The Detroit Tigers “Weekly” Draft Report returns after an extended absence , this time with a more focused approach to the 2021 Draft. Up to this point we’ve been offering updates on top performers in college baseball, but today we are going to focus strictly on who the Detroit Tigers might take with the number…
(Toledo, OH) The Tigers scored twice in the bottom of the ninth inning to pick up a 7-6 win over Pittsburgh in an alternate site game at Fifth Third Field. For a second straight game the Pirates struck first putting a run on the board in the top of the second. The Tigers roared right
Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch approached outfielder JaCoby Jones in the dugout with a question during Game 2 of Wednesday’s doubleheader against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Comerica Park. “Is baseball any fun for you?” Hinch asked. They laughed. But Jones was frustrated. Jones wasn’t in the lineup for Game 2 — Hinch went with utility player Niko
A week ago, the Detroit Tigers headed to Oakland off of an impressive sweep of the Astros and a winning percentage back up to .500. All of those good feelings are long gone, though, after dropping all four to the Athletics and two of three against Pittsburgh. The offense averaged just over two runs a
Show Caption Hide Caption What Detroit Tigers’ Jose Urena thought about catch from JaCoby Jones Detroit Tigers right-hander Jose Urena talks Thursday, April 22, 2021, after pitching seven scoreless innings in a loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press Akil Baddoo stormed onto the baseball stage three weeks ago. The Detroit Tigers’ rookie outfielder became
Detroit Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal always assumed his role would change at some point this season because of the imposed innings limits to the team’s young pitchers. Fellow rookie Casey Mize could face a similar reality this summer. When right-hander Spencer Turnbull returned to the rotation this week, manager AJ Hinch turned to what he described
Show Caption Hide Caption What Detroit Tigers’ Jose Urena thought about catch from JaCoby Jones Detroit Tigers right-hander Jose Urena talks Thursday, April 22, 2021, after pitching seven scoreless innings in a loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press Detroit Tigers (7-12) vs. Kansas City Royals (10-7) When: 7:10 p.m. Friday. Where: Comerica
Janie McCauley | Associated Press San Francisco — A handsome, golden-colored therapy bunny named Alex came to the ballpark and stole the hearts of San Francisco Giants fans Thursday night, attending the series opener against Miami with owners Kei Kato and Josh Row. Sporting a dark bow tie with orange crabs to represent the Giants’ colors, 4
(Toledo, OH) A five run seventh inning for Pittsburgh sent the Tigers to a 6-3 loss in an Alternate Site contest at Fifth on Third Field Thursday night. After the Pirates took the lead with a run in the top of the second inning, Ryan Kreidler would answer with a solo home run in the
The Draft, obviously, is all about projection. All 30 teams’ scouting staffs scour the country evaluating the best amateur talent available each year, trying to decipher who will turn into the game’s next stars. It is a huge understatement to call it an inexact science. Over the years, we’ve tried to encapsulate what the scouting
Tigers manager A.J. Hinch speaks to the media on his team’s effort in the series finale against the Pirates. #Leinenkugels
Detroit — During the nightcap of a very chilly doubleheader on Wednesday, manager AJ Hinch sidled over to JaCoby Jones. Jones, who lost his regular center fielder role earlier in the season, had gone 0-for-2 in the first game and was enduring a 1-for-21 skid with 10 strikeouts. “’Is this any fun for you?’” Hinch said,
Detroit — You can curse the baseball gods and bemoan buzzard’s luck for a couple of seeing-eye singles the Pirates hit off reliever Gregory Soto in the eighth inning that ultimately sunk the Tigers, 4-2, in the series finale Thursday at Comerica Park. But the Tigers didn’t do much to create their own misfortune, squandering another
When the Detroit Tigers signed right-hander Jose Urena to a one-year, $3.25 million contract this offseason, general manager Al Avila’s decision was met with skepticism. Remember, the 29-year-old had a 5.25 ERA for the Miami Marlins in the 2019 and 2020 seasons. More importantly, one-year rentals for starting pitchers don’t often work in Detroit’s favor —
JaCoby Jones showed off his skills with an opposite field home run, and also the catch of the day with a showstopper in centerfield. Akil Baddoo was off to the races with a triple and a double that could have been a home run. But it wasn’t enough, as the Pirates earned a late 4-2
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Show Caption Hide Caption What Detroit Tigers’ Jose Urena thought about catch from JaCoby Jones Detroit Tigers right-hander Jose Urena talks Thursday, April 22, 2021, after pitching seven scoreless innings in a loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press Detroit Tigers right-hander Jose Urena looked to the outfield and tipped his hat
The final game of a three-game set, the first pair coming yesterday in a split doubleheader, saw the Pirates take the series with a 4-2 win on a pair of runs in the eighth inning. The calendar said April, but the weather sure didn’t agree: it was a chilly 43°F (6°C) and a breezy 15
DETROIT — The sight of Akil Baddoo speeding around second base on his way to a third as his second-inning line drive rolled to the fence in left-center field sent a chilly Comerica Park crowd into a frenzy Thursday afternoon. Fans were on their feet again in the seventh when Baddoo’s drive to left seemed
Detroit — Fair or not, scrutiny comes with the territory for a big-league player, especially for players who come in with the credentials and hype of Tigers’ rookie pitchers Casey Mize and Tarik Skubal. The scrutiny, intensified these days by the availability and accessibility of data and information, can be dispiriting, distracting and disruptive to