Meet Detroit's best pitching prospect not named Jobe
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DETROIT -- Despite the glaring lack of starting pitching options this season, the Tigers still made time to bring Brant Hurter along slowly. Hurter was a Triple-A starter but had pitched exclusively out of the bullpen since his Aug. 4 debut. For those four appearances, manager A.J. Hinch watched over
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Deadline addition honing command in Tigers' system
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The kids are all right: Sweeney hits unique 1st big league HR
CHICAGO -- With many family and friends in attendance on Wednesday, Tigers rookie Trey Sweeney accomplished every baseball player’s dream: hitting his first home run in the Major Leagues. But Sweeney (Detroit's No. 20 prospect) had to wait a bit longer than he perhaps ever could have expected to know
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It seemed like a preview of future AL Central rivals when two top 50 prospects clashed at Double-A on Sunday afternoon. For the second time this week, the Guardians' Chase DeLauter (MLB No. 42) stepped into the batter's box against the Tigers' Jackson Jobe (MLB No. 8). The former came
Jung shows there's 'edge to him' in MLB debut
DETROIT -- The first pitch that Jace Jung saw as a Major League hitter was a Gerrit Cole cutter that darted in on his hands, forcing him to jump away. It’s the kind of pitch that can help a reigning Cy Young winner establish his territory around the plate. Jung
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The Tigers are getting a late-season youth infusion with two of their top infield prospects. Jace Jung, the Tigers’ No. 5 prospect in MLB Pipeline’s updated midseason rankings, and No. 20 prospect Trey Sweeney were promoted from Triple-A Toledo on Friday for their Major League debuts against the Yankees. The
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The Rangers called up a third baseman named Jung from Texas Tech in the second half of the 2022 season and saw him become an All-Star and a World Series champ a year later. This week, the Tigers are going to try a similar strategy. Detroit is promoting No. 64
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The top of the Tigers’ midseason prospect rankings should look awfully familiar. A lot of the names after the top three might look new. While Max Clark and Jackson Jobe continue to lead the next wave of Tigers prospects, they’re both also among the top 10 on MLB Pipeline’s Top
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Most of Dillon Dingler’s focus since his callup to the Tigers two weeks ago has been on handling Tigers pitchers and calling games from his post behind the plate. Never mind that Dingler’s emergence as an impact hitter at Triple-A Toledo helped push his path up Interstate
Tigers high on new switch-hitting catcher prospect
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10 rookies who have stood out over the past month
Rookies continue to make substantial contributions in the Majors, it just doesn't happen to be the same crop of them who commanded the spotlight earlier in the season. As a result, nine of the best newcomers vaulted onto the latest edition of MLB Pipeline's Rookie Hot List after not being
Young Tigers giving a flash of the future -- in the present
SEATTLE -- According to Detroit manager A.J. Hinch, the Tigers have 14 players on their 26-man roster who had never set foot inside T-Mobile Park prior to Tuesday’s series opener against the American League West-leading Mariners. One of those youngsters, 24-year-old right-hander Keider Montero, entered Tuesday's start with a 6.18