The Detroit Tigers optioned outfielder JaCoby Jones to Triple-A Toledo and recalled outfielder Victor Reyes to replace him, the team announced Sunday night. Reyes’ addition to the active roster will become official prior to the start of Monday’s game, which opens a four-game series at Comerica Park. The Tigers demoted Reyes to Toledo on May 8,
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Torkelson, the No. 3 prospect on MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 list, churned out four hits in a Saturday doubleheader sweep. He began Sunday by reaching base on a fielding error in the first inning, but he felt tightness in his left hamstring shortly after. It wasn’t an obvious injury and he stayed in the game,
Detroit Tigers rookie Casey Mize took another step in his development with a dominant start Sunday against the Kansas City Royals. The 24-year-old rolled through 6⅓ innings, allowing one run on three hits and one walk, with six strikeouts. But the difference came in the bottom of the ninth, well after Mize had departed when reliever Michael
Tigers prospect Gage Workman hit for the cycle on Sunday, accomplishing one of baseball’s rare feats. Workman’s cycle came for the Low-A Lakeland Flying Tigers in their 20-7 win over the Bradenton Marauders, the Pirates’ Low-A affiliate. It was an even more unexpected cycle than usual — Workman recorded two of the four hits in
There was risk involved, sure, in deciding Riley Greene — 20 years old, with not even one full season of minor-league grooming behind him — would begin his 2021 Tigers apprenticeship at Double-A Erie. The pitching at Double A is quality-controlled. It’s a level where guys with arms very close to the big leagues, or
How various Tigers farmhands are faring as the minor-league season pushes toward Memorial Day weekend: Triple-A Toledo Who’s hot … ► Victor Reyes, OF: Not the most shocking news, the reality a man who has played in the big leagues the past three seasons would be finding Triple-A pitching delectable. Reyes is batting .400 in
Kansas City, Mo. — The story line Sunday very suddenly turned from a debate on an official scorer’s decision to whether the Tigers squandered a fatal dose of scoring chances. The former was rendered irrelevant and the latter turned out to be true. Carlos Santana hit a two-run walk-off home run off Michael Fulmer to send
For most of Sunday afternoon, the only heartbreak for the Tigers seemed to be a no-hit bid for Casey Mize. Instead, it was the first blemish on new closer Michael Fulmer, who gave up a walk-off two-run homer to Carlos Santana for a 3-2 loss to the Royals on Sunday at Kauffman Stadium. Mize had
Kansas City, Mo. — The story line Sunday very suddenly turned from a debate on an official scorer’s decision to whether the Tigers squandered a fatal dose of scoring chances. The former was rendered irrelevant and the latter turned out to be true. Carlos Santana hit a two-run walk-off home run off Michael Fulmer to send
Rookie right-hander Casey Mize delivered another quality start by taking the Detroit Tigers into the seventh inning, and reliever Jose Cisnero followed suit by protecting a one-run lead through the eighth. But Michael Fulmer gave up a walk-off two-run home run to Carlos Santana in the ninth inning. Whit Merrifield opened with a single, and Santana hammered
“I mean, I don’t know if life’s changed a ton. I definitely picked up some more followers on Instagram and stuff like that,” he said Sunday. The last time a Tiger tried to follow up a no-hitter, Justin Verlander held the Royals hitless for 5 2/3 innings and finished with eight innings of two-hit ball,
Comerica Park will return to full capacity June 8, a Tuesday, when the Detroit Tigers host the Seattle Mariners for the start of a six-game homestand, the club told the Free Press. On Thursday, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced all outdoor capacity restrictions within the state will be lifted June 1. Face mask requirements for fully
Former Detroit Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire woke up Wednesday and went through his typical morning routine, checking the news on his iPad. He learned of an impressive feat from a familiar name: Spencer Turnbull pitched a no-hitter against the Seattle Mariners. He pulled up the video replay of Turnbull’s gem and watched closely. Turnbull, 28,
Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch joked that he doesn’t want to round up. But because of the pure dominance from right-hander Michael Fulmer in late-inning situations, the 28-year-old probably deserves an extra one-tenth of speed on his called strike in Friday’s 7-5 win over the Kansas City Royals. Fulmer fired a 99.9 mph four-seam fastball to Nicky Lopez
Have you been to a ballpark yet this year? I have. (Twice.) Let me tell you, it is wonderful. It has been a long, hard year for everyone. If you’re fully vaccinated, like I am, there really isn’t much better, after all we’ve been deprived of, than getting out to the ballpark. I knew I’d
Kansas City, Mo. — The Detroit Tigers didn’t quit fighting Saturday. They just ran out of comebacks. They left the bases loaded in the seventh and ninth innings, allowing the Kansas City Royals to escape and even the series with a 7-5 win at Kauffmann Stadium. “We know we’re going to be in every game,” Tigers starter
While Tigers officials spent Saturday wondering if they were looking at a glimpse of the future in their farm system, Miguel Cabrera had to wonder if he was living out Groundhog Day. One day after Cabrera hit a grand slam as part of a two-homer game, there he stood again in the batter’s box, a
The Detroit Tigers have been resilient over the past two weeks, mounting comebacks and creating winning streaks. By battling until the final out, they’re no longer the worst team in baseball. Despite their continued efforts, the Tigers (18-27) were unable to grab the lead in Saturday’s 7-5 loss to the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in
The first Tork Bomb of Spencer Torkelson’s pro career was well worth the wait. The Tigers top prospect and MLB Pipeline’s No. 3 overall prospect broke his home run drought with a drive off the batters-eye in straightaway center for High-A West Michigan as part of a four-hit doubleheader Saturday at Wisconsin. Torkelson got off
San Diego — There was a big number reached in Major League Baseball during the San Diego Padres’ 16-1 blowout over Seattle, and it had nothing to do with runs. Because when Mariners backup catcher José Godoy made his big league debut Friday night, he became the 20,000th player in MLB history. There was no