Detroit Tigers

DETROIT — Miguel Cabrera’s quest for his 500th career home run will intersect with Shohei Ohtani’s much-anticipated start at Comerica Park on Wednesday night. But the Tigers will be just as concerned about getting their offensive mojo back against one of baseball’s nastiest pitchers. For a fourth consecutive game, fans packed the outfield seats Tuesday

Miguel Cabrera is headed for the Hall of Fame, but put him in the Hall of Fun, too. The Tigers slugger, who is one home run shy of 500 for his career, had a good-hearted moment with another American League star who’s quite familiar with hitting baseballs out of the park. When Shohei Ohtani reached

TOP 1 LAA 1 DET 0 Result of at-bat Brandon Marsh’s RBI single Batter: Brandon Marsh Pitcher: Casey Mize

Spencer Torkelson was with his parents at their hotel room in Erie, Pa., when he got the call from SeaWolves manager Tom Prince that he was on the move. Riley Greene was with family, too, having dinner with his grandparents. Once the Tigers’ top prospects and good friends realized that they, along with shortstop prospect

Spencer Torkelson and Riley Greene looked to be on a path to finish out the summer at Double-A Erie, head to big league camp with the Tigers next Spring Training, compete for a roster spot, then maybe open the season at Triple-A Toledo if they didn’t make the Opening Day club. Then, with a flurry

MLB Pipeline’s Prospect Team of the Week honors the best performances from the previous seven days. Any Minor Leaguer currently on an organization Top 30 Prospects list in our Prospect Rankings is eligible. The MLB Pipeline prospect ranking updates are right around the corner, and some of the game’s top prospects took one last opportunity to improve

DETROIT — No, Spencer Torkelson and Riley Greene aren’t coming to the big leagues in 2021. But they’ll finish out the summer right down the road. The Tigers announced Sunday night that they’re promoting their top two prospects, along with shortstop Ryan Kreidler, to Triple-A Toledo. They’re expected to make their Mud Hens debuts Tuesday

DETROIT — The Tigers didn’t have a whole lot of effective fastballs early on Sunday afternoon, which is how they ended up with an 11-0 loss to Cleveland at Comerica Park. Jonathan Schoop’s throw home might have been one of the best. It was an 87 mph dart from behind second base, and it had

TOP 2 CLE 1 DET 0 Result of at-bat Bradley Zimmer scores on error Batter: Owen Miller Pitcher: Drew Hutchison

Greene launched a three-run homer to left field in the third inning of Double-A Erie’s 14-1 rout of Altoona on Saturday night, his fourth straight contest with a home run. The 20-year-old outfielder, whom Detroit selected fifth overall in 2019, is hitting .396 with six homers this month after his 1-for-4 performance Saturday. Riley made

DETROIT — Miguel Cabrera remains at 499 career home runs. None of them have come off Bryan Shaw. But, man, did he come close Saturday night. “After he hit that foul ball, I said, ‘Oh my god, brother, I thought that was the one,’” Jeimer Candelario said after the Tigers’ 6-4 win over Cleveland. “I

Here’s a look at Saturday’s top Minor League performers from each team’s Top 30 Prospects list: Tigers: Riley Greene, OF (MLB No. 13), Double-A ErieReese Olson, RHP (No. 11), High-A West MichiganAdinso Reyes, SS (No. 16), FCL TigersGreene’s three-run homer not only sparked an eight-run third inning for Erie, but it was his fourth straight

Through two weeks, August has been the month of Riley Greene, there is no doubt about that. The No. 5 pick in the 2019 Draft is experiencing the biggest power surge of his career and recording multihit games every other contest for Double-A Erie. In the SeaWolves’ 9-3 win over Altoona, MLB Pipeline’s No. 13

DETROIT — Miguel Cabrera’s chase for his 500th career home run returned to Comerica Park and drew a crowd Friday night, but it’ll go on another day. Zach Plesac held the Tigers to two runs, including an Eric Haase solo homer, over 7 2/3 innings, allowing Ernie Clement’s first two Major League homers to rule

DETROIT — Jacob Robson saw a storybook chance to play for his hometown team when the Tigers drafted the outfielder out of Mississippi State in 2016. He couldn’t have imagined the journey that would draw him and his family to Comerica Park on Friday night for his first Major League start. “When I got drafted,

TOP 3 CLE 1 DET 0 Result of at-bat Ernie Clement’s 1st career homer Batter: Ernie Clement Pitcher: Tyler Alexander

As the Tigers prepare to celebrate ¡Fiesta Tigres! this weekend at Comerica Park, get to know some of the Tigers Latino players, and what baseball means to them. The Tigers currently have 15 Latinos on the 40-man roster, representing six different countries and territories. Dominican Republic: RHP José Cisnero, LHP Miguel Del Pozo, RHP Wily

Here’s a look at Thursday’s top Minor League performers from each team’s Top 30 Prospects list: Tigers: Spencer Torkelson, 3B (MLB No. 2), Double-A ErieRiley Greene, OF (MLB No. 13), Double-A ErieHave yourself a day, Spencer Torkelson. The Tigers’ top-ranked prospect combined to go a perfect seven-for-seven with three home runs. When the day began,

BALTIMORE — Tigers rookie Matt Manning believes the improved life on his pitches Thursday is owed to recent hard work he’s put into his mechanics. Manager A.J. Hinch thinks it’s also about a growing comfort level. Whatever the cause, the end result was an encouraging performance to help the Tigers complete a road sweep of

The top two Tigers prospects both enjoyed huge days at the plate on Thursday, as Double-A Erie slugged its way to a 15-1 victory over Altoona in the first game of a seven-inning doubleheader and followed it with a 6-0 win in the nightcap at UPMC Park in Erie, Pa. Torkelson, the No. 1 overall