KANSAS CITY — Tarik Skubal was warming in the bullpen for his start Tuesday when he was briefly held up for weather. Though a late afternoon storm had passed, another shower was threatening to clip Kauffman Stadium and potentially delay the start. Skubal got the go-ahead to finish, but the interruption wasn’t welcome. The only
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SOUTH BEND, IN – The West Michigan Whitecaps celebrated their return to Four Winds Field for the first time in nearly four years with a 4-0 shutout victory over the South Bend Cubs on Tuesday night. The Whitecaps, who hadn’t made the trip to South Bend since July of 2019, SOUTH BEND, IN – The
Erie won a fourth straight game out of the All-Star break by shutting out Binghamton in the series opener, 3-0. Andrew Navigato opened the scoring in the first inning. After Justice Bigbie and Wenceel Perez hit consecutive singles, Navigato scored Bigbie with a double against Rumble Ponies starter Christian Scott. Erie won a fourth straight
This was just a miserably pitched game all around. Tarik Skubal blew an early lead before melting down entirely in the fourth inning, and the Tigers pen wasn’t much better. On the other hand, the Royals pitching staff was every bit as miserable. The Tigers offense fought to the last out, but fell one big
Toledo, OH – The Toledo Mud Hounds started the series against the Lehigh Valley IronPigs and fell 4-3 after a ninth-inning rally from the IronPigs. Making a rehab start for the Toledo Mud Hens was Alex Faedo. Faedo started the season with the Mud Hens but was later called up Toledo, OH – The Toledo
Top 1 DET 2 KC 0 Result of AB Torkelson’s two-run homer (13) AB: Spencer Torkelson | P: Daniel Lynch IV
Welcome to the July edition of MLB Pipeline’s Rookie Hot List. The Hot List is our monthly look at the rookies on a roll around the Major Leagues, and there are quite a few new names on a roll this month. One friendly reminder from us to you: as always, this list is not about
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. Kevin McGonigle can remember every strikeout he had during his senior season in high school this spring — both strikeouts, in detail. “The first one,” he said. “We were
KANSAS CITY — Riley Greene had never gone hitless in a game against the Royals in his brief big league career, an 18-game streak that ranked as the second-longest by an MLB player against one team. No four-hit performances or stat-stuffing games in the bunch, but often something to help the Tigers get through, such
This game was definitely a little too close for comfort if we remember that the Royals have a mere 27 wins going into tonight, and the Tigers are meant to have the best parts of their lineup back. The Tigers won, but it was down to the wire, as they didn’t get on the board
Bot 4 DET 0 KC 1 Result of AB Freddy Fermin’s RBI single AB: Freddy Fermin | P: Matt Manning
The Tigers announced that they have agreed to terms with first-round pick Max Clark. The club did not announce the signing bonus, but Kiley McDaniel of ESPN reports that it’s $7.7MM, a bit below the $8.34MM slot value for the third overall pick. Clark, 18, is a left-handed hitting outfielder who was selected out of
The big domino in the Detroit Tigers’ quest to sign their 2023 draft class has fallen. First rounder, and third overall pick, outfielder Max Clark signed his contract to turn pro with the Tigers’ today. With that accomplished, signing the rest becomes more straightforward. Clark inked his deal for a slot bonus of $7,700,000, coming
Clark signed for a $7.7 million bonus, according to MLB.com’s Jim Callis. That had been expected; Clark told Akeem Glaspie of the Indianapolis Star on Draft night that he would be signing for the slot value of the No. 4 overall pick, which is $7,698,000. The No. 3 slot value is $8,341,700. The Tigers will