While Spencer Torkelson and Riley Greene top the list of prospects on a loaded Double-A Erie roster, it didn’t take long for Dillon Dingler to make himself at home with the SeaWolves. In the process, he put on a show last week in his backyard. With a loud contingent of family and friends at Canal
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Cleveland — Is it an important start for right-hander Jose Urena on Tuesday? Of course it is. For the Tigers, for sure. For him, as well, for his own peace of mind. But is it a make-or-break start in terms of keeping his spot in the Tigers’ rotation? It is not. “As far as the
Editor’s note: This is the 18th in a weekly series of stories in which Detroit News freelance writer Lynn Henning will rank the top prospects in July’s MLB Draft. Next week, in Lakeland, Florida, the Tigers front office and scouts will amass at their minor-league headquarters, with all its meeting rooms and video boards designed to
Cleveland — Could you even imagine Kyle Funkhouser doing this at any point last season? Fourth inning in Game 2 against the Astros on Saturday. Tigers up 1-0. Funkhouser is in the game early because manager AJ Hinch had structured a specifically-modified, match-up based bullpen game. Funkhouser had just induced a double-play ball from slugger
With the Houston Astros in town to face the Detroit Tigers, and Daz Cameron and Jake Rogers starting to earn serious playing time in Detroit, it’s only natural for our thoughts to drift to Justin Verlander. Yes, we know that the righty is out all season recovering from Tommy John surgery; we won’t be seeing
AKRON, Ohio — You can see the core coming together. The future of the Detroit Tigers. All in one place. Riley Greene roaming the outfield. Spencer Torkelson anchoring the infield. And Dillon Dingler controlling everything from behind the plate. They are the “Big Three,” the Tigers’ top three positional prospects. And they are playing together
The Tigers placed right-hander Michael Fulmer on the 10-day injured list due to a right cervical spine strain. Left-hander Miguel Del Pozo was called up from Triple-A Toledo to take Fulmer’s spot on the active roster. Despite the rather ominous-sounding official injury designation, “the normal term is his neck is bothering him,” manager A.J. Hinch
Justin Verlander is set to be a free agent after this season. Verlander has pitched for the Houston Astros since 2017, but he isn’t ruling out a reunion with the Detroit Tigers. He admits he has pondered a return, but he doesn’t want to focus too much on the future. “I’d be lying if I said I
Detroit — There is no such thing as a lame walk-off win. If it comes on a balk or a walk, a passed ball or wild pitch, a hit by pitch, error — or even on a sacrifice bunt, the win is exhilarating. “Our guys have bought in that you’re not always going to win
Detroit — So much of what the Tigers do this year is in the name of development and professional growth and their thrilling 2-1, 10-inning win over the Houston Astros in the series finale Sunday was a testament to that. Robbie Grossman laid down a bunt, a safety squeeze, that scored Akil Baddoo from third
Detroit Tigers rookie left-hander Tarik Skubal turned in his best outing of the season — and his MLB career — against the Houston Astros on Sunday. Skubal completed seven innings for the first time in his career. He struck out nine, all swinging, while getting 21 swings-and-misses. The Tigers (34-44) didn’t waste the efficient outing, but
Begin with the fact Ryan Kreidler is 6-foot-4 and plays shortstop. There aren’t a lot of those guys around. Not in the big leagues, and not in the high-rung minors. Shortstop typically demands grace a man with Kreidler’s frame doesn’t easily deliver. But this is not one of those factory-stamped athletes, this 23-year-old, right-handed hitter
Notes, items, thoughts from a week of watching and talking with Tigers farm folks: Joey Wentz has moved from low-A Lakeland to Double-A Erie as his Tommy John-surgery comeback progresses. He might be the most overlooked young arm in the Tigers system, all because out of sight means out of mind, and a year on
DETROIT — As with any rookie, Tarik Skubal’s first season has been one of small tweaks, big triumphs, lessons learned and everything in between. Sunday brought a little bit of everything with it as he one-hit the Astros through a career-best seven innings to set the stage for Robbie Grossman’s wild, game-winning squeeze bunt during
TOP 4 HOU 1 DET 0 Result of at-bat Carlos Correa’s sacrifice fly Batter: Carlos Correa Pitcher: Tarik Skubal
Casey Mize closely inspected videos from April 12, 2021. In his second start of the season for the Detroit Tigers, the rookie right-hander posted seven scoreless innings in a 6-2 win over the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park. It marked the best game of his young career in his ninth MLB start. On Saturday,
Detroit — Once the adrenalin wore off Saturday, the pain in Michael Fulmer’s neck commenced. And as manager AJ Hinch was driving home after a long, long day at the office, he got a call from head athletic trained Doug Teter. “Doug said Fulmer would have to go on the injured list,” Hinch said. “We have
Before Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch leaves the ballpark, he checks in with the athletic trainers. The topic of conversation after splitting Saturday’s doubleheader with the Houston Astros was right-handed reliever Michael Fulmer, who squandered the Game 2 lead by giving up back-to-back home runs in a 3-2 loss at Comerica Park. “They informed me of a
Spencer Torkelson was stuck in a tornado of doubt and indecision for the first time in his life. He looked confused and overwhelmed at the plate in the middle of a slump that had lasted nearly 11 months. And he had no idea how to get out of it. “Don’t change anything,” Rick Torkelson, Spencer’s
After splitting today’s doubleheader with the Astros, the Tigers announced that they are keeping 27th man Zack Short on the active roster and optioning Isaac Paredes to Triple-A. Paredes, 22, was given an opportunity to fill in for Niko Goodrum when the latter was placed on the injured list. With a 17.1 percent walk rate