The Detroit Tigers made a brief stop at home this week for a three-game series with the Tampa Bay Rays. They finished it up on Wednesday, with a walk off bunt. The starters in this series — Jordan Zimmermann, Matthew Boyd, and Michael Fulmer — were outstanding, combining to throw 19 innings of three-run ball. After … Read more
JaCoby Jones becomes the second Tiger in three days to end a game with a walk-off home run. This time it was in the 10th inning off of Royals reliever Brad Keller to give the Tigers a 3-2 win in their series opener. Jones led off the inning and sent a 2-2 laser over the left field … Read more
Hey look, the Detroit Tigers did not get postponed (yet) this week and they managed to win some games. It’s a win for everyone involved! Really though, it was refreshing to see Detroit squeak out some tightly-contested games against the Baltimore Orioles at home and pick up their first home series victory of the 2018 … Read more
Mother Nature has not been kind to the Detroit Tigers — really all northern-based clubs — to open the 2018 Major League Baseball season. A third postponed game due to weather results in yet another rotation shuffle. This time, it is Daniel Norris likely paying the biggest price. Norris was scheduled to make his first … Read more
It took a while due to predictably unpredictable late March weather in Michigan, but the Detroit Tigers have concluded their first regular season series of 2018. From a fireworks-filled Opening Day to an Easter Sunday doubleheader, Detroit starts the season 0-3 for the first time in 10 years. The Tigers hit .241 as a team … Read more
NOTE: The views expressed in this EDITORIAL do not necessarily reflect the views of Detroit Sports Nation or a majority of its writers and should not be misconstrued as such. The views contained within are the views of the author and the author alone. There were a number of things to take away from the … Read more
Wednesday night capped off what was a dreadful series for the Detroit Tigers at home against division rival Kansas City. The Royals hung 16 on the scoreboard en route to a sweep and winning their eighth straight overall to keep pace with the first-place Cleveland Indians. It’s what happened in the ninth inning that is generating … Read more
If you happened to catch the 1st inning of Thursday night’s game between the Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Royals, you may have been a little confused as to whether you were watching a baseball game or a circus. The Royals put up four runs in the bottom of the first, mostly thanks to … Read more
If you would have told me in early April that by the time June 25th rolled around the Detroit Tigers would only be 33-42, I would have called you crazy and a hater. Unfortunately, despite snapping their 8-game losing streak on Sunday against the Padres, that is exactly where the Tigers stand, nine games under … Read more
It’s been a rough ride so far this season for the Detroit Tigers and their fans. Following Tuesday’s 1-0 loss to the Kansas City Royals, the Tigers are 24-28 which places them in fourth place in the American League Central. One young Royals fan decided to rub some salt in the Tigers wounds by holding … Read more
DETROIT TIGERS (23-27) vs. KANSAS CITY ROYALS (21-28) Game 1 Daniel Norris (2-3, 4.38 ERA, 44 K) vs. Jason Hammel (1-6, 5.98 ERA, 38 K) Monday, May 29 @ 7:15 p.m. ET TV: ESPN & Fox Sports Detroit | Radio: 97.1 The Ticket After a tough series against the Chicago White Sox that saw the … Read more
Fans of the Detroit Tigers this offseason were frantically chewing their fingernails in anticipation of the potential teardown happening in the Motor City. Yet, the club opted to retain almost everybody for 2017 and make one last push. And it just may have been the right move for team management and ownership this offseason, because … Read more
The World Baseball Classic is awesome. It brings together some of the best baseball players in the world to compete to see who is the best. Unfortunately, the WBC is held just before the start of the Major League Baseball regular season which means if a player is injured, it could cost the team paying … Read more
When the Tigers signed veteran infielder and former Tiger Omar Infante to a minor league deal back in December, the widely-believed thought was that he would be competing for a backup infield position on the club and give the incumbents a run for their money. But I guess his invite to spring training means fighting for … Read more
On Sunday, news broke that Kansas City Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura had been killed in a car accident in the Dominican Republic. As the news began spreading, fans across the world began tweeting out messages and creating photos in memory of Ventura. The latest photo to emerge includes Ventura and former St. Louis Cardinals outfielder, … Read more
On Sunday, it was reported that Kansas City Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura nd former MLBer Andy Marte had both been killed in separate car accidents in the Dominican Republic. Following the devastating news, many took to Twitter to offer their condolences to the family, friends, and teammates of Ventura and Marte. Here are some of the … Read more
