The Detroit Tigers are one of the American League's most interesting teams coming off a playoff berth in 2024. They have a two-year window before reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal can test the market as a free agent.

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Detroit Tigers outfielder Akil Baddoo underwent hand surgery on Thursday and will miss the rest of the spring. Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said Baddoo had been dealing with wrist soreness early in camp and tried to fight through it. Testing eventually revealed a fracture of his right hook hamate.

The Detroit Tigers are a team that a lot of people are going to be keeping a close eye on during spring training heading into the 2025 campaign.

Detroit Tigers bench coach George Lombard will manage the team in Saturday’s Grapefruit League opener against the Philadelphia Phillies. Manager A.J. Hinch will be away from the club to attend the funeral of former coach Rich Dauer.

LAKELAND, Fla. — Detroit Tigers right-hander Kenta Maeda has been named the starting pitcher for the first Grapefruit League game in spring training, scheduled for Saturday against the Philadelphia Phillies at Joker Marchant Stadium.

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Veteran right-handed pitcher Kenta Maeda will start the Detroit Tigers' Grapefruit League opener on Saturday afternoon, manager A.J. Hinch announced on Wednesday. It’s the latest indication that the Tigers plan to give Maeda every opportunity to win a spot in the starting rotation after he struggled through much of 2024.