Comstock Park, MI – – Sunday, April 2, 2023 – – The West Michigan Whitecaps will have numerous familiar faces returning to the club, including five members of Detroit Tigers Top 30 prospect lists to highlight the clubs’ initial 2023 roster unveiled in conjunction with the Tigers on Sunday. Headlining Comstock Park, MI – –
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The Erie SeaWolves, in collaboration with their parent club the Detroit Tigers, have released the club’s 2023 initial roster. Returning right-handers Wilmer Flores (Tigers #3 prospect) and Ty Madden (Tigers #5 prospect) highlight the prospect-laden starting rotation. Another returning righty is Sawyer Gipson-Long, who made seven starts in Erie in The Erie SeaWolves, in collaboration
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. ST. PETERSBURG — The Tigers have brought up several young players over the past couple seasons, with others on the way. Some, like center fielder Riley Greene, first baseman
Suffering through a long, drawn-out rebuild, there seemed to be a bright light at the end of the long dark tunnel as the club started the 2022 campaign. The organization had its stash of top prospects either in the majors or about to take the field, and ownership and the front office had just added
Will the Rays earn a season-opening sweep or will the Tigers get on track at Tropicana Field? Both clubs possess lots of tantalizing young talent, such as electrifying outfielders Randy Arozarena and Riley Greene. But this battle also contains one of the best hitters in baseball history: Miguel Cabrera. Through two games, it’s the Rays who
ST. PETERSBURG — Considering how Spencer Turnbull spent the past season and a half, it would’ve been hard for him to call Saturday’s 12-2 Tigers loss to the Rays a bad day at Tropicana Field — and not just because he was chased after 2 1/3 innings. The bad days for Turnbull were part of
Mud Hens drop their first game of the year 6-1 against the St. Paul Saints. St. Paul would strike first in the game, scoring three runs in the second inning all by the homerun ball, knocking Mud Hens starter Reese Olson out just after two innings. Tyler Nevin would help Mud Hens drop their first
A pretty miserable outing for Spencer Turnbull led to a thorough collapse in the third inning that put this one out of reach early. The offense and the bullpen were lousy, and the Tigers didn’t put up much of a fight, falling to 0-2 on the young season. Turnbull was making his first start since
Bot 1 DET 0 TB 1 Result of AB Randy Arozarena’s RBI double AB: Randy Arozarena | P: Spencer Turnbull
Toledo Mud Hens 7, St. Paul Saints 4 (box) International League play opened up on Friday evening, and the 2023 Toledo Mud Hens had control of this one from the beginning. They built a big lead and cruised to a 7-4 victory for an enthusiastic crowd on Opening Day at Fifth Third Field. The pitching
DETROIT — Empowering the next generation of women is all in a day’s work for Jill Harris. Since June 2016, Harris has served as the executive director for Women of Tomorrow Metro Detroit, a non-profit organization that provides mentoring and scholarship opportunities for at-risk high school girls. “We help young women turn into mature and
The Toledo Mud Hens start the year off on a good note, winning 7-4 in their season opener against the St. Paul Saints. The Mud Hens struck first, scoring a run in the bottom of the first inning. Parker Meadows hit a two-out double off Saints starter Bailey Ober and The Toledo Mud Hens start
Reds outfielder Nick Senzel is starting the 2023 season on the injured list as offseason toe surgery delayed his start to Spring Training. It was expected that he would be taking over the regular center field job in Cincinnati once healthy but he might transition into more of a utility role. Bobby Nightengale of the
The Erie SeaWolves, Double-A Affiliate of the Detroit Tigers, are excited to introduce the team’s new ‘Pepperoni Balls’ alternate identity. The team will play as the Erie Pepperoni Balls during the Erie-est Weekend, August 4-5, at UPMC Park. Pepperoni Balls, a savory treat of dough stuffed with pepperoni and cheese,