Major League Baseball’s playoffs will fill the calendar during the month of October, with the World Series set to end between November 1 and November 4, 2023. Here are the key dates to remember as teams negotiate their way through the off season calendar. Free agency begins immediately after the World Series for players with
Former big leaguer Jim Poole passed away yesterday at the age of 57. Poole, a left-handed reliever who pitched in 11 big league seasons from 1990-2000, pitched for eight MLB clubs during his career and was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, back in 2021. Beyond his big league career, Poole worked
The Amerian League and National League Division Series start on Saturday, Oct. 7, with four games to keep Major League Baseball fans occupied despite the thick of the football season. The American League has the Texas Rangers at the Baltimore Orioles starting at 1:03 p.m. EDT, followed by the Minnesota Twins at the Houston Astros
MLB Trade Rumors has published their 2024 projected salaries for baseball’s arbitration eligible players. Matt Swartz has developed a model that is widely respected and generally very accurate in his projections. The Tigers will have up to eight players eligible for arbitration for the 2024 season. We say “up to” eight, because players can be
Here’s a look at Friday’s top performers from the Arizona Fall League, including a pair of Top 100 prospects. Rays: Carson Williams, DH (MLB No. 19), Peoria JavelinasWilliams got a break from playing the field on Friday and it seemed to agree with him. The No. 2 Rays prospect enjoyed a perfect night at the
October brings postseason play for a handful of teams and their fanbases. Just over two-thirds of the league is now in offseason mode after being eliminated, however. As the season comes to a close, a number of veterans will hit minor league free agency. These players are separate from six-year MLB free agents, who’ll reach
The Detroit Tigers’ 2023 campaign came to an end on Sunday after they defeated the visiting Cleveland Guardians in the final game of the season, 5-2, to clinch sole possession of second place in the American League Central with a final record of 78-84. While the Motor City Kitties once again missed the playoffs while
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Jace Jung can be seen donning a Tigers jersey during the Arizona Fall League, but he admits that he is rooting for the Rangers to make a deep run into the playoffs. His brother, Josh, is not only the star third baseman for the Rangers, but he is also a Rookie of
Anthony Iapoce gives us an all-access look behind the scenes as he wraps up his first year as manager of the Toledo Mud Hens.
We sit down with manager Anthony Iapoce to discuss his first year in charge of the Mud Hens and he gives us an all-access look behind the scenes during batting practice.
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 Tigers have had a roller-coaster ride of sorts over A.J. Hinch’s three seasons as a manager. They looked like a contender coming off a 77-win season in 2021,
Last week, we broke down the top prospect from each Major League organization heading to the Arizona Fall League. This week, we’re going to dig a little deeper. Below is a sleeper prospect in the AFL for each team, and this is a list worth tracking. Under-the-radar prospects come out of the Fall League every
After five seasons as the Detroit Tigers’ television broadcast play-by-play announcer, news broke this week that Matt Shepard would not be returning to the Bally broadcast booth for the 2024 season. While the news of Shepard’s departure does not appear tied to any kind of workplace strife, it may also not come as a surprise
With the completion of the Triple-A Championship Game, the Minor League season is officially over. And even though the MiLB Awards show aired on MLB Network on Monday night, there are still a few more honorees to recognize at the Minors’ highest level. Minor League Baseball already revealed its end-of-season award winners and All-Star teams