LAKELAND, Fla. — From Eduardo Rodriguez making his second Spring Training start to Javier Báez making his first appearance at Joker Marchant Stadium, the signs of the Tigers’ offseason investment were all over the field Wednesday. So, too, was the owner who authorized it. “Tiger fans have been incredibly patient,” team chairman and CEO Christopher
Craig Monroe checks in from a spring training very different than when he played outfield for the Tigers. #DetroitRoots #MarygroveAwnings
Lakeland, Fla. — Minus Jonathan Schoop, who had the day off Wednesday, the Tigers lineup against the Pirates had a decidedly Opening Day look to it. Against a right-handed starter, Akil Baddoo, Robbie Grossman and Javier Báez were at the top, Jeimer Candelario, Miguel Cabrera and Riley Greene were in the middle, with Spencer Torkelson and
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LAKELAND, Fla. — Detroit Tigers owner Christopher Ilitch took questions Wednesday for the first time since MLB ended its lockout on the players. Ilitch conversed with Tigers coaches and players as a group Wednesday morning. He chatted with some players individually, too. He arrived at Joker Marchant Stadium with his son, Trevor, and general manager Al Avila
Lakeland, Fla. — Christopher Ilitch, the Tigers chairman and CEO, came loaded for bear this morning. Dressed in a Tigers’ polo shirt and casual slacks and accompanied by his young son Trevor, Ilitch made his annual visit to TigerTown. He met with players in the clubhouse. Both Javy BaezCasey Mize and Tucker Barnhart thanked him for
Lisa McDowell tapped into her passion in an unexpected way. In 2002, McDowell’s father was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. After learning of his initial prognosis, she went right to work. “I utilized all my research skills to try to understand the pathways in the body that impact cancer, and what nutrients that can make a
Lakeland, Fla. – The Tigers late Tuesday night announced they had agreed to terms with seven of the eight players eligible for a salary arbitration hearing. That leaves one player headed to arbitration: right-hander Spencer Turnbull. Turnbull, who is likely to miss the bulk of the season recovering from Tommy John surgery, filed for $2.1 million.
LAKELAND, Fla. — For the first time since 2019, the Detroit Tigers are taking their negotiations to a salary arbitration hearing. The Tigers and right-handed starting pitcher Spencer Turnbull did not agree on a contract for the 2022 season by Tuesday’s 1 p.m. deadline for arbitration-eligible players and are preparing for an arbitration hearing, according to
There they were, preparing to pick deeper in the 2022 MLB Draft than at any point in the past five years, but not at all bothered with the 12th overall turn when 2022 stood to be vintage. And then the Tigers ran into a bunch of prized college pitchers who crashed head-on into Tommy John
There are so many factors that can derail a pitcher’s season. Injuries, sloppy defense, bad luck on balls in play, trouble stranding runners, losing feel for a particular pitch — all of these and more can make it tough for even the most talented arms to get the results they are capable of producing. But
Clearwater, Fla. — Did Tyler Alexander love it that the Tigers went out and signed veteran right-hander Michael Pineda, a move that will eventually will knock him out of the rotation and back to the bullpen? Not especially. But, was he going to pout and sulk about it? Was it going to affect him in any way?
Ronald Blum | Associated Press Automatic runners in extra innings are sticking around for a third straight season. Despite an easing of pandemic restrictions, Major League Baseball and the players’ association reached a tentative agreement to keep the controversial rule starting each team with a runner on second base during extra innings for the 2022 regular
Here’s how each club’s lineup and starting rotation is predicted to look on Opening Day: BLUE JAYS1. George Springer, R, CF2. Bo Bichette, R, SS3. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., R, 1B4. Teoscar Hernández, R, RF5. Matt Chapman, R, 3B6. Lourdes Gurriel Jr., R, LF7. Randal Grichuk, R, RF8. Cavan Biggio, L, 2B9. Danny Jansen, R, C
Rocket Mortgage and the Detroit Tigers announced a multi-year partnership Tuesday that makes the loan provider the exclusive mortgage partner of the team. The company will also be the presenting sponsor of Opening Day at Comerica Park on April 8, according to a news release. “As a company with deep Detroit roots, Rocket Mortgage is
CLEARWATER, Fla. — The first couple rounds of Spring Training roster cuts typically don’t generate a lot of attention. It’s standard practice — camps open with anywhere from 55-70 players, and in order to whittle that number down to 26 by Opening Day, a lot of players wind up packing up and moving to the
We’re still about three weeks away from Detroit Tigers Opening Day, and spring training games may bring us a few more injuries or breakouts, but there’s never a bad time to do some roster speculation.
It’s incredibly rare for a relief arm to have four reliable pitches, especially those who are not in some sort of piggyback/long man/bulk-type role, but it’s exactly what the Detroit Tigers are planning to have in the back end of their bullpen with Michael Fulmer.
CLEARWATER, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers lost to the Philadelphia Phillies, 7-2, on Tuesday at BayCare Ballpark, dropping to a 1-3 record in Grapefruit League play in spring training. What happened The Tigers scored their first run in the sixth inning, when second baseman Jonathan Schoop tagged a 2-0 fastball from Phillies right-handed reliever Joe Gatto for a solo home run to left-center field.
Clearwater, Fla. — You listen to Spencer Torkelson talk about hitting and you’d swear he has thousands of at-bats in the big leagues already. Houston Astros All-Star Alex Bregman thought the same thing after having Torkelson on his podcast last year, and that was before Torkelson even played a full season of professional baseball. “I wish