Detroit Tigers

DETROIT — Spencer Torkelson is heading back to the Tigers, and he’s bringing Ryan Kreidler with him. Manager A.J. Hinch announced Wednesday that the team will call up Torkelson and Kreidler from Triple-A Toledo when rosters expand to 28 players on Thursday. Torkelson, Detroit’s everyday first baseman for the first half of the season until

Major League Baseball today announced that 2023 Spring Training will officially begin on Friday, Feb. 24, with a pair of Cactus League games before all 30 Major League Clubs play in Cactus and Grapefruit League games on Saturday, Feb. 25. Select games featuring World Baseball Classic teams will be played at various Spring Training facilities

DETROIT — The massive shrubs beyond center field make the vast expanse of Comerica Park’s outfield all the more imposing, but there’s a small gap in right-center where the shrubs end and the giant wall that houses the out-of-town scoreboard begins. For hitters, it might as well be the fictional “South Detroit” that Journey sings

Since the Statcast era began in the Majors in 2015, baseball analysts, writers and fans have used new ways to break down the national pastime. Terms like exit velocity and barrel rate are more commonplace now than a decade ago, and while they can still make some heads spin, they have largely aided our understanding

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 first-pitch fastball was around the outside corner, just tempting enough to draw a flinch of the bat. Cubs top prospect Pete Crow-Armstrong thought he’d checked his swing early

With the rosters set to expand in September, every team will have a chance to add some fresh faces to the mix for the stretch run. Whether it’s a top prospect making his big league debut, a Minor Leaguer getting another chance to establish himself at the MLB level or a veteran returning from injury,

ARLINGTON — Never underestimate the power of a single. It’s a point Tigers manager A.J. Hinch made before the team’s 9-8 win against the Rangers on Sunday at Globe Life Field, and a point that was proven by first baseman Harold Castro in the fourth inning. With runners in scoring position and the Tigers leading, 4-0,

ARLINGTON — Eduardo Rodriguez hasn’t regained his usual form just yet, but he showed he’s getting closer in the Tigers’ 11-2 win against the Rangers on Saturday at Globe Life Field. Rodriguez, who was reinstated from the restricted list on Aug. 19 after three dominant rehab starts between Single-A Lakeland and Triple-A Toledo that saw

ARLINGTON — The Tigers saw opposite ends of career nights in their series opener against the Rangers on Friday at Globe Life Field: Riley Greene had a good night, Tyler Alexander had a bad night, and it came together in a 7-6 loss. Alexander entered the opener with a chance to pick up back-to-back wins

We’re coming up on the end of a long season in Minor League Baseball. The High-A and Single-A seasons come to a close on Sept. 11, with Double-A following on Sept. 18 and Triple-A on Sept. 28. After nearly five months of constant play, some hitters might be excused for tiring and slowing down in

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. Someday, a Wilmer Flores strikeout at Comerica Park will have an entirely different meaning than the one the Giants infielder took when he swung at and missed a Drew

Most of your big trophies handed out in the offseason are, by definition, individual trophies: MVP, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year, even Manager of the Year. But if you ever go visit a team museum, you’ll see plenty of those trophies on display. When the player wins an award, in a way, the team

DETROIT — Matt Manning needed to strand a runner on third and keep the Tigers in a scoreless game, hoping they could muster a base hit off Giants starter Logan Webb. He went at LaMonte Wade Jr. like he was pitching with a six-run lead — three fastballs in the zone at 95+ miles per

The 2023 schedule released by Major League Baseball on Wednesday might look the same in some ways. There are still 162 games per team, spread from spring to fall, with a brief pause for the All-Star break, and October, as always, the goal. But make no mistake: The new, more balanced 2023 schedule, which will

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DETROIT — The locker that Daniel Norris currently uses at Comerica Park is one down from the spot he held for years. The pour-over coffee maker that made him a popular member of the pitching staff is believed to be in storage somewhere in the ballpark, but no one has dug it out. All around

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. For two innings last Thursday, Reese Olson looked hittable, giving up four hits and a run in the second inning and falling behind hitters. Then came the 94 mile-per-hour

DETROIT — John Wockenfuss, who spent a dozen years as a valuable catcher, first baseman and outfielder with the Tigers and Phillies, passed away last Friday. He was 73. Wockenfuss was a superutility player well before roster management made it popular. Originally drafted as an outfielder out of high school by the Washington Senators in

There’s been one thing in baseball that’s always held up through the years: You can’t predict this game. And while some predictions might hold up, a lot more look silly — for better or for worse — when the year comes to a close. So, what did we get wrong this time around? Here’s one

DETROIT — The seats over Comerica Park’s out-of-town scoreboard in right-center field have some of the best views in the ballpark, giving fans an appreciation of the expansive outfield from 11+ feet up. What the seats don’t normally provide are home runs. Riley Greene has played enough games already to appreciate how far that is.