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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. Austin Meadows talked in Spring Training about the happiness of being back on a baseball field after ending last year on the injured list. He wasn’t just physically healthy,

Leading up to Double-A, High-A and Single-A Opening Days last week, we finally got our complete looks at rosters for all full-season Minor League clubs. There are always some season-opening surprises. A player who jumps up two levels quicker than expected. A solid performer who is held back with his previous year’s club for one

While the Minor League season got fully underway this weekend, many in the sports world turned its attention to Georgia to watch golf’s finest compete in the Masters. West Michigan broadcasters Dan Hasty and Nate Wangler decided to bring a bit of the green to the baseball diamond. Complete with While the Minor League season

DETROIT — The last time the Tigers lost seven of their first nine games, Miguel Cabrera was just starting his first season as a Tiger. He was the newest star in a lineup full of them, joining Magglio Ordóñez, Carlos Guillén, Placido Polanco, Curtis Granderson, Edgar Renteria and future Hall of Famer Iván Rodríguez. They

Top 2 BOS 1 DET 1 Result of AB Matthew Boyd In play, out(s) to Rob Refsnyder AB: Rob Refsnyder | P: Matthew Boyd

Two starts in for the Tigers’ highly touted pitching prospect duo of Wilmer Flores and Ty Madden at Double-A Erie, and the toughest opponent seems to be the pitch count. Two days after Flores opened the SeaWolves’ season with four scoreless innings and six strikeouts Thursday night, Madden topped him with four hitless innings and

DETROIT — Zach McKinstry had never pitched at the Major League level. There’s no record of him pitching in the Minor Leagues, either. But when the Tigers headed into the ninth inning Saturday down by 10 runs, he was the guy. “I just tried to throw strikes and not hit anybody,” said McKinstry, whose 84

Top 2 BOS 2 DET 0 Result of AB Verdugo scores on Refsnyder walk AB: Rob Refsnyder | P: Joey Wentz

DETROIT — Tigers outfielder Austin Meadows is stepping away from the game to focus on his mental health. The team placed Meadows on the 10-day injured list Saturday with what was classified as anxiety. Meadows missed much of last season with injuries, including Achilles tendinitis. He revealed last September that he was struggling with his

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 joked last week that there were a lot of hard hats around Comerica Park trying to put the finishing touches on the new outfield fences. On

After Triple-A play began last Friday, Double-A, High-A and Single-A circuits followed this week, meaning we’re running at 100 percent participation across the Minor League full-season levels. Some of the most fun parts of every campaign are the breakouts – players who weren’t prominently ranked on prospect lists but surprise evaluators with improved tools and

DETROIT — Miguel Cabrera said Thursday morning that he wasn’t sure if he’d get emotional for his final Tigers home opener. He wanted to focus on the game. Still, when an all-time Detroit sports great calls you to the field, it’s hard to say no. When three greats ask, good luck. Sure, the gesture was

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Minor League Baseball’s 120 teams are situated all over the country; from coast to coast, from Single-A to Triple-A, from Aberdeen, Md. to Zebulon, N.C. This vast landscape provides innumerable road trip opportunities, and what better way to explore America than through Minor League Baseball? Want to learn more about Minor League Baseball while planning

With the Minor League season opening this week, here’s where the Tigers’ Top 30 prospects are projected to start: 1. Jackson Jobe (MLB No. 62), RHP — Injured (lumbar spine inflammation)2. Jace Jung (MLB No. 82), 2B — West Michigan (High-A)3. Wilmer Flores (MLB No. 94), RHP — Erie (Double-A)4. Colt Keith, 3B/2B — Erie

HOUSTON — In winning its first two games of the series against the Astros — also Detroit’s first two victories of the young season — the Tigers did not lack in offensive production. That was not the case in Wednesday’s 8-2 defeat to Houston at Minute Maid Park. Detroit’s seven hits were five fewer than

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From former franchise names to regional fare and so much more, alternate on-field identities connect Minor League clubs with the local community in creative ways and often encapsulate one of the game’s most important elements — fun. Some teams take the opportunity to honor pioneers of the past, including Negro League teams and members of

HOUSTON — Not only did Spencer Torkelson pick up three hits on Tuesday at Minute Maid Park, including a towering two-run home run in the top of the eighth, he smashed the ball against Astros pitching. Torkelson’s stat line of 3-for-4 with three RBIs in the Tigers’ 6-3 victory over Houston does not tell the whole

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