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CLEVELAND — Nick Maton, serving as the cleanup hitter, received 13 non-fastballs in three plate appearances against Cleveland Guardians right-hander Shane Bieber. He didn’t get a single fastball, and all 13 pitches were at the bottom of the strike zone or below the strike zone. Maton struck out three times in Tuesday’s 2-0 loss. The Detroit
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CLEVELAND — The Guardians offense isn’t striking much fear into opposing pitching staffs. And they know they’re going to have to earn whatever hittable pitches they do see. Through their first 35 games, the Guardians have featured arguably baseball’s worst offense. They have remained close to .500 — 16-19 after Monday’s 6-2 loss to the Detroit Tigers
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Three players separated themselves from the rest in the 2013 Draft. Stanford right-hander Mark Appel had been a first-rounder the year before but declined to sign with the Pirates. San Diego third baseman Kris Bryant outhomered 223 of the 296 NCAA Division I teams all by himself. Oklahoma righty Jon Gray drew Gerrit Cole comparisons
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CLEVELAND — The Detroit Tigers stranded runners like it was April again. Right-hander Michael Lorenzen threw seven innings of one-run ball without any walks for his best start of the season. He gave the Tigers an excellent chance to beat the Cleveland Guardians, only for the offense to finish 1-for-15 with runners in scoring position and
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The top free agent storyline of each of the past two offseasons was the respective star-studded shortstop classes. In 2021-22, it was Carlos Correa, Corey Seager, Marcus Semien, Trevor Story and Javier Báez. Last winter, Correa was back on the market again, joined by Trea Turner, Xander Bogaerts and Dansby Swanson. Next winter’s group was never going to rival that previous collection.
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CLEVELAND — The Detroit Tigers will have to wait a bit longer for the return of Kerry Carpenter. A setback in his rehab process occurred while starting his hitting progression this past weekend. The 25-year-old, placed on the injured list April 29 with a right shoulder sprain, reported mild discomfort while going through tee work. “Natural
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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. The 3-2 pitch in Justyn-Henry Malloy’s first-inning at-bat Sunday afternoon for Triple-A Toledo drew a rare called third strike on the sharp-eyed Tigers prospect. With runners at the corners and
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Those with at least 25 years of Tigers historical recall will remember various names of pitchers past. Seth Greisinger. Matt Wheatland. Mike Drumright. Kenny Baugh. Kyle Sleeth. Matt Anderson. All were first-choice Tigers draft picks. All got hurt, shortening or ruining probable big-league careers. Those with shallower memories know about Casey Mize, Alex Faedo, and
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CLEVELAND — Detroit Tigers left-hander Joey Wentz, still considered a rookie despite pitching last season, painted the inside corner with a 96 mph fastball to win an 11-pitch battle for his third straight strikeout in the fifth inning. The 25-year-old returned for the sixth and walked back-to-back batters, but he retired a pair of power hitters
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