The Tigers announced Friday that they’ve claimed lefty Andrew Vasquez off waivers from the Phillies and, in a corresponding move, designated infielder/outfielder Nick Solak for assignment. Vaasquez, 29, was a somewhat surprising DFA following the trade deadline. He’s pitched to a sparkling 2.27 ERA in 39 2/3 innings this season, although the rest of his
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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. One of the biggest challenges for a Major League general manager is to find the flexibility to pivot when a plan goes awry, and to turn adversity into opportunity. For Dave Dombrowski, it
When the Detroit Tigers selected an 18-year-old Parker Meadows with the first pick in the second round of the 2018 draft, we were pretty pleased with the idea. The center fielder’s eye-popping potential was obvious, and while it was characterized as a bit of a reach, it was the kind of chance on a prep
The Detroit Tigers return home on Friday following a short road trip that saw them drop two of three at the Miami Marlins followed by a split with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Now with that short interleague jaunt in the books, the Motor City Kitties prepare to face the team that swept them out of the
Toledo Mud Hens 9, Iowa Cubs 8 (Gm1)(F/7)(box) Toledo Mud Hens 11, Iowa Cubs 4 (Gm2)(F/7)(box) Starter Sawyer Gipson-Long struggled in this one, but the big bats were there to pick him up in Thursday night’s Game 1. Colt Keith ripped a double with two outs in the top of the first, and Tyler Nevin
The Tigers released infielder Johan Camargo from a minor league contract, tweets Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free-Press. The switch-hitter had signed with Detroit in late June. Camargo made 22 appearances for their Triple-A team in Toledo. He struggled over 88 trips to the plate, hitting .238/.295/.400. Camargo connected on three homers and kept his strikeouts
Toledo, OH – The Toledo Mud Hens swept the doubleheader in Iowa scoring 20 runs in 14 innings. GAME ONE: In game one of the doubleheader in Iowa, the Mud Hens defeated the ICubs in a 9-8 slugfest. Nick Neidert was the starter for the ICubs in game one on Toledo, OH – The Toledo
COMSTOCK PARK, MI – The West Michigan Whitecaps enjoyed a strong pitching performance as the offense delivered clutch hits late to rally past the Lake County Captains, setting a new season-long, five-game winning streak 6-3 in front of 6,903 fans Thursday night at LMCU Ballpark. Whitecaps pitchers have allowed just COMSTOCK PARK, MI – The
The SeaWolves offense broke out with 18 hits in a 12-4 win over Harrisburg. Erie loaded the bases with no outs in the bottom of the first against Senators starter Mitchell Parker. Jace Jung started the scoring with a single. Chris Meyers’ fly ball turned into a double play as The SeaWolves offense broke out
Born in Venezuela. Raised in Miami. Crowned in Detroit. I’m borrowing from the fine folks that run the Detroit Tigers Twitter (X?) account, but those nine words best describe the recent weekend series played in South Florida. The Miguel Cabrera retirement tour has been mildly entertaining, and something of a relief if we’re for Tigers
Toledo Mud Hens at Iowa Cubs (postponed) The were rained out in Des Moines on Wednesday. Game 1 is set for 6:08 p.m. ET on Thursday, with the makeup game coming afterwards. Harrisburg Senators 10, Erie SeaWolves 3 (box) Alex Faedo got the start on Wednesday, as the Tigers sent him down briefly as a
COMSTOCK PARK, MI – The West Michigan Whitecaps saw dominant pitching and a golden performance from one of their newest players carry them to a 7-0 shutout victory over the Lake County Captains in front of 5,976 fans Wednesday night at LMCU Ballpark. Whitecaps pitchers combined to allow just two COMSTOCK PARK, MI – The
The Trade Deadline is now behind us and the baseball landscape has changed as we head into the stretch run of the regular season with an eye toward October. Following all the wheeling and dealing as teams looked to improve their chances of reaching and succeeding in the postseason, what is each club’s biggest question
Among the biggest stories of yesterday’s deadline was a trade that didn’t happen. The Tigers and Dodgers lined up an agreement that would’ve sent left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez to Los Angeles. The Dodgers were among the 10 teams on a no-trade list which Rodriguez had built into his free agent deal with Detroit, however. The hurler blocked