Lakeland, Fla. — The Tigers, at last, got the veteran starter they were looking for to round out their starting rotation. Friday night, sources confirmed reports that the club was in agreement with 33-year-old right-hander Michael Pineda. MLB Network’s Jon Heyman reported the deal was for one year and $5.5 million with incentives that could
LAKELAND, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers have signed right-hander Michael Pineda to a one-year contract, pending his completion of a physical, a source with knowledge of the agreement told the Free Press. Pineda’s deal is for $5.5 million, plus up to $2.5 million in incentives. The 33-year-old is scheduled to report to Tigers camp in Lakeland for
Veteran right-hander Michael Pineda has reached a one-year deal with the Tigers, a source told MLB.com’s Jon Paul Morosi on Friday night. The club has not confirmed the news. Pineda is coming off a solid age-32 season with the Twins. He missed some time due to injury — including right elbow inflammation and a left
The Detroit Tigers excitedly announce their MLB Opening Day 2022 starter on the mound, and it’s a top free agent acquisition from the offseason — Eduardo Rodriguez. The Detroit Tigers knew they needed to be proactive in free agency this offseason, and they proved they could be when they signed shortstop Javier Baez to a six-year,…
Riley Greene and Akil Baddoo each homered in the first game of spring training, as the Tigers offense got contributions from throughout the line-up.
Lakeland, Fla. — It was supposed to happen the last two years. Eduardo Rodriguez was in line to pitch the season-opener for the Boston Red Sox in both 2020 and 2021 and was scratched from both. He caught COVID the first year, which morphed frighteningly into myocarditis, and then came up with a dead arm after
CLICK HERE TO VIEW AND PRINT THE 2022 PROMOTIONAL CALENDAR The SeaWolves have released the team’s 2022 promotional calendar. 2022 Opening Night, presented by Plyler Entry Systems, is Friday, April 8 against the Akron RubberDucks (Cleveland Guardians) at 6:05 p.m. Fans will receive a 2022 SeaWolves magnet schedule upon exit thanks to Crime Victim Center.
Chuck King | Associated Press Jupiter, Fla. — Trying to shut down big league hitters for the first time in 20 months, Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander quickly got up to speed. Verlander kept his fastball in the 95 mph range, breezing through two hitless innings against St. Louis in the Astros’ spring training opener Friday. He
LAKELAND, Fla. — One of the cooler parts of Justin Verlander’s rise to an elite pitcher with the Tigers over a decade ago were the gestures he showed to catchers who helped along the way. After throwing his second no-hitter against the Blue Jays in 2011, he gave his catcher, Alex Avila, a luxury watch
The true signs of spring come to us more than 1,000 miles away every year. While the state of Michigan unthaws from snow and ice in mid-February, we are treated to images from Florida to remind us of what summer looks like. Spring training baseball is a rite of passage, especially for snowbirds looking to
Tigers outfielder Akil Baddoo takes live batting practice during Detroit Tigers spring training on Monday, March 14, 2022, at TigerTown in Lakeland, Florida. Tigers1 With a quickness, the Detroit Tigers bullpen is a plus by Roger Castillo
LAKELAND, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers finished their Grapefruit League opener against the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday at Joker Marchant Stadium tied at 6-all. What happened Left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez, the Tigers’ newly announced Opening Day starter, pitched three innings of one-run ball. He allowed three hits but no walks, a testament to his superb command, while racking up three
Well, through the first three innings, it’s been a fun opener for the Detroit Tigers. Eduardo Rodriguez looked in good command and threw three strong innings. Willi Castro made an error. Things were going as expected. More importantly, a team that lacked for home run power in 2021 gave us a little taste of the
Let’s hear from the manager, yeah? Here’s Detroit skipper A.J. Hinch with his impressions so far with a shortened spring camp for his team.
We MADE IT. Tigers Baseball is BACK on Bally Sports with the Spring Training opener in Lakeland, FL. Here are Matt Shepard and Dan Petry to set you up for today’s game and some storylines before the start of the regular season. #DetroitRoots
LAKELAND, Fla. — Detroit Tigers left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez is tabbed for the first Opening Day start of his career. Tigers manager AJ Hinch informed Rodriguez of this before MLB’s 99-day lockout, which began Dec. 2 and concluded March 10. The skipper made his decision official before Friday’s Grapefruit League opener at Joker Marchant Stadium. CATCHERS OF
As I write this, there is Detroit Tigers baseball on my TV. The Bally broadcast team is interviewing A.J. Hinch, and the score is tied 0-0. But more than anything: there is Tigers baseball on my TV. A few weeks ago this felt like it was an impossibility more than an expectation, and when the
LAKELAND, Fla. — Eduardo Rodriguez’s first start as a Tiger will be the unofficial holiday that is Opening Day in Detroit. Manager A.J. Hinch announced Friday that the left-hander is scheduled to start their regular-season opener April 8 against the White Sox at Comerica Park. The decision, Hinch said, came early in the offseason, shortly
Lakeland, Fla. — Akil Baddoo was back where he wants to be in the Tigers’ spring opener. Hitting leadoff. “That’s something I’ve done my entire career and I do take it with a lot of pride and confidence,” said Baddoo, who was named Tigers rookie of the year by the Detroit Sports Media Association before the
We don’t typically do game previews for Grapefruit League action, but after the miserable saga of the CBA negotiations, we’re going to treat ourselves to a brief one. Detroit Tigers baseball is back on the airwaves on Friday as they open their spring training schedule against the Philadelphia Phillies. The first look at the 2022