Detroit Tigers: Breaking News, Rumors & Highlights

Detroit Tigers News / Detroit Tigers on SI / August 4

Tigers Promoting Two Exciting Young Prospects To High-A West Michigan

The Detroit Tigers have what was considered going into the season to be the best farm system in Major League Baseball. Understandably, a ton of the attention goes to the guys at the very top who are ranked not only in the upper echelon of the team's pipeline, but are also top-100 guys throughout all of baseball.

Detroit Tigers News / Athlon Sports / August 4

Busy but Not Better? Tigers’ Deadline Strategy Under Fire

Everyone has an opinion on the Tigers' trade deadline moves, and former MLB GM Jim Bowden has a pretty strong one. He saw the Tigers' front office doing a lot of eyewash, and isn’t sold on the Tigers’ trade deadline flurry.

Detroit Tigers News / Detroit Tigers on SI / August 4

First Impression of Charlie Moron Appears Like Tigers May Have Gotten a Steal

Fans were not thrilled with the trade deadline approach from the Detroit Tigers. Understandably, the hope was that some of the biggest names on the market would be headed to the Motor City.

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Detroit Tigers News / Fastball on SI / August 4

Detroit Tigers' Trade Acquisition Shows Well in First Outing and Joins Rare Baseball History

New Detroit Tigers pitcher Charlie Morton, recently acquired from the Baltimore Orioles at the trade deadline, showed well on Sunday in his first appearance in a Detroit uniform.

Detroit Tigers News / Detroit Tigers on SI / August 4

$140 Million All-Star Slugger’s July Struggles Becoming a Concern for Tigers

As the Detroit Tigers try to build some momentum after the All-Star break, the team should be slightly concerned about one of their stars. Overall, it has been a great season for the Tigers.

Casey Mize News / Field Level Media / August 4

Tigers' Casey Mize looks for turnaround effort vs. Twins

Casey Mize pitched well enough during his first 15 starts to be named an American League All-Star. The Detroit Tigers right-hander will be looking to regain that form when he starts against the visiting Minnesota Twins on Monday night.

Detroit Tigers News / Detroit Tigers on SI / August 3

Tigers Should Have Traded for Former Diamondbacks Star Pitcher at Trade Deadline

The Detroit Tigers have seen the trade deadline come and go, and the overwhelming opinion is that they didn’t do enough to improve. For most of the first half of the season, the Tigers were considered to be the best team in the American League by quite a sizeable margin.

Detroit Tigers News / Detroit Tigers on SI / August 3

Tigers Calculated Conservative Trade Deadline Strategy Will Pay Off Long Term

The Detroit Tigers had a trade deadline this past week, which many fans were not exactly thrilled with the results. After being linked for months to virtually every top name available, the Tigers largely made smaller and more calculated additions in the bullpen and added some low-cost starters.

MLB News / Athlon Sports / August 3

Tarik Skubal Matches Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw With Record Setting Feat

The Detroit Tigers defeated the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on Saturday by a score of 7-5, a game that included another masterful performance from ace pitcher Tarik Skubal.

Detroit Tigers News / Detroit Tigers on SI / August 3

Tigers Recently Released Left-Handed Pitcher Claimed by Nationals off Waivers

The Detriot Tigers made several moves ahead of the MLB trade deadline that required them to make corresponding moves with their 40-man roster to accommodate the newest additions.

PJ Poulin News / MLB Trade Rumors / August 3

Nationals claim left-hander off waivers from Tigers

The Nationals announced this afternoon that they’ve claimed left-hander PJ Poulin off waivers from the Tigers. Poulin was designated for assignment to make room for right-hander Charlie Morton on the club’s 40-man roster on the day of the trade deadline.

Tarik Skubal News / Detroit Tigers on SI / August 3

Tigers Ace Tarik Skubal Makes Some Incredible MLB History With Recent Road Dominance

Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal cemented his place amongst the best starting pitchers in baseball when he unanimously won the American League Cy Young Award in 2024 while completing the pitching triple crown.

Detroit Tigers News / Field Level Media / August 3

Charlie Morton to make Tigers debut in series finale vs. Phillies

The Detroit Tigers acquired Charlie Morton just before the trade deadline expired. They'll waste little time to put him into their rotation. Morton will make his Tigers debut when he starts the finale of a three-game series against the Phillies in Philadelphia on Sunday night.

Detroit Tigers News / Detroit Tigers on SI / August 3

Tigers’ Decisions at MLB Trade Deadline Could Limit Upside in October

Despite being the best team in the American League for the first half of the season, there is some reason to be concerned about the Detroit Tigers. While they got off to an amazing start to the year, the Tigers have been rather pedestrian of late.

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Detroit Tigers News / Field Level Media / August 2

Javier Baez drives in 4, as Tigers defeat Phillies

Tarik Skubal struck out 10 in seven innings and Detroit's offense backed him with four homers as the Tigers topped host Philadelphia, 7-5, on Saturday.

Detroit Tigers News / Minor League Baseball on SI / August 2

Detroit Tigers Exciting Top Prospect Does Something He's Never Done at Double-A

Playing at Double-A Erie, Detroit Tigers top prospect Josue Briceno did something he's never done on Friday: Hit a home run. In fact, he hit his first two home runs at that level while playing against the Akron Rubberducks.

Gleyber Torres News / Athlon Sports / August 1

Once Written Off Gleyber Torres Hits Milestone in Tigers Resurgence

Gleyber Torres hit his 150th career home run Thursday night—and once again, the Phillies were on the receiving end. The Tigers infielder launched a solo shot at Citizens Bank Park, marking another milestone in a quietly steady career.

Detroit Tigers News / Inside The Diamonds / August 1

Detroit Tigers Roster Moves 8/1/2025

The Detroit Tigers added three relievers and two starting pitchers over the last few days as the trade deadline occurred yesterday. Ahead of today’s series opener against the Philadelphia Phillies, the Tigers added right-handed pitchers Kyle Finnegan and Rafael Montero to the 26-man roster.

Detroit Tigers News / Just Baseball / August 1

Tigers Opt for Quantity Over Quality at the Trade Deadline

After weeks of discussing all of the big names who could carry the Detroit Tigers through the playoffs, they landed a slew of names no one was talking about instead.

Dietrich Enns News / MLB Trade Rumors / August 2

Orioles acquire lefty from Tigers as trade deadline concludes

The Orioles and Tigers apparently made a last minute trade before the deadline.

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MLB News / Larry Brown Sports / July 31

Twins gut nearly half of their MLB roster before trade deadline

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