Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports The Tigers return home after a successful road swing to host a fellow AL Central opponent. Things are going pretty well for the Detroit Tigers as they come off a six-game road trip with four victories and a pair of series wins over the Minnesota Twins and Tampa Bay Rays, respectively. Now they head back to the comfortable confines of Comerica Park to lock horns with another fellow American League Central The Kansas City Royals roll into town on Friday for a three-game set in the D alongside the NFL draft, which kicked off on Thursday night. The blue boys are second i ..read more

Scores, news, and notes, from around the Detroit Tigers’ farm system for Thursday, April 25, 2024. Worcester Red Sox 7, Toledo Mud Hens 5 (box) The Hens dropped a tough one to break their losing streak. They led most of the game, but the bullpen collapsed in the top of the ninth to lose it. Andy Ibañez had two hits in the first game of his rehab assignment as he returns from a hamstring injury. Brant Hurter got the start, and the Hens gave him an early lead in the second inning. Keston Hiura and Justyn-Henry Malloy led the inning off with singles and Justice Bigbie drew a walk to load the bas ..read more

Scores, news, and notes, from around the Detroit Tigers’ farm system for Wednesday, April 24, 2024. Toledo Mud Hens 3, Worcester Red Sox 2 (Gm2)(F/7)(box) Keider Montero struggled with his control in Game 2 on Wednesday, but the bullpen was nails and the offense did just enough to sweep the doubleheader. Montero gave up a walk and a then allowed the runner to advance on a pickoff throw that went wild in the first inning, but he bounced back for a pair of strikeouts to escape. In the second he walked two and was really all over the place, but again slipped the trap. Finally in the third the Re ..read more

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images The Rays eked out a win in the last game of the series. The Tigers continued their road trip in St. Petersburg, with a pitching matchup of new Tiger versus former Tiger, with Jack Flaherty taking on the Rays’ bullpen, including Tyler Alexander. The Rays have struggled this season compared to previous years and the Tigers took the first two games of the series and were looking to come away with the sweep, but the Rays weren’t going to make it easy on them. In the top of the first the Tigers got to Rays’ opener Shawn Armstrong early, as Riley Greene singled to ..read more

Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports Detroit Tigers (14-10) at Tampa Bay Rays (12-13) Time/Place: 6:50 p.m., Tropicana Field SB Nation Site: DRaysBay Media: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio Network Pitching Matchup: RHP Jack Flaherty (0-1, 4.44 ERA) vs. LHP Tyler Alexander (1-0, 4.79 ERA ..read more

The vintage-inspired design is a charming ode to the Tigers’ home run tradition. We love a good baseball tee, and more than that, we love a good tee that celebrates fun traditions. The fine folks at BreakingT have designed a new vintage-inspired tee that is an ode to the Tigers’ 2024 home run tradition: the pizza spear. The pizza spear (which, in the true tradition of baseball, has its own sponsor, which is naturally Little Cesar’s), is a spear with three foam pizzas affixed to it, that is presented to whichever Tiger hits a home run. We’ve already seen fan versions pop up in the stands, and ..read more

Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images Greene is focused on driving the ball in the air and being more selective in what he swings at. Don’t look now, but Detroit Tigers outfielder Riley Greene is healthy and on the cusp of a major breakout in the early going. The 23-year-old outfielder seems to be regarded as almost an afterthought around the league, but there’s a good chance they haven’t seen anything yet. As a 21-year-old, Greene held his own better than fellow top pick Spencer Torkelson. In 2023, he took another step forward, posting a 119 wRC+ that didn’t get much notice simply because he h ..read more

Scores, news, and notes, from around the Detroit Tigers’ farm system for Tuesday, April 23, 2024. Toledo Mud Hens vs. Worcester Red Sox (postponed) They’ll play two tomorrow in Toledo after getting rained out on Tuesday night. The Hens will have the pitching matchup advantages with both Matt Manning and Keider Montero starting. Harrisburg Senators 4, Erie SeaWolves 3 (box) Lael Lockhart produced another excellent start on Tuesday, but the bullpen blew up a bit and the offense was pretty bad considering they had eight walks to work with on the night. Lockhart struck out seven with one walk on ..read more

Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports It was a tight tilt tonight at the Trop, but a pair of late homers put the Detroiters over the top. After an easy series-opening win on Monday night in St. Petersburg, this one had a little bit more drama: an early slim lead vanished, but a pair of late-inning home runs helped your Detroit Tigers come back to win 4-2 and ensure a series win. Kenta Maeda got the nod for his fifth start of the season. Yes, he’s been disappointing so far, and yes, his previous start was a 2⅔-inning clunker against the Rangers, and yes, in 35 career March/April starts coming into ton ..read more

Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports Detroit Tigers (13-10) at Tampa Bay Rays (12-12) Time/Place: 6:50 p.m., Tropicana Field SB Nation Site: DRaysBay Media: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio Network Pitching Matchup: RHP Kenta Maeda (0-1, 7.64 ERA) vs. RHP Ryan Pepiot (2-2, 4.37 ERA ..read more