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Among the several MLB rule changes this offseason were the pitch clock, a limit on pickoff attempts and the bases becoming slightly larger (and therefore, slightly closer to one another). An expected by-product of these rules was that stolen base attempts would become both more common and more successful, and that’s exactly how it played

Bot 4 DET 1 HOU 2 Result of AB Matt Manning In play, run(s) to Kyle Tucker AB: Kyle Tucker | P: Matt Manning

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. Looking to grab single-game tickets to a Tigers game this season and wondering if Miguel Cabrera will play? It’s difficult to predict very far out, but manager A.J. Hinch

HOUSTON — Matt Vierling knows what it’s like to play on the game’s biggest stage. He did it last year as a member of the Phillies in the World Series. But in 2023, Vierling — who was acquired in the offseason by the Tigers in a Jan. 7 trade — was still seeking his signature

Top 2 DET 2 HOU 0 Result of AB Eric Haase’s two-run single AB: Eric Haase | P: Hunter Brown

With Miguel Cabrera announcing that the 2023 season will be his final as a player, the Detroit Tigers will host a season-long celebration providing fans various opportunities to honor the career of the greatest player of a generation. “¡Gracias, Miggy! The Final Season” is a campaign that will do just that, identifying key dates throughout

ST. PETERSBURG — Riley Greene made a highlight reel of plays as a rookie last season by turning on his speed to take away base hits. On Sunday, that same timely speed helped the Tigers avoid getting no-hit. It was a small consolation in a 5-1 loss to the Rays that finished off an opening

Bot 2 DET 0 TB 0 Result of AB Javier Báez’s slick play AB: Harold Ramirez | P: Joey Wentz

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. ST. PETERSBURG — The Tigers have brought up several young players over the past couple seasons, with others on the way. Some, like center fielder Riley Greene, first baseman

Will the Rays earn a season-opening sweep or will the Tigers get on track at Tropicana Field? Both clubs possess lots of tantalizing young talent, such as electrifying outfielders Randy Arozarena and Riley Greene.  But this battle also contains one of the best hitters in baseball history: Miguel Cabrera. Through two games, it’s the Rays who

ST. PETERSBURG — Considering how Spencer Turnbull spent the past season and a half, it would’ve been hard for him to call Saturday’s 12-2 Tigers loss to the Rays a bad day at Tropicana Field — and not just because he was chased after 2 1/3 innings. The bad days for Turnbull were part of

Bot 1 DET 0 TB 1 Result of AB Randy Arozarena’s RBI double  AB: Randy Arozarena | P: Spencer Turnbull

DETROIT — Empowering the next generation of women is all in a day’s work for Jill Harris. Since June 2016, Harris has served as the executive director for Women of Tomorrow Metro Detroit, a non-profit organization that provides mentoring and scholarship opportunities for at-risk high school girls. “We help young women turn into mature and

Knocking on the door. A phone call away. We’ve all heard the axioms surrounding playing at the Triple-A level. And while it’s true players can get called up from any level to help the big league club out, more often than not, the calls are made to teams’ Triple-A affiliates. It’s a level that’s often

ST. PETERSBURG — The Opening Day crowd at Tropicana Field had its fair share of Tigers fans, a combination of late spring breakers and Michigan snowbirds getting an extension to their Spring Training vibes. Most of the fans who sold out the dome were Rays fans. All of them seemed to band together and cheer

Bot 3 DET 0 TB 1 Result of AB Jose Siri’s epic homer (1) AB: Jose Siri | P: Eduardo Rodriguez

Way back during the Winter Meetings, just a couple months into his tenure as Tigers president of baseball operations, Scott Harris laid out his vision for Detroit’s roster. “One thing we won’t waver on is we’re going to invest in our young players,” Harris said in December. “We are going to earmark at-bats and innings

No matter how much teams prepare as Opening Day nears, there’s always an unknown or two — or five — that remain. As we build up to the start of a new regular season, each MLB.com beat reporter highlights one great unknown for their club. Blue Jays: Ricky TiedemannThe Blue Jays’ prized prospect is ranked

ST. PETERSBURG — The Rays have reached the postseason each of the past four years, the longest streak in franchise history. But they’ve been knocked out in their first series in each of the past two years following a run to the World Series in 2020. So Tampa Bay’s goal heading into Thursday afternoon’s Opening

1. Gunnar Henderson, 3B, BAL — Baltimore (MLB)2. Corbin Carroll, OF, ARI — Arizona (MLB)3. Francisco Álvarez, C, NYM — Syracuse (Triple-A)4. Jordan Walker, OF, STL — St. Louis (MLB)5. Anthony Volpe, SS, NYY — New York (MLB)6. Andrew Painter, RHP, PHI — Injured (elbow)7. Grayson Rodriguez, RHP, BAL — Norfolk (Triple-A)8. Jackson Chourio, OF,