Tigers excited about top two 2023 Draft picks in Spring Training
LAKELAND, Fla. -- It's difficult to find a top Tigers prospect who had a bad year in 2023. Colt Keith posted a .932 OPS over 126 games at Double-A and Triple-A, earning a contract extension in the process. Jackson Jobe overcame an early back injury to strike out 84 and
Max chats up Miggy, swipes base in custom kicks
LAKELAND, Fla. -- The Tigers’ inaugural Spring Breakout lived up to the hype, both in terms of the event as well as the Tigers' farm system. Jace Jung put on a show with a pair of homers in a 5-1 win over the Phillies at Joker Marchant Stadium, but he
'He's all-in': Tigers' Jung clubs 2 HRs at Spring Breakout
LAKELAND, Fla. -- Hall of Famer Alan Trammell has worked with so many Tigers prospects over his time as a special assistant that he could soon boast having molded most of Detroit’s starting infield by season’s end -- not that he would boast. When he sees Jace Jung, he sees
LIVE: Phillies-Tigers Spring Breakout
On Saturday, March 16, the Tigers will host the Phillies in Spring Breakout, a first of its kind exhibition featuring the top prospects in each farm system. Here’s everything to know about that game and this exciting new event.
High-energy Campos eager for healthy '24
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Ben's Biz: 2024 Triple-A promotional night highlights
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Bigbie 'a phone call away' from Majors after strong spring
LAKELAND, Fla. -- A.J. Hinch keeps track of prospects’ progress in the farm system as closely as any Tigers manager has done over the past 20 years. And even he has learned a lot about Detroit's No. 13 prospect, Justice Bigbie, this Spring Training. A year ago, Bigbie was an
Here's the Tigers' Spring Breakout roster
While Tigers fans got a look at prospects Ty Madden, Jace Jung, Dillon Dingler, Justice Bigbie, Wilmer Flores and Brant Hurter as part of Major League camp this Spring Training, they’ve barely seen top prospect Max Clark and shortstop prospect Kevin McGonigle, who have been working on the back fields
This top catching prospect has gained trust of Tigers
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5 storylines to watch for Tigers in Spring Breakout
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Meadows showing off power-speed combo
LAKELAND, Fla. -- Parker Meadows sensed a chance to beat Blue Jays starter Bowden Francis to the bag on a ground ball to first base and bolted down the line. Never mind that it’s around the midway point of Spring Training. “At first, he kind of hesitated,” Meadows said. “I
Blake Dickerson highlights
Josue Briceno highlights
How Jobe is facing MLB hitters outside of Grapefruit League
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Here are the Tigers' 2024 Top 30 prospects
The Tigers embarked on an organizational shift seven years ago when then-general manager Al Avila declared that after years of free-agent signings, the club would build from within its farm system. Scott Harris echoed that philosophy when Detroit hired him as president of baseball operations two years ago. The fruits
Hinch arranges for star prospect to pick brain of Cy winner
TAMPA, Fla. -- Tigers manager A.J. Hinch managed Gerrit Cole when both were Astros, and he knew how much Jackson Jobe, his current club’s top pitching prospect, admired the 2023 American League Cy Young Award winner for the Yankees. So Hinch made Jobe -- a nonroster invitee who hasn’t yet
It might not be Jung's time just yet ... but it's coming
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Tigers '23 first-rounder Clark pumped for 'stacked' Spring Breakout roster
Tigers Minor Leaguers didn't have to report to Spring Training until late February, but Max Clark couldn’t stay away. After starting a busy offseason at home in Franklin, Ind., and getting engaged to his long-time girlfriend, Kayli Farmer, he felt the pull to the Detroit's facility in Lakeland, Fla., where
Flores determined to rise to the occasion, grow in ’24
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How this Tigers prospect had a breakthrough '23
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Jobe draws crowd with 'electric' mound session
LAKELAND, Fla. -- A storm system lumbering across Florida prompted the Tigers to move up their Saturday morning workout and could wash them out entirely on Sunday, not that anyone in chilly Michigan needs to offer any sympathy. Still, if anyone around Tigertown was feeling the chill of the cold
Tigers prospects excited to take spotlight at Spring Breakout
LAKELAND, Fla. -- One of the toughest parts of Spring Training, for manager and players alike, is the conversation when a player is told he hasn’t made the club. The signal to go to the manager’s office can create a gut-wrenching end to a player’s camp, which is why players
3 key storylines heading into Tigers Spring Training
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Jobe one of 6 top Tigers prospects among non-roster invites
Watch Jackson Jobe spin a slider that sends an opposing hitter flailing, and it’s not hard to squint and see the young right-hander in a Tigers uniform. Once Spring Training opens for pitchers and catchers next week in Lakeland, Fla., he’ll get his chance. The Tigers’ 18 non-roster invites to
Keith, Tigers voice mutual commitment with extension
DETROIT -- The Tigers hadn’t held a press conference at Comerica Park for a player signing since Eduardo Rodriguez two offseasons ago, a free-agent deal for a former World Series champion who was expected to help lift Detroit back into contention. Colt Keith was just 65 games into professional baseball