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DETROIT -- Mother Nature stopped Tarik Skubal on Wednesday night. And it nearly derailed him on Thursday afternoon. As Skubal walked off the Comerica Park mound after the first inning, having stranded the bases loaded, he looked like a pitcher who had just given up a grand slam. He was

DETROIT -- Colt Keith thought he had fought off a high fastball from Pirates reliever Isaac Mattson to keep his at-bat alive. “I thought it was going to get foul,” Keith said. “I don’t know, this ballpark’s weird, man. I haven’t figured it out yet. For some reason, it just

Between the Draft Combine and the Men's College World Series, the 2025 Draft is on everybody's mind this week. The MLB Pipeline Podcast crew is on site at Chase Field for the Combine as the best Draft-eligible prospects look to boost their respective stocks. Each week leading up to the

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Some of the game's most well-known and talented prospects came through with big-time performances during a busy day of Minor League action. From Lazaro Montes' ongoing power display to Jordan Lawlar's rocket double to Kevin McGonigle's unrelenting hitting prowess, offense was well represented. But Carlos Lagrange made sure pitching prospects

DETROIT -- Mother Nature washed out Wednesday’s Tigers-Pirates matchup at Comerica Park, but it was still a good day for talking baseball. Here are some of the highlights (which have been edited lightly for clarity and brevity) from a Reddit AMA Wednesday afternoon with MLB.com Tigers beat writer Jason Beck.

One reigning Cy Young Award winner has a firm grip on the top spot of the Starting Pitcher Power Rankings. The other? He’s making a charge. The Tigers’ Tarik Skubal has not strayed outside the top four of our list all season, and he’s led it four times, including two

It’s moving season across the Minor Leagues. The 11 full-season circuits are coming up on the end of their first halves, and after two-plus months of the season, organizations are looking for new challenges for their top talents. We’ve already seen Top 100 prospects Noah Schultz, Thomas White and Cam

It was a fairly balanced slate around the Minors with some top-notch pitching performances -- highlighted by 2024 first-rounder Chase Burns -- as well as a second straight monster game from Colt Emerson. Hurlers Quinn Mathews and Robby Snelling made notable starts and Kyle Freeland left the yard for a

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DETROIT -- Javier Báez has made a career out of highlight plays and displays of athleticism. On Tuesday, he needed one just to contort himself and wiggle through the stack of balloons in front of his locker to get his gear on and get ready for the Tigers’ series opener

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Read our story on the balloting format, which includes two phases of fan voting to determine the All-Star starters. The Yankees’ Aaron Judge and the Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani are the leading vote-getters for the American League and National League, respectively, in our first update of the 2025 PRO SPIRIT MLB

Each day brings us closer to the 2025 Trade Deadline, which looms on July 31. Believe it or not, that's just over six weeks away, which means all 30 teams are on the clock. Some clubs already know what holes they'll be looking to fill. Others still have to decide

DETROIT -- The Tigers' clubhouse was understandably quiet after Sunday’s 8-4 loss to the Reds. Jahmai Jones sat and reflected, a light blue bat sitting in his locker for Father’s Day. It’s the bat he used to homer in the third inning to open the scoring, his second home run

It’s always important to keep the length of a baseball season in mind, and not be betrothed to what just happened … particularly in the Power Rankings. Thus, our No. 1 and No. 2 teams, the Tigers and the Mets, are coming off rough weekend series, with the Tigers losing

DETROIT -- Every Major League starting pitcher has to learn how to survive games when they don’t have their full arsenal working. That’s not why Reese Olson pitched without his changeup Saturday night for Triple-A Toledo, but if it ends up being a side benefit from his rehab assignment, it’ll

DETROIT -- The Tigers have had plenty of good comeback stories from pitchers bouncing back from Tommy John surgery. They can now add Jake Rogers to the list. The last time Rogers pitched in a game was June 12, 2021, and he topped out at 82 mph. As manager A.J.

DETROIT -- The last time the Tigers had a player drive in 200 runs before turning 25, Travis Fryman was slugging his way out of Alan Trammell’s shadow and establishing himself as an All-Star. That was three decades ago, and Fryman went on to four All-Star selections as a Tiger

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The West Michigan Whitecaps have been dominant all season long -- but on Friday night, their offensive outburst took it to another level.