After winning the Midwest League title for the first time since 2015, the awards haven't stopped coming in for the Detroit Tigers' High-A affiliate; the West Michigan Whitecaps.
The Detroit Tigers are fighting to have home-field advantage through the American League Championship Series, assuming that they make it to the postseason for the second consecutive year.
COMSTOCK PARK — Step, step, step, step…scoop, throw. Step, step, step, step…scoop, throw. The West Michigan Whitecaps had just concluded their pregame work and were making their way back to the clubhouse to prepare for the game.
Starter Troy Watson threw a solid game, but the Hens didn’t need much from him in this one. They mashed three homers and pounded out 17 hits while drawing seven walks to batter the Wings.
The stars were out in full force during the 2025 World Series. From Max Scherzer in Toronto to Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts, and of course, Shohei Ohtani, in Los Angeles, there was no shortage of the game's best under the brightest lights.
The Mud Hens got good pitching as usual, but the bats had a very rough go in this one. Tanney Rainey started the game and tossed two strong innings with four strikeouts before turning it over to lefty Carlos Pena who is just up from Erie.
Scores, news, and notes, from around the Detroit Tigers’ farm system for Thursday, May 30, 2024. Brant Hurter was knocked out early in this one, and the bullpen didn’t do much better.