Matt and Jack prep us for today’s Tigers-Yankees game at 1 p.m. on Bally Sports Detroit and the Bally Sports app. #DetroitRoots #MarygroveAwnings
SARASOTA, Fla. — We could start with the wine and the food, and that would be grand, because the Detroit Tigers’ new catcher, Tucker Barnhart, enjoys both —and talking about both, especially with his new manager, AJ Hinch, who used to be a catcher and who loves talking wine and food, too. But Tucker Barnhart isn’t
Through the Detroit Tigers’ first nine games of Grapefruit League play, and with the regular season less than two weeks away, it’s difficult to make a compelling argument that top prospects Riley Greene and Spencer Torkelson shouldn’t go north with the team. While spring training numbers don’t matter, the two already looked prepared to test
LAKELAND, Fla. — Detroit Tigers pitching prospect Jackson Jobe is starting his professional career in Low-A Lakeland and will face inning limits early in the season with the goal of pitching into September. The 6-foot-3, 200-pound right-hander, drafted No. 3 overall in 2021, arrived in Lakeland for minor-league minicamp in mid-February. Jobe, 19, transitioned to minor-league
Jeimer Candelario’s took his hot bat on the road to Sarasota, where he also found time to share his thoughts on the optimism surrounding this Tigers team heading into the 2022 season.
Welcome to week 3 of the “Sunday MCB notes” a recap of all things Detroit Tigers & Major League Baseball and anything else that catches our eye. This week’s recap includes the recent cuts in spring training & the ones that are happening tomorrow, a few Tigers outfielders continue their strong spring trainings and a look…
Tali Mize is patient with her husband Casey’s methodical approach to pizza-making. Let’s see if the same focus and attention to detail that made him the first overall pick of the 2018 draft also yields a similar result in the kitchen.
LAKELAND, Fla. — A.J. Hinch simply wanted to get Eric Haase at-bats in Spring Training a year ago. The Tigers’ skipper wasn’t imagining left field as a way for Haase to ignite his Major League career. A year later, not only is Haase a hero in his native Michigan, but he’s an established member of
SARASOTA, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers lost to the Baltimore Orioles, 5-4, on Sunday at Ed Smith Stadium, dropping to 4-4 (with two ties) in Grapefruit League play. What happened Right-handed reliever Miguel Diaz has impressed the Tigers so far in spring training, so much so that the organization could add him to the 40-man roster as a member of the Opening
Lakeland, Fla. — If you get to the yard early enough, you can catch the Tigers’ most recent No. 1 draft pick strolling through the parking lot, past the players’ dorms and down the short road to the minor league clubhouse. Usually he’s alone, head down, cup of coffee (presumably) in hand, not in any particular hurry, just
The Detroit Tigers need to cut down the roster to just 28 players and have been making changes throughout spring training. Most recently, the Tigers optioned LHP Miguel Del Pozo and infielders Kody Clemens and Zack Short to AAA Toledo, leaving 46 players in Major League Camp. In addition, the Tigers recently agreed to terms…
After a very grim two to three years, Detroit sports are finally looking up. The Red Wings have two sensational rookies, with Mo Seider being a clear-cut favorite to win the Calder Trophy, awarded to the best rookie in the NHL. Likewise, Cade Cunningham has given the Detroit Pistons a much-needed shooter and facilitator with…
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Lakeland, Fla. — It happens every morning. The clubhouse slowly empties out, his teammates are either going to the back fields to work or preparing to play in the day’s game. Or, like Sunday, they’re packing their bags and bats and boarding the bus to Sarasota. Kyle Funkhouser would love to be among them. Instead, the
Tarik Skubal, a key to the Tigers starting rotation, talks about everything from his off-day routine to being a new husband. #DetroitRoots #MarygroveAwnings
LAKELAND, Fla. — Dr. Georgia Giblin, the Detroit Tigers‘ director of performance science, became the first woman in franchise history to win the Dwight Lowry Award, formerly known as the Player Development Man of the Year Award and given out by the Tigers organization every year. Giblin, hired by the Tigers in September 2019, works with advanced
A member of the three headed monster of pitching prospects that has been championed by many both in and around the Detroit Tigers organization, Tarik Skubal took a giant step forward in development last season in his rookie year with the Tigers. A former 9th round draft pick out of Seattle University is now a…
Lakeland, Fla. — It’s coming down to crunch time for a handful of pitchers still in the hunt for one of the final spots in the Tigers’ bullpen. “The first question will be how many we keep,” Tigers manager AJ Hinch said before the Tigers beat the Phillies 14-8 in a Grapefruit League game Saturday
Derek Hill, Javy Baez and Eric Haase powered a Tigers attack on the way to a 14-8 win over the Phillies on Saturday, March 26.
LAKELAND, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 14-8, on Saturday at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium, improving to 4-3 (with two ties) in Grapefruit League play. What happened The Tigers’ top hitting prospects — Riley Greene and Spencer Torkelson — are gaining momentum in their pursuit of making their MLB debuts on Opening Day on April 8 at Comerica Park. In