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 weather was cloudy, chilly and damp as Tarik Skubal walked out to the Tigers bullpen at Comerica Park on Saturday morning for his first pitches off a mound
Erie snapped a 5-game losing streak with a series-opening 6-2 win over the Bowie Baysox. The SeaWolves started the scoring immediately. Andrew Navigato walked to lead off the game and Colt Keith followed with a two-run blast off Bowie starter Chayce McDermott. Later in the inning, Grant Witherspoon snuck a Erie snapped a 5-game losing
The Detroit Tigers wrapped up April dropping three of four to the Baltimore Orioles in Comerica Park last weekend as the Motor City Kitties’ futility against the American League East division continues. This week, as the schedule flips to May, the Olde English D’s next opponent also makes a U-turn as the New York Mets
The decade has been a dark one for fans of the Detroit Tigers, who bore witness to some historically awful seasons under former general manager Al Avila — including a 47-119 campaign in 2019 that practically broke the soul of those loyal to the Olde English D. However, if there is a silver lining to
The Tigers have signed left-hander Sam Clay to a minor league deal, according to his transactions tracker at MLB.com. He had signed a minors deal with the Diamondbacks in the offseason but was released, per the tracker. Clay, 30 in June, has a bit of major league experience on his ledger to this point in
The Tigers have signed right-hander Heath Hembree to a minor league deal, according to his transactions tracker at MLB.com. He elected free agency last week after being outrighted by the Rays. He’s been assigned to the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens. This is the third relief pitcher the Tigers have added today, as they also signed
The Tigers have made a couple moves on their Monday off day as they prepare to welcome in the New York Mets on Tuesday. This afternoon, the club signed left-hander Sam Clay to a minor league deal. The bigger news dropped later in the day as they claimed right-handed reliever Braden Bristo off waivers from
The Tigers have claimed right-hander Braden Bristo off waivers from the Rays, reports Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. Bristo was designated for assignment on the weekend when the Rays acquired right-hander Javy Guerra from the Brewers. The Tigers have a full 40-man roster and will need to make a corresponding move in order
With one month down and five to go, there’s still a lot of baseball left to be played in the 2023 regular season, and you can follow all the action on MLB.TV for a new reduced price. A yearly subscription, which enables you to stream every out-of-market game, live or on demand, on your favorite
Syracuse Mets 2, Toledo Mud Hens 0 (Friday)(box) Toledo Mud Hens 6, Syracuse Mets 5 (Saturday)(box) Toledo Mud Hens 12, Syracuse Mets 2 (Sunday)(box) The Mud Hens fell behind 3-1 in this six-game series, but rallied with victories on Saturday and Sunday to split the series. The Hens pitched really well on Friday, and just
On Opening Day, questions abound. Some clubs have more than others, but each has its own unique set of unknowns entering the new season. Now that we’re one month into the 2023 campaign, many of those questions have been, or are well on their way to being answered. With the help of all 30 MLB.com
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA – The West Michigan Whitecaps dominated on all fronts, blasting three home runs, including a grand slam from outfielder Justice Bigbie as part of a 13-1 blowout rout of the Cedar Rapids Kernels on Sunday at Perfect Game Field. ‘Caps pitching matched their single game-high in strikeouts CEDAR RAPIDS, IA – The
DETROIT — Before anyone judges where Spencer Turnbull is a month into his comeback season, remember where the Tigers right-hander was when he walked into Spring Training in mid-February and talked about what he’d learned in 16 months following Tommy John surgery. The first thing he mentioned was patience. It doesn’t come easy for Turnbull,
The White Sox are set to get some much needed reinforcements early this week, as manager Pedro Grifol tells reporters (including MLB.com’s Scott Merkin) that both shortstop Tim Anderson and infielder Hanser Alberto are expected to return from the injured list on Tuesday. That’s great news for the club, as the White Sox have begun