A two-out walk proved costly for left-handed reliever Daniel Norris in the sixth inning, especially with the Detroit Tigers‘ anemic offense facing one of the best pitchers in baseball amid a brilliant performance. After the walk, San Francisco Giants veteran Evan Longoria blasted a slider that stayed in the strike zone for a two-run home run.
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Detroit — Maybe the Giants, playing in National League and on the West Coast, hadn’t got the memo about Willi Castro’s throwing arm. If not, he delivered it in person Tuesday night. In the fifth inning of the Tigers’ 3-1 loss to the Giants at Comerica Park, Mike Yastrzemski tagged and tried to advance to second base
Detroit — While we are busy adding things to the new general manager’s to-do list, even though there remains no timetable to the actual hiring of a new GM — he or she can thank us later — the Tigers this offseason will be facing some potentially thorny questions regarding which prospects to protect from the Rule 5
The Detroit Tigers were expecting catcher Jake Rogers to return in 2022. He underwent Tommy John surgery in September 2021, began his throwing program in March and appeared on track to begin his rehab assignment in August, which would’ve lined up a comeback in the big leagues next month. “I don’t see that being probable,” manager
Sep 23, 2018; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Pittsburgh Pirates owner Bob Nutting before the game against the Milwaukee Brewers at PNC Park. Mandatory Credit: Philip G. Pavely-USA TODAY Sports With Arte Moreno exploring the possibility of selling the Angels, it opens up pandora’s box — who else should sell their teams?
For Eduardo Rodriguez, Sunday’s start was just another outing. Announced as the Detroit Tigers‘ starting pitcher, Rodriguez didn’t receive any boos from the fans at Comerica Park, but he didn’t get many cheers, either. He took the ball, shoved five scoreless innings, beat Shohei Ohtani and left the ballpark with his agent. “It doesn’t feel
Carol Cain | Detroit Free Press Business Columnist Detroit Tigers legend Willie Horton faced down many pitchers through his illustrious career in major league baseball. After 15 seasons with the Tigers and a few elsewhere, Horton knows a thing or two about gearing up for battle. But the 79-year-old is blunt as he talked about confronting COVID-19,
No firm timetable has been disclosed by the Tigers. But a team’s need to put a new general manager in place, with some immediacy, hints at a probable September hire, as the Tigers cast a broad national net in their hunt to replace Al Avila as front-office chief. Some names have emerged, as the Tigers
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. For two innings last Thursday, Reese Olson looked hittable, giving up four hits and a run in the second inning and falling behind hitters. Then came the 94 mile-per-hour
The Tigers announced that right-hander Wily Peralta has cleared waivers and been granted his release. He had been designated for assignment last week. Peralta, 33, had a very nice season for the Tigers in 2021, registering a 3.07 ERA over 93 2/3 innings. There were reasons to suspect that it wasn’t totally sustainable, however, especially
Oh, what a year it’s been. Not for the Detroit Tigers, though, yeah, they’ve seen some things, man. No, we’re thinking of Miguel Cabrera, who one year ago today was circling the bases in Toronto with home run No. 500 finally crossed off his career bucket list. Since then, Cabrera has added hit No. 3,000,
DETROIT — John Wockenfuss, who spent a dozen years as a valuable catcher, first baseman and outfielder with the Tigers and Phillies, passed away last Friday. He was 73. Wockenfuss was a superutility player well before roster management made it popular. Originally drafted as an outfielder out of high school by the Washington Senators in
Detroit — You wonder about a reliever’s mindset sometimes. They all, to a man, talk about being fearless. But character is revealed more through deeds than words. Alex Lange does the deeds. The latest case in point was Saturday night against the Angels. The Tigers had just taken a one-run lead and starter Tyler Alexander soldiered
According to popular Tigers fan-lore, the Jackson Jobe thing just wasn’t working out. Not ideally. His stuff allegedly was “backing up.” Competition in professional baseball was unmasking an overhyped pitching prodigy who last year exploited prep kids from Oklahoma. Admit your mistake, Tigers, a sizable chuck of Detroit’s audience implored. Acknowledge that you blew it
There’s been one thing in baseball that’s always held up through the years: You can’t predict this game. And while some predictions might hold up, a lot more look silly — for better or for worse — when the year comes to a close. So, what did we get wrong this time around? Here’s one
Robbie Grossman is suddenly a true switch-hitter again. The Atlanta Braves, the reigning World Series champs, acquired the veteran outfielder Grossman from the Detroit Tigers at the trade deadline, planning to platoon him with Eddie Rosario. Grossman, batting right-handed, would play against left-handed pitchers, while Rosario, batting left-handed, would play against righty pitchers. Grossman had struggled
Johnny B. Wockenfuss, a super-utility player and fan favorite among the early 1980s Detroit Tigers teams whose unique batting stance was mimicked on sandlots all over the state of Michigan, has died. He was 73. Wockenfuss, a Tiger for 10 years before he was traded away on the eve of the 1984 World Series-championship season,
DETROIT — The seats over Comerica Park’s out-of-town scoreboard in right-center field have some of the best views in the ballpark, giving fans an appreciation of the expansive outfield from 11+ feet up. What the seats don’t normally provide are home runs. Riley Greene has played enough games already to appreciate how far that is.
No one sells him short. No one makes assumptions. All because Dane Myers is the Tigers farm-hand story that with time gets better and better. Part one: Myers is a pitcher at Rice University, good enough in 2017 to win a sixth-round draft stab by the Tigers. Part two: The pitching dream, by 2019, isn’t
Detroit — Before his first at-bat of the game, Tigers’ leadoff hitter Riley Greene usually has a brief consult with manager AJ Hinch. “I will say, ‘Should I take or swing?’ And he’ll say, ‘Go ahead and swing it,'” Greene said. “Today I didn’t talk to him. I just decided I was going to do