The Detroit Tigers have signed former Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Carson Kelly for the remainder of the 2023 season, with a club option for the 2024 season. The club has also designated catcher Eric Haase, a Dearborn native, for assignment. Kelly, who is 29, was released by Arizona last Tuesday. He is slated for a $4.25
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4:11PM: The Tigers’ deal with Kelly contains a club option for the 2024 season, according to The Athletic’s Cody Stavenhagen (via X). The option essentially formalizes the arbitration control Detroit already held over Kelly’s services, and forces the Tigers to make a quicker decision on Kelly’s offseason fate. 3:26PM: The Tigers have officially announced Kelly’s
COMSTOCK PARK, MI – The West Michigan Whitecaps plated four unanswered runs before a late home run doomed them in a 6-5 defeat to the South Bend Cubs in front of 8,044 fans Friday night at LMCU Ballpark. All but one Whitecaps hitter reached base as all but two recorded COMSTOCK PARK, MI – The
The Toledo Mud Hens shut out the Omaha Storm Chasers on Friday night for their third straight win. It was their third shutout of the year. Sawyer Gipson-Long started for the Hens tonight and was completely dominant. Through 6.0 innings, the only hit he allowed was a weak pop up The Toledo Mud Hens shut
You know the old saying… say it along with me… “Thursday night rainshowers bring Friday doubleheaders!” We used to say that on the ol’ school yard all the time. Then again, I went to an extremely bizarre elementary school. Forsooth, I digress. On with the business at hand. A traditional doubleheader between the Guardians and
CLEVELAND — The Tigers were five outs away from what would’ve been their second doubleheader sweep of the Guardians this season before Cleveland’s offense finally broke through. Brayan Rocchio’s RBI single and Will Brennan’s go-ahead two-run double powered a four-run eighth-inning rally off the Tigers’ bullpen, spoiling Joey Wentz‘s five scoreless innings in a spot
Erie and Akron split a doubleheader on Friday with Akron winning the opener, 2-1, and Erie winning the second game, 6-4. In the first game, Bryan Sammons made his first start for Erie. He pitched well but took the loss, allowing two runs on three hits over 5.2 innings while Erie and Akron split a
Top 2 DET 0 CLE 0 Result of AB Kwan nabs Carpenter at third AB: Zach McKinstry | P: Xzavion Curry
CLEVELAND — Tarik Skubal has been about as imposing of a presence as the Tigers have on the mound since his return from the injured list, but he was even more impressive when he ventured off of it for a split second with Guardians All-Star José Ramírez up in the third inning Friday afternoon. Skubal
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. Until this year, the Tigers had drafted and developed only one hitter to post a 20-homer season with Detroit since 2010. That was Nick Castellanos. Spencer Torkelson ended the
Detroit Tigers (54-66) vs. Cleveland Guardians (58-63) Time/Place: 4:10 p.m., Target FieldSB Nation Site: Covering the CornerMedia: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkGame 121 Pitching Matchup: LHP Tarik Skubal (2-2, 4.18 ERA) vs. RHP Xzavion Curry (3-1, 3.39 ERA) Game 121 Pitching Matchup Player IP K% BB% FIP fWAR Player IP K% BB% FIP
Top 1 DET 1 CLE 0 Result of AB Akil Baddoo’s leadoff homer (8) AB: Akil Baddoo | P: Gavin Williams
Toledo Mud Hens 4, Omaha Storm Chasers 2 (box) The Hens built an early lead and got really good work from the pitching staff on a bullpen day to take down the Storm Chasers on Thursday. They now lead the six-game set 2-1 heading into the weekend. Tyler Nevin stayed hot in this one. With
COMSTOCK PARK, MI – The West Michigan Whitecaps saw early offense and solid pitching lock down a 3-2 victory over the South Bend Cubs in front of 6,849 fans Thursday night at LMCU Ballpark. West Michigan pitchers combined for seven strikeouts while holding the Cubs to a 1-for-9 mark with COMSTOCK PARK, MI – The