Detroit — It likely wasn’t going to be a repeat effort from Spencer Turnbull. The Tigers starter threw his first career no-hitter last week against the Seattle Mariners and had good stuff again Monday. But whether it was fatigue, excitement or a Cleveland Indians team eager to swing the bat, Turnbull found himself working out of multiple
The Tigers fought through their own mistakes throughout this one, and almost pulled the game out in the bottom of the ninth in spite of themselves. In the end, they fell 6-5 to Cleveland in the opener of this three-game set in Comerica Park. All around this was just a sloppy game from the Tigers,
Detroit — Sometimes some time away can work wonders. Outfielder Victor Reyes was recalled late Sunday and is back with the Tigers after a 12-game stint with Triple-A Toledo. He started in center field and hit eighth as the team opened a seven-game homestand with a four-game series against the Cleveland Indians on Monday. Reyes had struggled after
The Tigers placed catcher Wilson Ramos on the 10-day injured list due to a lumbar spine strain. Ramos will be replaced on the active roster by southpaw Derek Holland, who is returning from an IL stint of his own due to a shoulder strain. This is the second time this month that Ramos has been
DETROIT — A.J. Hinch didn’t have a ton of honors from his catching career, but the Tigers’ manager has this: He’s the only Major League catcher who was a Minor League teammate of a six-time majors-champion golfer. Eighteen years before Phil Mickelson became the oldest golfer to win a major with his PGA Championship title
DETROIT — For the second time this month, the Tigers placed catcher Wilson Ramos on the 10-day injured list with a lumbar spine strain. This time, his IL stint will likely last a while. Lefty reliever Derek Holland was reinstated from the 10-day IL to fill Ramos’ roster spot. The move bumps the Tigers’ bullpen
• All-time winners: AL | NL On Tuesday, Turnbull no-hit the Mariners at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, the eighth no-hitter in Detroit franchise history and the first since Justin Verlander’s on May 7, 2011. The 28-year-old is only the fifth pitcher to throw a no-hitter within two seasons of leading the Majors in losses (which
Tigers outfielder Victor Reyes went to Triple-A Toledo to figure out his timing. The physical adjustment was small — more about finding consistency and less about swing changes. He felt disappointed when the Tigers demoted him May 8 to the minor leagues, but he knew it wouldn’t be long before he returned, if he performed. After an 11-game
How do you follow up your first career no-hitter? That’s a question that the Detroit Tigers haven’t had to answer in nearly 14 years. After Justin Verlander tossed his first no-no on June 12, 2007, he returned to the mound five days later to throw six innings of three-run baseball. Monday night Spencer Turnbull makes
A few weeks ago, I spoke about the Detroit Tigers’ need for an outfield reboot and there has been some subsequent shuffling. First, the Detroit Tigers sent struggling outfielder Victor Reyes down to Triple-A Toledo. Apparently, he must really like the first-class accommodations of Major League Baseball as he promptly found his stroke to the tune of…
Editor’s note: This is the 13th in a weekly series of stories in which Detroit News freelance writer Lynn Henning will rank the top prospects in July’s MLB Draft. Why, seemingly, Jordan Lawlar is at the heart of a pro-and-con debate ahead of July’s MLB Draft is either mysterious or baseless. But scouts seem unsure about
It wasn’t long ago that Detroit Tigers fans embodied the famous meme from The Office where the lead character, Michael Scott, was urging his subordinates to stay calm upon learning there was a fire in the building. It’s what every fan was doing after Casey Mize’s 2020 campaign which featured mixed results and many early exits. We…
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
—The Third Half— In support of Mental Health Awareness month, Brooke Fletcher is joined by Tigers mental skills coach Dr. Spencer Wood to share his experience in helping players deal with the pressures of modern-day baseball. #DetroitRoots
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