Tigers GM Al Avila announces that, barring any setbacks, Spencer Torkelson will start the season with the Tigers. In other news, Riley Green is out indefinitely with a broken foot.
John Keating and Matt Shepard report on the news of the day: Spencer Torkelson is headed north with the Tigers, and Riley Greene is out with a broken foot. #DetroitRoots #MarygroveAwnings
Lakeland, Fla. — A ballplayer never knows what he’s going to get when he’s summoned to the manager’s office. Still, imagine the thoughts going through Spencer Torkelson’s head when he walked into AJ Hinch’s office Saturday morning and saw not only general manager Al Avila, but Miguel Cabrera in there, too. The tension was broken
LAKELAND, Fla. — Miguel Cabrera began Spring Training saying that he would gladly give up playing time at first base to make room for Spencer Torkelson. On Saturday, Cabrera gave up his glove to Torkelson to make the transition official. The Tigers let Torkelson, MLB Pipeline’s No. 4 prospect, know that he has made their
We spend a lot of time in the offseason talking about composing the best possible roster. When spring camp arrives, debates over which players will win which roles is a prominent topic. And then, as they seem to every year, most of the roster decisions end up getting made by circumstance, as injuries shape the
LAKELAND, Fla. — On a day the Detroit Tigers received bad news on one top prospect, they announced the other top young player has made the Opening Day roster. General manager Al Avila announced Saturday that Spencer Torkelson will be on the Tigers’ 28-man Opening Day roster when the season begins Friday against the Chicago White Sox at
LAKELAND, Fla. — Get ready at Comerica Park, because Tork Bombs are incoming. The Tigers announced Saturday that Spencer Torkelson has made the Tigers’ Opening Day roster. Barring injury, the Tigers’ No. 1 prospect — and MLB Pipeline’s No. 4 prospect overall — will be in the lineup when the Tigers open their season Friday
Tigers top prospect Riley Greene has fractured his right foot, per MLB.com’s Jason Beck (via Twitter). The injury will not require surgery, but he won’t be ready for opening day. Greene is a consensus top prospect in baseball, ranked 4th overall by Baseball America, 5th by MLB.com, and 6th by Baseball Prospectus. It’s a bummer
Detroit Tigers fans will have to wait a bit longer than they hoped to see their prized young outfielder Riley Greene. Greene limped into the dugout during Friday’s spring training game against the New York Yankees, and on Saturday morning Detroit News writer Chris McCosky confirmed the bad news:
Riley Greene, the Detroit Tigers’ star outfield prospect, has been diagnosed with a fractured foot according to manager AJ Hinch. Greene fouled a ball off his foot in the third inning of Friday’s exhibition against New York Yankees starter Gerritt Cole in a game at Lakeland, after which he hit a triple and remained on
Lakeland, Fla. — Tigers manager AJ Hinch announced Saturday morning what most feared: Center fielder Riley Greene broke his right foot fouling off a 97-mph fastball from Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole Friday. “It’s a non-displaced fracture in his foot and he’s going to be late to the season,” Hinch said. “The films initially came back
LAKELAND, Fla. — Riley Greene’s quest to be in center field on Opening Day at Comerica Park hit a tough-luck ending. The Tigers’ No. 2 prospect suffered a fractured right foot Friday when he fouled off a pitch from Gerrit Cole. The fracture is not expected to require surgery, manager A.J. Hinch said on Saturday
LAKELAND, Fla. — Riley Greene’s exciting crescendo to his MLB debut has come to a crashing halt. The 21-year-old outfielder suffered a fracture in his right foot Friday, after fouling a pitch off it, and will be out for next week’s Opening Day and beyond. The injury won’t require surgery at this point, Tigers manager AJ Hinch said Saturday
For many sports fans in Detroit, one of the annual rites of spring is attending the Detroit Tigers’ Opening Day at Comerica Park. It’s a communal gathering filled with cheer and hope. I’ve always enjoyed that day, not only for the game and start of a new baseball season, but also because there’s something uplifting
It hasn’t been the most typical Spring Training, something we’ve gotten used to over the last few years, but it’s all pointing to the start of another regular season across all levels of baseball. The Triple-A season gets to lead things off when Iowa plays at Buffalo on Tuesday, April 5, at 1 p.m. ET.
Ronald Blum | Associated Press New York — In addition to “Play ball!” and “Yer Out!”, big league umpires will be heard saying “Overturned!” and “Upheld!” for the first time this season. Major League Baseball said Friday that umpires will conduct in-park announcements during the replay reviews this season. The decision was delayed two seasons because of
LAKELAND, Fla. — Jacob Barnes had gear packed to drive to Toledo, Ohio, on Friday ahead of the Mud Hens’ Opening Day next Tuesday. He had explained to his wife how he had to be out of town for the baby shower for their second child this weekend down the road in his hometown of
Lakeland, Fla. — The tone was set on the first batter Tyler Alexander faced Friday. He locked up a very good hitter, DJ LeMahieu, with a 3-2 four-seam fastball on the inside part of the plate. He set him up with a change-up and cutter away and caught LeMahieu leaning. When he was asked about
Move over peanuts, Cracker Jack, pretzels and hot dogs. Comerica Park is rolling out new items to nosh on at Tigers baseball games and concerts this season at the downtown Detroit stadium. In partnership with Delaware North Sportservice, the venue previewed new dishes for members of the media Friday at the Motor City Casino Tiger Club.
LAKELAND, Fla. — Detroit Tigers outfielder Riley Greene exited Friday’s spring training game with a foot injury. He is awaiting the results of X-rays. The severity of his injury is unclear. TOLEDO DELAYED: Why Tigers reliever Jacob Barnes is back in camp, with a chance to make team Facing New York Yankees starter Gerrit Cole, Greene