Dunedin, Fla. — What the Tigers have in Tarik Skubal is akin to what dog-owners have in their new pedigreed puppy. A lot of work ahead. And a lot of fun watching as some blessed DNA takes over and creates a certain, well, magnificence. Skubal has the physical stuff down. He affirmed as much Sunday at
The Tigers set their rotation a few days ago, knowing they wouldn’t have Spencer Turnbull for the start of the season. Now they’re not counting on having the young right-hander ready to rejoin their rotation until at least mid-April. “I know he’s been able to do a little bit of physical activity on him, but
With the final days of Spring Training at hand, top prospects are making bids to lock up roster spots heading into the 2021 big league season. Atlanta’s 16th-ranked talent Alex Jackson impressed both at and behind the plate to headline Sunday’s prospect performers. Jackson, who’s been in the running for a catching spot behind starter
DUNEDIN, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers tied the Toronto Blue Jays, 4-4, on Sunday at TD Ballpark, remaining at 12-11 in Grapefruit League play. What happened Left-hander Tarik Skubal made his final start before the regular season and looked shaky in the first inning, issuing a walk and single to his first two batters. Then,
Hope is eternal as the roster competitions are now complete and the long practice routine known as Spring Training comes to an end. The birds are chirping, the bunny rabbits have become visible in the backyard, and the weather is warming up except for the Opening Day forecast as is tradition. The 6 months 162 game…
What are Las Vegas oddsmakers saying about the Detroit Tigers for 2021? Since online betting became legal in Michigan back in mid-January, the ads for the various online betting apps have come across social media and on TV and hitting consumers at all angles. Whether you are scrolling on a social media channel or watching…
Detroit – Manager AJ Hinch has set the Tigers Opening Day roster, but not necessarily in stone. There are probably more than a few players still walking on egg shells because one sticky question remains unanswered. What happens when right-handed starting pitcher Spencer Turnbull gets cleared and returns from the non-baseball (COVID-19 protocol) injured list?
Truth be told, Tigers manager A.J. Hinch was thinking about a rotation at first base long before Detroit had questions about Renato Núñez’s defense there this spring. The Tigers manager was thinking about it long before the club signed Núñez. It really dates back to the start of the offseason as Detroit looked over its
By Mark Polishuk | March 28, 2021 at 9:35am CDT The latest coronavirus situations to monitor around baseball… Latest Updates Right-hander Spencer Turnbull will miss at least the Tigers’ first few series of the year, manager A.J. Hinch told MLB.com’s Jason Beck and other reporters. Turnbull has been away from Spring Training camp since March
Brooke Fletcher and Devin Gardner reporting from Triumph Church, just one of the neighborhood stops on the Tigers’ Season Kickoff Tour this weekend to get fans excited for Opening Day this Thursday. #DetroitRoots
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LAKELAND, Fla. — About a dozen Detroit Tigers fans spread across the grass beyond the outfield fence, waiting for a home run ball. “Here one comes!” somebody said, as a baseball came screaming through the air as the Tigers took batting practice. “I got it!” “Watch out for the tree!” Michela Deschene, 43, of Lakeland,
The Detroit Tigers are in the midst of a lengthy drought in the international free agent market. Since dealing away shortstop prospect Willy Adames in 2014, and third baseman Eugenio Suarez that offseason, the club has struggled to land any high end talent. Outfielder Jose de la Cruz is one of those with a chance
LAKELAND, Fla. — The sun beats down on Detroit Tigers catcher Jake Rogers as he walks alone in New Moore, Texas. There isn’t a traffic light in this town, only a lonely stop sign to direct vehicles for 15 locals. His grandmother used to own a grocery store — Rogers Grocery — on the corner,
The Tigers informed corner infielder Renato Núñez he won’t make the Opening Day roster, Cody Stavenhagen of the Athletic was among those to note. Núñez has been in camp as a non-roster invitee. The 26-year-old has the ability to opt out of his minor-league contract if he’d like to explore other opportunities. The Orioles non-tendered Núñez
Spring Training is a chance for all sorts of players to make a big impression on their clubs and fans, from top prospects showcasing what their futures might look like to out-of-nowhere surprises who force their way onto Opening Day rosters. With Opening Day 2021 less than a week away, it’s time to take a
The Detroit Tigers used an eight-run eighth inning to cap off a wild comeback victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday. We would normally use a word like “thrilling” to describe what happened, but the Tigers’ big inning featured seven (!) walks and a hit batter, with only three hits. In the middle of all
Having tools is one thing. Knowing how to use them is what turns a well-hit single into a double. Wander Franco, MLB’s No. 1 overall prospect, put his talent and his baseball intelligence to use on Saturday, hustling his way into a two-bagger in the Rays’ 2-0 win over the Twins. He scored on a
Lynn Henning | Special to The Detroit News Lakeland, Florida — For sheer weirdness, the sports world has annually offered spring-training baseball games, where all kinds of misadventures and artistic abuse can occur. They don’t get a lot loopier than the nine-inning cavalcade of craziness that unfurled Saturday as the Tigers beat the Philadelphia Phillies,
Sometimes late in Spring Training, as teams set their rosters and players start looking ahead to the regular season, crazy games happen. But somewhere on the Tigers’ and Phillies’ marches to Opening Day, they walked, ran, stumbled and scrambled through a bizarre eighth inning. “It was a wild Spring Training game that obviously ended in