Detroit Tigers

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 Toledo Mud Hens added a pair of left-handed-hitting infielders in about a 24-hour span. One, Colt Keith, just became the Tigers’ top prospect and the No. 43 in baseball via 37-spot jump

ARLINGTON — The resiliency of the Tigers was on full display on Monday night at Globe Life Field, as the team strung together a convincing 7-2 win against the Rangers despite starter Matthew Boyd exiting in the first inning with a left elbow injury. After surrendering a leadoff home run to Marcus Semien and recording

The Men’s College World Series Championship Series was an offensive explosion, with LSU and Florida combining for 57 runs through the three contests. After getting walloped in the second game 24-4, the Tigers bounced back to take home the victory 18-4 on Monday night and the MCWS crown. The exorbitant number of runs may not

Trying to stretch a single into a double in the top of the ninth inning of the Tigers’ 7-2 win over the Rangers, Vierling looked like he was out of luck. Even the Detroit booth admitted the outfielder was “getting greedy.” But somehow it paid off. When Texas second baseman Marcus Semien received the throw

Want to know who the next great players in Major League Baseball will be? Then you better watch the 2023 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game. Need proof? Eight of the top 10 career active leaders in WAR, and 14 of the top 20, all played in the Futures Game before becoming big league stars. Be sure

As we get ever closer to the Aug. 1 Trade Deadline, it’s a great time to look back at some of the best Trade Deadline moves in MLB history. With the help of each MLB.com beat writer, here is the best Trade Deadline deal each club has made this century: Blue Jays: Jose Bautista (2008)This

It’s about to be a big month in prospectdom. The 2023 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game arrives in Seattle on July 8. One day later, the First-Year Player Draft begins its 20-round process in the same city. From there, hundreds of new prospects will descend upon the Minor Leagues, filling out rosters and making even the

DETROIT — If division play were the sole determining factor in the standings, the Tigers would be tied atop the American League Central. If the schedule was more heavily weighted toward division play as in previous years, Detroit would be in a better position. But such is the nature of the AL Central this year.

Bot 1 DET 0 TEX 1 Result of AB Marcus Semien’s solo homer (11)  AB: Marcus Semien | P: Matthew Boyd

Top 2 MIN 0 DET 0 Result of AB Lorenzen goes behind the back AB: Royce Lewis | P: Michael Lorenzen

Most coverage of Minor League Baseball centers on top prospects and individual success, and for understandable reasons. Young talent coming up through a pipeline is the lifeblood of an organization and critical for sustainable success. Yet even in the Minors, there’s a value to team success and the experience of a playoff race. To watch

DETROIT — Tigers reliever Brendan White was roommates and teammates with Reese Olson at Double-A Erie last year, when Olson was primarily a fastball-changeup starter. His slider was arguably not even his best breaking pitch at the time. You’d have a hard time convincing Twins hitters of that after their first look at Olson on Saturday

Bot 2 MIN 0 DET 3 Result of AB Zach McKinstry’s two-run single AB: Zach McKinstry | P: Pablo Lopez

DETROIT — Tigers manager A.J. Hinch could see the question coming like a 3-0 fastball as he sat at the podium for his media session Friday afternoon, before Detroit’s 4-1 loss to the Twins at Comerica Park. “I know it’s June. I know there’s 162,” the question started. “But…” Hinch interrupted, sensing what would follow.