for a 4-3 Detroit win at Comerica Park. Baddoo was already

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DETROIT — Harold Castro was in the Tigers’ dugout, the last non-catcher left on the bench late during Monday’s 15-6 loss when he got the heads-up from bench coach George Lombard. “George came to me in the eighth inning and he [asked] me, ‘Hey, how’s your arm?’ I said, ‘It’s good,’” Castro recalled. “OK,” Lombard

Major League rosters were set on Opening Day, but it’s important to remember that they’re never set in stone. Active rosters ebb and flow throughout the season as injuries and performance force organizations to make constant moves in search of putting the best possible team on the field. Prospects play their roles in all of

DETROIT — To say Akil Baddoo haunted his old team with a grand slam might be a dramatization given the Tigers’ 15-6 loss to the Twins on Monday at Comerica Park. Still, Detroit’s young outfielder continues to impress. On a day when Nelson Cruz homered twice, starter José Ureña threw just 39 of 81 pitches

DETROIT — Casey Mize made his Major League debut on Aug. 19, 2020, and he finished with seven starts that season. Yet, pitching in front of fans at Comerica Park for the first time on Tuesday might well feel like his debut. Mize has taken in the atmosphere for four games. Now, it’s his turn.

Three or four games obviously don’t tell us anything. They didn’t really tell us anything last year, when there were only 60 games, and getting back to a 162-game season tell us even less. But honestly: What’s the fun in that? That’s to say: Maybe we haven’t learned anything, but we sure can draw some