Last week, MLBTR took an early look at offseason option decisions facing teams in the National League. We’re continuing our division by division series moving through the Junior Circuit. Next up, the AL Central, where only three of five teams have players with contracts that contain 2024 options. Previous posts: NL East, NL Central, NL
Philadelphia — If you get to the ballpark early enough, you will likely see Tigers rookie reliever Mason Englert doing one of two things, and often he does both. He will either be sitting in the middle of the outfield, legs folded, meditating. Or, he will be in the bullpen with assistant pitching coach Robin
We look back on the life of former Detroit Tigers pitching coach Roger Craig, who passed away on June 4, 2023 at the age of 93.
PHILADELPHIA — The Detroit Tigers have played 44 innings since 22-year-old center fielder Riley Greene, the future of the franchise and the driver of its offense this season, landed on the injured list with a stress reaction in his left fibula. How many runs for Detroit in those 44 innings? Nine. “That’s usually the case at
The calendar has flipped to June, and more than one-third of the season is in the rearview mirror. While there’s still plenty of time for the standings to change in dramatic fashion — just ask the 2022 Phillies or 2019 Nationals — the “early” portion of the season is a bit behind us. As the
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PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies honored Tigers Nick Maton and Matt Vierling before Monday’s game in a touching ceremony by presenting them their National League championship rings for their roles on last year’s Phillies squad. Maton got a hug from Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski, a salute from the Phanatic, some howls from the
May 24, 2023; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Texas Rangers designated hitter Corey Seager (right) greets second baseman Marcus Semien (2) after hitting a solo home run against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the first inning at PNC Park. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports
We hear from Nick Maton, who blasted a three-run home run in his return to Philadelphia during tonight’s game. #RepDetroit
We hear from Tigers starter Joey Wentz, who got in 4 2/3 innings of work in tonight’s setback against the Phillies. #RepDetroit
We hear from manager A.J. Hinch after the Tigers were held hitless through the first 6 2/3 innings of tonight’s loss against the Phillies. #RepDetroit
Philadelphia — The timing of it stinks, but it is a harsh reality for the Tigers. At the same time most of their left-handed punch is on the injured list — Riley Greene, Kerry Carpenter, Austin Meadows — they are facing an oppressive right-handed starting pitcher night after night. In Chicago, it was Mike Clevinger,
PHILADELPHIA — Aaron Nola took a no-hitter into the seventh inning. The Detroit Tigers looked completely helpless as another right-handed pitcher carved up their offense. The pitiful performance resembled the underwhelming results from the previous series in matchups with Chicago White Sox right-handers Mike Clevinger, Dylan Cease and Michael Kopech. Nola couldn’t complete the no-hitter, thanks
Let’s just get the miserable truth out of the way first. Aaron Nola was really good tonight. Really, really good. He kept a no-hitter going through six and 2⁄3 innings, and his offense supported him the whole way. This was a very bad game for the Tigers. But not as bad as it could have
Last week’s lead Big Hype Prospect, Andrew Abbott, is already on his way to the Majors. Let’s see if we can pull the trick two weeks in a row. Five Big Hype Prospects Colton Cowser, 23, OF, BAL (AAA)186 PA, 8 HR 5 SB, .347/.484/.590 When he hit the injured list with a quad injury
PHILADELPHIA — The Detroit Tigers will face a couple of old friends, infielder Kody Clemens and left-handed reliever Gregory Soto, in their three-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. Clemens struggled in his short stint with the Tigers, but he has been a surprise contributor for the reigning National League champions. “I got
Bot 2 DET 0 PHI 2 Result of AB Nick Castellanos’ RBI double AB: Nick Castellanos | P: Joey Wentz
Detroit Tigers (26-31) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (27-32) Time/Place: 6:40 p.m., Citizen’s BallparkSB Nation Site: The Good PhightMedia: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: LHP Joey Wentz (1-5, 7.28 ERA) vs. RHP Aaron Nola (4-4, 4.70 ERA) Game 58 Pitching Matchup Player IP K% BB% FIP fWAR Player IP K% BB% FIP fWAR Wentz
In a far-upper-left corner of a cramped clubhouse at Tiger Stadium that summer of 1984, they would huddle and kibitz in front of their lockers prior to that night’s game: Alex Grammas, who was manager Sparky Anderson’s third-base coach, and Dick Tracewski, who coached first base. Not far from batting guru Vada Pinson’s niche, the
Philadelphia — Michael Lorenzen is a lot of things: Smart, affable, talented, a diversely-skilled pitcher and an elite athlete. The list goes on. What he isn’t, though, is simple. He has seven different pitches on his palette, for starters. His thought processes, the way he meticulously collects, filters, challenges, tests and ultimately stores information is