It was a great week for Detroit Tigers minor-league affiliates, as all four full-season squads had a winning record. Even the Tigers got in on the act, going 4-2 and completing their 8th no-hitter in franchise history.
MLB Pipeline’s Prospect Team of the Week honors the best performances from the previous seven days. Any Minor Leaguer currently on an organization Top 30 Prospects list in our Prospect Rankings is eligible. The third week of the Minor League season is in the books and the outstanding performances continue. In this week’s Prospect Team
John Samuel Vander Meer was born in 1914 in Prospect Park, New Jersey and died in 1997 in Tampa, Florida. In between, the left-hander appeared in 346 major-league games, going 119-121 with a 3.44 ERA and 1,294 strikeouts over 2,104 2/3 innings with the Reds, Cubs and Cleveland. You might have noted, that list does
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On Wednesday night in Seattle, a little less than 24 hours after Spencer Turnbull had completed the eighth no-hitter in Detroit Tigers history, the right-hander finally found a challenge he couldn’t answer. During an in-game interview with the Bally Sports Detroit broadcasting duo of Matt Shepard and Jack Morris, Turnbull was asked whether he’d heard
Toledo Mud Hens (7-10) Matt Manning has had a home run ridden start to his 2021 season. Through four starts, he’s already allowed nine long balls, and while many of them were somewhat cheap, there have been plenty of hard contact and deep fly balls as well. Manning is still striking out more than a
For the first time in Spencer Turnbull’s career, he stayed locked in from start to finish in his outing last Tuesday against the Seattle Mariners. As a result, he pitched the eighth no-hitter in Detroit Tigers‘ history, and the first since Justin Verlander’s in 2011. Turnbull, 28, remembers when the fear of failure set in after the fifth
Kansas City, Mo. — No pressure, right? Hall of Famer Jack Morris hopped on the Zoom call Sunday to remind Spencer Turnbull that he’s got a chance to make real history Monday when he takes the mound at Comerica Park against the Indians. “Have you been reading up on Johnny Vander Meer,” Morris said. “Cleveland’s already
Kansas City, Mo. — A 4-2 road trip through Seattle and Kansas City is no cause for distress, certainly. Still, the Tigers flight home Sunday night was far less jubilant than maybe it could’ve or perhaps should’ve been after Carlos Santana blasted a two-run walk-off home run against Michael Fulmer giving the Royals a 3-2 win.
The Tigers will option outfielder JaCoby Jones to Triple-A and recall Victor Reyes to take his roster spot, per Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press (via Twitter). Both Jones and Reyes have struggled so far this season in their limited opportunities. Jones, the opening day starter in center, owns an uninspiring triple slash line
Every team has a certain someone who is absolutely essential to its success. The All-Star. The glue guy. The clubhouse leader. The one who knows everything from which button to push to which song to play. It may not always be the most talented or acclaimed player, but everyone in the clubhouse knows their team
Well the centerfield carousel continues to turn. After Sunday’s loss to the Kansas City Royals, the Detroit Tigers optioned JaCoby Jones to Triple-A Toledo. Returning in his place is Victor Reyes, who was sent down two weeks ago when Nomar Mazara returned from the injured list. The 29-year-old Jones still had two option years available,
The Detroit Tigers optioned outfielder JaCoby Jones to Triple-A Toledo and recalled outfielder Victor Reyes to replace him, the team announced Sunday night. Reyes’ addition to the active roster will become official prior to the start of Monday’s game, which opens a four-game series at Comerica Park. The Tigers demoted Reyes to Toledo on May 8,
Kansas City, Mo. — Tigers manager AJ Hinch said on Wednesday that if Victor Reyes kept producing at Triple-A Toledo, it would force him to figure out a way to get him back to Detroit. Reyes kept producing and Hinch found a way. The Tigers Sunday night optioned JaCoby Jones to Toledo and recalled Reyes. Reyes,
APPLETON, WI – The West Michigan Whitecaps bullpen stole the show as five pitchers chipped in to toss a six-hit shutout as part of a 4-0 victory over the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at Fox Cities Stadium. Injuries were another big storyline on Sunday, as prior to Sunday’s contest, scheduled starting pitcher Garrett Hill was scratched
What a day in the Detroit Tigers Minor League system. Toledo and Lakeland both had impressive days at the plate and all four teams won across the system and Gage Workman continues to rake down in Lakeland.
Torkelson, the No. 3 prospect on MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 list, churned out four hits in a Saturday doubleheader sweep. He began Sunday by reaching base on a fielding error in the first inning, but he felt tightness in his left hamstring shortly after. It wasn’t an obvious injury and he stayed in the game,
Detroit Tigers rookie Casey Mize took another step in his development with a dominant start Sunday against the Kansas City Royals. The 24-year-old rolled through 6⅓ innings, allowing one run on three hits and one walk, with six strikeouts. But the difference came in the bottom of the ninth, well after Mize had departed when reliever Michael
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How various Tigers farmhands are faring as the minor-league season pushes toward Memorial Day weekend: Triple-A Toledo Who’s hot … ► Victor Reyes, OF: Not the most shocking news, the reality a man who has played in the big leagues the past three seasons would be finding Triple-A pitching delectable. Reyes is batting .400 in