MINNEAPOLIS — Joe Mauer broke Tigers fans’ hearts many times over his stellar 15-year career with the Twins, batting .305 with 18 homers and 122 RBIs in 216 career games against Detroit. On Sunday, Spencer Torkelson — like Mauer, a former No. 1 overall Draft pick — broke the plaque honoring Mauer’s retired number. It
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EASTLAKE, OH – The West Michigan Whitecaps were forced to settle for a split of their six-game series by taking a 5-0 loss to the Lake County Captains on Sunday at Classic Park. The Whitecaps, who held Lake County without a run in two of the first three games of EASTLAKE, OH – The West
The Rockies and Tigers swung a minor trade this afternoon as Detroit acquired the services of right-hander Blair Calvo in exchange for cash considerations. Calvo had been designated for assignment by the Rockies earlier this week to make room for catcher Jorge Alfaro on the 40-man roster. To make room for Calvo on their own
The Tigers got big games from Spencer Torkelson, Andy Ibáñez, and Kerry Carpenter, and then survived a terrifying eighth inning to take their first series of the month with a 6-4 victory over the Twins on Father’s Day. Happy Father’s Day to all the guys out there raising the young’uns and doing the work. With
Allentown, PA – The Toledo Mud Hens fell 4-2 in Father’s Day contest versus IronPigs. The Mud Hen’s offense got going quickly after the Hens were able to put runners on first and second after a double by Parker Meadows and a walk to Nick Solak. Justyn-Henry Malloy then singled Allentown, PA – The Toledo
The Tigers announced that left-hander Anthony Misiewicz has been claimed off waivers from the Diamondbacks, and optioned to Triple-A. In the corresponding move, Detroit designated right-hander Seth Elledge for assignment. Misiewicz spent a few weeks on the injured list with a calf strain and was also shuttled up and down from Triple-A Reno several times,
The SeaWolves wrapped up the first leg of their road trip with a series win-securing victory in Harrisburg. They defeated the Senators 8-0. After Erie was shut out yesterday, Trei Cruz prevented that same fate immediately today. He began the game with his tenth home run of the season to The SeaWolves wrapped up the
Just when Colt Keith’s disappearance from the lineup at Double-A Erie put a scare into Tigers fans earlier this week, Detroit’s No. 2 prospect and baseball’s No. 82 prospect returned Thursday and picked up where he left off, homering in back-to-back games at Harrisburg as part of a four-game streak. No sooner did the first
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EASTLAKE, OH – The West Michigan Whitecaps pitched their first one-hitter in nearly a year as part of a doubleheader split on Saturday at Classic Park, losing by a score of 5-3 in the opener before picking up a 7-0 shutout in the nightcap. The first game saw the Whitecaps EASTLAKE, OH – The West
Allentown, PA – The Toledo Mud Hens defeated the Lehigh Valley IronPigs 9-5 to head into Father’s Day. Austin Bergner made the start on the mound for manager Anthony Iapoce and Mud Hens. The opposing pitcher was former Toledo Mud Hen Drew Hutchinson. Both teams were held off the board Allentown, PA – The Toledo
The SeaWolves fell behind early and could not rally against the Senators, falling 7-0. Trei Cruz notched a leadoff single for Erie to begin the first inning. He was stranded on base and turned out to be Erie’s only hit in the game. Brant Hurter struggled in his first inning. The SeaWolves fell behind early
MINNEAPOLIS — Tigers manager A.J. Hinch was noncommittal on whether he’d use an opener in front of Joey Wentz as recently as Friday night, hours before Wentz was scheduled to take the mound against the Twins at Target Field. He clearly needed innings from the lefty between two bullpen games, but the top of the
After a pair of wins to open the four-game weekend series against the Twins in Minnesota, the Detroit Tigers looked to extend their winning ways with… what’s this… an acutal starting pitcher, you say? Not a bullpen day?! Well, how about that. Anyway, armed with this newfangled “starting pitcher” idea, the Tigers forgot how to