After spending most of his career in right field and spending much of 2022 in center, it’s possible the reigning AL MVP will be taking reps in left field this spring. Yankees manager Aaron Boone tells reporters, including MLB.com’s Bryan Hoch, that Judge playing some left field is “on the table” for this spring. Joel
LAKELAND, Fla. — The sun was shining on the practice fields at Tigertown on Tuesday morning. Still, if you blinked, you might have been carried back in time for a second as Alan Trammell stepped to snare a hard-hit ball in batting practice on the bounce. Riley Greene, who hit it, had to smile. Minutes
This time last year, outfielder Kerry Carpenter was an afterthought on most Tigers’ prospect lists. A below average defender who had shown decent bat to ball skills and some power, but little in the way of plate discipline, the Tigers 19th rounder in 2019 was not on the radar as a breakout candidate. 513 plate
It takes a village to create the content at Comerica Park and on Tigers digital channels. Get a sneak peek of our media days as we follow Riley Greene around. #shorts
LAKELAND, Fla. — Scott Harris worked the waiver wire all offseason, save for his wedding and honeymoon, in his first months as Tigers president of baseball operations. He lit up his phone with texts and calls to other executives, talking trades. He pitched the Tigers’ vision to prospective coaches, front-office assistants and free agents, all
LAKELAND, Fla. — Miguel Cabrera isn’t looking for farewell gifts for his final season. He isn’t looking for emotional ceremonies with longtime foes or former teammates at various stops on the Tigers’ schedule. “It’s nice if they do something. It’s nice if they don’t do it, either,” Cabrera said on Monday morning. “Some kind of
Ok we haven’t done this in a while. Writers get rusty after a long winter just as players do, but we’re firing up the ship to cover another scintillating season of Detroit Tigers baseball. Oh, did that sound like sarcasm? Actually, I think most of us are looking forward to seeing the Tigers direction under
Few teams in baseball have gone through as many changes as the Detroit Tigers over the past six months. So it feels strange that they enter spring camp without any major alterations to the likely active roster. There are plenty of new faces, but other than the ballpark and the game’s ruleset, the 2023 edition
When he’s not working out in Florida, Tigers outfielder Riley Greene spends his offseason fishing and grabbing dinner with friends and family. He takes us along for the ride (literally) on a day in the life.
It’s never been easier to watch your favorite organization — from the Major League team all the way down to Single-A. How can I watch Minor League games on MLB.TV?After subscribing to MLB.TV and launching the MLB app on your device, you must select a favorite team. Then, the Minor League games affiliated with that
The World Baseball Classic is a cool event and the last iteration provided some classic moments and memories, but it comes with numerous issues for major league franchises. Not only does it interrupt the middle of spring training, but players have to ramp up their training intensity much earlier than normal. This can have effects
LAKELAND, Fla. — No Spring Training is complete without a player reporting to camp in the supposed best shape of his life. But as Jonathan Schoop walked into the Tigers’ clubhouse at Joker Marchant Stadium on Sunday morning, the difference was impossible to miss. There was less of him walking into camp. “I was working
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. LAKELAND, Fla. — Matthew Boyd was on vacation with his family this offseason, celebrating a reunion with the Tigers. He had something on his mind. While Boyd was back where he’d spent the
The first week of spring training is generally a time of optimism. Players physically feel as good as they will all season long, and best case scenarios briefly all seem possible, if not likely. Still, the next five weeks will put all that to the test and what we see on the field now isn’t