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LAKELAND, Fla. -- From an early age, Justin Verlander talked about pitching into his mid-40s, with Nolan Ryan as a role model for longevity. “I mean, since I was 22 years old, I’ve been saying I wanted to pitch til I was 45,” Verlander said last week during his reintroductory

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Arguably no topic in Detroit sports has better encapsulated the city’s challenge of preserving history while embracing modernization than the Tigers uniform. For more than 30 years, generations of fans, players and team officials have wondered how to balance the history of an American League charter franchise

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Kevin McGonigle has done a great job blending into Tigers camp as a top prospect turned non-roster invite to Spring Training. But he couldn’t help but stand out Thursday afternoon as his home run soared down the right-field line. McGonigle got all of a Beau Brieske fastball

LAKELAND, Fla. -- The first Vintage Verlander moment of this new chapter wasn’t a strikeout in front of a packed crowd at Joker Marchant Stadium, or a big fastball or buckling breaking ball. It was a bullpen session on the back fields. This is where Justin Verlander put in the

LAKELAND, Fla. – Kerry Carpenter’s explosive swing allows him to see a pitch a split-second longer and react. But his ability to read pitchers and anticipate a pitch is just about as fascinating. “The swing decisions are helped by the more I see [pitchers],” Carpenter explained Monday. “The more I

This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Tigers injury news and transactions.

The Tigers haven’t always had a collection of young talent like they’ve assembled in recent years, but their franchise history includes plenty of memorable debuts – some from future stars, others from young players who came seemingly out of nowhere. Many of their best young players had rough introductions to

Spring Training games are slated to start Friday, meaning MLB’s biggest stars will be back in action. But with so many great talents in the game today, who will be every team’s top player in 2026? To determine that, it’s time to examine the projections from FanGraphs Depth Charts (a

Back around this time two years ago, we made bold predictions about who would be the No. 1 prospect for each organization today. Now it’s time to review our prognosticating skills. A couple of disclaimers: A baker’s dozen of our current No. 1 prospects had yet to enter pro ball,

LAKELAND, Fla. -- The shouts could be heard from the other practice fields as Kevin McGonigle sent a ball spearing into the air Monday morning. The reaction from teammates wasn’t for what he did, but for pitcher Keider Montero, who scrambled off the mound, chased down the popup and made

LAKELAND, Fla. -- While Kevin McGonigle took ground balls with the first-year infielders on the Tigers’ first day of full-squad workouts Sunday, Javier Báez was right there with him, showing him the way at shortstop. “We’re getting to learn from each other all the time,” Báez said. “There’s always something

Farm systems are huge. In addition to Rookie-level leagues at complexes in the Dominican Republic and the grounds where big league Spring Training camps are held, there are four under-the-lights, ticket-selling affiliates for every single Major League Baseball organization, amounting to 120 Minor League Baseball teams. Many of these teams

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Hao-Yu Lee’s English is improving. “I'm getting better,” the Tigers' No. 6-ranked prospect (per MLB Pipeline) said Monday morning. “I've been here five years, so I definitely get better each year.”

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Tigers assistant pitching coach Robin Lund had a simple question for outfielder/third baseman Matt Vierling shortly after last season ended: What does your first day of Spring Training look like? Lund is a biomechanics expert who has done wonders with Tigers pitchers over the past few years.

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Jahmai Jones’ role on the Tigers is to hit left-handed pitching. It’s how he transitioned from a non-roster invite last Spring Training to a fixture on the roster down the stretch last year and into the postseason. It’s a role that earned him a spot on Team

Full-squad workouts in Spring Training have begun, and there will be several players looking to prove themselves after injuries, underperformance or other factors put them in a more precarious position than they'd like to be entering the 2026 season.

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Tarik Skubal is a back-to-back American League Cy Young Award winner, a Team USA ace and a record winner in arbitration. He got here by never being satisfied, which might explain his next foray in pursuit of more hardware. Skubal is an aspiring barista.

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Riley Greene called his hitting instructor, Jered Goodwin, one night after a game last season. Goodwin asked what was going on. “I was like, 'I feel like I can hit everything for a home run,'” Greene said Saturday. “And it looked like it. I'm swinging at everything,

LAKELAND, Fla. -- The PitchCom device was blaring to Tarik Skubal as he stepped off the mound. “Can you hear that?” Skubal yelled to catcher Jake Rogers. “I don’t hear a thing,” said Rogers, wearing the other end of the PitchCom headset. “My ear is plugged.”

The Yankees and Giants will open the 2026 MLB season on March 25. We’ll be counting down to that date with our annual preview series, with each story looking ahead to the coming season by breaking down a particular topic, division by division. Previously: The team in each division with

Pitchers and catchers have already reported to Spring Training, and position players aren’t far behind: Eight teams will have their first full-squad workouts on Sunday, with the rest to follow over the next few days. Spring Training slash lines don’t exactly matter, but that doesn’t mean the next few weeks

This story was excerpted from Jason Beck’s Tigers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.