Tigers infielder Zack Short, acquired in a trade with the Cubs in August, likes the vibe in Lakeland: “Everybody’s a good person.” #TigersST
The Detroit Tigers among both AL and NL Central teams were among one of the more active teams in terms of making personal moves. As a collective, the AL Central spent $180.25 million dollars. The division that spent the least? The NL Central at $67.95 million.
Tigers prospect Riley Greene has wowed many in his quick rise through the farm system, but A.J. Hinch isn’t interested in skipping any steps with the talented prodigy. For now, Greene is taking advantage of every opportunity to learn from the veterans in Lakeland, while reminding all watchers of his potential with every fluid swing.
Jeff Seidel | Detroit Free Press LAKELAND, Fla. — This strange, restricted, distant spring training has been reduced to this: Standing behind a chain-link fence, looking through binoculars, gazing across the field and trying to figure out if Spencer Torkelson has a wrap around his injured finger on his throwing hand. Torkelson, one of the Tigers
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Lakeland, Fla. — There aren’t many more intriguing and potentially pivotal players on the Tigers pitching staff than lefty Gregory Soto. The baseball world got a taste of that last year when he didn’t allow a run over his first 10 innings, posting a 14-2 strikeout-walk mix. With his elite two-seam fastball
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press LAKELAND, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers announced the first two starting pitchers of their spring training games, beginning Sunday against the Philadelphia Phillies at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland. The first starting pitcher is left-hander Tyler Alexander, manager AJ Hinch said Thursday morning. And when the Tigers hit the road for Tampa on
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Spencer Torkelson ‘obsessed with winning’ for Detroit Tigers, even in minors Detroit Tigers third baseman Spencer Torkelson chats Friday, Jan. 29, 2021, about getting ready for his first real professional season. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press LAKELAND, Fla. — Detroit Tigers third baseman Spencer Torkelson will miss
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press LAKELAND, Fla. — The injury to Spencer Torkelson not only delays his long-awaited debut, but it could also open an opportunity for a few young Detroit Tigers prospects. Torkelson, the Tigers’ No. 1 prospect, was supposed to play Sunday when the team opens Grapefruit League competition in spring training vs. the Philadelphia Phillies at Joker
Matt Melzak, Erik Ibsen, Kyle Moll, and Mike Keedy discuss the upcoming Mud Hens baseball season in regards to our league realignment, ticket availability, health and safety protocols, and more.
Tony Paul | The Detroit News Baseball fans, clearly, are an eager bunch. Spring-training tickets in both Florida and Arizona are hot commodities, including the Tigers, who earlier this month sold out all 15 of their home Grapefruit League games in three hours. The Tigers are operating at limited capacity at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland,
Zack Hess had to wait until the seventh round of the 2019 MLB Draft to hear his named called. The right-hander out of LSU had a ton of talent, but he also had a very high effort and funky delivery that scared teams away. The Detroit Tigers selected him with a plan to transition him
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Lakeland, Fla. – AJ Hinch and his coaching staff had just finalized lineup plans Wednesday for the first couple of exhibition games, which start Sunday, with Tigers’ top prospect Spencer Torkelson to make an early start at third base. Then came the phone call Wednesday night: Torkelson cut his right index
LAKELAND, Fla. – Spencer Torkelson’s highly anticipated Grapefruit League debut will have to wait a few days. The Tigers’ top prospect will miss the first few games of Spring Training after suffering a small cut on his right index finger. The injury happened Wednesday night at home, manager A.J. Hinch said. Torkelson is sharing a
Mitts popping, bats cracking, sun shining–just some of the stimulations for the Detroit Tigers in Lakeland, Florida as all but a few stragglers are present to prepare for the upcoming, semi-normal 162-game schedule for the 2021 season.
Tarik Skubal fully emerged from the shadow of Casey Mize and Matt Manning in 2020. After some early struggles, his major league debut was a success under difficult circumstances and offered a glimpse at his potential to become a very good starting pitcher. Now with some experience under his belt, and a new pitch to
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption How Detroit Tigers’ Casey Mize felt pitching live to batters Wednesday in camp Detroit Tigers pitching prospect Casey Mize pitched Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, against Niko Goodrum, Harold Castro and Greg Garcia in camp. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press LAKELAND, Fla. — Top pitching prospect Casey
Jeff Seidel | Detroit Free Press LAKELAND, Fla. — We interrupt spring training for a fishing story. Spencer Torkelson and Riley Greene, two of the Detroit Tigers’ top prospects, went fishing in a pond behind the house they are renting at spring training. And Jake Rogers, their other roommate, went out to watch and pulled up
I must admit I was hoping Mike would go with a big leaguer so I could nab Franco here, and had I been able to walk away with a Franco-Robert combination with my back-to-back picks, I would’ve been thrilled. I know Robert faded down the stretch in 2020, but keep in mind that was just
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Lakeland, Fla. — Professor AJ Hinch delivered a meaty media session Wednesday morning. The topic: zone defense. Say what now? This wasn’t a basketball discussion. The way Hinch conceptualizes and teaches defensive shifts is akin to playing a zone. “The reality is, we don’t know exactly where the ball is going
Jeff Seidel | Detroit Free Press LAKELAND, Fla. — One Stanford man was heart-broken for another on Wednesday. Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch was rattled after learning that Tiger Woods was seriously injured outside Los Angeles on Tuesday after a rollover accident. “I was sick to my stomach,” Hinch said Wednesday morning. Hinch and Woods both attended