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Detroit Tigers vs. Tampa Bay Rays, 1:05 p.m.

Detroit Tigers vs. Tampa Bay Rays Time/Place: 1:05 p.m., Joker Marchant Stadium – Lakeland, FLSB Nation Site: DRaysBayMedia: Tigers Radio Network Lineups RAYS TIGERS Carson Williams – SS Wenceel Perez – CF Jacob Melton – CF Javier Baez – SS Justyn-Henry Malloy – LF Dillon Dingler – C Will Simpson – DH Riley Greene – LF Logan […]

The battle for the final spots in the Tigers’ bullpen begins

As noted in the position player roster battle article earlier today, the first couple weeks of camp does less to change teams’ opinions of their options than outside observers tend to expect. With the rotation set, and at least five spots, and probably more like seven, in the eight-man bullpen already spoken for, it’s only […]

Kevin McGonigle is the lynchpin for the Tigers positional roster battles

After a few weeks of work that generally has zero predictive value on the upcoming season, spring training is finally reaching a point where pitchers and hitters are no longer just shaking off the winter’s rust. The Grapefruit League season concludes on March 25. Opening Day is March 27 in San Diego. So while we […]

Detroit Tigers vs. Toronto Blue Jays, 1:07 p.m.

Detroit Tigers vs. Toronto Blue Jays Time/Place: 1:07 p.m., TD Ballpark – Dunedin, FLSB Nation Site: Bluebird BanterMedia: MLB.TV, Tigers Radio Network Lineups TIGERS BLUE JAYS Parker Meadows – CF George Springer – DH Zach McKinstry – 2B Nathan Lukes – RF Matt Vierling – RF Davis Schneider – 2B Colt Keith – DH Daulton Varsho – […]

Enmanuel de Jesus punches out eight in dominant WBC performance

Saturday night was supposed to be about Tarik Skubal, at least from a Tigers fans’ perspective. The best pitcher in baseball had a perfectly fine short outing for Team USA against Team Britain, but it was southpaw Enmanuel de Jesus who put on a show. Taking on Team Israel, which does feature a few major […]

Bless You Boys 2026 Tigers prospects #21: RHP Dylan Smith

Like Ty Madden, our 21st ranked prospect, right-hander Dylan Smith was a starting pitching prospect for years in the Tigers system. The lack of a third pitch always had Smith on the outside looking in, and then injuries did the rest. Reinvented as a reliever, Smith showed some flashes of potential in the Tigers’ bullpen […]

Detroit Tigers vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, 1:05 p.m.

Detroit Tigers vs. Pittsburgh Pirates Time/Place: 1:05 p.m., Joker Marchant Stadium – Lakeland, FLSB Nation Site: Bucs DugoutMedia: MLB Network, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio Network Lineups PIRATES TIGERS Tyler Callihan – 2B Austin Slater – DH Konnor Griffin – SS Wenceel Perez – CF Henry Davis – C Kerry Carpenter – RF Enmanuel Valdez – 1B Spencer Torkelson […]

Detroit Tigers vs. Boston Red Sox, 1:05 p.m.

Detroit Tigers vs. Boston Red Sox Time/Place: 1:05 p.m., Joker Marchant Stadium – Lakeland, FLSB Nation Site: Over the MonsterMedia: Tigers Radio Network Lineups RED SOX TIGERS Braiden Ward – RF Kerry Carpenter – RF Kristian Campbell – CF Dillon Dingler – DH Max Ferguson – 3B Spencer Torkelson – 1B Connor Wong – C Riley Greene […]

Justin Verlander will take the mound in a Tigers’ uniform today

This wasn’t something most of us ever thought we’d see again. When long-time ace and future Hall of Famer, Justin Verlander, was traded away on August 31, 2017, an eventual reunion seemed a lot more likely. With the Tigers going into rebuild mode, the hope at the time was that they might re-renter a competitive […]

Josue Briceño undergoes surgery on his right wrist

The Detroit Tigers’ fourth ranked prospect, slugging catcher and first baseman Josue Briceño was reported to be dealing with right wrist inflammation on Monday, March 2. Unfortunately, testing revealed an underlying issue that required surgery on a tendon. The 21-year-old, currently ranked the 63rd best prospect in baseball per FanGraphs, could miss from months to […]

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Prospects Cris Rodriguez and Jordan Yost to debut in Spring Breakout game

The Tigers’ roster for their Spring Breakout game on March 20, featuring top prospects in a battle of farm systems, was released on Thursday. There aren’t too many big surprises, but two names in particular caught our eye immediately. 2025 first round pick, shortstop Jordan Yost, will make his public debut for the Tigers in […]

Bless You Boys 2026 Tigers prospects #22: RHP Ty Madden

We generally cut our prospect rankings off when a player turns 26 but as right-hander Ty Madden has just a small amount of major league experience and missed his age 25 season with a strained rotation cuff that took longer than hoped to rehabilitate, we’ll make an exception. Long an interesting starting pitcher prospect with […]

Bless You Boys 2026 Tigers prospects #23: RHP Michael Massey

In our group of 40+ FV prospects, there are a quite a few young pitchers that we’re just in a holding pattern with. Like out 23rd ranked prospect, right-hander Michael Massey, it’s a talented group of young arms, but just about all of them have been sidelined with injury since joining the pro ranks. That’s […]

Detroit Tigers vs. Panama and Dominican Republic, 1:05 p.m.

Detroit Tigers vs. Panama Time/Place: 1:05 p.m., Joker Marchant Stadium – Media: None Detroit Tigers vs. Dominican Republic Time/Place: 2:05 p.m., Estadio Quisqueya Juan Marichal – Santo Domingo, DRMedia: MLB Network, Tigers Radio Network

Bless You Boys 2026 Tigers prospects #24: C/1B Eduardo Valencia

One of the most fun things about covering the minor leagues and prospects is when a previously unheralded player suddenly puts it together and goes nuts. Eduardo Valencia wasn’t even a mention on most prospect rankings the past few years as injuries, struggles at the plate, and slow defensive development left him looking like an […]

Bless You Boys 2026 Tigers prospects #25: RHP Rayner Castillo

A year ago, young right-hander Rayner Castillo was one of the fastest rising players in the system. In 2025, he spun his wheels at the High-A level, suffering from some uncharacteristic wildness and more erratic velocity. He continued to rack up ground balls, but the contact got louder and the whiffs dried up a bit. […]

Bless You Boys 2026 Tigers prospect reports #26: OF Brett Callahan

Outfielder Brett Callahan hasn’t gotten much national notice, and isn’t yet tracking like a future major leaguer. However, his potential makes him quite interesting, and he’s already making noise in spring camp. If there’s a hitter in the Tigers’ system who could follow Kerry Carpenter’s path as an unheralded left-handed college outfielder who ends up […]

Bless You Boys 2026 Tigers prospect reports #27: OF Jackson Strong

There’s a wide gap between the Detroit Tigers top two outfield prospects and the rest of the farm system’s outfielders. Max Clark is a top 10 prospect in the game on most rankings and closing in on the major leagues. Teenager Cris Rodriguez is second ranked in the outfield, but is still anticipating his first […]

Bless You Boys 2026 Tigers prospect reports #28: RHP Moises Rodriguez

This right-hander is arguably the Detroit Tigers’ top pure relief prospect. While the Tigers have a clutch of starting pitcher prospects ranked more highly, such as Jake Miller, Andrew Sears, and Kelvis Salcedo, who might ultimately be best converted to bullpen arms at the major league level, Rodriguez could be on the fast track to […]

Tigers and Red Wings launch Detroit SportsNet channel and streaming options

Well we’ve been waiting for broadcasting details since the Detroit Tigers left their partnership with FanDuel Sports Network in January. Today they announced the launch of Detroit SportsNet, a dedicated channel/app for local markets that will carry the Detroit Tigers and, starting with the 2026-2027 season, the Detroit Red Wings as well. The package is […]

Detroit Tigers vs. Atlanta Braves, 1:05 p.m.

Detroit Tigers vs. Atlanta Braves Time/Place: 1:05 p.m., Joker Marchant Stadium – Lakeland, FLSB Nation Site: Battery PowerMedia: MLB.TV, Tigers Radio Network Lineups BRAVES TIGERS John Gil – DH Parker Meadows – CF Aaron Schunk – 2B Jake Rogers – C Jonah Heim – C Matt Vierling – RF Tristin English – 1B Kerry Carpenter – LF […]

Takeaways from the Detroit Tigers full squad look on Sunday

The first few weeks of spring training are notoriously fickle in terms of work on the field actually meaning anything. Teams run out hoards of minor league pitchers. A few minor league hitters will be red hot briefly before returning to their mean as Triple-A depth. MLB caliber regulars may struggle as they wait to […]