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'I knew it was gone': Tork crushes career-high 446-foot homer

May 13, 2024

DETROIT -- The newly unveiled bat-tracking data from Statcast suggests that Spencer Torkelson has the swing to be a more productive hitter, if he could just get his timing down at the plate. As he watched his eighth-inning drive sail 446 feet to left field Monday night, sending the Tigers

Injuries & Moves: Miller (elbow) placed on IL

May 13, 2024

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Who takes the hardest swings on each MLB team?

@Theo_DeRosa and @ColeJacobson32 and @ssc627
May 13, 2024

The Statcast era of baseball research has reached another milestone: bat speed is live on Baseball Savant. You can check out this page for more thorough details on what bat speed entails and how it’s calculated. But in the meantime, we’re kicking things off by breaking down the best of

Tigers hope Torkelson's first HR brings power surge

May 12, 2024

DETROIT -- The thrill of Sunday’s pitching duel between Jack Flaherty and former Tigers ace Justin Verlander had subsided amidst a late-inning barrage of Astros runs when Spencer Torkelson stepped to the plate with two outs in the ninth. So the ensuing swing echoed through a relatively quiet Comerica Park

How to watch Roku MLB Sunday Leadoff FREE

@Spokes_Murphy
May 13, 2024

There is a new place to watch free baseball every Sunday this season. Catch your favorite MLB action with Roku MLB Sunday Leadoff, streaming free on The Roku Channel every Sunday morning.

Watch High-A West Michigan play FREE in Thursday matinee

@thevandalorian and @brendan_samson
May 13, 2024

Once again in 2024, baseball fans can watch Minor League Baseball games across all of MLB's digital platforms. MLB.TV and At Bat subscribers can watch their favorite team's Minor League affiliates in the app at no additional cost, while all MiLB games will be available on MiLB.TV, on the web

Here's the freshly updated Top 100 Prospects list

@SamDykstraMiLB
May 12, 2024

Break out the caps and gowns. It’s time for a whole bunch of graduations and an updated Top 100 Prospects list. Young players who began the 2024 season on a Major League Opening Day roster with zero MLB service time exhausted their prospect status Sunday by way of the 45-day

Skubal (5-0) reminiscent of Verlander with triple-digit heat

Tigers lefty unbeaten in 13 straight starts since 2023, hits 100 mph for 1st time in MLB career
May 11, 2024

DETROIT -- Justin Verlander has not followed Tarik Skubal's career. He knows of the Detroit left-hander. He pulls for his old club and its young players, but admittedly has tunnel vision. “I’m always rooting for the guys and the organization,” Verlander said on Friday, “except when we play against them.”

Tigers' bullpen showing signs of slowing by the numbers

Four-run eighth inning results in loss to Astros, spoils debut of City Connect uniforms
May 10, 2024

DETROIT -- Andrew Chafin’s personality has made him a fan favorite during his stints as a Tiger, but his entrance music -- Garth Brooks’ classic, “Friends in Low Places” -- has turned his appearances at Comerica Park into a sing-along that continues after the music stops and his outing begins.

Nearly 3 years after debut, Vilade's perseverance pays off

May 10, 2024

This story was excerpted from Jason Beck’s Tigers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

Katherine Lee named AAPI Heritage Month Game Changers honoree

Vice Chair of the Council of Asian Pacific Americans celebrated for giving back to community
May 10, 2024

DETROIT -- Katherine Lee grew up working in her family’s Chinese restaurant in Detroit, which helped her build a foundation of knowledge that she has used to enjoy a successful entrepreneurial career since graduating from Wayne State University in 1975. Lee said she navigates life with a business mindset, but

The most surprising developments for each team

May 9, 2024

There has been no shortage of surprising developments in the 2024 season. Whether they are good or bad developments, or on the player or team-wide level, there are plenty of trends that have already shifted the arc of this season. With the help of each club's MLB.com beat writer, here

On the eve of 50, Hinch reflects on life, baseball

@ladsonbill24
May 9, 2024

Tigers manager A.J. Hinch turns 50 years old next Wednesday. He has had great and bad moments during his half-century, from being the winningest manager in Astros history to being suspended for the 2020 season for his involvement in the 2017 sign-stealing scandal. Now at the helm in Detroit, Hinch

'Too many mistakes' sink Tigers to 1st series loss to Guardians since '22

May 8, 2024

CLEVELAND -- Andrew Chafin is about as cool as they come among Tigers relievers, his easygoing personality helping him handle the pressures of a bullpen that finds itself in many one-run games. But as he watched David Fry connect with his sinker off the plate and tuck it inside Progressive

Potential future closers -- one for each team

@SamDykstraMiLB
May 8, 2024

Big league closers can come from all areas of the pitching world. Some are guys who have always been relievers, from college all the way up to the big leagues. Some were starters whose power stuff (and perhaps lack of command) were better suited for shorter stints coming out of

Tradition meets innovation in Tigers' City Connect uni

May 7, 2024

This story was excerpted from Jason Beck’s Tigers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. CLEVELAND -- Tigers executives sat down with representatives from Major League Baseball and Nike two years ago to try to answer one big question:

962 days after debut, Vilade notches first hits, RBIs

Ibáñez turns in career night with 2 homers, 4 RBIs, 4 runs scored
May 7, 2024

CLEVELAND -- The baseball Ryan Vilade struck for his first Major League hit sat in a plastic bag on the top shelf of his locker in the Tigers clubhouse at Progressive Field. It was three years in the making, so it was fittingly preserved for safe keeping. There were three

Tigers can't cash in with big hit in another close contest

May 6, 2024

CLEVELAND -- Riley Greene has been one of the most patient, selective hitters in baseball over the last few weeks, but he put Triston McKenzie’s first pitch Monday night over the fence in right-center at Progressive Field. “I’m always attacking first pitch,” Greene insisted afterwards, “because that could be the

Tigers' City Connect unis celebrate the Motor City

May 6, 2024

DETROIT -- The Tigers shied away from baseball’s trend of myriad alternate jerseys for years, sticking with their traditional home whites and road grays with the Olde English D. Fittingly, their jump into baseball’s City Connect series is both a tribute to Detroit’s rich history and a nod to the

Skubal battles rain, Yanks for career-high 12 K's

@ladsonbill24
May 5, 2024

NEW YORK -- When Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal is on the mound, he brings an edge that reminds manager A.J. Hinch of some of the high-end pitchers he has been around over the years. And the skipper has been around some great ones such as Gerrit Cole and Justin Verlander