12:54 AM EDT, Fri March 29, 2024
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Tigers 1, White Sox 0: Crochet weaves, but Skubal shoves

Tigers 1, White Sox 0: Crochet weaves, but Skubal shoves

Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports Javier Baez, a fan-favorite on the South Side of Chicago, scored the game’s only run on Thursday afternoon. In 2023, the Detroit Tigers went 1-28 when scoring one run or less in a game. In 2024, the Detroit Tigers are 1-0 when scoring one run in a game. Eat your hearts out, White Sox fans: we took over your 2024 Opening Day and we stole your broadcaster! Tigers win, 1-0. Today marked the first career MLB start for Chicago pitcher Garrett Crochet, who became just the 9th player all-time to make his first start on Opening Day — that...
8 hours ago
GameThread: Tigers vs. White Sox, 4:10 p.m.

GameThread: Tigers vs. White Sox, 4:10 p.m.

Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK Detroit Tigers (0-0) vs. Chicago White Sox (0-0) Time/Place: 4:10 p.m., Guaranteed Rate FieldSB Nation Site: South Side SoxMedia: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: LHP Tarik Skubal (2.80 ERA, 3.3 WAR) vs. LHP Garrett Crochet (3.55 ERA, -0.1 WAR)
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Series Preview: Tigers open up 2024 MLB season on road at Chicago White Sox

Series Preview: Tigers open up 2024 MLB season on road at Chicago White Sox

Photo by Quinn Harris/ The Motor City Kitties kick things of on Thursday night for a three-game set int he Windy City. The big day is finally here as Major League Baseball officially opens up its 2024 schedule with a lengthy list of games — including the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago White Sox, who face off in the Windy City on Thursday afternoon. The Motor City Kitties come into the season 78-84 effort last summer that landed them in second place among their American League Central peers. Of course, the Tigers finished nine games behind the first-place Minnesota...
17 hours ago
Fan Poll: Have the Detroit Tigers done enough to contend in 2024?

Fan Poll: Have the Detroit Tigers done enough to contend in 2024?

Photo by Ron Schwane/ We posted a predictions roundtable on Monday, but now on Opening Day, what do you think? Will the Tigers make the playoffs? The Detroit Tigers finished the 2023 season with a mildly surprising second place finish, posting a winning record of 39-34 in the second half of the season and going 78-84 overall. A nine game losing streak in early June after a bad run of injuries pretty well crushed any hopes of a surprise run at the division. Still that strong second half featured a lot of good signs. For Tiger hopefuls, that was enough to leave a taste of...
Mar 27, 2024
Jace Jung promoted to Triple-A as Mud Hens announce 2024 starting roster

Jace Jung promoted to Triple-A as Mud Hens announce 2024 starting roster

Photo by Scott Audette/MLB Photos via Ty Madden looks to be staying at Erie a while longer, while Wilmer Flores and Brant Hurter are the top two pitching prospects promoted. When I previewed the 2024 Toledo Mud Hens roster the other day, we still had a couple of key roster questions. Those have mostly been answered as the Mud Hens unveiled their Opening Day roster for the season on Wednesday. They’ll start the 2024 season at home against the Nashville Sounds starting on Friday. The most notable name added to the roster is infielder Jace Jung, one of the Tigers...
Mar 27, 2024
2024 Tigers season preview: Riley Greene aims to lift his game to the next level

2024 Tigers season preview: Riley Greene aims to lift his game to the next level

Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports Riley is a budding superstar but he will need to put it all together if he wants to live up to the hype. The 2024 season is nearly upon us so it's time to take a look at perhaps the key member of the Detroit Tigers youthful core. Patrolling left field on most nights will be the 23-year-old left-handed outfielder the Tigers selected with the 5th overall pick in 2019. Ever since he was drafted out of Hagerty High School, Riley Greene has carried with him a fairly lofty set of expectations. Immediately landing among the top 50 prospects in...
Mar 27, 2024
Wednesday Open Thread: Make your bold predictions for 2024

Wednesday Open Thread: Make your bold predictions for 2024

Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Can’t wait to revisit these at the end of the year... One of my favorite pre-season rituals is the opportunity to make some genuinely wild predictions for the upcoming year. Sometimes the crazier they are, the more often they seem to become reality. We love to do this as a group for our annual roundtable discussion, but I figured it would also be fun to turn the crystal ball over to all of you and see what kind of predictions you have for the upcoming year. Will the Tigers have a breakout start to the season and be buyers at...
Mar 26, 2024
GameThread: Tigers vs. Rays, 12:35 p.m.

GameThread: Tigers vs. Rays, 12:35 p.m.

Mike Watters-USA TODAY Sports Detroit Tigers (20-9) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (11-16) Time/Place: 12:35 p.m., Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Fla.Media: MLB Audio (Rays' broadcast) Pitching Matchup: RHP Casey Mize vs. RHP Ryan Pepiot
Mar 26, 2024
Joey Wentz and Alex Faedo make the Opening Day bullpen

Joey Wentz and Alex Faedo make the Opening Day bullpen

Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK The Opening Day roster is now set as Beau Brieske is optioned to Triple-A, while RHP Miguel Diaz’s fate remains uncertain. The Tigers have announced their final roster moves prior to Opening Day. Right-hander Alex Faedo and lefty Joey Wentz will be the final two members of their eight-man bullpen, joining Alex Lange, Jason Foley, Shelby Miller, Andrew Chafin, Tyler Holton, and Will Vest. Right-hander Beau Brieske, despite a fantastic camp, has been optioned to Triple-A Toledo. Right-hander Miguel Diaz, also in the running down the...
Mar 26, 2024
The Toledo Mud Hens should be a force in the International League this season

The Toledo Mud Hens should be a force in the International League this season

Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via More importantly, the Tigers have better prospect depth at the Triple-A level to draw on this season than all but a few teams. While this is a Toledo Mud Hens preview, it’s of course just a part of the Tigers story this season. We’ve written quite a bit about the prospect depth the Detroit Tigers have at their disposal throughout the offseason. The Tigers should have the pitching to compete, but entering the new season the offense still projects to be underwhelming. On the plus side, most of the club’s best hitters are...
Mar 25, 2024
BYB Roundtable: Predictions for Detroit Tigers, 2024 MLB season

BYB Roundtable: Predictions for Detroit Tigers, 2024 MLB season

Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports Take a look at what the Bless You Boys staff thinks will happen with the Tigers and MLB this summer. Another spring, another opening day coming up for the boys of summer. For those who have been waiting for the return of America’s pastime, the big day is nearly nigh. The Detroit Tigers will begin their 2024 odyssey through the Major League Baseball ranks on Thursday, March 28, in Chicago against the White Sox in a three-game set. While the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres already started with a pair played overseas in Korea...
Mar 25, 2024
2024 Tigers season preview: Jack Flaherty looks primed after work in the Tigers pitching lab

2024 Tigers season preview: Jack Flaherty looks primed after work in the Tigers pitching lab

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/ Flaherty has always had an outstanding slider. The Tigers have helped him clean up his mechanics and improve his fastball, setting the stage for a good year. We’ve learned a few things about new Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Jack Flaherty this spring. The past 4-5 years he’s been a depth starter looking to recapture his earlier success, but until the Tigers signed him out of the blue, we hadn’t really looked that deeply into his peak years with the Cardinals. We also didn’t know that he was a well respected voice for players within the...
Mar 24, 2024
2024 Player preview: Kerry Carpenter looks to build on a strong debut

2024 Player preview: Kerry Carpenter looks to build on a strong debut

Mike Watters-USA TODAY Sports The outfielder’s first full season in the bigs was a success. Now he looks to refine his game to take the next step. With the 2024 season now blessedly just days away, it’s time to look at a player who is perhaps being taken for granted this spring. Kerry Carpenter followed Spencer Torkelson and Riley Greene to the major leagues late in 2022, and so far has surpassed them both with a very nice full season debut in 2023. Carpenter’s dangerous bat remains his calling card, but it’s the secondary parts of his game that offer room for...
Mar 23, 2024
2024 Player Preview: Parker Meadows looks ready to seize the leadoff spot

2024 Player Preview: Parker Meadows looks ready to seize the leadoff spot

David Reginek-USA TODAY Sports Excellent speed and defense will keep him in Detroit for a long time, but will his bat will keep him atop the lineup? It seems appropriate to dive into Tigers position player previews with the man who should be leading off the lineup most nights. Center fielder Parker Meadows may be dropped down the lineup against tough lefty starters, but AJ Hinch clearly likes him as a leadoff hitter. With only 37 games of MLB experience, the 24-year-old will need to prove he can handle the adjustments the league will be throwing at him in 2024, but...
Mar 22, 2024
Tigers option Matt Manning to Triple-A Toledo

Tigers option Matt Manning to Triple-A Toledo

Mike Watters-USA TODAY Sports RHP Drew Anderson was also reassigned to Triple-A. Well this is a slightly surprising turn of events. On Friday at noon, the Detroit Tigers announced that they’d optioned right-handed starter Matt Manning to Triple-A Toledo. The result is that both Casey Mize and Reese Olson will start the year in the rotation. Veteran reliever Drew Anderson, who has had a pretty impressive camp, was also reassigned to Toledo. The competition for the final bullpen spots is almost complete. All spring, things seemed to be pointing toward Olson being the...