Miguel Cabrera was on the field posing for a picture when Victor Martinez, his old teammate, sneaked into the Detroit Tigers‘ dugout. “What about the ball from 3,000? Don’t worry, we didn’t lose it,” Dan Dickerson, the Tigers radio announcer, said during Sunday afternoon’s celebration honoring Cabrera for reaching 3,000 hits. “We do however, have
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Detroit Tigers (24-35) vs. Chicago White Sox (27-31) When: 7:10 p.m. Monday. Where: Comerica Park in Detroit. TV: Bally Sports Detroit. Radio: WXYT-FM (97.1) (Tigers radio affiliates). Starting pitchers: Tigers RHP Rony García (0-1, 4.50 ERA) vs. White Sox RHP Lance Lynn (2022 season debut). • Box score Game notes: Monday is the start of a three-game set between the Tigers and White Sox. This is no
Detroit — A cruel summer keeps getting crueler for the Tigers, with no remedies in sight. One thing you figured you could count on was the promise of young arms, but one prized pitcher, Casey Mize, is gone for a year-plus with Tommy John surgery. Another, Matt Manning, has an ailing shoulder that’s progressing slowly.
As the injury bug continues to bite the White Sox, Tim Anderson is at least nearing a return. Manager Tony La Russa told reporters (including MLB.com’s Scott Merkin) that Anderson is scheduled to begin a Triple-A rehab assignment on Tuesday. Anderson suffered a groin strain in Chicago’s May 29 game, and at the time, La
DETROIT — The big, wide sunglasses that Miguel Cabrera wears during day games allow him to avoid the glare of the midday sun, not only to see the pitches coming in, but to see the whole field that he has used for more than 3,000 hits and 500 home runs. But there’s also a secondary
Detroit — Up until the fourth inning Sunday, this was shaping up as a most memorable day at Comerica Park. It was MiggyFest and as they typically do, the Tigers produced a wonderful tribute honoring Miguel Cabrera for achieving the 3,000-hit and 500-home run milestones. Manager AJ Hinch and former Tigers’ All-Star catcher Alex Avila gave
Tarik Skubal cruised through three innings, as he has done so many times this year. Toronto didn’t hit a ball in the air in those frames — the Blue Jays produced four groundouts (including a double play), three strikeouts and one runner caught stealing — and the Detroit Tigers‘ ace seemed to be locked in. Then the
You notice progress, ever so slightly, in each of Jackson Jobe’s successive starts in 2022. Jobe threw a season-high five innings Friday at Dunedin and got the victory as Single-A Lakeland whipped the Dunedin Blue Jays, 7-1. In those five innings, a 19-year-old, right-handed starter a year out of high school, allowed four hits and
Michael Fulmer didn’t give up a run in his first 10 outings this season. The Detroit Tigers setup man logged 10⅓ innings, striking out eight batters and walking two. But still, something didn’t feel right — his slider didn’t have the depth or the bite it was supposed to have. His velocity was down. So he
Detroit — There are days, and no doubt Friday was one of them, when Alex Wilson feels that old itch again. “I still think I could get an out or three,” he said, though he hasn’t recorded an out in professional baseball since 2019. But there he was Friday night, back on the mound at Comerica
Detroit — Sometimes you have to bite the bullet and take a short-term hit for long-term growth. That’s essentially what Michael Fulmer did. He made 10 straight scoreless appearances to start the season, but he knew things weren’t right. He knew he wouldn’t be able to sustain that success unless he made some significant changes — especially
With his 0-for-4 performance against the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday, Detroit Tigers designated hitter Miguel Cabrera dropped his batting average this season to .291. Cabrera has been flirting with hitting .300 all season — his average topped out at .326 on April 23, as he picked up career hit No. 3,000, then fell as
He had two more hits Saturday evening for Single-A Lakeland, which pumped Roberto Campos’ batting average for June to .382 — with on-base (.488) and slugging (.500) tag-ons contributing to an OPS of .988. Peel back to games beginning May 26 and Campos is batting .332. So, this is why the Tigers three years ago gave Campos
If Michael Pineda could pitch in games without his slider, he might jump at the opportunity. That’s not happening, but Pineda is eager to return to the starting rotation and needs his slider to do so. The Detroit Tigers placed the 33-year-old right-hander on the injured list May 15 with a right middle finger fracture. The day
Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch talked late Friday night about the fans and shortstop Javier Báez. The Tigers are losing too many baseball games, and Báez is chasing nearly every down-and-away slider. Fans aren’t pleased. “We are not going anywhere without the production of Javy Báez, whether it’s this series, this season or in the
GRAND RAPIDS — Ty Madden, the Detroit Tigers‘ No. 5 prospect according to MLB Pipeline, has turned into the gift that keeps giving. “I heard a little secret,” I said to him. “Your manager told me you got all your catchers a pair of shoes.” Madden’s face had a strange look. “I didn’t know we
With his 0-for-4 performance against the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday, Detroit Tigers designated hitter Miguel Cabrera dropped his batting average this season to .291. Cabrera has been flirting with hitting .300 all season — his average topped out at .326 on April 23, as he picked up career hit No. 3,000, then fell as
It’s not easy for rookies to hit the ground running — and that has been especially true the last couple of years. With the Minor League season canceled in 2020 and shortened in ’21, plus a spate of big league injuries accelerating the timetables of various prospects, one can understand if players need a few
DETROIT — The postgame dousing Beau Brieske received from Tigers teammates for his first Major League win was gross enough that he closed his eyes. “I had no idea what was being thrown on me. I definitely tasted some mouthwash, though,” he said after Saturday’s 3-1 win over the Blue Jays at Comerica Park. “I
Detroit — The Tigers had an Alumni Day on Saturday, and former manager Jim Leyland received the loudest ovation of the afternoon. And the second? That went to the Toronto Blue Jays’ top prospect, Gabriel Moreno, who made his long-anticipated major-league debut — much to the delight of thousands of Toronto fans who made the trip to