Detroit Tigers right-hander Spencer Turnbull walked off the mound and into the dugout to an ovation at Comerica Park. Following two consecutive below-average starts, Turnbull limited the Kansas City Royals to one run across 6⅓ innings Thursday. The offense gave him run support, scoring four runs in the second inning. The Tigers (13-24) leaned on Turnbull to
Spencer Turnbull, championship belt in tow, addresses the media following a very solid outing against the Royals and leading his team to a series sweep. #DetroitRoots
A.J. Hinch sits down with the media following a series win and sweep of the Kansas City Royals in downtown Detroit. #Leinenkugels
Eric Haase joins Tigers LIVE Postgame after getting called up and being immediately inserted into the lineup to help Detroit get the sweep over Kansas City. #DetroitRoots
Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers lefty Matthew Boyd discusses Jordan Zimmermann’s retirement Detroit Tigers left-hander Matthew Boyd chats Tuesday, May 11, 2021, after pitching six scoreless innings against the Kansas City Royals. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press Detroit Tigers (12-24) vs. Kansas City Royals (16-19) When: 1:10 p.m. Thursday. Where: Comerica Park. TV: Bally Sports
The Toledo Mud Hens announced that beginning Tuesday, June 8, Fifth Third Field will return to 100 percent capacity. Fans can now purchase tickets to all 2021 games. “The Governor’s announcement last night lifting all COVID-19 health orders on June 2 is the news we have been waiting The Toledo Mud Hens announced that beginning
The rubber match of the Royals and Tigers was played under brilliant blue skies, with a pleasantly warm temperature, on the greenest grass you could imagine. This guy in the background, called “Shirtless Boomhauer” by some here at BYB, sure seemed to enjoy himself: Oh, right, the Tigers won, 4-3. So that’s nice too! Spencer
DETROIT — The last time the Tigers won four consecutive games, they were over .500. That was shortly after the midway point of last year’s abbreviated season, when they won six a row to move to 17-16 and spark short-lived speculation at a run at the expanded postseason field. That streak included a three-game sweep
Eric Haase was called up to Detroit in pretty quick fashion. So quick, in fact, that he had to leave his truck in Toledo. How does one get their truck back AND a ride to the park? We get the story from the super mom herself, Lori Haase.
Detroit — It remains the elephant in the room, and as rookie Casey Mize continues to mature right before our eyes, posting three straight quality starts, its presence seems to be growing. Nobody wants to talk about it but at some point, load management is going to be an issue for him. He’s already matched the
Just a few days ago, national baseball reporter Jon Paul Morosi went on a Detroit radio station and said the Detroit Tigers rebuild is behind schedule, but Al Avila’s job probably isn’t in immediate jeopardy.
In news that can only be summarized with “about darned time,” the Detroit Tigers announced this week they will be retiring Lou Whitaker’s jersey number. But wait, stop me if you’ve heard this one before, because you have. The original announcement of this retirement came in 2019, so why are we still talking about it
TOP 2 KC 0 DET 0 Result of at-bat Michael A. Taylor lines out to right fielder Robbie Grossman. Batter: Michael A. Taylor Pitcher: Spencer Turnbull
When the Detroit Tigers turned a double play in the sixth inning, rookie Casey Mize gazed into the bullpen. Reliever Daniel Norris appeared ready to pitch. Mize then turned to the dugout, where manager AJ Hinch took his first steps toward the mound. The 24-year-old — recently graduated from prospect to developing major leaguer — swore in frustration. “But I
DETROIT — The summer baseball season is quickly approaching, and the Tigers are inviting kids in Metro Detroit and across the state of Michigan to get on the diamond and into the game with Detroit Tigers Summer Baseball and Softball Camps, running from late June through August at locations across the region. The camps, now
With the Tigers now winners of three straight games, Spencer Turnbull will look to lead them to a series sweep over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday afternoon. The Royals will counter with a good young pitching prospect in Daniel Lynch. It should be a fun matchup. The reason things are suddenly more fun, is
Indianapolis Indians 5, Toledo Mud Hens 3 (box) A three-run third inning doomed Drew Hutchison’s start for the Hens on Wednesday. The offense mounted a push in the middle innings but ultimately Indy pulled away with the victory. Just like Matt Manning the night before, Hutchison racked up plenty of strikeouts, but he was undone
ERIE, Pa. — Almost perfect. The Detroit Tigers’ Double-A farm team, the Erie SeaWolves, was almost perfect on Wednesday night — at least through six innings. Two Erie pitchers combined for a perfect start: 18 up, 18 down. Riley Greene, one of the most important prospects in the Tigers’ system, was almost perfect, going 3-for-4
Detroit Tigers right-hander Casey Mize wanted to make an announcement. He had just pitched six innings for the third straight start, helping his team to a 4-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday at Comerica Park. The 24-year-old didn’t need the spotlight. Instead, he showed respect toward likely future Hall of Famer Miguel Cabrera. “Before
All four of the Detroit Tigers’ full-season affiliates suffered from a lack of offense on Tuesday, but that wasn’t the case last night, as the clubs combined to score 33 runs. But the biggest story may have been on the mound in Erie. Read about that and more in the…