Following a fun Saturday win over the Orioles and a Sunday walk fest against Toronto that abruptly ended after eight innings because both sides apparently decided they just didn’t want to play anymore — and that kind of thing is allowed now — the Tigers are now 5-2 on the spring with the most wins
When I took over as the co-expert for Motor City Bengals last year, one of the things I was looking forward to doing was to re-establish the Tigers Minor League Report, a dedicated source for all things Detroit Tigers prospect-related.
By Anthony Franco | March 7, 2021 at 9:51pm CDT The White Sox probably won’t make any more additions before Opening Day, general manager Rick Hahn told Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times. While Hahn cautioned the front office would never foreclose the possibility of another pickup, it seems they’re content with the group
Have you seen them out there during these Spring Training games? Have you? They’re something we’ve seen only sporadically over the last year-plus of our lives, and didn’t see at all last season until the National League Championship Series. They’re … fans! There are fans at baseball games this spring. It’s amazing, isn’t it? It’s
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press LAKELAND, Fla. — Tarik Skubal doesn’t know how close Yolmer Sanchez’s scorching line drive came to hitting him Saturday night, but it was enough to make one of the Detroit Tigers‘ top pitching prospects concerned for his safety. “It felt pretty close,” Skubal said following the team’s 6-5 win over the Baltimore Orioles in
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Lakeland, Fla. — Let’s say the Tigers carry six starting pitchers to begin the season. That’s not set in stone, by any means, but it’s been the working theory early in camp. Let’s also say that Matthew Boyd and Spencer Turnbull are two of them. Lock them in for the sake of
Casey Mize gave up no hits in 2 innings, and received some help in the form of a diving play by 2nd baseman Greg Garcia. The Tigers picked up their 5th win of the spring, 5-1 over the Blue Jays.
LAKELAND, Fla. — Casey Mize walked just nine batters over 83 2/3 innings during his sophomore season at Auburn. He walked 13 batters in 28 1/3 innings for the Tigers last season, and he has walked six batters through four hitless innings so far in Spring Training. It’s an odd quirk for a pitcher who
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Lakeland, Fla. — On Thursday, Blue Jays right-hander Elvis Luciano hit Tigers infielder Zack Short in the head with a 90-plus mph pitch. Short, fortunately, escaped serious injury. Catcher Grayson Greiner might not have been as lucky. A first-pitch fastball, 94 mph, from Luciano in the bottom of the sixth
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Right-hander Jose Urena breaks down first start with Detroit Tigers Detroit Tigers right-hander Jose Urena talks about his performance Sunday, March 7, 2021, in spring training. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press LAKELAND, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers picked up a 5-1 victory against the Toronto Blue
Play Ball! Two of the most beautiful words of the English language when used together have returned to our lives. Spring Training is thankfully underway in beautiful Lakeland, Florida! It has only been a week for our 2021 Detroit Tigers, and it’s way too early to draw any conclusions, but it is always fun to…
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption What Detroit Tigers veteran catcher Dustin Garneau likes about pitching prospects Detroit Tigers veteran catcher Dustin Garneau, on a minor-league deal with a camp invite, checks in Sunday, March 7, 2021, from spring training. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press LAKELAND, Fla. — With a couple
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Lakeland, Fla. — The Tigers, as they enter the third week of full-squad work, are just about at full camp capacity. Outfielder Victor Reyes passed the COVID-19 intake testing and was cleared for all activities on Sunday. He went through a full team workout on the backfields. First baseman and
Jeff Seidel | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption What Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch watches for in early spring games Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch explains what he looks for in early spring training games, Wednesday, March 3, 2021, before a game vs. Phillies. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press LAKELAND, Fla. — What
In February, we released our top 20 Detroit Tigers prospects which included detailed breakdowns of the 20 best prospects in the system. Now, it’s time for us to explore the remainder of the Detroit Tigers farm system and highlight some of the interesting names from beyond the top 20 (see what I did there). The “Beyond the…
Mitch Albom | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Mitch Albom tells Oprah about lessons that still resonate from ‘Tuesdays with Morrie’ Free Press columnist and author Mitch Albom is to appear on Oprah Winfrey’s “SuperSoul Sunday” on OWN about the 20th anniversary of the publishing of his best-selling memoir, “Tuesdays with Morrie,” and
Lynn Henning | Special to The Detroit News Show Caption Hide Caption Tigers’ Michael Fulmer after first spring start following an ‘exciting week’ Tigers pitcher speaks after his first start Saturday when he faced six batters, giving up a hit and striking out one in a 6-5 win over the Orioles. The Detroit News Sarasota,
Jeff Seidel | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch evaluates Michael Fulmer, Tarik Skubal after win Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch talks about two of his pitchers Saturday, March 6, 2021, after the team’s 6-5 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press SARASOTA, Fla. — Detroit Tigers
SARASOTA, Fla. — Tarik Skubal was the last of the highly touted pitching prospects in Tigers camp to pitch in a game this Spring Training. He was also one of the most highly anticipated. “I think my fear is that he’s going to want to do it all tonight,” manager A.J. Hinch said before Saturday’s
LAKELAND, Fla. — Kody Clemens didn’t have to wait until Spring Training to make a first impression on his new manager. He did that last fall. Clemens and a friend had an early tee time one morning near their home in Houston, early enough that they were grabbing coffee before teeing off. With everyone wearing