DETROIT -- Brett Callahan was 5 years old when he told his mom he wanted to be a Major League Baseball player. “We were at the bus stop. He was going to kindergarten,” Kristie Callahan explained. “And he was like, ‘Mommy, when I grow up, I’m going to be a

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The Trade Deadline is an important mile marker in every season, at which point contending clubs bolster their rosters for a postseason push. And while trade acquisitions are an important way that teams boost their chances at making the playoffs and potentially a deep October run, there is another way

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Perhaps viewed as the third piece in the trade that sent Tarik Skubal to the Dodgers, Brady Smith has flashed plenty of upside this season. The Tigers' No. 15 prospect looked the part in his first outing with his new team, tossing five innings of two-run ball while striking out

Zyhir Hope was the headlining piece of a three-player return for the Tigers in last week’s blockbuster trade that sent Tarik Skubal to the Dodgers. And MLB’s No. 25 prospect lived up to that lofty status by smashing his first hit in Detroit's system for a home run in Double-A

DETROIT -- Casey Mize watched his good friend and longtime teammate Tarik Skubal exit the Tigers via trade on Saturday night. On Monday, it was Mize’s turn. The 2025 All-Star and former No. 1 overall Draft pick is headed to the Padres along with infielder/outfielder Gage Workman for left-handers Kash

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WEST SACRAMENTO -- Striking out in each of his first two at-bats on Saturday reminded Tigers rookie Max Clark that big league baseball isn’t as easy as Clark made it seem in his electric MLB debut on Friday. Athletics starter Jack Perkins got the best of Clark in the first

WEST SACRAMENTO -- Max Clark’s chest was tight and his feet felt heavy as he dug into the reddish-brown dirt of the batter’s box at Sutter Health Park for his first Major League plate appearance. But for the Tigers’ top prospect, those nerves didn’t last long.

If there was ever a prospect that epitomizes the well-worn adage “don’t judge a book by its cover,” it’s Max Clark. Some of this the 21-year-old outfield phenom definitely brings on himself. The chains, the eye black, the huge social media following. A lot of it screams “LOOK AT ME,”

The Tigers are adding a big-time talent to the Major League roster this week after all. Detroit is calling up top prospect Max Clark to the Majors, MLB.com’s Jason Beck and Mark Feinsand confirmed on Thursday. Emily Waldon first reported the news. The Tigers next play on Friday on the

Entering pro ball, Ben Jacobs was seen as a promising left-hander with a track record of racking up strikeouts in college but with questions about how it would translate against better competition. With a pair of above-average offerings but nothing plus, could the Tigers' 2025 third-rounder become an effective big

Max Clark has been showing off all of his tools this month, and Thursday was another big performance for Triple-A Toledo. Clark posted three hits Thursday out of the leadoff spot, helping Toledo to a 13-3 win over Louisville at Fifth Third Field. It was the sixth multi-hit game of

They don’t call just anyone “Spark” after all. Max Clark provided the ultimate jolt atop the lineup during Triple-A Toledo's 5-1 win over Louisville on Tuesday at Fifth Third Field, socking a leadoff homer off left-hander Brandon Leibrandt (Reds), who has eight Major League appearances under his belt. MLB’s No.

The Tigers have signed Cameron Flukey, their top pick of the 2026 Draft. MLB.com’s Jim Callis reported that Flukey signed for $3.8 million, slightly less than the slot value of the pick at $4,082,700, but the club has not yet confirmed.