Last season felt like a breakthrough for Detroit Tigers starter Casey Mize. The former first-round pick was named an American League All-Star for the first time.
The Detroit Tigers faced the Toronto Blue Jays this afternoon in Dunedin, FL. The Tigers entered today 5-12 in Grapefruit League play while Toronto was 9-10.
Detroit Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal was back on the mound today for his first pitching outing since leaving Team USA in the middle of the World Baseball Classic.
We’re pretty excited about Lucas Elissalt. Right now he doesn’t really have the stuff of a frontline starter, but there are a lot of traits that point toward a very advanced young pitcher who repeats everything well with good command.
As Spring Training opens for 2026, all 30 teams have high hopes and big questions. These are the storylines to follow for each team heading into Opening Day.
The Detroit Tigers started the 2025 season as the hottest team in Major League Baseball, carrying their hot stretch from 2024 into the season. However, after the All-Star break, things fell apart, and Detroit could have used a few extra bats to help the cause.
While the prep pitchers have dealt with injury, the Detroit Tigers continue to do well in the college ranks. Outside of Jackson Jobe, most of their pitching success on the farm has come from finding undervalued college arms like Troy Melton, Jake Miller, Andrew Sears, Lucas Elissalt, and Jaden Hamm.
Safe to say, Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese have never had a good bond, though both players have consistently clarified that their intensity is strictly professional.
Drafting prep position players with their top picks has been the core of the Detroit Tigers’ draft strategy since Scott Harris took over the club from Al Avila.
The Detroit Tigers looked like one of baseball’s elite teams for much of the 2025 season. At one point, the organization had a commanding lead of 15.5 games in the American League Central standings over the Cleveland Guardians.
The Detroit Tigers enter the 2026 season with one of the best rosters in the American League, fueled by a loaded starting rotation and an offense eager to bounce back after a difficult end to the season.
The 2026 MLB season is right around the corner, and it is never too early to start thinking about how it might unfold. Seemingly, every year, we have a decent handle on who should contend and who is likely to struggle, which makes looking ahead to the trade deadline inevitable.
This offseason was filled with drama for the Detroit Tigers' starting rotation. Not knowing how the Tarik Skubal arbitration deal would go and the front office remaining quiet until after the agreement was settled, the Tigers have composed one of the best starting rotations in the MLB.
In a sense, spring warm up is just ending now and something like the actual competition for the final roster spots ramping up over the final two weeks of Grapefruit League action.
The Detroit Tigers are less than two weeks away from Opening Day with one massive question looming over the roster which everyone wants to know. Of course, it's whether or not top prospect Kevin McGonigle is going to be in the lineup when Detroit takes the field for Opening Day out West against the San Diego Padres.
The Detroit Tigers are headed into the regular season with now less than two weeks to go until Opening Day as they piece together their roster and who is going to be on it.
The prep pitcher theme continues at number 18 with right-hander Owen Hall. At least the now 20-year-old Hall got on the mound last spring for a few games before going down with a stress reaction in his right shoulder.
The Detroit Tigers have a couple of prospects at the top of their farm system who have made some serious noise this spring, albeit for different reasons to this point.
The Detroit Tigers surprised some people in 2022 when they signed shortstop Javier Báez to a six-year, $140 million contract. It was surprising because of how much he struggled with the Chicago Cubs toward the end of his tenure in the Windy City.
The Detroit Tigers, ahead of today’s Grapefruit League game, made their sixth round of roster cuts as they trim their roster down for Opening Day, which is just two weeks from today.
The World Baseball Classic is entering the quarterfinals on Friday. Still, players are trying to prepare for the upcoming MLB Season, leading to some, such as Tarik Skubal, to leave the WBC and head back to spring training.
Team USA also doesn't have momentum after its rally fell short against Italy on Tuesday, and now that it is dealing with roster turnover, it's going to be harder for it to regroup and get used to the changes before the next round begins.
Tarik Skubal, Michael Wacha and Ryan Yarbrough are off the Team USA roster for the bracket round of the World Baseball Classic. Manager Mark DeRosa is turning to three relief pitchers as Skubal returns to spring training with the Detroit Tigers according to his plan shared before the tournament began.
Detroit Tigers first baseman Spencer Torkelson recently suffered an injury scare after getting hit by a pitch during a spring training simulated game. According to Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press, Torkelson has been diagnosed with a right forearm contusion.
The Detroit Tigers are looking to build on a successful 2025, which saw them fall one win short of making their first American League Championship appearance since 2013.
The Tigers announced Tuesday that they’ve selected the contract of left-hander Enmanuel De Jesus. Righty Troy Melton, who’s been slowed in camp due to elbow inflammation, was placed on the 60-day injured list to open a spot on the 40-man roster.