LAKELAND, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers lost to the Tampa Bay Rays, 5-0, on Tuesday at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium, finishing 13-12 in Grapefruit League play, with four ties. The Tigers return to Detroit on Tuesday night before Thursday’s Opening Day against the Cleveland Indians at Comerica Park. Left-hander Matthew Boyd is the
For the second year in a row, Detroiters are losing a beloved, but unofficial, holiday to the pandemic: Opening Day at Comerica Park. Last year, Opening Day was delayed as the baseball season was postponed. When the season finally started in July, the city was a ghost town of its usual boisterous self. In addition
Detroit — It was early in camp and some of the young infielders were getting a little goosey during a drill. A play was missed. One of the players tried to laugh it off and AJ Hinch, just a week into his first full-squad workouts as manager of the Tigers, lost it. He stopped the drill
Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch has a message for Spencer Torkelson, the first-round draft pick who has struggled throughout spring training: Just forget it. It doesn’t count. “We’re gonna leave spring training behind us, both us as a team and him as a player,” Hinch said Tuesday morning, before the Tigers’ final spring training game. “The
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Show Caption Hide Caption Tigers’ Gregory Soto: ‘I’ve got the talent to be one of the top (relievers)’ With the help of interpreter Carlos Guillen, Chris McCosky talks to reliever Gregory Soto about his 2.70 ERA and 10Ks in 6 2/3 innings in spring training. The Detroit News Lakeland, Fla. — They look like numbers that somehow
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LAKELAND, Fla. — Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch has announced Miguel Cabrera, entering his 19th campaign in the majors, as his Opening Day first baseman. The Tigers begin the season Thursday against the Cleveland Indians at Comerica Park. The memorable day of baseball will also be Cabrera’s first regular-season contest at first base since June
Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers’ AJ Hinch explains Miguel Cabrera’s offensive approach this spring Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch talks Monday, March 29, 2021, about Miguel Cabrera’s approach in the batter’s box this spring training. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press It was so easy. I went to Ford Field last week, stood in line
LAKELAND, Fla. — Looking back, Marwin Gonzalez is thankful for the transformation that reshaped his career. In a backup role with the Houston Astros, he played a career-high 103 games in the 2014 season, his third year in the majors. At the time, Gonzalez considered himself a shortstop. Then, manager AJ Hinch showed up. “He was the one
Even with team rosters finally coming into focus with Opening Day approaching, there are still significant questions to be answered for every Major League team. Whether it’s a club looking to snap a lengthy postseason drought or the reigning champion Dodgers, every team has at least one lingering matter that will play out over the
The Detroit Tigers Weekly Draft Report gets back into the groove as the top of the draft continues to take shape. Last week we saw more dominant pitching, including one no-hitter and another near no-hitter, while many of the presumed top bats continue to slide down the ranks.
While Spring Training stats don’t carry all of the weight, it still can be exciting when a young player grabs the spotlight at camp. Top prospects Ke’Bryan Hayes and Akil Baddoo continued notching big hits for their respective teams as both registered exit velocities over 100 mph in Monday’s Grapefruit League action. Hayes, baseball’s No.
Finally? Finally. Finally. Yes, finally, we’ll get baseball that counts, beginning Thursday. (OK, OK, we’ve got a couple more spring training games today and tomorrow, but who’s counting?) Cleveland will be in town — they’re lacking Francisco Lindor, Carlos Carrasco, Carlos Santana, Trevor Bauer and their old nickname (more or less), but Shane Bieber is
Hi, my name is Mark Gorosh. Most of you know me as sportz5176 on Twitter. I’ve been hanging around discussing the Detroit Tigers for close to 20 years. My column will typically be 8-10 things I think we should talk about. Sometimes they will be data based, other times they will be pure opinions or…
When we talked about players who absolutely clobber the Detroit Tigers, you can think of a few names that we brought up last August. Players like Whit Merrifield and Jose Ramirez came to mind. Thankfully in 2020, the shortened season allowed us to only see a few of these players limit their damage against Tigers…
With only three games remaining on their Grapefruit League calendar, the Detroit Tigers entered their contest with the New York Yankees on Monday just looking to get those last reps in. Pitchers and hitters should be dialed in and conditioned for the season by now, so it’s more about the finer points. However, in the
TAMPA, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers defeated the New York Yankees, 5-2, on Monday at George M. Steinbrenner Field, improving to 13-11 in Grapefruit League play. What happened The Tigers scored their five runs on six hits and two walks. They struck out 13 times. Right-hander Jose Urena made his final spring start and pitched into the fifth inning.
The Tigers watched the Twins and White Sox vault from rebuilding teams with loads of young talent to playoff contenders to division favorites over the past few years. It’s not Detroit’s turn to make the jump just yet, but it’s time for the Tigers to turn the corner. A.J. Hinch’s arrival as manager and Chris
The Tigers opted to mix and match at first base to open the season, but they’ll still have Renato Núñez just down the road in case they change their minds. The slugging first baseman decided not to exercise the opt-out clause in his contract and will report to the alternate site in Toledo, Ohio, when