Ronald Blum | Associated Press New York — In a move that ends a tradition dating more than 150 years, Major League Baseball approved the use of an electronic device for catchers to signal pitches in an effort to eliminate sign stealing and speed games. Since the beginning of baseball in the 19th century, catchers
LAKELAND, Fla. — Riley Greene sped around the Tigers complex on his scooter Tuesday morning with the same instinctive aggressiveness that he scooted around the basepaths with for most of Spring Training before his fractured right foot ended his hopes of making the Opening Day roster. “I need to get a horn on this,” Greene
TAMPA, Fla. — Riley Greene strapped his orthopedic walking boot into place Tuesday morning at of his locker in the Detroit Tigers‘ clubhouse, with a mobility scooter in front of him. He was supposed to be gathering his belongings for a Wednesday afternoon trip to Detroit for Opening Day, but because of a fracture in his
Tampa, Fla. — On a day when the Tigers were making bigger noise (their trade for outfielder Austin Meadows), they also revealed contract news. Spencer Turnbull, the power-throwing right-handed starter who is mending from Tommy John surgery, has signed a two-year deal with the Tigers that avoids any further arbitration risks until 2024. Turnbull and
LAKELAND, Fla. — Austin Meadows was at his Florida home watching the NCAA men’s basketball championship game, preparing for one more Spring Training commute to Port Charlotte, Fla., and another Opening Day with the Rays, when he got the message late Monday night that he had been traded to the Tigers. Less than 12 hours
Austin Meadows brings his powerful bat to Detroit, but first there’s a stop in Lakeland, where he spoke about the surprising trade for the first time.
The Tigers announced this afternoon they’ve agreed to terms with starter Spencer Turnbull on a two-year contract. The deal doesn’t affect his window of club control, but it will prevent the team and player from worrying about arbitration hearings for the next couple seasons. Turnbull will still be arb-eligible in 2024. That’s his final season before
The morning after he’s traded from the Rays to the Tigers, Austin Meadows addresses the media in Lakeland, Fla.
Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers is on the precipice of joining a club with merely a solitary member to this point…The Hammer himself, the late great Henry Aaron. Hopefully early this season, Cabrera will eventually join Aaron as the only two baseball players in MLB history to bat .300+ and accrue 3000+ hits, 500+ Homers,…
TAMPA, Fla. — Detroit Tigers right-hander Spencer Turnbull no longer has anything to worry about within his organization, other than making a full recovery from Tommy John surgery. Turnbull and the Tigers agreed to a two-year, $3.65 million contract Tuesday morning, avoiding an arbitration hearing, a source with knowledge of the financial details told the Free Press.
Natalie Kerwin and Devin Gardner get a sneak peak at the new offerings at Comerica Park this season — most important, the food.
Detroit Beer Co. manager Ashley Kull is bracing for a fun and eventful day of work Friday as baseball fans descend on downtown Detroit for the Tigers’ home opener. The season officially starts at 1:10 p.m. Friday when the home team plays the Chicago White Sox at Comerica Park. “Other cities don’t do opening day
Lakeland, Fla. — Austin Meadows and wife Alexis were sitting at home Monday night, in Apollo Beach, with their two dogs as the NCAA championship basketball game was revealing its drama. Austin’s phone rang. It was life-changing, as telephone conversations go. He was being traded to the Tigers. “It can kind of shock you,” said Meadows, 26, an
Comstock Park, MI – – Tuesday, April 5, 2022 – – Manager Brayan Peña returns to the West Michigan Whitecaps in 2022 to lead numerous talented young players who highlight the club’s initial 2022 roster unveiled in conjunction with the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday (roster attached). Headlining this year’s Whitecaps Comstock Park, MI – –
The Detroit Tigers officially marked themselves as a serious professional baseball club on Monday night. An evening trade popped up on Twitter as North Carolina and Kansas duked it out for the national title. It was the Tigers with a thunderclap move, acquiring Austin Meadows from the Tampa Bay Rays.
While this year’s Detroit Tigers Opening Day isn’t technically the team’s first since 2019, for fans it may as well be. 2020’s game, postponed amid the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic, was ultimately held in July with no fans in the stands. In 2021, a limited number of spectators were permitted into the stadium for the
When someone says something that’s 100% wrong about my adopted hometown of Detroit, I am compelled to right that wrong. I’m kind of like Thor protecting Asgard in that way. And if you insist on comparing me to Chris Hemsworth, I guess I can’t stop you. As for the wrong, here it is: A recent
While most of the minor leagues don’t open until Friday, April 8, the same as the major leagues, the Triple-A level will begin play on Tuesday. Listed rosters aren’t totally finalized yet, other than the Triple-A edition, and even that will likely change quickly once all levels start play on Friday. So expect to see
It would have been so easy for the Detroit Tigers to stand pat. After Riley Greene fractured a bone in his foot, they could have limped through the next two months, cobbling together an outfield with the players already in their system. They could have gone with Victor Reyes, who hit .258 with five home