Detroit Tigers

PHILADELPHIA — Baseball tradition says that the media shouldn’t talk to the starting pitcher before his game, allowing him to concentrate on his task at hand. Tyler Alexander walked into the visiting clubhouse at Citizens Bank Park on Tuesday afternoon and said hello to beat writers on his way to his locker before preparing for

Bot 1 DET 0 PHI 1 Result of AB Schwarber’s leadoff homer (16) AB: Kyle Schwarber | P: Tyler Alexander

If it ain’t broken, don’t fix it. And if this past week is any indication, there isn’t even a blemish on the approach of Jace Jung. Jung was named Minor League Player of the Week in the Midwest League after posting a ridiculous .565/.621/.957 slash line while going 13-for-23 for High-A West Michigan. MLB’s No.

Perhaps it was meant to be, but within minutes of discussing the inevitable Elly De La Cruz promotion, baseball’s No. 4 prospect is officially a Major Leaguer. Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff discuss what makes De La Cruz so special and what position players, if anyone, from the upcoming 2023 MLB Draft compares

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. Reese Olson had a Major League debut to remember last Friday in Chicago. But before he became the first Tiger in 51 years to take a no-hit bid through

PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies honored Tigers Nick Maton and Matt Vierling before Monday’s game in a touching ceremony by presenting them their National League championship rings for their roles on last year’s Phillies squad. Maton got a hug from Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski, a salute from the Phanatic, some howls from the

Bot 2 DET 0 PHI 2 Result of AB Nick Castellanos’ RBI double AB: Nick Castellanos | P: Joey Wentz

CHICAGO — Matthew Boyd took the mound at Guaranteed Rate Field on Sunday with a 1-8 record and a 6.43 ERA for his career at the ballpark. He faced the White Sox with a 7.88 ERA over their last six meetings since the summer of 2019. His first pitch Sunday resulted in a base hit

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If you’ve been a baseball fan long enough, chances are you’ve heard the Abbott and Costello routine, “Who’s on First?” If you’ve been following Tigers prospects for a while, you still might not have an easy time tracking which position players are playing which positions over the past couple of weeks. The organization has emphasized

CHICAGO — The Tigers have talked about trying to find different ways to win without star center fielder Riley Greene. On Saturday, they ended up with an unprecedented way to lose. As Detroit tried to regroup from a 10th-inning hit-by-pitch on a replay review that loaded the bases with two outs, catcher Eric Haase squatted

Top 1 DET 0 CWS 0 Result of AB Andrew Vaughn’s sliding tag AB: Akil Baddoo | P: Dylan Cease

On the latest Ballpark Dimensions Podcast, Matt Meyers and Mike Petriello discuss the D-backs’ strong start to 2023, Aaron Judge‘s improvements and the crowded NL Central race. D-backs: Contenders in the NL WestThey have the front-runners for NL Cy Young and Rookie of the Year. No wonder they are challenging for a division crown. Yankees: An

CHICAGO — Reese Olson, the Tigers’ No. 11 prospect according to MLB Pipeline, looked like an ace for five innings in his Major League debut, holding the White Sox hitless until back-to-back hits leading off the sixth inning ended his night. Andrew Vaughn’s second-inning walk and Spencer Torkelson’s fifth-inning error on Yasmani Grandal’s ground ball