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

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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

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.”

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.

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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

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

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

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

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

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:

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

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

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

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

NEW YORK -- Right-hander Casey Mize had a tough time executing pitches with two outs, and it hurt the Tigers in a 5-3 loss to the Yankees on Saturday afternoon at Yankee Stadium.

NEW YORK -- Despite having problems in the batter’s box, the Tigers were three outs away from victory on Friday night. But Tigers closer Jason Foley was unable to record an out, and it proved costly in a 2-1 loss to the Yankees at Yankee Stadium.