The last time Justin Verlander pitched in Toledo, he was a 32-year-old Tigers ace working back from a triceps strain to join a Detroit team looking for a fifth consecutive division title. The Triple-A Mud Hens were holding a Jurassic Park promotion that night, and the result was a giant

DETROIT -- Tigers manager A.J. Hinch is an avid fan of watching other games on TV when he’s not at the ballpark, so he had an instant reaction watching the Brewers and Athletics slug 11 home runs in Las Vegas on Monday night. “I wouldn’t wish that upon any manager,

DETROIT -- While Tarik Skubal nears a return to the Tigers' rotation, likely Saturday in Cleveland, Casey Mize positioned himself to potentially join him this weekend, tossing five innings of one-run ball in a rehab start for Single-A Lakeland on Tuesday night in Clearwater. Mize allowed three hits and a

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DETROIT -- For a split second, as Cole Young seemingly hung in the air and stretched his glove at Kevin McGonigle's line drive, the Tigers seemed poised for another heartbreaker against the Mariners. Even McGonigle, who wasn’t part of last year’s AL Division Series, feared it.

DETROIT -- While Jack Flaherty and the Tigers faced the Mariners on Sunday afternoon in the series finale of their ALDS rematch at Comerica Park, the most famous Tiger from that series -- and the most prominent figure in their hopes of getting back into the playoff race this summer

DETROIT -- Justin Verlander will make another rehab start for Triple-A Toledo on Wednesday, putting him in line to potentially return to the Tigers' rotation the following week at another familiar spot: Houston.

DETROIT -- Is it possible for Josh Naylor to more fully embrace his role as the Motor City’s new villain?

DETROIT -- Kerry Carpenter couldn’t have picked a better week to be back from the injured list if he’d tried. Carpenter loves hitting at Tropicana Field, where he contributed a home run and three RBIs during the Tigers’ three-game series sweep of the Rays to begin the week. And he

DETROIT -- Tarik Skubal’s next team has been revealed: The reigning American League Cy Young Award winner is about to become a West Michigan Whitecap, making a rehab start with the High-A club on Sunday. The start against Dayton could be the final step in Skubal’s rehab following surgery to

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ST. PETERSBURG -- The first thing that stands out walking into renovated Tropicana Field is the new roof. It’s more translucent than its predecessor, allowing more light onto the field. It made the struggling Tigers -- who arrived on the heels of a miserable record in May -- look brighter

For the first time in 11 years, Justin Verlander took the mound in a Toledo Mud Hens uniform. The resulting five scoreless innings in his rehab start Tuesday night against the Triple-A Iowa Cubs could put him in line to make his long-awaited return to the Major League mound.

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Tigers’ struggles on the road over the last couple months had become all too familiar. But as they slugged baseballs around Tropicana Field the last couple nights, they looked like the team everyone came to know last year, starting with the guy at the top.

ST. PETERSBURG -- Maybe Tarik Skubal was onto something Monday afternoon when he suggested a new month could be just what the Tigers need to salvage their season. “A fresh month always helps just mentally, right? Just kind of clear anything that's happened over the last 30 days of baseball,”

ST. PETERSBURG -- The sound of Tarik Skubal's fastball hitting the catcher’s mitt popped a tick louder Monday. The acoustics of renovated Tropicana Field played a big role in that. Still, as Skubal took his simulated game series on the road with a four-inning session here on Monday afternoon, racking

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DETROIT – Wenceel Pérez has been through plenty in his pro career, from a frustrating chase to add power to his speed early in his career to lingering back issues that slowed his climb up the farm system to throwing issues that set up his move to the outfield. He

DETROIT – The Tigers’ injury woes continued Thursday afternoon, when they placed closer Kenley Jansen on the 15-day injured list with pelvic inflammation following his ninth-inning exit Wednesday night against the Angels. Jansen will see a specialist to determine the severity of the injury. Left-hander Drew Sommers was recalled from

DETROIT – The Tigers ended their seven-game home losing streak, but it might have come at a price. “I wanted to come in here and celebrate a win,” manager A.J. Hinch lamented at his postgame press conference following Wednesday’s 4-0 victory over the Angels at Comerica Park. “We’ve won two

DETROIT – One of the challenges of injured pitchers rehabbing through simulated games is getting the intensity level closer to actual games, even compared to a Minor League rehab start. On Wednesday, Justin Verlander found a willing competitor in fellow injury rehabber Kerry Carpenter. Verlander threw 66 pitches by unofficial

DETROIT – The fifth-inning drive from Spencer Torkelson brought the crowd at Comerica Park to its feet on Tuesday night, ready to celebrate, as it soared down the left-field line. “Tork gives it a ride,” said TV play-by-play announcer Jason Benetti, teeing up a grand slam call.

DETROIT -- The sound of Jay-Z’s “Holy Grail” blared around Comerica Park as Tarik Skubal prepared to bound up the dugout steps, take the mound and face hitters Tuesday afternoon. But the stands and concourses at Comerica Park were empty, aside from the in-game entertainment crew doing its pregame preparations,

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DETROIT -- The fly ball from Guardians leadoff hitter Daniel Schneemann hung in the air for five seconds, according to Statcast. It only felt like five minutes. Considering where Casey Mize’s splitter had wandered over the plate, Schneemann could’ve hit it harder, maybe crushed it to left. But for what