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.

DETROIT – The Tigers are well aware of their reputation for drafting up-the-middle position players from high school with their early picks. Even if they weren’t, the mock drafts over the last couple of months made it abundantly clear. So you can excuse assistant general manager and scouting director Rob

The Tigers earned a reputation for favoring up-the-middle position players out of high school in three Drafts under president of baseball operations Scott Harris, assistant GM Rob Metzler and amateur scouting director Mark Conner. But just as Harris and his front office look to be opportunistic in waivers and trades,

Few prospects in baseball hit the ball harder than Bryce Rainer. The Tigers' No. 2 prospect continued to blister the baseball Wednesday night, going 5-for-5 with a pair of doubles, a homer and six RBIs in High-A West Michigan’s 14-1 win over Fort Wayne at LMCU Ballpark. Rainer’s five hits

The Tigers head into Saturday’s MLB Draft picking outside the top 20 for a second consecutive year. But for a glimpse of why the Draft remains vital for Detroit’s fortunes, look no further than next week’s All-Star Game. The Tigers are sending three players to the Midsummer Classic, all voted

It's almost like Josue Briceño never left. MLB's No. 60 prospect, who hit a career-high 20 homers in 2025, connected on his first roundtripper of the season in only his second rehab game as Single-A Lakeland topped Palm Beach, 7-1, at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium.

Max Anderson swings the most of almost any hitter in the Minors. Over the past three days, he's also collected more knocks than anyone. The Tigers' No. 4 prospect hammered two homers and drove in three runs during a five-hit day on Saturday, fueling Triple-A Toledo to a 15-6 victory

DETROIT -- The Cruz family of Major League outfielders now has a third generation in the big leagues, just in time for Father’s Day. The Tigers called up their No. 22 prospect, infielder/outfielder Trei Cruz, and put him in their starting lineup for Friday's 4-3 win against the White Sox

Max Clark has been proving why he’s the Tigers’ top prospect and MLB Pipeline’s No. 7 overall while finding his footing at Triple-A Toledo this season. His latest heater is only further solidifying that. Clark racked up three hits Sunday, his third such game in 2026, and additionally stole a

After a slow month of May, things have finally begun to click for Bryce Rainer these past two weeks at High-A. The Tigers' No. 2 prospect played the role of hero in West Michigan’s 8-6 win over Lake County at Classic Auto Group Park, swatting a go-ahead two-run homer in

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Max Clark sports four tools graded 60 or higher. Over the past two days, his fifth tool -- power -- has been the one making some noise.

Even as Max Clark was hitting .377 through his first 17 games at Triple-A Toledo, the Tigers weren’t going to rush him to the Majors, insisting that he needed more time to develop. The slump that followed proved that the Tigers were wise to be patient with their No. 1

Does anyone have any doubt that the Tigers nailed their first three picks of the 2023 Draft? First-rounder Max Clark (MLB No. 8) is on track to become a top-of-the-order staple and plus defender in center field, Kevin McGonigle has already established himself as a force at the big league

With a nickname like “Spark,” you better live up to it. On Friday, Max Clark did just that, showing off his 70-grade speed in Toledo’s 7-3 loss to Indianapolis at Fifth Third Field with an RBI triple you need to see to believe.

Kevin McGonigle and Max Clark (DET No. 1/MLB No. 6) garner a majority of the attention around Tigers prospects these days ... and rightfully so. But Max Anderson served up a potent reminder Tuesday not to forget about him either. Detroit's No. 4 prospect homered, equaling a career high with

Bryce Rainer, the Tigers’ No. 2 prospect and MLB Pipeline’s No. 28 overall, is heating up. Rainer on Wednesday clobbered his first home run since being promoted to High-A West Michigan, highlighting a 2-for-3 day for the shortstop in a 4-3 loss to Dayton at LMCU Ballpark. The 11th overall

DETROIT -- The last time Ty Madden pitched in a Major League game, he tossed two-thirds of an inning in mop-up duty in Game 1 of the 2024 American League Division Series in Cleveland. Madden was the third pitcher in a bullpen game started by Tyler Holton, so he knew