NORTH PORT, Fla. — Little brother showed he has some big pop in his bat, as the Tigers’ Parker Meadows crushed two homers in Spring Training action vs. Atlanta on Saturday afternoon. The younger brother of teammate Austin and the Tigers’ No. 12 prospect per MLB Pipeline, Parker launched a pair of behemoth long balls
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The SeaWolves announced today the team will hold Super Ticket Saturday on Saturday, March 18 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. Super Ticket Saturday marks the first day fans can purchase 2023 tickets in person at the UPMC Park box office. For every ticket purchased on Super Ticket Saturday, the The SeaWolves announced today the
Phillies Rule 5 pick Noah Song has been shut down due to back tightness, per Alex Coffey of the Philadelphia Inquirer. He’s had an MRI and will be reevaluated next week, but it appears he won’t be ready to start the season. Song, 25, is an interesting case, given he’s spent the past three years
Detroit Tigers vs. Atlanta Braves Time: 1:05 p.m.Place: CoolToday Park, North Port, FLMedia: MLB.TV (Braves’ broadcast), MLB Audio (Braves’ broadcast)Pitching Matchup: RHP Matt Manning vs. RHP Charlie Morton Tigers vs. Braves Lineups TIGERS BRAVES TIGERS BRAVES Zack Short – SS Ozzie Albies – 2B Cesar Hernandez – 2B Matt Olson – 1B Riley Greene –
Yordan Alvarez’s lingering hand soreness has continued to bother the Astros slugger this spring, yet Alvarez took a noteworthy step today when he hit the batting cage to take some soft-toss swings. Alvarez emerged from the session with no problems, though manager Dusty Baker didn’t give reporters (including the Houston Chronicle’s Chandler Rome) any hints
LAKELAND, Fla. — Spencer Torkelson was so enthused to see his line drive fall into open territory in left-center field that he could have floated into second base. Just in case, he stayed on his feet to leg out a double. “One dropped!” Torkelson exclaimed after Friday’s 4-3 loss to the Yankees. “Gosh, I feel like
DETROIT — Growing up, Cindy Abbott never laced up a pair of hockey skates or wore lacrosse goggles. Fast forward to the present, and Abbott has taken it upon herself to make the sports she once knew very little about more accessible for athletes of all ages and abilities. “Driving culture and opportunities to connect
With the first phase of spring camp now over, and a number of Detroit Tigers’ regulars now off to play in the World Baseball Classic, it’s time for some roster trimming to set up the final battles for various roles. And after a blessedly quiet set of injury reports early on, the Tigers have a
In retrospect, the Detroit Tigers 2021 season looks like an odd blip on the radar in the midst of a long period of extremely dismal baseball. Breakouts and career best seasons were abundant as the club posted its best record since 2016 and played good baseball after an awful stretch from mid-April to mid-May. One
BRADENTON, Fla. — So many Tigers are playing multiple positions this year that it’s hard to discern which player has the most gloves in camp. Unlike past Spring Trainings, there’s no Don Kelly or Niko Goodrum with seven or eight gloves stacked in his locker in this camp. Ask Ryan Kreidler about his glove count,
LAKELAND, Fla. — Riley Greene stepped to the plate Sunday against Twins starter Pablo López and took three called strikes, all different pitches, in his first at-bat. He was unhappy — not with the umpire, but with himself. “I was like, ‘Dang, I wasn’t locked in mentally. I want to face him again,’” Greene said.
The Tigers have a couple of injury situations to monitor, as relayed by Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press. Infielder Tyler Nevin removed himself from batting practice yesterday and reported feeling soreness in his oblique. Meanwhile, fellow infielder Andy Ibáñez sprained the fourth finger on his left hand while preparing for the World Baseball
Detroit Tigers vs. Washington Nationals Time: 1:05 p.m.Place: Joker Marchant Stadium, Lakeland, FLMedia: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: LHP Eduardo Rodriguez vs. RHP Chad Kuhl Tigers vs. Nationals Lineups NATIONALS TIGERS NATIONALS TIGERS Lane Thomas – RF Akil Baddoo – LF Victor Robles – CF Parker Meadows – CF Alex Call –
LAKELAND, Fla. — The first-pitch curveball Matthew Boyd flipped over the plate Tuesday on Cardinals top prospect Jordan Walker was slow enough that it could have drawn dirty looks on Interstate 4 nearby. “If you look over my years, nobody really swings at a first-pitch curveball from me. It’s a free strike,” Boyd explained afterwards.