The Lansing Lugnuts, one of the state’s three affiliated minor-league organizations, will be sold. Diamond Baseball Holdings, which owns multiple minor-league teams across the country, has agreed to purchase the High-A affiliate of the Oakland A’s, the team announced Wednesday morning. DBH also announced its commitment to Lansing, which has been the home of the
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LAKELAND, Fla. — Detroit Tigers third baseman Tyler Nevin, in the thick of a fierce competition for a spot on the Opening Day roster, removed himself from batting practice Tuesday and reported soreness in his oblique. The 25-year-old is receiving further tests. “He’s going to get an MRI and get checked out,” Tigers manager A.J.
Lakeland, Fla. — Tigers infielder Tyler Nevin, who is in the thick of the fight for a roster spot, has not been available for the last two days. Manager AJ Hinch said Nevin was dealing with oblique soreness. “He felt some soreness after batting practice (Tuesday),” Hinch said. “He’s getting an MRI to get it
LAKELAND, Fla. — Earlier this month, Detroit Tigers infielder Andy Ibáñez packed his bags, left the spring training facility and boarded a flight. He ended up across the Pacific Ocean in Taichung, Taiwan. His absence takes place amid an intense battle for a spot on the Opening Day roster. The Tigers need a right-handed hitting
Lakeland, Fla. — As you might expect in a 16-3 spring romp, there was a lot to be encouraged about Tuesday in the Tigers’ Grapefruit League win over a WBC-depleted St. Louis Cardinals team. Let’s start with first baseman Spencer Torkelson. He has been hitting balls off the barrel most of the spring, and lately,
Lakeland, Fla. — The first cut might’ve deeper had it not been for the WBC. With infielders Jonathan Schoop, Andy Ibanez and Javier Báez out of camp, several players are getting some extended looks this week. One of those is infielder Andre Lipcius, who continues to impress at the plate. He blasted his third home
Lakeland, Fla. — It seemed like a fair question to ask Trevor Rosenthal as he sat in front of his locker Tuesday morning, sipping a cup of coffee. He’d just gotten done catching up with fellow Lee’s Summit, Mo., native Alex Lange. Rosenthal is back for a second stint with the Tigers. He’s going to
LAKELAND, Fla. — Izaac Pacheco, one of the Detroit Tigers‘ most important prospects, has this way about him. An absolute confidence. Not cocky. But man, he’s fun to watch. Because he doesn’t seem afraid of anything. “I love him,” Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said. “I’ve known him since he was pretty famous in the Houston
Lakeland, Fla. — There were no surprises among the Tigers’ first cuts, which were delivered Tuesday morning. But that doesn’t make them less harsh on those who were sent out. “It’s a long spring with some split-squad games left, so we will probably see all of them back here before the end of camp (as
Lakeland, Fla. — As you might expect in a 16-3 spring romp, there was a lot to be encouraged about Tuesday in the Tigers’ Grapefruit League win over a WBC-depleted St. Louis Cardinals team. Let’s start with first baseman Spencer Torkelson. He has been hitting balls off the barrel most of the spring, and lately,
LAKELAND, Fla. — The first-pitch curveball Matthew Boyd flipped over the plate Tuesday on Cardinals top prospect Jordan Walker was slow enough that it could have drawn dirty looks on Interstate 4 nearby. “If you look over my years, nobody really swings at a first-pitch curveball from me. It’s a free strike,” Boyd explained afterwards.
LAKELAND, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 16-3, on Tuesday at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium. The Tigers improved to 6-6 in Grapefruit League play. What happened Left-hander Matthew Boyd pitched three innings and set the tone for the pitching staff with zero walks and seven strikeouts. The 32-year-old has
LAKELAND, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers reassigned six players to minor-league camp Tuesday, including a pair of infield prospects, with roughly three weeks until Opening Day on March 30. JEFF SEIDEL: Tigers’ surprising power surge might be the best part of this spring so far FORMER ALL-STAR CLOSER: Trevor Rosenthal plans to be ready to
LAKELAND, Fla. — A couple new voices alongside Dan Dickerson on Tigers games in recent days are part of an expansion of the Tigers’ radio team. Daniella Bruce is joining the broadcasts as a reporter for games at Comerica Park, while former Major League player and executive Bobby Scales will work alongside Dickerson as an
Lakeland, Fla. — It seemed like a fair question to ask Trevor Rosenthal as he sat in front of his locker Tuesday morning, sipping a cup of coffee. He’d just gotten done catching up with fellow Lee’s Summit, Mo., native Alex Lange. Rosenthal is back for a second stint with the Tigers. He’s going to
LAKELAND, Fla. — Last spring’s Tigers prospect contingent had an obvious focus with Spencer Torkelson and Riley Greene both closing in on their Major League debuts. Both former Top 5 overall prospects have graduated since with varying levels of success in the Majors, and now, the top of the Detroit Top 30 is tilted closer
LAKELAND, Fla. — Former All-Star closer Trevor Rosenthal, who has returned to the Detroit Tigers on a minor-league contract, believes he will be prepared to pitch when the regular season begins, but the organization won’t rush him into action. The 32-year-old, an All-Star in 2015 with the St. Louis Cardinals, officially signed with the Tigers
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Spencer Torkelson wasn’t feeling right. “I felt like I was just coming off the ball, missing get-me-over sliders,” Torkelson said. The first baseman worked with Michael Brdar, one of the Detroit Tigers new hitting coaches. “We went into the cage and he put the pitching machine way back like at 64
Fort Myers, Fla. — Riley Greene on Sunday lashed a double to left field against the Twins at Hammond Stadium. As the ball came back into the infield and play was stopped, just like every other time Greene gets on base, the bat boy ran out to get Greene’s shin guard. Unless the kid stumbles,
FORT MYERS, Fla. — One saying goes that the right shoes can make everything different; another asks you to walk a mile in someone else’s. If the shoe fits? Two left feet? Best foot forward? Regardless of which cliché you choose to run with here, there’s a symbolic way to apply it to Matt Manning kicking