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/Sports/MLB/Detroit Tigers/ Last Updated: Fri, May 9th, 2025 @ 9:40am EDT

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Ashley MacLennan

The Tiger Beat: Can’t stop Don Kelly

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The beloved former Tiger has a new role.

Happy Friday, everyone. The Tigers are coming off a sweep of the Rockies, tonight Tarik Skubal is taking the mound, and it’s mystery bobblehead weekend, so there are plenty of things to look forward to in the coming days.

There’s also plenty of news to get into, from Don Kelly’s new managerial role with the Tigers to which baseball team the new Pope is rooting for.

Let’s just jump right into it....

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Adam Dubbin

Game 39: Detroit Tigers return home to host Texas Rangers

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After a long but successful road trip, the Motor City Kitties head back to Comerica Park.

The Detroit Tigers finally return home to Comerica Park on Friday after a long West Coast road trip, coming back to the D with a 7-3 mark over the past 10 games.

Believe it or not, ladies and gentlemen, the Olde English D is now tied for the best record in Major League Baseball with the Los Angeles Dodgers — who swept AJ Hinch’s squad out...

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Brandon Day

Sawyer Gipson-Long rehabs in Lakeland; Trei Cruz walks off Altoona again for the SeaWolves

Scores, news, and notes from around the Detroit Tigers’ farm system for Thursday, May 8, 2025.

Iowa Cubs 12, Toledo Mud Hens 0 (box)

While the Detroit Tigers partied in Denver, the fallout from adding Keider Montero as the 27th man for the doubleheader landed on the Mud Hens. Matt Vierling had the night off, while the Cubs had a field day at the Hens’ expense.

The Tigers moved RHP Colin Fields up from High-A West Michigan to help reinforce the pitching staff as they went with a...

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Tigers send fully rested Tarik Skubal to face Rangers

A rainy day in Denver turned into a daunting night in Detroit for the Texas Rangers. The Tigers had their series opener against the Colorado Rockies postponed on Tuesday due to inclement weather.

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Tigers steamroll Rockies to complete doubleheader sweep

Colt Keith homered among his two hits, Brewer Hicklen had his first two major league hits and the Detroit Tigers beat the Colorado Rockies 11-1 in Denver to sweep their doubleheader on Thursday.

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Brandon Day

Chet Lemon, centerfielder of the storied 1984 Tigers, dies at age 70

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The World Series winning outfielder went on to have just as big an impact in youth baseball when his playing days ended.

On Thursday, fans of the Detroit Tigers and baseball fans everywhere, got the sad news that former center fielder Chet Lemon had died at the age of 70. The three-time All-Star played for 16 major league seasons and was a crucial cog in the World Series champion Tigers squad of 1984.

Lemon was initially the first...

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Ashley MacLennan

Tigers and Rockies Doubleheader Recap

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Nice day to play two. A better day to WIN two.

The Tigers and Rockies couldn’t have picked a better day to play back-to-back games, with the sun shining in Denver and the Tigers’ bats feeling hot, so let’s have a look at how things played out.

Game One: Tigers 10, Rockies 2

In the first game of the afternoon, it was Casey Mize on the mound for the Tigers up against Kyle Freeland for the Rockies.

In the first inning, Justyn-Henry Malloy hit...

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Former World Series hero Chet Lemon has died at age 70

Lemon played 16 seasons in MLB, nine with the Detroit Tigers and seven with the Chicago White Sox.

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Chet Lemon, legendary member of 1984 Tigers World Series team, dies at 70

In that 1984 World Series against the San Diego Padres, he notched five hits and two stolen bases over five games.

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Casey Mize, Tigers overwhelm skidding Rockies

Casey Mize tossed six strong innings, Spencer Torkelson had two hits and three RBIs and the Detroit Tigers took the opener of a doubleheader against the Colorado Rockies 10-2 on Thursday afternoon in Denver.

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GameThread: Tigers vs. Rockies, 3:10 p.m.

Ron Chenoy-Imagn ImagesDetroit Tigers (23-13) vs. Colorado Rockies (6-29)

Time/Place: 3:10 p.m., Coors Field
SB Nation Site: Purple Row
Media: FanDuel Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio Network
Game 37: RHP Casey Mize (5-1, 2.70 ERA) vs. LHP Kyle Freeland (0-4, 5.70 ERA)

Game 38: RHP Keider Montero (0-1, 5.93 ERA) vs. RHP Tanner Gordon (0-0, 0.00 ERA)

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Brandon Day

Bryce Rainer and Max Clark lead the Tigers top prospect hitters

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It’s time for our first check in with the club’s top hitting prospects.

As early as it is in the Major League Baseball calendar, it’s a week earlier in the lower levels of the minor leagues. So it goes without saying from the start that we’re talking about early impressions of prospects in the Detroit Tigers’ farm system. We’ll do pitchers in a separate article. For now lets just take a look and who is performing well...

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Detroit Tigers Roster Moves 5/8/2025

The Detroit Tigers will play a doubleheader today against the Colorado Rockies to wrap up their series. Detroit won game one of the series last night. The Tigers will have Casey Mize on the mound for game one.

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Ashley MacLennan

The Tiger Beat: Jack White is a Tigers good luck charm

Best interview of the season so far?

Happy Doubleheader Day, friends! The Tigers will see a heck of a lot of the Rockies today, and hopefully the games won’t be quite as close as they were last night.

Last night, Jason and Andy were joined during the broadcast by Jack White of the White Stripes, and not only was he a good luck charm, helping the Tigers tie up the game, he was also incredibly cool and knowledgeable (and apparently never misses a game!)

Some interesting other little...

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Adam Dubbin

Game 37 & 38 Preview: Detroit plays doubleheader at Rockies to wrap up road trip

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The Tigers play in a doubleheader on Thursday in an attempt to take the series and even complete the sweep.

After a two-day layoff that included a weather-postponed matchup on Tuesday, the Detroit Tigers resumed play on Wednesday night and took the series opener from the Colorado Rockies in a battle that was much closer than expected.

Ultimately, the good guys prevailed 8-6 on a wild night at Coors Field.

That postponed game was...

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Brandon Day

Jake Holton walks it off for Erie; Bryce Rainer’s reign of terror continues in Lakeland

Scores, news, and notes from around the Detroit Tigers’ farm system for Wednesday, May 7, 2025.

Toledo Mud Hens 2, Iowa Cubs 1 (box)

This was a very well pitched game with no run scoring until the Hens pulled it together late and put a pair of runs on the board to win.

Lael Lockhart Jr. got the start, and the Cubs could do nothing against him. The left-hander tossed five innings of one-hit ball, and then Matt Manning came on for two perfect innings of relief with four strikeouts.

The...

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Rockies' Tanner Gordon set for season debut in DH vs. Tigers

The Detroit Tigers and Colorado Rockies were slated to play three games in three days, but rain condensed the schedule. Detroit took the opener 8-6 in 10 innings on Wednesday night, and now the teams will wrap up the series with a traditional doubleheader on Thursday.

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AL-best Tigers break tie in 10th, keep Rockies reeling

Trey Sweeney had three hits, including an RBI double in a two-run 10th inning, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Colorado Rockies 8-6 in Denver on Wednesday night.

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Ashley MacLennan

Tigers 8, Rockies 6: Weren’t these guys supposed to be bad?

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The Tigers and Rockies had themselves a hit fest.

Happy Wednesday, everyone. The Tigers were meant to start their series in Denver on Tuesday, but rain had other opinions about that, so the first game of the series was tonight, with a doubleheader planned for Thursday. The altitude at Coors Field is always a changemaker, and that was clearly true for Jackson Jobe tonight, who got the start for the Tigers against Chase Dollander for the Rockies.

In the first, the Tigers...

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GameThread: Tigers vs. Rockies, 8:40 p.m.

Jonathan Hui-Imagn ImagesDetroit Tigers (22-13) vs. Colorado Rockies (6-28)

Time/Place: 8:40 p.m., Coors Field
SB Nation Site: Purple Row
Media: FanDuel Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio Network
Pitching Matchup: RHP Jackson Jobe (2-0, 3.38 ERA) vs. RHP Chase Dollander (2-3, 6.48 ERA)

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