Zach McKinstry scored the go-ahead run from second base on a ninth-inning error as the visiting Detroit Tigers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 on Monday.
The Detroit Tigers have a lot of questions to answer when the 2026 campaign is said and done. Entering this season with a Top-10 payroll and now being led by young players for the final month of the season, the Tigers now enter a new era of baseball in which they'll need to decide who is a part of it.
The Detroit Tigers entered the 2026 MLB season as the favorites to win the American League Central. However, the Tigers have endured a disappointing start to the year.
How many of the active MLB players to reach 100 hits in at least eight different seasons can you name in five minutes?
The Detroit Tigers have been limited flexibility wise since losing utility man Zach McKinstry to left hip inflammation six days ago. The 30-year-old suffered the setback during last Wednesday’s game against the Kansas City Royals.
The 2026 season has been headlined by young players emerging, but some wily veterans have also had their day. As we head toward the end of the regular season, these 30 players stand out as the biggest surprises on their teams.
The Detroit Tigers already made a splash this year when they added the franchise's top prospect, Kevin McGonigle, to the Opening Day roster. And now, Detroit is calling up another young infielder in the wake of an injury to one of the team's All-Stars from last season.
Detroit Tigers utility man Zach McKinstry is being monitored after bruising his hip during Wednesday’s 2-1 win over the Kansas City Royals. Tigers manager A.J.
The Detroit Tigers won their fifth consecutive game on Wednesday against the Kansas City Royals by a final score of 2-1. While the Tigers are hot and playing well after a sluggish start to the season, the night did not come without concern.
The Detroit Tigers lineup is much deeper now that top prospect Kevin McGonigle has made the 26‑man Opening Day roster. The Tigers starting rotation remains the team’s biggest strength, especially after signing left‑hander Framber Valdez in free agency, but if they want to make real noise in October, the offense will have to produce.
The Detroit Tigers are looking to make the MLB playoffs for a third straight season in 2026. The Tigers feature some of the league’s youngest players, yet they still have enough depth to remain competitive in the American League Central.
The Detroit Tigers were on track to a very memorable season, in a positive way. They were the first team to 30 wins, then 40, then 50 and then 60. The Tigers had emerged as the front runners to take home the AL Pennant and earn a trip to the World Series.
The 2026 season hasn't gone as planned for many MLB players. These 30 players stand out as the biggest disappointments for their respective teams.
It is always easy to dwell on the negative of a baseball team's season if it doesn't end in a World Series victory, but especially when a team is sent home in the ALDS in back-to-back years like the Detroit Tigers.
Now that the 2025 MLB campaign is officially over, the highly-anticipated awards have started to be handed out to players who had outstanding performances during the regular season, and that meant two Detroit Tigers stars were up for the Silver Slugger Award.
The Detroit Tigers head into the offseason coming off what was obviously a very turbulent ride in the 2025 both regular season and postseason. Detroit looked like they might just be the best team in baseball and at the very least a real American League contender for huge stretches of the regular season.
The American League Silver Slugger finalists for the 2025 season have been announced, and the Detroit Tigers have a pair who are up for the award in outfielder Riley Greene and utility man Zach McKinstry.
The Detroit Tigers are going to try to take some real steps towards improvement this offseason as they try to get deeper than Game 5 of the ALDS following elimination there for two years in a row.
Aside from an offensive explosion in the latter half of Game 4, the Detroit Tigers’ bats have been painfully quiet during the American League Division Series.
The Detroit Tigers beat the Seattle Mariners 3-2 in 11 innings to take a 1-0 lead in the American League Division Series. Kerry Carpenter hit a massive homer off of George Kirby earlier in the game, but Detroit’s hero was a familiar one.
An instant classic ended in favor of the Detroit Tigers in Game One of the ALDS on Saturday against the Seattle Mariners. The 3-2 win in 11 innings now puts the Tigers in a strong position, up one game with ace Tarik Skubal set to take the mound in Game 2 tomorrow at 8 p.m.
The divisional round of the 2025 Major League Baseball playoffs kicked off on Saturday with four games. There were two blowouts and two close games, including an extra-innings thriller in Seattle.
The Detroit Tigers (82–62) are on track to capture the organization’s first AL Central title since 2014, entering Tuesday with an 8.5-game lead in the division.
All season long, the Detroit Tigers have gotten contributions from virtually everyone on their roster. That has powered them into owning the best record in the American League entering play on Saturday, where they look like legitimate contenders to go to the World Series once the playoffs get underway.
The Tigers have a chance to make 2025 a year to remember in the Motor City, but the decisions made between now and the MLB trade deadline may make it a season to forget.
The Detroit Tigers were going for the sweep on Wednesday night against the Tampa Bay Rays, but they unfortunately weren’t able to get the win. However, there was a pretty cool moment during the game as Zach McKinstry learned that he is going to the 2025 MLB All-Star Game.
Detroit Tigers Third Baseman Zach McKinstry has been named an injury replacement for the 2025 MLB All-Star Game. He is set to replace Houston Astros Shortstop Jeremy Pena on the American League’s active roster.
Before the Detroit Tigers‘ season even started, there was a moment of panic. Matt Vierling, Parker Meadows, and Wenceel Perez, all contributors in last season’s playoff run, were set to start the season on the injured list.
Everything is going Philadelphia's way.
Committing a three-run error and surrendering a three-run homer in the same inning is not an easy thing to do in the year 2024, but Detroit Tigers infielder Zach McKinstry pulled off the unfortunate feat on Saturday.
A seven-year veteran, Chris Martin joined the Cubs this offseason, signing as a free agent after spending the previous three seasons with the Atlanta Braves.
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