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

For the first time in a decade, Milwaukee is the cream of the crop. The Brewers have ascended to the top spot in the MLB Pipeline farm system rankings. The last time the organization sat atop such a list was the 2016 midseason version, when it claimed eight Top 100

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

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TOKYO -- Korea had one goal when entering the Tokyo Dome for the World Baseball Classic this week: Be on the flight to Miami for the quarterfinals when the week is over. It’s why it celebrated every home run by pantomiming airplane wings as it rounds the bases. On Thursday

The first two years of Spring Breakout have provided several memorable matchups. Baseball's best hitting prospect (Jackson Holliday) faced baseball's best pitching prospect (Paul Skenes) in 2024, resulting in a 102-mph fastball and a strikeout on a 92-mph slider. Four of the game's dozen top-rated prospects faced off in a

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

Our annual tradition is back. Each spring, we look forward to the upcoming season by breaking down the 30 teams into eight or nine somewhat-subjectively defined tiers, grouping together those in similar situations. We've done it for several years now, and it's a fun way to get ready for the

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

PHOENIX -- Team USA has set its star-studded rotation for the World Baseball Classic. Manager Mark DeRosa said Monday that Logan Webb, Tarik Skubal, Paul Skenes and Nolan McLean are lined up to start the first four games of pool play, in that order.

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. – 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

Major League Baseball introduced Spring Breakout in 2024 and the prospect showcase games in Florida and Arizona were an immediate hit. Fans and front offices alike loved seeing all those future MLB stars on the field at one time. Now the concept is getting even better. Starting in 2027, the

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. -- 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

Spring Training is the perfect time for prospects to show what they can do, and a number of players have taken that opportunity and run with it so far in 2026. From elite prospects to unheralded young players, there's always someone putting on a show with the bat or the