DETROIT – One day after the Tigers drafted high-school stars from northern states with their two first-round picks, the trend continued on Day 2 of the MLB Draft. Lefty Paul Wilson and slugging infielder Carson Rucker are two highly-ranked high-school players committed to power college programs in Oregon State and Tennessee, respectively, but the Tigers
The first two days and 10 rounds of the 2023 Draft have been completed, but the hard work done to get potential future stars is far from finished. Day 3 of the Draft arrives Tuesday as part of the All-Star festivities in Seattle, and a few of the participants in this year’s Midsummer Classic know
This past week the Tigers made franchise history with their ninth no-hitter, a combined effort from Matt Manning, Jason Foley, and Alex Lange. A few fun factoids about the no-hitter: it was the first combined no-hitter in Tigers’ history; and it was Eric Haase’s second time catching a Tigers no-hitter (the first was Spencer Turnbull’s
2023 MLB Home Run Derby When: 8:00 p.m., Monday, July 10Where: T-Mobile Park, Seattle, WAMedia: ESPN, ESPN2 (Statcast broadcast), ESPN.com 2023 Home Run Derby Odds Player Home runs Odds to win Player Home runs Odds to win Pete Alonso 26 +300 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 13 +350 Luis Robert Jr. 26 +450 Julio Rodriguez 13 +500
The Detroit Tigers continued their prep-heavy approach in the 2023 MLB Draft with the selection of 3B Carson Rucker in the fourth round. That means four of the first five picks under new ownership are from the high school ranks. Rucker ranks 132nd among draft prospects for MLB Pipeline. He has a physical swing with
Kicking off Day 2 of the 2023 MLB Draft, the Detroit Tigers picked left-handed pitcher Paul Wilson out of Lakeridge High School in Oregon with the 76th overall pick in the third round. Wilson is ranked No. 51 overall among draft prospects on MLB.com, but he fell out of the first two rounds (and competitive
2023 MLB First-Year Player Draft Day 2 – Rounds 3-10: 2:00 p.m. Monday, July 10th Media: MLB Network Tigers’ picks: #76, #107, #143, #170, #200, #230, #260, #290 Day 3 – Rounds 11-20: 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 19th Media: MLB Network Tigers’ picks: #320, #350, #380, #410, #440, #470, #500, #530, #560, #590 Draft order
For a pitcher who thrives on keeping hitters off-balance with changeups, Michael Lorenzen is a creature of habit. The right-hander has a detailed routine to get his body ready for games, monitors his daily regimen and is focused on health. He is statistically better in night games compared to day games, and he doesn’t try
The Pistons Pulse is your go-to Detroit Pistons podcast for all the best news, analysis, insights and opinions on the team. For this episode, we are live streaming our breakdown of the Pistons options on draft day. Hosted by Omari Sankofa of the Detroit Free Press and Bryce Simon of Motor City Hoops. Omari brings
The Detroit Tigers selected Nebraska second baseman Max Anderson with the 45th overall pick in the 2023 MLB draft on Sunday. Anderson was Detroit’s third pick of the night, behind high school outfielder Max Clark at No. 3 overall and high school middle infielder Kevin McGonick at No. 37 in the competitive balance round. The
In a first half that was marred by injuries mainly to the pitching staff and poor hitting mainly due to poor hitters, the Detroit Tigers find themselves in third place at the all star break5-1/2 games behind Cleveland. After posting a winning record of 16-11 for the month of May, the club found themselves within
DETROIT — After swinging big for five-tool talent Max Clark with the first Draft pick of the Scott Harris administration, the Tigers spent their remaining two picks of Day 1 focused on one tool: Pure hitters. “We carried the theme that I’ve been talking about since the day I got into this organization,” said president
SEATTLE — A total of 70 players were selected on Day 1 of the 2023 Draft, but things are just getting started. On Monday’s Day 2, eight more rounds will unfold and hundreds more will hear their names called. That includes 38 of the Top 100 prospects in this year’s class who remain on the
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