Lakeland, Fla. — It wasn’t totally alarming what Tigers manager AJ Hinch said about right-hander Matt Manning on Monday. It wasn’t a bombshell statement or anything like that. But it was a firmer declaration that you might’ve expected. “Matt deserves to be on our team,” Hinch said. “We’d like Matt to be in the rotation. How
Two newly retired former Detroit Tigers will be helming desk chairs at MLB Network this season. Alex Avila and Cameron Maybin have joined the company as on-air analysts, and will appear across numerous studio shows, the network announced Tuesday. Avila was a guest analyst on MLB Network during the 2021 postseason; Maybin appeared on an “MLB
LAKELAND, Fla. — Righty Alex Faedo tries to keep a positive personality. He has tried to look at his Tommy John surgery and the last 14 months of recovery as a blessing. But even the Tigers’ No. 15 prospect had his tough times last year. His teammates and good friends, Casey Mize and Tarik Skubal,
LAKELAND, Fla. — Sometimes, the best baseball stories happen off the field. They seem to unfold organically, especially when kids can meet their heroes, and that’s what happened on Tuesday in TigerTown. Detroit Tigers veteran Miguel Cabrera was involved in a magical moment — at least, in the eyes of several kids from Puerto Rico. And
Andrew Vaughn graduated, Spencer Torkelson moved across the diamond and, as a result, there is a new name atop the list of baseball’s Top 10 first-base prospects. Torkelson, who played first in college but was drafted as a third baseman, primarily played first with Triple-A Toledo and now headlines this collection of prospects. Triston Casas
Lakeland, Fla. — Tucker Barnhart had the media scurrying to his Baseball-Reference page Tuesday morning. After taking a couple of rounds of early batting practice hitting left-handed, he hopped over to the other side of the plate and took a few more rounds hitting right-handed. What’s going on here? Quick check, yep, he’s listed as
Let’s see if Alex Avila shaves more or less in his new job than he did during his playing days, when he always wore at least a 5-o’clock shadow. Avila and fellow former Tiger Cameron Maybin officially joined MLB Network on Tuesday, and they’ll be studio analysts throughout the 2022 season. Both Avila and Maybin
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LAKELAND, Fla. — Eric Haase remembers sitting in Cleveland’s clubhouse nearly four years ago. He made his MLB debut in September 2018 and appeared in nine games, serving as the team’s third catcher. Cleveland the best team in the American League Central, were postseason bound. But Haase, called up from Triple-A Columbus, was somewhat of a stranger in his
Tigers manager AJ Hinch watches live bating practice during Detroit Tigers spring training on Monday, March 14, 2022, at TigerTown in Lakeland, Florida. Tigers1 Detroit Tigers add more veterans to spring training roster by Chris Brown
Way back in May of 2014, something magical began to unfold in Detroit. After trading Prince Fielder for Ian Kinsler that offseason, and pausing for an unfortunate detour into a disastrous bullpen makeover, the Tigers picked up a journeyman outfielder named J.D. Martinez in the spring after he was released by the Houston Astros. For
LAKELAND, Fla. — Now, this felt like old times. Like everything was starting to return to normal. The Detroit Tigers opened their clubhouse to the media on Monday for the first time in two years. The COVID-19 pandemic has kept us out. But some things never change. When a group of reporters walked into the
The Tigers have signed Chase Anderson to a minor league contract with a non-roster invitation to big league Spring Training, according to his transactions log at MLB.com. Additionally, veteran backstop Ryan Lavarnway announced on Instagram he has signed with Detroit. Jason Beck of MLB.com tweets that’s also a minors deal with an NRI to MLB camp. Anderson, 34,
Lakeland, Fla. — Casey Mize, who aspires to be the Tigers’ union rep one day, was plugged into the negotiations all through the lockout. “I kept on board with Matty,” Mize said. “I wanted to be in the loop on all of that. There was a ton of conversation.” Wait. Matty? As in Matthew Boyd? The former
Earlier today we wrote about the Detroit Tigers adding three veteran non-roster invitees to spring training camp. Shortly afterward the club quietly brought two more vets to Lakeland in the form of pitcher Chase Anderson and catcher Ryan Lavarnway.
LAKELAND, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers signed right-handed pitcher Chase Anderson and catcher Ryan Lavarnway to minor-league contracts. Both players received invitations to MLB spring training. “The organization is actively looking for guys,” Tigers manager AJ Hinch said Monday. “At some point, we’ll probably draw a line in the stand, that you can’t make the
LAKELAND, Fla. — Miguel Cabrera, Javier Baez, Jonathan Schoop and Isaac Paredes took turns in the batter’s box, as the Detroit Tigers administered live batting practice Monday on the TigerTown backfields. “That was fine with me,” pitcher Casey Mize said. Mize, a fearless competitor, wouldn’t want it any other way. He faced those four hitters throughout the session on
LAKELAND, Fla. — A cheerful Jonathan Schoop bounced around Monday morning in the Detroit Tigers‘ clubhouse. He checked in with his teammates, chatted with new shortstop Javier Baez and took the field for practice. Schoop, for the first time in his Tigers career, wasn’t late to spring training. In years past, work visa issues — the downside of signing
Lakeland, Fla. — Casey Mize, firmly established as an integral member of the Tigers’ starting rotation, thought he’d be as relaxed as he’d ever been coming into a spring camp. After all, it’s his fourth one since the Tigers took him with the first-overall pick in the 2018 draft. He made his big-league debut in 2020
LAKELAND, Fla. — Miguel Cabrera gave his seal of approval to right-hander Beau Brieske as the Tigers’ prospect fired a particularly nasty pitch to Cabrera during a round of live batting practice Monday. “Bueno,” Cabrera said from the batters’ box. It’s the same kind of feedback he gave to Casey Mize, Tarik Skubal and Matt