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Top 4 KC 1 DET 0 Result of AB Bobby Witt Jr.’s solo homer (12)  AB: Bobby Witt Jr. | P: Reese Olson

Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris has heard the speculation about No. 2 prospect Colt Keith moving up from Double-A Erie — maybe to Triple-A Toledo, and maybe even to Detroit. But Harris indicated that they’re not inclined to fast-track the highly regarded slugger, at least not to the Major Leagues. “Colt has been

MINNEAPOLIS — Joe Mauer broke Tigers fans’ hearts many times over his stellar 15-year career with the Twins, batting .305 with 18 homers and 122 RBIs in 216 career games against Detroit. On Sunday, Spencer Torkelson — like Mauer, a former No. 1 overall Draft pick — broke the plaque honoring Mauer’s retired number. It

Just when Colt Keith’s disappearance from the lineup at Double-A Erie put a scare into Tigers fans earlier this week, Detroit’s No. 2 prospect and baseball’s No. 82 prospect returned Thursday and picked up where he left off, homering in back-to-back games at Harrisburg as part of a four-game streak. No sooner did the first

Top 1 DET 1 MIN 0 Result of AB Javier Báez’s RBI triple AB: Javier Baez | P: Louie Varland

MINNEAPOLIS — Tigers manager A.J. Hinch was noncommittal on whether he’d use an opener in front of Joey Wentz as recently as Friday night, hours before Wentz was scheduled to take the mound against the Twins at Target Field. He clearly needed innings from the lefty between two bullpen games, but the top of the

Bot 3 DET 0 MIN 0 Result of AB Nick Maton’s leaping grab AB: Michael A. Taylor | P: Joey Wentz

MINNEAPOLIS — Spencer Torkelson has saved Javier Báez from many an error over the past season and a half by digging throws out of the dirt at first base. By all logic, Donovan Solano’s sixth-inning ground ball at Target Field on Friday night should have been one of those plays. “As a first baseman, you’re

Up until high school, Colt Keith was supposed to be a wrestler. His dad wrestled in college and Keith was well on his way to following in his father’s footsteps. If baseball was Keith’s second sport, it’s hard to imagine how dominant he must have been at wrestling. The No. 82 prospect in baseball per

Fun trivia question: Who is the last player not playing for a team in either of the East Divisions — National or American Leagues — to win the T-Mobile Home Run Derby? The answer, amazingly, is Todd Frazier, who won it in his home ballpark in Cincinnati in 2015. Every hitter since then — Juan

Bot 2 DET 0 MIN 1 Result of AB Alex Kirilloff’s solo homer (4)  AB: Alex Kirilloff | P: Mason Englert

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. Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris had the headline comments at the team’s annual visit this week to the Detroit Economic Club, but Spencer Torkelson answer when asked

MINNEAPOLIS — The changeup from Twins reliever Jovani Moran was well off the plate, clearly meant to set up Javier Báez for another strikeout with a runner in scoring position. Báez chased it, but instead of a swing and a miss, he connected for a line drive into the gap in left-center field and past speedy

Top 2 DET 0 MIN 0 Result of AB Cabrera ties A-Rod in hits AB: Miguel Cabrera | P: Sonny Gray