DUNEDIN, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers beat the Toronto Blue Jays, 8-4, on Friday at TD Ballpark, improving to 3-3 (with two ties) in Grapefruit League play. What happened Blue Jays left-hander Hyun Jin Ryu, on his 35th birthday, needed an inning to settle in, and before he got comfortable, the Tigers took advantage of his mistakes en route to
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LAKELAND, Fla. — The Tigers entered Spring Training with three main questions for the Opening Day roster: With just under two weeks left in camp, answers are taking shape. That doesn’t mean Detroit’s Opening Day roster is anywhere near set, but it provides some much-needed clarity. Torkelson and Greene, ranked the Nos. 4 and 5
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Welcome back to another news and links roundup! We’re only a couple weeks out from the return of the regular season and we’re slowly starting to see a version of what the Opening Day roster for the Tigers might look like when they head back to Comerica Park. Of course, in the meantime, there’s a
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Detroit Tigers owner Christopher Ilitch wanted to take a moment to address the topic of the MLB lockout and CBA negotiations Wednesday, March 23, 2022, at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Florida. READ MORE: https://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2022/03/23/detroit-tigers-christopher-ilitch-lockout-negotiations-2022-season/7140353001/ For more Detroit and Michigan news, sports and entertainment, follow the Detroit Free Press on: Facebook – https://bit.ly/2T7zuV9 Twitter –
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Veteran reliever Andrew Miller is retiring after 16 Major League seasons, Derrick Goold of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.  In a text to Goold, Miller looked back on his career and gave to those who helped him along the way: “The list of people who took me aside, put their arm around me, made me
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Lakeland, Fla. — A little inspiration from the Rocket, perhaps? Thursday morning started with a clubhouse talk from former MVP and seven-time Cy Young winner Roger Clemens, who is also, not coincidentally, the father of Tigers infield prospect Kody Clemens. A few hours later, right-hander Casey Mize came out throwing mid-90s elevated fastballs past Yankees
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LAKELAND, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers topped the New York Yankees, 5-3, on Thursday at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium, improving to 2-3 (with two ties) in Grapefruit League play. The game ended after the seventh inning due to rain. What happened Following a 36-minute rain delay, the Tigers mounted a comeback with a five-run sixth inning. Facing Yankees left-handed reliever
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LAKELAND, Fla. — About 365 days have passed in Spencer Torkelson‘s official climb toward the major leagues. Since his first swings in a spring training game last season, Torkelson is a different baseball player. He has a full professional season under his belt. He climbed from High-A West Michigan to Triple-A Toledo, crushing 30 home runs
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LAKELAND, Fla. — Detroit Tigers right-hander Michael Fulmer didn’t look like himself Wednesday afternoon. “It felt a little rusty,” Fulmer said Thursday morning. “It’s kind of to be expected. Nothing moved the way it should.” The 29-year-old, who transitioned from a starter to a reliever last season, pitched the fifth inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at
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