Nacho Alvarez Jr. hit the first two homers of his MLB career, then added a game-tying single in the ninth inning and the Atlanta Braves won their seventh straight game with a 6-5 victory against the Detroit Tigers.
Jen Pawol breezed through Sunday’s Marlins-Braves game as if breaking a gender barrier was just another day on the job.
The Kansas City Royals have made history by using nine relievers to achieve a 1-0 shutout against the Atlanta Braves.
Justin Verlander has ended the longest winless streak for a Giants pitcher in a single season.
Trent Grisham hit a tiebreaking grand slam with two outs in the ninth inning and the New York Yankees rallied from five runs down to beat the Atlanta Braves 12-9 before a crowd of 42,530, the largest this season at Truist Park.
We’re just one week away from the start of the regular season, and my opinion has changed on whether these three Detroit Tigers players should make the Opening Day roster.
The rebuild is over, and it's time for the Detroit Tigers to start contending for the playoffs. With that said... I have questions as spring training begins (17 of them).
It’s always hard to know what to expect from a bullpen year over year, but it sure looks like this could be a secret weapon for the Detroit Tigers.
When pitchers and catchers showed up to Detroit Tigers‘ spring camp last week, two centerpieces of the organization’s long rebuild were notably absent.
Jonathan Schoop homered and drove in four runs as the Detroit Tigers, with Kody Clemens making his major league debut while his famous father watched from a suite, beat the Minnesota Twins 4-0 to split a doubleheader.
Jonathan Schoop became the third player from Curaçao with 1,000 major league hits and finished a home run shy of the cycle, helping the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 7-5 in the opener of a five-game series.
The Detroit Tigers are having some trouble with the starting rotation at the major league level, but in the minors, many of their top prospects are off to strong starts this season.
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The Detroit Tigers certainly appear to be trending in the right direction, and this entire rebuild has centered around starting pitching. But beyond Casey Mize and Tarik Skubal, who will be part of the staff next season?
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We’ve reached the unofficial midway point in the Detroit Tigers’ season, and even though an otherwise promising couple of months were derailed by an ugly weekend in Minnesota, prospects and draft picks are the talk of the town.
DETROIT - With the 2019 trade deadline in the rearview mirror, the best chance for the Detroit Tigers to add talent to the organization has come and gone. The Tigers were already stocked up on pitchers in the minor leagues, and now six of the team's top 10 prospects are starting pitchers. Detroit Tigers prospect Franklin Perez pitches during a minor league game at the TigerTown Facility on March 6, 2018, in Lakeland, Florida. Double-A batters are hitting just .184 against Skubal with a .600 OPS. Detroit Tigers prospect Matt Manning goes into his wind-up against the Hartland Yard Goats while playing for the Double-A Erie SeaWolves on May 21, 2019.
DETROIT With the 2019 trade deadline in the rearview mirror, the best chance for the Detroit Tigers to add talent to the organization has come and gone. Detroit Tigers prospect Franklin Perez pitches during a minor league game at the TigerTown Facility on March 6, 2018, in Lakeland, Florida. Detroit Tigers pitching prospect Tarik Skubal on the mound for the Double-A Erie SeaWolves (WDIV)No prospect in the Tigers' system has seen his stock rise more than Skubal this season. Double-A batters are hitting just .184 against Skubal with a .600 OPS. Detroit Tigers prospect Matt Manning goes into his wind-up against the Hartland Yard Goats while playing for the Double-A Erie SeaWolves on May 21, 2019.
(TomDETROIT - The Detroit Tigers acquired four new prospects in the trade deadline moves that sent Shane Greene to the Atlanta Braves and Nicholas Castellanos to the Chicago Cubs. RF Travis Demeritte -- Detroit TigersTravis Demeritte, the only offensive player acquired at the deadline, started in right field for all three of the Tigers' games against the Texas Rangers this weekend. Travis Demeritte #50 of the Detroit Tigers prepares for his first Major League at bat in the top of the first inning against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Park in Arlington on Aug. 2, 2019 in Arlington, Texas. Though he showed good plate discipline while drawing two more walks, Demeritte struck out in all three of his official at-bats. LHP Joey Wentz -- Erie SeaWolvesThe top-ranked player acquired by the Tigers at the deadline was the organization's new No.
DETROIT The Detroit Tigers acquired four new prospects in the trade deadline moves that sent Shane Greene to the Atlanta Braves and Nicholas Castellanos to the Chicago Cubs. RF Travis Demeritte -- Detroit TigersTravis Demeritte, the only offensive player acquired at the deadline, started in right field for all three of the Tigers' games against the Texas Rangers this weekend. Though he showed good plate discipline while drawing two more walks, Demeritte struck out in all three of his official at-bats. 19 prospect allowed five earned runs on nine hits in five innings. He made his first bullpen appearance Sunday for the SeaWolves and allowed one run on two hits in two innings.
DETROIT - The Detroit Tigers were quiet until the eleventh hour ahead of the MLB trade deadline but ultimately traded Shane Greene to the Atlanta Braves and Nicholas Castellanos to the Chicago Cubs for four minor league prospects. 10 in the Tigers' prospect rankings and is the No. INF/OF Travis DemeritteImmediate plan: Detroit Tigers rosterEven though the Tigers are desperate for bats in the minor leagues, Travis Demeritte is the only position player acquired at this year's trade deadline. Demeritte showed solid power and plate discipline early in his minor league career, posting a .915 OPS in 2016. "Travis Demeritte was a guy that was a high round pick," Avila said.
In return, the Tigers acquired two prospects each from the Braves and Cubs. READ: Here's the plan for all 4 new Tigers prospects acquired at the trade deadlineWentz was ranked the No. 7 overall prospect in the Braves' organization, but Demeritte was not ranked among the top 30 prospects. MLB Pipeline updated the Tigers' top 30 prospects Thursday morning, including the players acquired at the deadline. He is expected to move to the bullpen in the Tigers' organization.
DETROIT The Detroit Tigers were quiet until the eleventh hour ahead of the MLB trade deadline but ultimately traded Shane Greene to the Atlanta Braves and Nicholas Castellanos to the Chicago Cubs for four minor league prospects. 10 in the Tigers' prospect rankings and is the No. INF/OF Travis DemeritteImmediate plan: Detroit Tigers rosterEven though the Tigers are desperate for bats in the minor leagues, Travis Demeritte is the only position player acquired at this year's trade deadline. Demeritte showed solid power and plate discipline early in his minor league career, posting a .915 OPS in 2016. "Travis Demeritte was a guy that was a high round pick," Avila said.
In return, the Tigers acquired two prospects each from the Braves and Cubs. READ: Here's the plan for all 4 new Tigers prospects acquired at the trade deadlineWentz was ranked the No. 7 overall prospect in the Braves' organization, but Demeritte was not ranked among the top 30 prospects. MLB Pipeline updated the Tigers' top 30 prospects Thursday morning, including the players acquired at the deadline. He is expected to move to the bullpen in the Tigers' organization.
Nicholas Castellanos and Shane Greene were traded by the Tigers at the 2019 MLB trade deadline. (Getty Images)DETROIT - The Detroit Tigers traded Shane Greene to the Atlanta Braves and Nicholas Castellanos to the Chicago Cubs for four prospects ahead of the MLB trade deadline. The Tigers sent Domingo Leyba and Robbie Ray to the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Diamondbacks sent Didi Gregorius to the Yankees and the Yankees sent Greene to the Tigers. Nicholas Castellanos tradeAfter the 4 p.m. deadline passed, it was announced Castellanos had been traded to the Cubs. Matt Boyd stays in DetroitThe Tigers' top trade piece, Matt Boyd, was not moved ahead of the deadline.
DETROIT The Detroit Tigers traded Shane Greene to the Atlanta Braves and Nicholas Castellanos to the Chicago Cubs for four prospects ahead of the MLB trade deadline. Shane Greene tradeGreene was the first player traded from Detroit, about 30 minutes before the deadline. Greene was masterful this season for the Tigers, allowing just five earned runs in 38 innings while striking out 43 batters. The Tigers sent Domingo Leyba and Robbie Ray to the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Diamondbacks sent Didi Gregorius to the Yankees and the Yankees sent Greene to the Tigers. Nicholas Castellanos tradeAfter the 4 p.m. deadline passed, it was announced Castellanos had been traded to the Cubs.
DETROIT The Detroit Tigers have reportedly traded All-Star closer Shane Greene to the Atlanta Braves. Braves get Shane Greene, pending medicals Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) July 31, 2019The Tigers have reportedly received prospects Joey Wentz and Travis Demeritte from the Braves in the deal. #Tigers acquiring Joey Wentz and Travis Demeritte from the #Braves in exchange for Shane Greene, sources tell The Athletic. Shane Greene of the Detroit Tigers pitches against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on May 29, 2019, in Baltimore, Maryland. Shane Greene certainly would be happy with trade from #Tigers to #Braves, I'm told.