Detroit Tigers

Top 6 BAL 2 DET 3 Result of AB Jorge Mateo grounds into a force out, shortstop Nick Maton to second baseman Jonathan Schoop. Ramon Urias out at 2nd. AB: Jorge Mateo | P: Jose Cisnero

MILWAUKEE — Two years ago, Riley Greene once slept with his bat after going a week in Double-A Erie without an extra-base hit or RBI. The Tigers outfielder went to the same drive-thru at the same coffee shop every day during a hot streak at Triple-A Toledo that same season. He is admittedly superstitious. So

The adage out of spring typically goes that pitchers are ahead of hitters, who need weeks of reps to catch up to arms throwing mid-90s with unpredictable breaking stuff. These guys didn’t get that memo. Entering Wednesday, these are the hottest-hitting ranked prospects in the Minor Leagues from every organization, including four members of MLB

Bot 2 DET 0 MIL 3 Result of AB Lorenzen K’s Tellez, escapes jam AB: Rowdy Tellez | P: Michael Lorenzen

MILWAUKEE — Tigers shortstop Javier Báez left Wednesday’s game against the Brewers after taking a fastball off the base of his left hand. X-rays were negative, according to the team, and Báez was diagnosed with a left hand contusion. He received treatment afterward, and his condition is still being evaluated. Báez, who entered the series

MILWAUKEE — The Tigers’ second consecutive win over the Brewers went to a Mason [Englert], whose eight key outs earned the rookie reliever his first MLB victory. But it was built by a [Kerry] Carpenter. Considering the Tigers were facing one of the tougher left-handed starters in baseball in Eric Lauer, it was an odd

Top 2 DET 3 MIL 0 Result of AB Carpenter’s three-run homer (4) AB: Kerry Carpenter | P: Eric Lauer

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 smile is unmistakably Roberto Campos‘. It’s the same smile the Cuban-born slugger has shown since the Tigers’ No. 13 prospect made his stateside debut two years ago with a home

MILWAUKEE — The startled reaction from Akil Baddoo, having been held at third base only to turn around and see Riley Greene slide into the bag, seemed set to sum up the Tigers’ frustrations from a potentially disastrous third inning on the basepaths. The bat flip from Nick Maton five pitches later, having sent a

Bot 1 DET 0 MIL 1 Result of AB Contreras’ solo homer (1)  AB: William Contreras | P: Matthew Boyd

BALTIMORE — While pitching for the Red Sox for six seasons in the American League East, left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez had tremendous success in baffling Orioles hitters. Now in his second campaign with the Tigers, he delivered one of his best efforts on Sunday, continuing his dominance against the team that signed him out of Venezuela

Top 3 DET 0 BAL 0 Result of AB Ryan McKenna’s sliding catch AB: Spencer Torkelson | P: Grayson Rodriguez

BALTIMORE — Wrapped in decades of tradition, the Tigers’ color scheme is as time-honored and beloved as any in baseball. Nowhere — not at home, not on the road, not then, not now — does it involve a red helmet. So why was Zach McKinstry wearing one in the Tigers’ dugout Saturday night at Camden

Bot 1 DET 0 BAL 0 Result of AB Akil Baddoo’s sliding grab AB: Anthony Santander | P: Joey Wentz

BALTIMORE — Staring down the closer they call “The Mountain,” Javier Báez coiled in the batter’s box Friday night at Oriole Park, the Tigers down by a run and facing their final out. Báez spit on Félix Bautista’s first pitch, buzzing in over the zone at 101.6 mph. He swung through the next, a splitter.

Top 4 DET 0 BAL 0 Result of AB Mountcastle, Adley collision AB: Javier Baez | P: Tyler Wells

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 Eurodance song “What Is Love” was released in 1993 by German singer Haddaway. A recurring “Saturday Night Live” skit featuring clubgoing buddies bobbing their heads to the song

The season isn’t quite three weeks old and already nine Top 100 Prospects have been called up to the big leagues: Francisco Álvarez (No. 1 on the list), Grayson Rodriguez (No. 5), Taj Bradley (No. 18), Brett Baty (No. 19), Oswald Peraza (No. 46), Brayan Rocchio (No. 69), Zach Neto (No. 82), Joey Wiemer (No.

DETROIT — The moment Spencer Torkelson took to admire his home run Wednesday looked like a throwback to his “Tork Bomb” days at Arizona State. It was well-deserved. Not only was it the Tigers’ first run of the afternoon, it was just the second home run by a right-handed hitter off Guardians reliever Trevor Stephan

Top 4 CLE 0 DET 0 Result of AB Tyler Nevin’s athletic grab AB: Andres Gimenez | P: Spencer Turnbull