Prior to the All-Star break the Detroit Tigers were the top team in the Majors, but that has quickly turned upside down. Going into the break the Tigers were o

Is Tarik Skubal one of the three best players in baseball? If you asked Jon Heyman, he would say yes. After another stellar outing yesterday against the Texas Rangers, Heyman took to X this morning to heap praise on to the Tigers’ lefty.

In T he Athletic’s new midseason prospect rankings, analyst Keith Law placed Kevin McGonigle and Max Clark at No. 1 and No. 2 overall—making Detroit the only team with the top two prospects in all of baseball. For a franchise that’s been building from within and banking on young talent, this is the kind of validation that matters.

The Tigers led the AL Central by seven games on Sept. 6, 2009, and proceeded to finish the year 11-15 while the Twins won 18 of 26. That forced a Game 163, where the Tigers appropriately blew a 10th-inning lead to ultimately lose in 12.

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Detroit Tigers left-hander Tarik Tarik Skubal and his wife, Jessica, are welcoming a new baby to their family. It's their second child, joining Kasen.

Right-handed pitcher Troy Melton’s first MLB outing wasn’t as planned as the 24-year-old was pinned for six runs and the Tigers experienced their third sweep of the season, this time at the hands of the Pirates at PNC Park.