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Many pitchers seek out velocity. Others look to induced vertical break or spin rate. Tigers knuckleballer Kenny Serwa seeks out a different metric when he’s on the mound. It’s a little less scientific.
It took a long time to get here, but Dillon Dingler finally seized the reins at the catcher position in 2025. His emergence solves a key roster question for the foreseeable future, and gives the Tigers a foundational piece to continue building the team around.
Pitcher Kevin Gausman of the Toronto Blue Jays and pitcher Paul Gervase of the Los Angeles Dodgers have the opportunity to enhance LSU’s Worl
Iapoce, 52, joined the Tigers’ major-league staff in 2024 after managing Triple-A Toledo in 2023. He previously served as the Boston Red Sox’s senior hitting coordinator in 2022 and spent six seasons as a big-league hitting coach with the Chicago Cubs (2019–21) and Texas Rangers (2016–18).
Javy Baez had a resurgent 2025 in which he started for the AL in the All-Star Game. But he said after the season-ending loss that, "I can be better."
The Detroit Tigers have some of their top prospects participating in the Arizona Fall League this year. A lot of attention was given to Kevin McGonigle, who is
DETROIT -- Two former Detroit Tigers are poised to earn a World Series ring no matter what happens in the 2025 Fall Classic. Right-hander José Ureña and infielder Buddy Kennedy have the unusual distinction of appearing in games for both the AL champion Toronto Blue Jays and the NL champion Los Angeles Dodgers this season.