The Tigers had a quiet offseason in Scott Harris’ first winter as president of baseball operations. The new front office head seems content to take a season to evaluate the organization before reevaluating where to invest to return to playoff competitiveness in 2024 and beyond. Throughout the lineup, the club has players trying to carve
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As the final roster battles start to take shape in spring training, playing time is at a premium and the cuts in major league camp start coming fast and furious. On Tuesday, the Tigers sent four prospects down to minor league camp. The group is headed by outfielder Parker Meadows and includes infielder Andre Lipcius,
One of the clearest manifestations of a whole new way of doing business for the Detroit Tigers under Scott Harris has been the lengthy list of waiver claims and minor league free agent signings over the past five months. The “roster churn” as it were, is a good sign that the club is leaving no
The Tigers announced that they have claimed right-hander Freddy Pacheco off waivers from the Cardinals. To make room for him on their roster, left-hander Tarik Skubal has been placed on the 60-day injured list. Pacheco, 25 next month, is a relief pitcher who was added to the Cards’ roster in November of 2021 to protect
LAKELAND, Fla. — Hard to believe it was just under a month ago that Parker Meadows was following his older brother Austin into Spring Training, bats clumsily in tow and walking toward the clubhouse. Four weeks and four homers later, as Parker walked out of the Tigers’ clubhouse on Tuesday, optioned to Triple-A Toledo in the
One inning changed Duque Hebbert’s life in a hurry. His manager, Sandor Guido, called it “history for our country.” The 21-year-old right-hander — who has never pitched in affiliated pro ball — took the mound for Team Nicaragua in the ninth inning of Monday’s World Baseball Classic game versus the Dominican Republic, a 6-1 win
With just over two weeks left until Opening Day, the Detroit Tigers roster battles are still just starting to take shape. While most of the everyday players are locked in, there are still plenty of question marks in the infield and for the fourth outfielder spot. Meanwhile the bullpen still feels largely up in the
Diamond Sports Group, the corporation that owns 14 Bally Sports regional sports networks, is expected to file for bankruptcy March 17, according to a report from Josh Kosman of The New York Post. The timeline will be awkward for Major League Baseball since the 2023 season opens on March 30, but the league plans to
ST. PETERSBURG — Tigers manager A.J. Hinch gave Eric Haase a vote of confidence at catcher this offseason. But he also warned the slugging backstop to bring his outfield glove to Spring Training. As Haase stood in left field at Tropicana Field in Monday’s 9-5 loss to the Rays, he was putting it to use.
Detroit Tigers vs. Tampa Bay Rays Time: 1:05 p.m.Place: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FLMedia: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, MLB Audio (Rays’ broadcast) Pitching Matchup: RHP Miguel Diaz vs. RHP Drew Rasmussen Tigers vs. Rays Lineups TIGERS RAYS TIGERS RAYS Austin Meadows – DH Yandy Diaz – 3B Cesar Hernandez – 2B Brandon Lowe – 2B
The Guardians rode a late surge in 2022 to a runaway division title in the American League Central, trouncing the second-place White Sox and third-place Twins by 11 and 14 games, respectively. It was a testament both to the development of several key young players in Cleveland as well as some staggering injury woes both
LAKELAND, Fla. — A.J. Hinch has been through this cycle before: Young player makes a big impression in the first couple weeks of Spring Training, then cools off down the stretch. The opposition gets tougher as players go from “working on things” to getting into regular-season shape. The pressure mounts with each round of roster
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. Mike Maroth often doesn’t pop up among the most famous Tigers of the past 20 years, but arguably no Tiger better represents the franchise’s rise from 119 losses to the
NORTH PORT, Fla. — Sometimes, you get by with a little help from your friends. And sometimes, those friends help one another’s dreams come true. It’s a friendship that dates back to the sandlot and youth baseball. Grissom, a then-newcomer to town, remembers his first interaction with Greene while looking for his mother during youth