Perhaps it was meant to be, but within minutes of discussing the inevitable Elly De La Cruz promotion, baseball’s No. 4 prospect is officially a Major Leaguer. Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Jason Ratliff discuss what makes De La Cruz so special and what position players, if anyone, from the upcoming 2023 MLB Draft compares
If it ain’t broken, don’t fix it. And if this past week is any indication, there isn’t even a blemish on the approach of Jace Jung. Jung was named Minor League Player of the Week in the Midwest League after posting a ridiculous .565/.621/.957 slash line while going 13-for-23 for High-A West Michigan. MLB’s No.
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. Reese Olson had a Major League debut to remember last Friday in Chicago. But before he became the first Tiger in 51 years to take a no-hit bid through
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
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
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
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
The Detroit Tigers struggled over the weekend in the Windy City against the Chicago White Sox, scoring just three runs in three games while being swept by their American League Central division rivals. Saddled with those three defeats, the Motor City Kitties are now five games under .500 and back in a tie with the
Roger Craig, whose 12 year major league career led into a long and storied career most notably as pitching coach for the Detroit Tigers and then as manager of the San Francisco Giants, died on Sunday at age 93 after a short illness, according to Giants spokesman. Craig won three World Series rings as a