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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. The rain arrived at Progressive Field late Sunday morning and didn’t let up all day. The Tigers and Guardians didn’t wait that long, calling their series finale in Cleveland

DETROIT — In 2005, Tim Hileman’s oldest son was born with a cleft lip and cleft palate. And after being at the hospital for his son’s first surgery, Hileman realized his true calling.  “Seeing that so many children and their families were going to be in the hospital for a much longer time than my

The 2022 MLB Draft is in the books, and with less than two weeks left until the Aug. 2 Trade Deadline, executives around the game are shifting their focus toward figuring out what’s next for their clubs. For some, the answer might seem clear. But a lot could still change over the next 13 days.

Temperatures are soaring across the country but prospects aren’t feeling the heat. They’re bringing it. Heading into the four-day break, Minor Leaguers have kept hitting the cover off the ball. Eleven of them from the July edition of the hottest hitters are on MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 Prospects list: the Yankees’ Anthony Volpe (No. 8),

After an All-Star break that featured countless memorable moments, baseball is back for the second half — and all you need to watch it is an MLB.com account. Some notable matchups available in the free window include the division-leading Astros and Yankees starting things off with a doubleheader (Thursday), Shohei Ohtani taking the bump against

The unofficial halfway point of the MLB season is here, and while some teams are well on their way to securing a postseason spot, many are still trying to grasp where they stand coming out of the All-Star break. With that in mind, we asked MLB.com’s beat reporters to assess each team’s current outlook and

In a dizzying display of towering blasts, triple-digit heaters, mic’d up mania and even Big Papi roaming around the American League dugout on the live broadcast, this year’s All-Star Game on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium went by in a three-hour, 11-minute blur of action and chatter — both on and off the field —

The Midsummer Classic is full of memorable moments every year, and the 92nd in the game’s history was no different. The American League rode a three-run fourth inning to secure a 3-2 comeback win over the National League on Tuesday night in the 2022 All-Star Game presented by Mastercard. The AL’s win was its ninth

LOS ANGELES — At long last, the Midsummer Classic returned to Dodger Stadium on Tuesday night. But any hope that the iconic venue’s first hosting duties since 1980 would return us to an era in which the Senior Circuit once owned this event was extinguished by the continued excellence of the American League. Under the

DETROIT — On the third and final day of the MLB Draft, having scoured the Big 12 and ACC for college talent, the Tigers finally went Bananas. That’s only slightly deceptive. Joe Miller pitched four seasons at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was enrolled at the prestigious Wharton School of Business. He was an

The 2022 MLB Draft wraps up today with Day 3, covering the final 300 picks in Rounds 11-20 with no delay between selections, all heard live on MLB.com. Follow along here all day as we highlight notable selections from Day 3. Pick 9 (325th overall): Royals, David Sandlin, RHP, Oklahoma (Ranked No. 206 Draft prospect

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. Riley Greene has done some crazy things to shake off bad vibes after a rough game. He famously slept with his bat once at Double-A Erie last year in

DETROIT — Peyton Graham was watching the MLB Draft unfold Sunday night, waiting for the phone to ring, hoping to hear his name to be mentioned on the broadcast. He had to wait a while. The hope for a jump into the first round eventually dissipated, followed by the comp rounds. Then the second-round picks

LOS ANGELES — Is it possible to amass 3,000 hits, 500, even 600 home runs … quietly? If it is, then Miguel Cabrera and Albert Pujols have done it. Brilliantly but metronomically productive for the past two decades, the two sluggers never quite seemed to command the attention that some superstars have received. They certainly

DETROIT — Day 2 of the 2022 Draft began Monday, and the Tigers quickly found themselves adding a number of experienced college talents. Here’s a look at who Detroit selected on Day 2; the list will be updated throughout the day: Round 4: Troy Melton, RHP, San Diego StateThe Tigers are no stranger to the

After a wild first day of the 2022 MLB Draft covering Rounds 1 and 2, eight compensation picks and Competitive Balance Rounds A and B, it’s time for Day 2, which will cover Rounds 3-10. MLB.com is streaming all nine rounds with one minute between picks. The Draft concludes with rounds 11-20 on Tuesday, starting at

Miguel Cabrera made his first All-Star Game appearance in 2004. While the 21-year-old Marlins phenom replaced Sammy Sosa in right field for the National Leaguers in Houston, Cabrera’s current Tigers rookie teammate Riley Greene was a 3-year-old in Florida. Tigers manager A.J. Hinch made a point of the age difference when he announced Cabrera’s 12th

LOS ANGELES — Twenty-six of the Top 100 prospects in this year’s Draft class are still on the board heading into Monday’s Day 2, with an even mix of 13 hitters and 13 pitchers, including the highest-ranked pitcher in the class and a big-time college quarterback recruit. The Draft continues Monday with rounds 3-10. MLB.com

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The Tigers selected Jace Jung with the No. 12 overall pick in the 2022 Draft. Here’s a deeper look at Jung that was first published on MLB.com in the weeks leading up to the Draft. Jace Jung is happy to follow in his brother’s footsteps. After all, look at what Josh Jung has done, and