Tyler Nevin planned for an uneventful New Year’s Eve celebration. His life has been consumed by a new puppy, so being low on energy recently, he invited a couple friends to his home in California for a quiet evening. The get-together ended by 10:30 p.m. on the West Coast. Before his friends arrived, though, the
The Tigers announced that four of their players have cleared waivers and been outrighted to Triple-A Toledo. They are left-hander Zach Logue, right-hander Ángel De Jesus, catcher Mario Feliciano and infielder Andy Ibáñez. Logue and De Jesus were designated for assignment last month. The Tigers had not previously announced that either Feliciano or Ibanez had
The Detroit Tigers now have two openings on the 40-man roster. Four players cleared waivers Friday and were outrighted to Triple-A Toledo: left-hander Zach Logue, right-handed reliever Ángel De Jesus, catcher Mario Feliciano and infielder Andy Ibáñez. There are 38 players on the 40-man roster. NEW SKIPPER: Tigers hire former Cubs hitting coach Anthony Iapoce
Detroit — The Tigers are putting individual game tickets for spring training games at Joker Marchant Stadium on sale beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday. If you are in Florida, you can buy tickets at stadium ticket office beginning at 7 a.m. Tickets can also be ordered over the phone — (863) 686-8075 — or at www.tigers.com/spring.
Detroit Tigers infielder Jermaine Palacios, claimed off waivers from the Minnesota Twins in October, went to the Venezuelan Winter League this offseason with a personal assignment. The 26-year-old wanted to put lessons learned into practice. “I was trying to do some things that I learned in the big leagues,” Palacios said. “The success was coming
The MLB Pipeline crew likes to start each new year by projecting prospects poised to break out in the upcoming season. Among the candidates from each organization whom we highlighted last January, Michael Harris II stood out the most. After getting off to a strong start in Double-A, Harris made the jump to Atlanta in
The Detroit Tigers appear to have finished sorting out their managerial staff for the club’s minor league affiliates. Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reported on Thursday that they’ve hired long-time MLB hitting coach, Anthony Iapoce to replace Lloyd McClendon and helm the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens for the 2023 season. The move has
The Detroit Tigers have hired Anthony Iapoce — a former hitting coach with the Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers and Boston Red Sox — as Triple-A Toledo’s manager for the 2023 season, according to sources with knowledge of the situation. Iapoce replaces Lloyd McClendon, who guided the Mud Hens to an 87-63 record last season. The Tigers parted
With developing hitters a full-throttle Tigers organizational goal, Triple-A Toledo’s new manager is a past MLB hitting coach — with no managerial experience Anthony Iapoce is the newest Mud Hens skipper, replacing Lloyd McClendon after McClendon departed following the 2022 season. The Tigers have not yet announced Iapoce’s hiring, but confirmation came by way of
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. A month past baseball’s Winter Meetings, one thing that Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris said there still stands out. More than a quote, it’s a philosophy. “We have a lot of holes on
The 2022 Detroit Tigers offense was terrible, but you know that already. They were at the bottom of the league in most offensive categories and even historically bad in a few key stats. A club that was looking to build off their relative success in 2021 and position themselves for future contention finished nearly 20
The Astros have acquired first baseman/outfielder Bligh Madris in a trade with the Tigers, per announcements from both clubs. The Tigers, who recently designated Madris for assignment, will receive cash considerations in exchange. Houston’s 40-man roster in now at 39. Madris, 27 in February, was selected by the Pirates in the ninth round of the
Bligh Madris never played a game for the Detroit Tigers. On Tuesday, the Tigers traded Madris to the Houston Astros in exchange for cash considerations. The 26-year-old outfielder played 39 games for the Pittsburgh Pirates last season, the only MLB action in his career. The Tigers’ 40-man roster remains full. YEAR IN REVIEW: What to
Detroit — Preaching patience to Tigers fans is a waste of time. Rightfully so. The paying customers have been asked to be patient for far too long. Which is why the general outpouring of yawns, guffaws and snark over the club’s recent roster moves is understandable. Besides the signing of two veteran, free-agent starting pitchers
The Tigers are in agreement on a minor league contract with Andrew Knapp, as first reported by Complete Baseball News. Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press further reports that Knapp’s minor league deal contains an invite to Major League Spring Training. Knapp is repped by Apex Baseball. The 2022 season was a rough one
The Detroit Tigers continue to stockpile catchers. Since the offseason began, the Tigers have acquired four catchers: Michael Papierski (off waivers from Cincinnati Reds), Julio E. Rodriguez (minor-league contract), Mario Feliciano (off waivers from Milwaukee Brewers) and, most recently, Andrew Knapp (minor-league contract). Knapp, who signed with the Tigers before Christmas, received an invitation to
One of the first things we learned about Scott Harris, was to expect ravenous sampling from the waiver wire and minor league free agent pool. So far, that characteristic has been the most obvious expression of the new Detroit Tigers front office’s approach to roster building through a quiet first offseason to date. Just in
The Marlins and infielder Jean Segura agreed to a two-year, $17MM deal last week, but it seems the Tigers were also interested in his services. A report from Barry Jackson and Craig Mish of the Miami Herald indicates that Detroit pursued Segura but the South Florida resident let the Marlins know he was willing to
The Detroit Tigers failed to meet expectations in 2022. There were many noteworthy moments last year, even though the Tigers fell apart early in the season and never played meaningful baseball. It was a season of broken promises and on-field disappointments followed by organizational reconstruction. “I think we can win here, and I want to
MLB decided to mark the end of the year with a quick rundown of some of the best moments of 2022, and it certainly has us excited to see what’s coming next. We’re sure to see more great writing in the weeks to come, but the lull week between Christmas and New Year’s Eve is