Tigers top prospect Spencer Torkelson told High-A West Michigan play-by-play broadcaster Dan Hasty that he’s trusting in his preparation and his work ethic as he adjusts to Minor League pitching amidst a slow start. “It’s not a huge adjustment really,” Torkelson told Hasty for the Whitecaps radio pregame show on Sunday. “You kind of just
Seattle – At least he still has his sense of humor. Tigers’ embattled reliever Joe Jimenez was asked how it felt to put up a zero against the Cubs on Sunday. “Well, it’s been a while, you know,” he said, with a wry grin slicing his face. It hadn’t been that long, actually. He closed
Detroit Tigers fans are familiar with the musings of Sparky Anderson and what he said about the first 40 games for any baseball team. It is an indication of where you are heading as a team. The first 40 games marks the first quarter of an MLB season, and so far we have seen injuries…
Editor’s note: This is the 12th in a weekly series of stories in which Detroit News freelance writer Lynn Henning will rank the top prospects in July’s MLB Draft. That crafty, caring head coach at Vanderbilt, Tim Corbin, knew exactly what he was doing two weeks ago. He decided to give Jack Leiter a week off.
Mark Gorosh presents 15 things we need to discuss about the Detroit Tigers, May edition. Check out his April edition here. 1. Let’s start with some good news… the Detroit Tigers have gone 6-7 in May.
The Detroit Tigers activated catcher Wilson Ramos from the 10-day injured list on Monday, hours before their game at the Seattle Mariners. Ramos suffered a lumbar spine strain earlier this month and was place on the injured list on May 7. To make room for Ramos on the 26-man roster, reliever Alex Lange was sent
Well, here are we at the venerable 40-game mark folks. As a result, the spirit of Sparky Anderson now gives us license to tell you the obvious; this team is bad, again. Our own Patrick O’Kennedy broke down some of the numbers for you today, but it certainly didn’t take a lot of crunching to
Seattle — If the Tigers hit and scored runs on a more consistent basis, their margin for error would be bigger and issues like this might not come up at all. But the Tigers are one of the worst-hitting teams in baseball. They average a little more than three runs per game. That’s the cushion Tigers
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As the Detroit Tigers continue to trudge through their rebuild, the focus of the 2021 season is as much on Toledo, Erie, Comstock Park and Lakeland as it is at Comerica Park. Hope springs eternal for the Tigers because of the prospects in their minor league system. Evan Petzold ranked the top 15 before the
Tigers infielder/outfielder Harold Castro has earned a reputation for being able to put the bat on the ball on even the toughest of pitches, but he still managed to surprise his teammates when he connected on two separate swings on just one pitch in batting practice. Perhaps this method of preparation works? One day later
The Chris Ilitch era of ownership of the Detroit Tigers continues to try the patience of Tigers’ fans as the team enters its’ fifth season since Mike Ilitch passed in February, 2017. The lack of spending on quality major league free agent players (including their home grown players), the absence of quality additions through trades
ERIE, Pa. — You watch Ryan Kreidler play shortstop for the Erie SeaWolves and you think: This kid could play in the big leagues. He has an impressive glove, a strong arm and an ability to make highlight plays. “He’s one of the best shortstops I’ve played with,” said Riley Greene, his Double-A teammate and
Each new baseball season brings with it plenty of unexpected outcomes and performances. Whether it’s a highly touted rookie living up to some lofty expectations or a career journeyman suddenly breaking out with a new club or a team’s expected weakness instead proving to be a strength, every team has its share of surprises. With
COMSTOCK PARK, MI – The West Michigan Whitecaps nearly erased a five-run deficit on Sunday afternoon, but the Great Lakes Loons held on for a 7-4 victory in front of a 2,000-fan limited-capacity sellout at LMCU Ballpark. The Whitecaps trailed 5-0 after five innings battled back by scoring four runs over the next two innings,
A look at how Tigers minor-leaguers are faring two weeks into their 2021 season. Triple-A Toledo Who’s hot … ► Cole Peterson, SS: Peterson’s been a habitual hitter since the Mud Hens got their 2021 schedule rolling. He’s batting .333, with an .846 OPS, all while playing a solid shortstop. Peterson bats left-handed, is 5-foot-11, 160
The SeaWolves made it back-to-back series victories to start the season, winning a back-and-forth contest with the Akron RubberDucks, 7-6, on Sunday afternoon at UPMC Park. Erie scored in the first inning for the fourth game in the series, tagging starter Eli Lingos for four runs and knocking him out of the game after just
Tigers top prospect Spencer Torkelson still is looking for his first professional home run. But on Saturday night, he had his first big hit. Torkelson delivered the first walk-off of his short career in the Tigers’ farm system, with a two-out, bases-loaded single in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Single-A West
The Erie SeaWolves, Double-A Affiliate of the Detroit Tigers, are celebrating capacity levels being expanded to 75% with an expanded promotional schedule for the upcoming six-game series against the Binghamton Rumble Ponies (New York Mets) from May 18-23. From Tuesday, May 18 through Friday, May 21, SeaWolves fans can receive one free kids ticket (ages
Detroit Tigers left-hander Matthew Boyd had quickly defined himself as a strike thrower this season en route to a 1.94 ERA through seven starts entering Sunday’s outing against the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs took notice of that, swinging early and often in counts, eventually breaking through for a three-run sixth inning. The Tigers (14-26) lost, 5-1, in the series