LAKELAND, Fla. -- The PitchCom device was blaring to Tarik Skubal as he stepped off the mound. “Can you hear that?” Skubal yelled to catcher Jake Rogers. “I don’t hear a thing,” said Rogers, wearing the other end of the PitchCom headset. “My ear is plugged.”

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LAKELAND, Fla. – Tarik Skubal is a southpaw pitcher at the top of his profession, having won back-to-back American League Cy Young awards along with a record arbitration award. He is also a child at heart. “Still young,” he reminded when a reporter began a question about a prospect by

In November, I wrote a piece for this here website about free agent reunions I’d like to see: Players who were on the market and could theoretically return to a former team. There were six players on that list, but I’ll be honest: The one I wanted to see the

LAKELAND, Fla. – Justin Verlander used to live in this central Florida city. He bought a place on the south end of town shortly after the Tigers drafted him in 2004 and spent his offseasons here for over a decade, making the drive across town to Joker Marchant Stadium to

LAKELAND, Fla. -- The 34 Club overlooking right field at Joker Marchant Stadium was packed on Wednesday afternoon, even though the Tigers’ Grapefruit League schedule doesn’t begin for another week and a half. While Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris and general manager Jeff Greenberg prepared to formally welcome

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LAKELAND, Fla. -- Dillon Dingler has not yet received the Gold Glove Award he won last fall, but as he talked with reporters on Wednesday morning ahead of the Tigers’ first official workout of Spring Training, he at least has his gold glove of sorts. He dug into his locker

Crossing over from basketball to baseball can be quite difficult -- just look at Michael Jordan and his .556 OPS at Double-A. Over the years, 12 athletes have played in both Major League Baseball and the National Basketball Association, including four who did so in overlapping seasons. The most recent

LAKELAND, Fla. – The Tigers rotation now includes four former Opening Day starters, including two who have done so for Detroit. But for this year’s squad, there’s only one choice for when the season begins on March 26 in San Diego. "Tarik Skubal,” manager A.J. Hinch replied Wednesday morning, getting

The point of prospecting is to gaze into our collective crystal ball and predict who will be the best and most productive Major Leaguers years down the line. But every winter, we also take another tack: We gaze into that same crystal ball and predict who will be the best

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Turns out there’s a full circle in the Olde English D, at least for Justin Verlander. Nine years after Verlander’s trade away from Detroit marked the unofficial beginning of the Tigers’ rebuild, his return is the latest sign of the Tigers’ intent to make the most of

A Tigers rotation already led by the best starting pitcher in the American League is about to become even more fearsome. The Tigers on Tuesday announced that they have signed left-hander Framber Valdez to a three-year deal worth $115 million.

LAKELAND, Fla. -- The Tigers’ flurry of late-offseason pitcher signings had a purpose: Filling in for an injury. Reese Olson, whose 2025 season ended in July due to a shoulder strain, underwent surgery last week to repair his right labrum and will miss the upcoming season, according to the team.

Determining the best MLB player at each position is no easy exercise, and the results of the number-crunching will never please everyone. But the debate is all part of the fun. We find ourselves in that place again with MLB's Network's annual ranking of the Top 10 Players Right Now

Spring Training is going to be packed with top prospects this year -- but who will be able to use it as a springboard to Opening Day rosters? In all, 72 prospects from MLB Pipeline's overall Top 100 list are taking part in big league camp, including all but 2025

LAKELAND, Fla. – The Tigers’ flurry of activity ahead of their first Spring Training workout continued Tuesday with righty-hitting outfielder Austin Slater, who agreed to a Minor League contract with a non-roster invite to Major League camp, according to a source with knowledge of the agreement. The signing, which has

Ilitch Sports + Entertainment has entered a first of its kind partnership with Major League Baseball, which will provide broadcast support to both the Detroit Tigers (beginning with the 2026 MLB season) and the Detroit Red Wings (starting with the 2026-27 NHL season). This partnership creates a new platform where

The Tigers open Spring Training this week with more players established than manager A.J. Hinch has had in his tenure, but that doesn’t change the tone of camp. “Good teams have a ton of competition,” president of baseball operations Scott Harris said at the start of the offseason, “and we're

For Aaron Judge, Paul Skenes and Tarik Skubal, playing in the World Baseball Classic might best be summed up with three words: pride, awe, intensity. Pride, for the ability to represent the United States on a global stage. Awe, for the collection of baseball talent assembled around them. Intensity, for

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The MLB regular season is still about seven weeks away -- but we want to know what's going to happen now! How are the standings going to look? Who will have the best defensive team in baseball? Which player will perform best for their new squad? Who will make history