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Kingman’s finest delivers historic 2025 MLB moment for Detroit

Originally posted on Burn City Sports | By Ben Bliklen | Last updated May 26, 2025 8:23 AM ET

DETROIT – A pitcher from Kingman, Arizona made headlines on Sunday as Tarik Skubal had a historical moment for the Detroit Tigers.

Tarik Skubal just threw as good of a game as you’re ever going to see. His start against Cleveland:Kings

9 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 13 K

94 pitches, 72 strikes

Final pitch: 102.6 mph, the hardest of his career

26 swings and misses

First CG of his career
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— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) May 25, 2025

Tarik Skubal is not only a household name, but he holds a key to the city. Kingman, Arizona shuts down like a Friday Night Lights episode when Skubal pitches. It was a memorable Memorial Day weekend when Skubal was the first pitcher in Tigers history to throw a complete game with zero walks, no more than two hits, and 13+ strikeouts.

A Tarik Skubal start day is an EVENT in Kingman, Arizona.

His hometown might be small, but he has an army of supporters who stop their day to watch him pitch.

I’ll have the full story Sunday on @12SportsAZ. pic.twitter.com/GCcN7tlLlB

— Jake García (@Jake_M_Garcia) April 3, 2025

It was a madhouse in Detroit, as they haven’t been this loud since the NFL playoffs and Cade Cunningham’s playoff debut. Skubal pitched all nine innings in a statement shutout. He only allowed two hits, and smiled his way to a victory with no earned runs on his outing.

The last pitch of the game for the Kingman kid, was the hardest of Skubal’s career, 102.6 mph. Maybe it’s the Rock Springs Cafe pie, or Skubal just loving the upcoming summer heat, but he represented Arizona in legendary fashion on Sunday.