FORT MYERS, Fla. -- The Tigers’ wait for Troy Melton will continue until the last week of May at the earliest. That much became clear on Tuesday, when Detroit placed its gifted young right-hander on the 60-day injured list to open a 40-man roster spot for left-hander Enmanuel De Jesus.

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Tarik Skubal will make his next start on Saturday for the Tigers. That was the plan all along when the Tigers and the back-to-back American League Cy Young Award winner laid out his Spring Training schedule to fit in an appearance for Team USA in the

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LAKELAND, Fla. -- The word should be out by now: Don’t start off Kevin McGonigle with a cookie. Six days after the Tigers’ top prospect – and MLB’s No. 2 prospect overall – started off the Tigers’ visit to the Dominican Republic by turning on Luis Severino’s 98 mph fastball

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Max Clark’s first Major League camp is over. But the Tigers’ No. 2 prospect showed plenty with Detroit in Spring Training to reassure that it won’t be his last. With just a couple weeks left in Spring Training and the Tigers ramping up playing time for their

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Max Anderson has always been a glasses guy on the baseball field. “Always worn them,” the Tigers’ No. 5 prospect said of his signature look with specs. “I struggled to get [comfortable putting in] contacts and then wore glasses and just never went back. I wear glasses

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Hours after Tarik Skubal left open the possibility of making another start for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic, Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said they’ll sleep on it before making a decision. “I don't think anything's been determined,” Hinch said Sunday morning before the Tigers faced

LAKELAND, Fla. -- The ball jumped off Konnor Griffin’s bat looking like another hard-hit line drive for baseball’s top prospect. “I thought I had me a little single,” the Pirates phenom said afterward. On the other side of the drive, Kevin McGonigle -- baseball’s No. 2 prospect -- had a

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Fans at Joker Marchant Stadium lined up two-deep along the right-field railing just to get a glimpse of Justin Verlander warming in the bullpen below them. “He’s back,” one proclaimed. “Let’s hope his arm holds up,” an anxious but hopeful fan said to someone. “If we can

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Tigers No. 4 prospect Josue Briceño said he expects to miss “a few months” after undergoing surgery to repair the extensor carpi ulnaris subsheath in his right wrist. The injury is a blow to the development of one of the best all-around hitters in the Tigers farm

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The Tigers are unbeaten through two years of MLB’s Spring Breakout series, and they’ll bring a prospect-loaded roster into this year’s event as they try to back up their standing as one of baseball’s top farm systems. Fans in Detroit and elsewhere will have a chance to watch the future

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Tyler Mattison still remembers the first time he learned about spin rate on his fastball. Former Red Sox pitching coach Dana LeVangie’s son Liam was Mattison's teammate at Bryant University, and Mattison’s pitching made an impression. “He was saying, 'Hey, you spin your fastball pretty well,'” Mattison

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Tigers fans were welcomed back to the familiar voice of Jason Benetti last Sunday for the team’s first test of its new streaming product. The renowned play-by-play broadcaster is about to become a familiar part of Sundays for baseball fans everywhere. Benetti has joined NBC Sports as

LAKELAND, Fla. -- The next wave of young Tigers talent is about to knock on Detroit's doorstep. It's not just top prospect Kevin McGonigle, who continues to make a case for Detroit's Opening Day roster as a starting stortstop. It's not just Max Clark, who could make a push to

LAKELAND, Fla. – Monday marked the Tigers debut for Framber Valdez. But as the big lefty sinkerballer took the mound at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium for three scoreless innings against the Braves, he could be forgiven for having flashbacks. Nine years ago, Valdez was throwing sinkers to Jake

The last time Tigers outfielder Wenceel Pérez took the field at Estadio Quisqueya Juan Marichal, he was a teenager trying out for Major League clubs. It’s where the Tigers scouted the then-shortstop, and where his path to Detroit began. When he takes his spot in the outfield on Tuesday in

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Justin Verlander’s return to the mound in a Tigers uniform is set. The former American League MVP and three-time Cy Young Award winner will make his first appearance of Spring Training on Friday afternoon, when the Tigers host the Red Sox at Joker Marchant Stadium. It’ll be

The Tigers officially entered a new era of broadcast on Monday with the launch of Detroit SportsNet, a year-round TV and streaming home for the Tigers and Red Wings.

LAKELAND, Fla. -- The first sign Sunday could be a weird afternoon for Tarik Skubal came when he took the mound to pick up the ball for the first pitch -- and there were two of them. “I was telling [plate umpire] Laz [Diaz], ‘I don’t know what the hell’s

LAKELAND, Fla. -- A.J. Hinch didn’t want a discussion on defensive metrics for Kevin McGonigle on a Sunday morning. He wanted to see plays. “Watch him play,” the Tigers manager said. “And then watch him grow.”

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Miguel Cabrera said he sent a text to Justin Verlander as soon as news emerged of Verlander’s return to the Tigers. “I told him I want to come back, too,” Cabrera said, followed by his familiar bellowing laugh.

LAKELAND, Fla. -- The Tigers were staring at a week-long winless streak to open Grapefruit League play as MLB No. 2 overall prospect Kevin McGonigle stepped to the plate to lead off the bottom of the sixth inning Friday afternoon. A two-run lead had vanished in the top of the

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Jackson Jobe can see the light at the end of the tunnel as he rehabs from last summer's Tommy John surgery. And the light could be closer than it initially appeared. ”Knock on wood, things have been going about as well as they could,” Jobe said Saturday

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Troy Melton is unlikely to be ready for Opening Day after the promising Tigers right-hander was diagnosed with inflammation in his right elbow. "The doctor suggested one to two weeks of no-throw,” manager A.J. Hinch said on Friday. “While he can still do other things -- lifting,