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CLEVELAND — Riley Greene hit a single to right field, Spencer Torkelson refused to chase a slider off the plate for a pivotal 10-pitch walk, and Kerry Carpenter cashed in with a three-run home run to right field. The Detroit Tigers, thanks to their top three position players, took a first-inning lead and never looked back.
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Cleveland — From a baseball standpoint, the Tigers’ move makes complete sense. From a human emotion standpoint, it’s a crusher. At the end of a long day Friday, after the doubleheader split with the Guardians, the Tigers informed catcher Eric Haase that he’d been designated for assignment. “It’s tough,” said Jake Rogers, who has shared
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CLEVELAND — Eric Haase is out. Carson Kelly is in. Jake Rogers is here to stay. The Detroit Tigers shuffled their catching roster before Saturday’s game against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field, signing Kelly to the minimum salary for the final 40 games of the 2023 season with a $3.5 million club option for the
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Cleveland — From a baseball standpoint, the Tigers’ move makes complete sense. From a human emotion standpoint, it’s a crusher. At the end of a long day Friday, after the doubleheader split with the Guardians, the Tigers informed catcher Eric Haase that he’d been designated for assignment. “It’s tough,” said Jake Rogers, who has shared
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CLEVELAND — The Detroit Tigers cut ties with catcher Eric Haase. The 30-year-old — a Westland native, Livonia resident and Dearborn Divine Child alumnus who grew up as a fan of the Tigers — has been designated for assignment to make room for new catcher Carson Kelly. The Tigers informed Haase of their decision after Friday’s doubleheader
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4:11PM: The Tigers’ deal with Kelly contains a club option for the 2024 season, according to The Athletic’s Cody Stavenhagen (via X).  The option essentially formalizes the arbitration control Detroit already held over Kelly’s services, and forces the Tigers to make a quicker decision on Kelly’s offseason fate. 3:26PM: The Tigers have officially announced Kelly’s
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Detroit Tigers (55-67) vs Cleveland Guardians (59-64) When: 7:10 p.m. Saturday. Where: Progressive Field in Cleveland. TV: Bally Sports Detroit. Radio: WXYT-FM (97.1 in Detroit; Tigers radio affiliates). Probable pitchers: Tigers RHP Matt Manning (4-4, 4.60 ERA) vs. Guardians RHP Tanner Bibee (9-2, 2.90 ERA). • Box score Tigers lineup: 1. LF Akil Baddoo. 2. CF Riley Greene. 3. 3B Matt Vierling. 4.
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CLEVELAND — Left-hander Joey Wentz, a member of Triple-A Toledo’s roster Thursday, joined the Detroit Tigers as the 27th player for Friday’s doubleheader against the Cleveland Guardians and didn’t have to wait too long to see some action. The Tigers started Wentz in Game 2. Wentz, who entered Friday’s appearance with a 7.03 ERA in 18
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CLEVELAND — The Tigers were five outs away from what would’ve been their second doubleheader sweep of the Guardians this season before Cleveland’s offense finally broke through. Brayan Rocchio’s RBI single and Will Brennan’s go-ahead two-run double powered a four-run eighth-inning rally off the Tigers’ bullpen, spoiling Joey Wentz‘s five scoreless innings in a spot
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CLEVELAND — Tarik Skubal didn’t look sharp in the beginning. His fastball velocity was down, and his command wasn’t pinpoint. The 26-year-old, who made his MLB debut three years ago to the day, escaped his first two innings — surrendering one run in the process — before dominating in his final four innings. He led the
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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. Until this year, the Tigers had drafted and developed only one hitter to post a 20-homer season with Detroit since 2010. That was Nick Castellanos. Spencer Torkelson ended the
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CLEVELAND — Right-hander Casey Mize has been traveling with the Detroit Tigers on his road to recovery from Tommy John surgery. He hangs out with his teammates in the clubhouse before games and sits in the dugout during games. The 26-year-old, who has been with the Tigers every day since the All-Star break, could face some
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CLEVELAND — Jason Foley isn’t concerned. The 27-year-old has been the most consistent high-leverage reliever for the Detroit Tigers throughout the season, but in Wednesday’s 8-7 win over the Minnesota Twins, something uncharacteristic happened. In the ninth inning, the right-hander surrendered his first home run of the season; that ended a streak of 56 straight appearances
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