For Javier Báez, it’s all about his hands. He separated them, focused on controlling his top hand and has started driving the ball to the middle and opposite parts of the field. Manny Ramirez introduced Báez to the adjustment nearly a decade ago. Looking ahead, the Detroit Tigers‘ shortstop should have plenty of momentum heading
TOLEDO, OH.: Sporting a franchise record 12-game winning streak entering the day, the Toledo Mud Hens nearly pulled off an epic comeback from five runs down in the first game of a doubleheader against the Columbus Clippers, falling 9-8, before rebounding with a strong 7-2 victory in game two on TOLEDO, OH.: Sporting a franchise
It’s impossible to look at the list of Arizona Fall League alumni without some sense of awe. Before he chased the American League home run record, Aaron Judge went deep four times for Scottsdale in 2014. Multi-time MVPs Mike Trout (2011), Bryce Harper (2010, 2011) and Albert Pujols (2000) all played at least one autumn
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. Kevin Gausman signed a one-year, $9 million contract with the Giants in December 2019 after a miserable ’19 season split between Atlanta and Cincinnati. After the pandemic-shortened 2020 season,
In my personal experience, reading about the Detroit Tigers hiring Scott Harris as their president of baseball operations yielded way more questions than answers. The fascination about the person was there, undoubtedly, but I couldn’t personally get past the title: president of baseball operations.
Under the Al Avila regime, the Detroit Tigers were quite possibly the least forward-thinking organization in all of baseball. Avila just wasn’t savvy enough to be a top baseball executive in the modern game. Now under Scott Harris, that looks like it is going to change.
DETROIT — Christine Sauvé knows the value of feeling welcomed into a community. After graduating from the University of Michigan, Sauvé served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Mauritania and Senegal, where she helped address communal agriculture and nutritional challenges. For Sauvé, moving to Africa initially was a culture shock. “Learning new languages, new customs,
We hear from manager A.J. Hinch after his Tigers drop the series finale in Baltimore 8-1. #Leinenkugels
In the aftermath of a hurricane, many in Puerto Rico remain without power. Hurricane Fiona ripped through Puerto Rico earlier this week and left many without power and resources as it ravaged the country. Home of Detroit Tigers shortstop Javier Báez, he is stepping up in the wake of destruction.
Scott Harris didn’t answer the big question: So, is this a Detroit Tigers rebuild? He danced around a “yes” or “no” response, instead generally focusing on an offseason ahead that will further reveal the path of his Tigers. Executing his vision isn’t an overnight task. He did not draft, trade or sign any of the
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BALTIMORE — All summer, people in and around Detroit’s organization wondered how Kerry Carpenter’s bat would play in the big leagues. Now, the Tigers are giving Carpenter an extended look down the stretch, trying to find out exactly what they have in their No. 14 prospect. Is he a depth piece whose power struggles to
A frustrated Matt Manning pounded the baseball into his glove and tossed the rosin bag. He walked Terrin Vavra, the leadoff man in sixth inning, on seven pitches. Two batters later, Kyle Stowers crushed a two-run home run to center field to put the Baltimore Orioles ahead by five runs, and Manning hung his head
Baltimore, Md. − Under different circumstances, maybe manager AJ Hinch would have pulled starting pitcher Matt Manning after five laborious innings Wednesday night. But one of the chores left for the Tigers this month is to squeeze as many healthy innings as they could out of the second-year right-hander who missed more than three months
The Detroit Tigers came into the series finale with the Baltimore Orioles looking to do something it had never done before in franchise history, sweep a season series of 6 games or more. Unfortunately, Jordan Lyles had other ideas and the Orioles hitters got to Manning to take the series finale, 8-1. Jordan Lyles completely
Baltimore, Md. – It started with a triple against the Astros. A couple nights later against the White Sox he tripled again. He also walked, stole a base and scored twice. On Monday he delivered a key two-run single against a left-handed pitcher that triggered a five-run inning. He again scored twice, both times racing
Steve Yzerman’s connection to Scott Harris, the new president of baseball operations for the Detroit Tigers, began thanks to a former teammate. It was Chris Chelios who introduced Yzerman and Harris, who now are in charge, respectively, of building the Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Tigers. Yzerman was part of Chris Ilitch’s recruiting team in
Tigers owner Christopher Illitch shakes the hand of Scott Harris during a news conference about Harris’ new role as the Tigers’ president of baseball operations at Comerica Park in downtown Detroit on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022.
The Detroit Tigers have turned a page and officially began a new era. After hiring and introducing Scott Harris as the team’s new president of baseball operations, it’s time for him to get to work. For him, that means starting to employ the three concepts he spoke about during his presser.
All he did in 2022’s regular season was pitch in 29 games, 21 of them as a starter for Double-A Erie. He threw a hefty 127 innings. He had a 2.63 ERA and an 0.94 WHIP. He had a terrific year. And yet his name, Chance Kirby, remains, well, more in the farm system’s back-40