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Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal isn’t just chasing the American League Cy Young, he’s positioning himself for something even more historic. The Tigers, now the best team in baseball, owe much of that success to their left-handed pitcher. Tarik Skubal has quietly entered the AL MVP conversation, a rare accomplishment for any pitcher in today’s […]

There’s no reason to suspect the Pittsburgh Pirates are going to deal starting pitcher Paul Skenes at the trade deadline. But this is early July, which is peak trade rumor season, and that means we can all explore the possibility. ESPN’s David Schoenfield did just that on Tuesday, examining what it would take to send […]

The Detroit Tigers are off to a tremendous start this season. And they achieved a feat following Monday’s win over the Tampa Bay Rays. Detroit hasn’t had much success in the last decade, posting two winning seasons in the last 10 seasons. They haven’t returned to the World Series since 2012, as their playoff presence […]

The Detroit Tigers are one of the best teams in baseball this year, and they are sending a good amount of talent to the MLB All-Star Game. Position players were announced last week, and the Tigers learned that Riley Greene, Javier Baez and Gleyber Torres were all going to be starters, and then as we […]

The Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal is having a dominant 2025 season, earning his second career All-Star selection and emerging as a front-runner to start the Midsummer Classic. However, despite the honor, Skubal expressed clear disappointment, not for himself, but for his teammates who were overlooked. “To be honest, I’m a little disappointed with only […]

Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Tarik Skubal is having an incredible season. That season continued on Sunday, as the hurler put himself in great company once again. Skubal joined some of the game’s greatest pitchers of all-time with a stellar performance against the Cleveland Guardians. “Tarik Skubal is the 4th left-handed pitcher in MLB history to […]

With the rumors surrounding the New York Yankees ahead of the trade deadline at the end of July, there are key positions that the team is looking to address. Especially with the Yankees on a six-game losing streak as of Saturday after the 12-6 loss to the New York Mets, a new report has their […]

Gleyber Torres first started to re-establish himself as a valuable contributor during the second half of the 2024 campaign, but he has enjoyed a legitimate resurgence with the Detroit Tigers (55-34) in 2025. The veteran second baseman is slated to start in the MLB All-Star Game on July 15, assuming he is healthy enough to […]

The Detroit Tigers were a team of upstarts a year ago. They ended up making the playoffs and beat the Houston Astros in the Wild Card round before taking the Cleveland Guardians to the limit before bowing out in the Division series. The 2025 version of the Tigers are no longer upstarts. They are the […]

Washington Nationals left fielder James Wood is in the midst of a breakout season. Despite flying under some fans’ radar on a Nationals squad that’s 13 games under .500, opposing teams are already pitching around Wood. On Thursday, the Detroit Tigers challenged him and Wood made them pay with a big day at the plate. […]

The Detroit Tigers were one of the hottest teams in baseball to end the 2024 season, but even then, they were still struggling to get their bats going. Pitching got them by until being eliminated in the ALDS, and everyone expected Detroit to have a big signing in the offseason. The Tigers made some important […]

The Washington Nationals haven’t done a whole lot of winning this season but the team boasts some exciting potential. The Nationals have one of the youngest rosters in the majors. And while that hasn’t translated to wins, the future looks bright in Washington. The Nationals have provided some incredible highlight reel plays in 2025. And […]

The Detroit Tigers sit atop the American League Central division, more than ten games better than their competition. Detroit saw three players selected as starters in the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. With Tarik Skubal well on his way to back-to-back Cy Young Awards, AJ Hinch’s Tigers are one of the biggest World Series favorites. […]

The 2021 trade between the Chicago Cubs and New York Mets that sent top prospect Pete Crow-Armstrong to Chicago in exchange for All-Star shortstop Javier Baez has come full circle in one of the most unexpected ways. Four years later, both players will start in center field for their respective leagues at the 2025 MLB […]

The Detroit Tigers’ incredible turnaround in 2025 just got a major stamp of approval as three of their stars are headed to the All-Star Game as starters. Riley Greene, Gleyber Torres, and Javier Báez have all been voted into the American League’s starting lineup for the Midsummer Classic, which takes place on July 15 at […]

Last season was the low point of Javier Baez’s career. He was a liability at the plate, and after being one of the best players in the game, he looked like a shell of his former self. His contract looked disastrous for the Detroit Tigers, but something unexpected has happened this year. Baez has looked […]

Riley Greene has been one of the best hitters in baseball this season, and he is on an absolute tear right now. Greene has been a very tough out the last two weeks, and that was the case on Wednesday against the Washington Nationals. The Detroit Tigers are in the nation’s capital for a three-game […]

The New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers are two of the best teams in the American League. Both have a very good shot of making a run to the World Series. It will be interesting to see how they try to improve the roster as the second half of the season is underway. The St. […]

Detroit Tigers right fielder Kerry Carpenter has been having hamstring issues since last season, and the team finally decided to place him on the IL on Monday. There have been times when the issue is really acting up and Carpenter can barely run, and there are other times where it doesn’t look too bad. On […]

The Detroit Tigers have well over a century of history, and even if the championships have been few and far between, the franchise has had more than its share of Hall of Famers. Perhaps only the New York Yankees can boast quite as many big names in the early 20th century, as many of the […]

Since being drafted by the Phoenix Suns back in 2015, All-Star guard Devin Booker has never been shy about his ties to Detroit and his home state of Michigan. Hailing from Grand Rapids, Booker has even alluded to the fact that he thought about committing to Michigan State for basketball. He took his fandom one […]

The Detroit Tigers outfielder Kerry Carpenter exited Sunday night’s 3-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins with right hamstring tightness, a re-aggravation of a long-standing issue that has troubled him since spring training. The 27-year-old suffered the injury after hitting an RBI triple in the fifth inning, grimacing while rounding second base and sliding into third. […]

A near-flawless display on the mound by Tarik Skubal powered the Detroit Tigers to a 3-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday night, as the ace carved up the lineup with a one-hit, 13-strikeout gem at Comerica Park, becoming the first pitcher in Tigers history to do so. Skubal struck out 13 batters over […]

The Detroit Tigers got a nice win against the Minnesota Twins, and it probably wouldn’t have happened unless Spencer Torkelson had a great double play during the game. Many people on social media had a lot of good things to say about Torkelson’s strong play. “Spencer Torkelson just made a spectacular play to turn a […]

The Detroit Tigers have played sensational baseball as the Major League season moves into the second half. They are leading the American League Central by 11 games, and manager A.J. Hinch has a team that is ready for any challenge and enjoys playing under the bright lights of a game on national television. GET US […]

The Detroit Tigers are making adjustments to their roster before their second series game against the Minnesota Twins. OF Matt Vierling is back in action after being out with a torn rotator cuff, and INF Trey Sweeney is being optioned for the minors.   On Saturday, the Tigers made it official that Vierling will be off […]

Javier Baez has looked like a player on the verge of exiting MLB over the past few years. The 2024 season was especially bad for Baez, who hit just .184 with a .516 OPS. The Detroit Tigers star, at 32 years old, has had a resurgent 2025 campaign, though. He’s currently hitting .289 with a […]

The Detroit Tigers are tied with the Los Angeles Dodgers at the top of the Major League Baseball standings. Both teams won on Thursday and are 51-31 on the season. Tigers manager AJ Hinch has pushed all the right buttons to get his team playing at their peak form. However, Detroit wants to make moves […]

Detroit Tigers left fielder Riley Greene has been on an absolute tear recently as he is coming up big for the Tigers at the plate in almost every game. On Tuesday night against the Oakland Athletics, Greene went 4-5 with a double and two RBIs. The Tigers got out to a shaky start despite having […]

The Detroit Tigers are on an incredibly impressive run right now that goes back all the way to last season. The Tigers were a mediocre team for most of 2024, and they didn’t show any signs of having a playoff run in them. Then, out of nowhere, Detroit turned on the jets down the stretch […]

The Detroit Tigers haven’t been quite as dominant in the month of June, but they still have the best record in baseball as we enter the final week of the month. After a couple of sluggish performances against the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday and Saturday, Detroit bounced back with an impressive victory in the […]

Despite a tough 14-8 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night, the Detroit Tigers continue to be one of the top headlines of this MLB season so far. The Tigers are enjoying a breakout year in the American League, and outfielder Riley Greene has emerged as a key catalyst behind Detroit’s impressive rise […]

The two best pitchers in Major League Baseball are Tarik Skubal and Paul Skenes. Both are the Cy Young favorites in their respective leagues, and both are set to pitch on Thursday as Skubal and the Detroit Tigers host Skenes and the Pittsburgh Pirates. The only issue is that it’s a double header, and the […]

Rain pummeled the Midwest on Wednesday and cancelled numerous Major League Baseball games in the region. One of them was set to go down in Detroit as Tarik Skubal was going to lead the Detroit Tigers against the Pittsburgh Pirates. A postponed game is always a bummer, but that set up a double header on […]

The Detroit Tigers brought the best record in baseball into a series with the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday. After dropping a set to the Cincinnati Reds over the weekend, they were looking to get back on track against Pittsburgh. One of the stars of the Tigers’ excellent start this year has been Javier Baez, bouncing […]

The Detroit Tigers are still riding the momentum from last summer, carrying the American League’s best record. While they keep racking up wins atop the AL Central, their best players are racking up votes for the 2025 MLB All-Star Game. That includes Tigers ace Tarik Skubal, who is a near-lock to make his second All-Star […]

The Detroit Tigers take on the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday to kick off a three-game series. Tigers manager A.J. Hinch walks into the series with good news regarding the leader of his bullpen. Hinch’s closer, Will Vest, suffered a finger injury during his last start, causing concern among fans in Detroit. After losing Reese Olson […]

The Detroit Tigers are short on pitchers right now as Reese Olson is currently out with a finger injury, and Jackson Jobe is done for the season as he will undergo Tommy John surgery. After the Jobe news, it became even more important for the Tigers to get Olson back as soon as possible. He […]

In an emotional salute to the Motor City, Detroit Tigers legend Willie Horton delivered a powerful, nostalgia-filled tribute that resonates far beyond baseball. Through a heartfelt letter unveiled on the organization’s official X account (formerly known as Twitter), Horton passionately reflects on iconic moments that defined both his storied career and Detroit’s rich history, emphasizing […]