Lakeland, Fla. — Tigers center fielder Riley Greene left the game after the third inning Friday with an apparent right foot injury. Greene fouled a pitch off his foot and then subsequently tripled to the wall in center. He ended up scoring in the inning but then went back to the clubhouse. He underwent an
LAKELAND, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers lost to the New York Yankees, 6-2, on Friday at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium, falling to 5-7 (with two ties) in Grapefruit League play. What happened Facing Yankees ace Gerrit Cole, the Tigers’ top prospects — center fielder Riley Greene and first baseman Spencer Torkelson — added to
Associated Press New York — Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson will serve a two-game suspension when the season starts next week for making contact with umpire Tim Timmons during the ninth inning of a game against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park on Sept. 27. Anderson appealed when the penalty, which originally included a three-game
LAKELAND, Fla. — What had been one of the best at-bats in Riley Greene’s case to show he’s ready for the Majors might well end up slowing his chances to crack the Tigers’ Opening Day roster. Detroit’s gifted outfield prospect left Friday’s game against the Yankees with an apparent leg injury after tripling and scoring
Lakeland, Fla. — A couple of days ago, out of consideration for right-handed reliever Jacob Barnes, his daughter and pregnant wife, the Tigers told him he could head up to Toledo a little early to find an apartment and settle in ahead of the Triple-A season-opener on Tuesday. A day later, as he was preparing to throw
Dunedin, Fla. — Riley Greene just had to laugh at it. “That wind was insane today,” he said. “During batting practice I was sitting there laughing. I was shagging balls and there were fly balls hit to the middle of the outfield that were landing in the middle of the infield.” Gusts up to 21 mph
As the Opening Day active roster starts to take shape, the Detroit Tigers have two players with similar skillsets who could be fighting against each other for one of the final spots. They also have similar names. That’s right, folks, we got a real heavyweight matchup in Castro vs. Castro going on this spring training.
The Detroit Tigers will welcome back the best fans in baseball for Detroit’s Biggest Party on Opening Day, Presented by Rocket Mortgage. In conjunction with the annual “What’s New” media event at Comerica Park, the Tigers today rolled out new food and beverage menu items, in addition to fan giveaway items for the 2022 season,
Tigers manager A.J. Hinch says he’s feeling the pressure to win this season. #DetroitRoots #MarygroveAwnings
Well it was a long, cold winter, particularly for fans of Major League Baseball. We’re really glad to be back. On top of everything else going on in the world, baseball fans watched their sport bury itself under a mountain of bad public relations and acrimony for three months before the new CBA was finally
DUNEDIN, Fla. — It’s easy to get lost in the stars. Or the near stars. Or the potential stars. The Detroit Tigers have a handful of those. In fact, they’ve been the talk of camp in central Florida the last few weeks. Robbie Grossman understands why. He’s also excited about Javier Baez and Eduardo Rodriguez
Dunedin, Fla. — If Tigers general manager Al Avila is mulling giving Tucker Barnhart a contract extension — as a tweet from MLB.com’s Jon Paul Morosi intimated Thursday — it’s news to him. Happy news, for sure, but it’s the first he’s heard about it. “No, no discussions about that,” Barnhart said back in Lakeland Thursday morning.
It’s a fun, fun time to be a prospect hound. Of course, part of what’s great about being a prospect hound is there’s always something fun to look ahead to. But right now? This moment? It’s awfully good. That’s because not only is there a group of really exciting prospects at the top of the
March 31: Greene makes highlight catch vs. JaysRiley Greene watched how the blustery winds handled fly balls in batting practice Thursday and knew he was in for an adventure. “The wind was insane today,” Greene said. “During BP, I was just sitting there laughing. There were fly balls hit to the middle of the outfield,
Dunedin, Fla. — Riley Greene just had to laugh at it. “That wind was insane today,” he said. “During batting practice I was sitting there laughing. I was shagging balls and there were fly balls hit to the middle of the outfield that were landing in the middle of the infield.” Gusts up to 21 mph
DUNEDIN, Fla. — The Tigers traded for Tucker Barnhart last November with the flexibility that he could be a one-year stopgap or a contract extension candidate. So far, no talks on the latter have taken place, but both sides appear to be open to it. “No discussions about that. But I love it here, I
DUNEDIN, Fla. — Detroit Tigers left-handed reliever Andrew Chafin will be sidelined for “at least a couple of days” with a groin injury that forced him to miss Wednesday’s game, manager AJ Hinch said. Chafin showed up Thursday at the TigerTown complex in Lakeland for treatment. Outfielder Derek Hill, competing with Victor Reyes for a spot on
DUNDEIN, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers lost to the Toronto Blue Jays, 5-3, on Thursday at TD Ballpark, dropping to 5-6 (with two ties) in Grapefruit League play. What happened Right-hander Matt Manning started for the Tigers and allowed three runs across three innings, while Blue Jays right-hander Alek Manoah countered with four scoreless innings in an efficient start. “It’s all about
Manager AJ Hinch insisted when he took the manager position for the Detroit Tigers that if the organization was going to be competitive, they had to get the pitching right. The previous season was disastrous for the group, including for top prospect Casey Mize, who made seven starts and supplied a 6.99 ERA.
Detroit Tigers centerfielder Riley Greene catches a line drive in the first inning of the game against the Philadelphia Phillies during spring training at BayCare Ballpark. Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports