Lakeland, Fla. – The odds against Christin Stewart starting the season with the Tigers were long the day outfielder Robbie Grossman was signed to a two-year, $10 million deal. They grew longer when the club subsequently signed outfielder Nomar Mazara. Finally, all bets were off after Stewart struck out 10 times in 17 plate appearances
Sánchez made his first career Spring Training appearance, after a visa issue and a false-positive COVID-19 test delayed his campaign. The Marlins’ top prospect worked around a pair of hits and a walk for 1 2/3 scoreless innings. Sánchez utilized three ground balls, including two double plays to get out unscathed. McClanahan pitched a perfect
Lakeland, Fla. — Baseball is intriguing on so many levels, even in an otherwise drowsy, mid-camp Grapefruit League game like the Tigers 4-0 loss to the Blue Jays on Monday at Joker Marchant Stadium. Before the game, manager AJ Hinch was asked what he hoped to see out of lefty Matthew Boyd, who was making his
Editor’s note: This is the third in a weekly series of stories in which Detroit News freelance writer Lynn Henning will rank the top prospects in July’s MLB Draft. One of the few mysteries within Brady House’s baseball portfolio is whether a man 6-foot-3, 212 pounds, who doesn’t turn 18 until June, can stay nimble
Pitching and defense were the theme of the day, as the Tigers fell to the Blue Jays 4-0. Despite the tough day for the Tigers bats, prospect Riley Greene still found a way to get on base.
Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers Rule 5 pick Akil Baddoo ‘trying to be aggressive’ Detroit Tigers outfielder Akil Baddoo talks Monday, March 15, 2021, about trying to make the 26-man roster. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press LAKELAND, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers lost to the Toronto Blue Jays, 4-0, on Monday at Publix Field
For fans of college basketball and the University of Michigan, you are pretty stoked for March Madness. So it got us thinking of how we could get involved with the Detroit Tigers. After talking it over in the MCB Slack, Sebastian, our co-contributor historian, came up with a great idea.
The leadoff home run from Jonathan Davis looked like a bad omen for Matthew Boyd in his third spring start on Monday. It wasn’t just about the three leadoff homers Boyd yielded last season. It was the fastball Boyd left over the plate that the Blue Jays’ outfielder belted out with a 105.1 exit velocity,
Detroit — Hours after GOP lawmakers argued for the state to ease crowd restrictions inside Comerica Park, the Detroit Tigers vowed to detail a plan in the coming days to admit more than the current 1,000-fan limit for Opening Day and beyond. The Tigers on Monday afternoon touted a “comprehensive plan” arranged over several months in coordination with
We are joined once again by the new Tigers manager A.J. Hinch during today’s game to give insight into the inner workings of his ballclub as they head towards Opening Day. #TigersST
Akil Baddoo is raising some eyebrows in Lakeland, delivering on the promise that made him a Rule 5 draft pick this offseason. Will the 22-year-old outfielder stick in Detroit after having not previously played above Single-A level baseball? Baddoo is making his case while making a strong first impression.
You want to believe. That might be the most important aspect of spring training every year, the belief. The fresh start, under the sun in Arizona or Florida, after so many cold months without baseball, and, well, you can be forgiven for staring a little harder at a player coming off a bad year, squinting
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers Rule 5 pick Akil Baddoo ‘trying to be aggressive’ Detroit Tigers outfielder Akil Baddoo talks Monday, March 15, 2021, about trying to make the 26-man roster. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press LAKELAND, Fla. — Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch is ready to give outfielder
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Lakeland, Fla. — Be wary of the beasts of March. Minor-league rosters typically get a middle-of-April infusion of spring training warriors who flame out quickly when the real games start. That’s the conventional wisdom, of course. It’s gets borne out every year. Mikie Mahtook comes immediately to mind. Daz Cameron from
As Akil Baddoo prepared for the test of his first big league Spring Training and his first competitive baseball in two years, he motivated himself by watching videos of Major League players to study what made them successful. “I was watching Ken Griffey Jr., Willie Mays and Barry Bonds — those three guys, my top
Final roster battles are taking shape for the Detroit Tigers as the spring training calendar reaches the home stretch with the regular season looming just two weeks away. Many of those battles involve the club’s prospects, each fighting to earn a spot on the Opening Day roster. For his part, manager A.J. Hinch seems to
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press LAKELAND, Fla. — Entering the 2014 season, Louisville baseball coach Dan McDonnell needed a new ace. He had one name in mind for the coveted role as Friday starter: Kyle Funkhouser. “We have the players fill out three individual goals and three team goals,” McDonnell told the Free Press on March 2.
The Detroit Tigers first baseman is feeling good heading into the 2021 regular-season. The Detroit Tigers are coming off back-to-back seasons where they have finished in last-place in the AL Central. This year, they are hoping to make a slow climb up the standings with a new manager leading the way in A.J. Hinch. But…
Pitching remained the order of the day Sunday. The 2019 No. 11 overall selection fanned seven batters in a row over three perfect frames in the Blue Jays’ 5-1 loss to the Yankees at TD Ballpark. After coaxing Mike Tauchman to ground out to third base to start the game, Manoah got Luke Voit to
Powered by home runs from Zack Short and Akil Baddoo, the Tigers earned a 5-1 win over the visiting Orioles.