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…
Here’s a look at Wednesday’s top Minor League performers from each team’s Top 30 Prospects list: Tigers: Riley Greene, OF (MLB No. 17), Double-A ErieGage Workman, SS (No. 12), Low-A LakelandGreene broke out of a 2-for-18 slide in a big way, going 3-for-4, scoring twice and stealing his first base of the season. The 20-year-old
COMSTOCK PARK, MI – The West Michigan Whitecaps were unable to hold a 7-0 lead but managed to rally for a 9-8 walkoff victory over the Great Lakes Loons Wednesday night at LMCU Ballpark – marking the ‘Caps first home victory since August 25, 2019. Daniel Cabrera’s game-tying RBI-double in the ninth set up a
Casey Mize took the mound against KC and threw a solid game, holding the Royals to just 2 runs; he speaks with the media post game. #DetroitRoots
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Miguel Cabrera became Major League Baseball’s all-time hits leader for a player born in Venezuela when he tied and then passed Omar Vizquel with a couple of key singles in the Tigers 4-2 win over the Royals. It’s the third straight win for the Tigers, and the 2nd win of Casey Mize’s career.
Tonight, Miguel Cabrera became the #1 hits leader among Venezuelan born MLB players and moved up another spot on the all time MLB hits list; he speaks with the media post game. #DetroitRoots