Cleveland — Tigers manager AJ Hinch announced that left-handed starting pitcher Tarik Skubal had flexor tendon surgery Wednesday in Los Angeles. The surgery was performed by specialist Dr. Neal ElAttrache. “The procedure was exploratory in nature and they saw exactly what was ailing Tarik,” Hinch said. “This opens up questions on the timeline, but I have
CLEVELAND — The injury bug that has decimated the Tigers’ pitching staff has now struck the most important arm in their present and future. Left-hander Tarik Skubal, who rose from ninth-round Draft pick to front-line starter amidst a breakout season, underwent successful surgery on the flexor tendon in his left elbow. Dr. Neal ElAttrache performed
CLEVELAND — Detroit Tigers left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez will be removed from the restricted list Friday anstart Sunday — his first MLB start since May 18 — against the Los Angeles Angels in a matchup with right-handed sensation Shohei Ohtani at Comerica Park. Rodriguez, 29, has been on the restricted list since June 13 because of a marital issue.
Cleveland — Cleveland Guardians catcher Austin Hedges probably spoke for every catcher in baseball, even Tigers catchers Tucker Barnhart and Eric Haase, when he emotionally decried how Major League Baseball is deploying the collision rule at home plate. “It’s a play that’s been called a few times now recently that really has never been called before,”
It’s been roughly 20 years since the Detroit Tigers had some fresh blood in their front office. Dave Dombrowski was the GM from 2003-2015, then Al Avila—who was Dombrowski’s assistant GM—was the GM for the past seven years until his firing just last week. It was the same bloodline, the same tree, for almost two…
We’re cooking up something special! Tigers catcher Eric Haase and Union Assembly, a Union Joints restaurant, have teamed up to create a custom menu item and drink special that will be sold for a month in the restaurant – a short walk from Comerica Park. Proceeds from sales of the items will benefit CATCH Charity
It may have taken a few times to review and get right, but the Tigers notched their second straight win last night as they took the third game of the series from the Guardians. They also evened up the season series vs Cleveland and now have a chance to take a season series from them
In a moment custom-built for one of those trendy ultra-serious sports documentaries, Mike Gambino was in the middle of a sentence when he interrupted himself with a curse. “Aw, shit.” “I really wanted him back,” he said, after a somewhat uncomfortable pause. “Sorry about that. One of our kids — I was hoping he would
It was so interesting. If not revealing. On the day Detroit Tigers owner Christopher Ilitch announced he had fired general manager Al Avila, Ilitch made an intriguing comment about a player in the Tigers’ minor league system. “There has been continued progress in very important ways that will help us to find impact players for our
CLEVELAND — Kerry Carpenter can remember the game where his revamped swing locked in after a slow opening month. It was a road game against the Guardians’ Double-A affiliate. “The last day of our series in Akron in May,” Carpenter recalled a couple of months ago. “That was the day where I told one of
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Cleveland — The baseball hasn’t much bounced the Tigers’ way this season. But it did Tuesday in their 4-3 victory over the Cleveland Guardians. The Tigers won a pivotal challenge in the first inning that led to a three-run head start at Progressive Field and they prevailed on a controversial umpire’s call in the bottom of the ninth to
We hear from catcher Tucker Barnhart after he makes a couple of key defensive plays Tuesday night. #DetroitRoots
We hear from Garrett Hill after he limits the Indians to a run on four hits over six innings Tuesday. #DetroitRoots
CLEVELAND — An overturned call in the first inning, thanks to a wise challenge from manager A.J. Hinch, changed the outcome of Tuesday’s game between the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Guardians. The skipper’s knowledge of the rulebook was tested on a crucial play at the plate. Umpire Lance Barksdale determined Javier Báez was tagged out by Guardians catcher
COMSTOCK PARK, MI – Pitcher Dylan Smith dominated as the West Michigan Whitecaps used patient hitting and extra-base power to down the Lake County Captains 6-4 in front of 6,438 fans Tuesday night at LMCU Ballpark. The Whitecaps came one walk shy of tying their single-game high, drawing 11 free COMSTOCK PARK, MI – Pitcher
We hear from manager A.J. Hinch after his Tigers put themselves in a position to take the season series from the Guardians. #Leinenkugels
We hear from Javier Baez after he uses his bat, glove and sliding ability to help the Tigers beat the Guardians 4-3 Tuesday. #DetroitRoots
The Tigers have moved out of the days when Riley Greene and Spencer Torkelson topped their prospect rankings, just as they graduated Casey Mize, Tarik Skubal and Matt Manning from prospect status a year before. Now comes the test of what Detroit’s investment in player development can do with the next level of talent. It’s