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. Kerry Carpenter knows a thing or two about swing changes. It was his overhaul in approach two offseasons ago that lifted him from an unranked Tigers outfield prospect to
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The Detroit Tigers return home after a three-game visit with the Toronto Blue Jays, in which they managed to take the final game of the series to prevent the sweep. Now back in the friendly confines of Comerica Park, the Motor City Kitties turn their attention to their first interleague matchup of the young season
Rimas Entertainment CEO Noah Assad, his client Bad Bunny and Rimas executive Jonathan Miranda have launched a sports management agency, per a report from Thania Garcia of Variety. MLB certified agent William Arroyo is working for Rimas, reports Jon Heyman of The New York Post. “We are thrilled to break into a new industry with
Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch and shortstop Javier Báez generally seem to enjoy a good relationship together. They even spent a few days together at Báez’s home in Puerto Rico over the offseason to get to know each other better outside of the clubhouse. With five years left on Báez’s contract unless he opts-out this
Toledo Mud Hens 13, Louisville Bats 6 (box) Reese Olson got knocked around early for the second straight outing, but the Hens’ offense erupted for nine runs in a three-inning stretch late to come back and ultimately blow out the Bats on Thursday. Olson struggled and couldn’t get through the fourth inning, giving up five
TORONTO — While Javier Báez threw his arms in the air in frustration, realizing he had lost track of outs while running the bases, A.J. Hinch sat frozen on the dugout railing. It couldn’t have been worse timing for a struggling Báez, who was pulled from the game an inning later. It might have been
In baseball parlance, players are often said to have “10-and-5 rights” or the player might be described as a “10-and-5 guy.” Any player who has 10 or more years of service time and has been with his current club for five or more consecutive years gets veto power over any trade involving them. This essentially
LANSING, MI – The West Michigan Whitecaps surpassed their season total in home runs in a four-inning span in their second shutout of the 2023 campaign in a 6-0 win over the Lansing Lugnuts in front of 6,282 fans Thursday night at Jackson Field. The Whitecaps, who totaled three home LANSING, MI – The West
The Detroit Tigers’ 3-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday night will be remembered less for the result and more for the fate of Detroit’s well-paid, highly-criticized shortstop, Javier Báez. Báez — who entered Thursday’s game on a 4-for-40 skid this season — was demoted to the six spot in the lineup. He
Colt Keith played winner for the SeaWolves in a wild, 13-10, 10-inning win over Altoona. Keith’s walk-off three-run homer off Juan Minaya, his first Double-A home run, punctuated a seven-run 10th inning after Altoona pushed across four of their own in the top of the 10th. Keith got the opportunity Colt Keith played winner for
TOLEDO, Ohio. — The Toledo Mud Hens overcame an early five-run deficit and used a five-run seventh inning to defeat the Louisville Bats, 13-6, on Thursday night (April 13) at Fifth Third Field. Brendan White earned the win to improve to 2-0 on the season, while Tayron Guerrero (0-1) took TOLEDO, Ohio. — The Toledo
Fifteen players were selected in the 2022 Rule 5 Draft — an annual avenue for teams to potentially acquire talent from other organizations whose decision-makers did not place them on the 40-man roster. For those unfamiliar, in order to be eligible for the Rule 5 Draft, a player must not be on his team’s 40-man
Top 3 DET 1 TOR 0 Result of AB Tyler Nevin’s sacrifice fly AB: Tyler Nevin | P: Chris Bassitt
TORONTO — Four years and a day have passed since Trey Wingenter picked up his only Major League save as a rookie reliever with the Padres. Former Tiger Ian Kinsler was San Diego’s second baseman and Adam Jones was one of two Arizona hitters Wingenter walked before a pair of called third strikes finished off