Fort Myers, Fla. — Boston Red Sox first baseman Justin Turner was taken by ambulance to a hospital after getting hit in the face by a fastball from Tigers right-hander Matt Manning in the first inning Monday. The pitch seemed to hit the right-handed-hitting Turner flush on the right side of his face, and he
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Apple Podcasts | Spotify • Hosts: Mark Gorosh (@sportz5176) and Evan Petzold (@evanpetzold) • Editors: Robin Chan • Executive producers: Anjanette Delgado, Kirkland Crawford • Email: epetzold@freepress.com On this episode: Welcome to the first episode of “Days of Roar: A Free Press Sports Detroit Tigers Podcast.” Public baseball analyst co-host Mark Gorosh checks in with Free Press Tigers beat writer co-host Evan Petzold, who’s down in
Jacob deGrom #48 of the Texas Rangers. MLB Power Rankings (Ben Ludeman/Texas Rangers/Getty Images) MLB Power Rankings of the worst contract on every team’s roster. This week’s MLB Power Rankings will take a look at a topic every fan loves: money. How much. How long. How many zeros follow the dollar sign. It’s a subject…
Lynn Henning | Special to The Detroit News In this supposed new age of MLB front-office draft assessing, where it’s trendy to view hitters as being a safer and more productive choice than pitchers in those immediate first-round turns, is there room for Paul Skenes to be a first-overall pick on July 9? Or, with specific
Fort Myers, Fla. — Things are starting to settle down a bit now for lefty Tyler Holton. His world got flipped upside down on Feb. 15. One minute he’s throwing a bullpen in Arizona, working to win a bullpen spot with the Diamondbacks. The next minute his phone is blowing up and he’s got a
Every spring, there are prospects who shine so brightly that they either force their way onto their organization’s Major League roster or at least accelerate their progress toward reaching the big leagues. Think back to a year ago, when Julio Rodríguez dazzled his way onto the Mariners’ Opening Day roster en route to winning the
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Jake Rogers had barely completed his trot around the bases and was in the Tigers dugout after his latest home run, a 415-foot drive off the batter’s eye in center field at Hammond Stadium in Sunday’s 6-2 loss to the Twins. He quickly grabbed his catching gear and began suiting up
Fort Myers, Fla. — Watching Jake Rogers and Grayson Greiner share a hug and chop it up a bit before the start of the game, it was like going back to the spring of 2021. That was manager AJ Hinch’s first year, and he declared an open competition for the backup catcher job. They were
Fort Myers, Fla. — Tigers manager AJ Hinch was trying to wind down after managing three spring-training games in less than 24 hours (in Clearwater, Tampa and Lakeland) while preparing to drive downstate for two more games in Fort Myers when he got the news. Tigers president Scott Harris was at it again. At around
FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers lost, 6-2, to the Minnesota Twins on Sunday at Hammond Stadium. The Tigers fell to 5-5 in Grapefruit League play. What happened On a hot, sunny, muggy day — it hit 87 degrees — playing catcher can be brutal. But Jake Rogers had himself a fantastic day. Rogers
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 sight of Eduardo Rodriguez reaching to his left hip to press buttons was a new one as the Tigers left-hander worked through his Spring Training start Friday against the Phillies
LAKELAND, Fla. — Snow covered the banks of the Grand River and snowflakes fell from the sky. It was mid-November and Mason Englert, who joined the Detroit Tigers this offseason via the Rule 5 draft, was completely submerged in the frigid water in downtown Grand Rapids. His head popped up like a submarine coming to
The Tigers have added veteran reliever Trevor Rosenthal on a minor league deal, the team announced. The deal includes an invite to big league spring training. It’s the second stint in Detroit for Rosenthal, who made ten appearances for the team in 2019. Injuries have kept Rosenthal out of the past two MLB seasons, with
LAKELAND, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers have signed right-handed reliever Trevor Rosenthal to a minor-league contract with a non-roster invitation to spring training. He is expected to compete for a spot in the Opening Day bullpen. Rosenthal, 32, hasn’t pitched in the big leagues since 2020. The Tigers and Rosenthal have been in communication about the
LAKELAND, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers lost to the Toronto Blue Jays, 18-5, on Saturday at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium. The Tigers dropped to 5-4 in Grapefruit League play. What happened Three pitchers were responsible for allowing 13 runs in the fourth inning. Right-hander Will Vest was charged with six runs, while left-hander
LAKELAND, Fla. — Spencer Turnbull was walking off the mound at the end of his second and final inning on Saturday, grumbling about the run he allowed, when pitching coach Chris Fetter intercepted him in the dugout. “If you have anything other than the best feelings about today, I’m going to be really mad at
Lakeland, Fla. – Yep, Spencer Turnbull is back. We know this because, even after not pitching in real competition for 21 months, he was nitpicking the heck out of his solid, two-inning spring debut against the Blue Jays on Saturday. “Yeah, he was mad at the end because of some of the pitches he made,
Lakeland, Fla. – Tyler Alexander is dealing with a lot these days. Let’s start with his hair. A package came for him in the clubhouse Saturday. It was a high-end men’s shaver and manscaper. “Yeah, I’m going to shave my head,” the Tigers’ lefty reliever said. Say what now? “I don’t get enough haircuts,” Alexander
LAKELAND, Fla. — Detroit Tigers left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez, the highest-paid pitcher on the roster, reached to his left hip, where a PitchCom device was attached to his belt, and started pressing buttons. In Friday’s 6-3 win, Rodriguez became the latest pitcher to call his own pitches for his entire outing. The 29-year-old fired three scoreless innings
Lakeland, Fla. − Tigers manager AJ Hinch met with his pitchers and catchers Saturday morning and made it clear that calling a game was a collaborative endeavor − regardless of how comfortable any pitcher might be calling his own pitches in a spring training game. “It’s not the catcher’s game to call and it’s not