MARCH 30, 2021•MLB.COM
Miggy at 1B gives Tigers 'best chance to win'When the Tigers take the field Thursday to the pageantry of Opening Day at Comerica Park, Miguel Cabrera won’t be watching from the dugout,...
Spencer Torkelson and the Worst Debuts in Detroit Tigers HistoryDetroit Tigers fans don't need to worry about Spencer Torkelson. Spring training doesn't mean anything, and the jump from college baseball t...
MARCH 30, 2021•MOTORCITYBENGALS.COM
Tigers reassign Núñez, Peralta and several others
The Detroit Tigers have reassigned infielder Renato Núñez to the team’s alternate training site and reassigned right-hander Wily Peralta to minor league campMARCH 30, 2021•ASSOCIATED PRESS
Will play first base Opening DayTigers manager A.J. Hinch said that Cabrera will start at first base in Thursday's season opener versus Cleveland, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.
ImpactAfter being bothered by knee issues early on during the 2019 campaign, Cabrera transitioned from first base to designated hitter in mid-July of that season. Cabrera returned to full health in 2020, but the Tigers still elected to use him exclusively as a designated hitter in an effort to keep him fresh for the entire season. Though that plan worked well, Cabrera expressed a desire this spring to see more work in the field this year, and Hinch seems prepared to honor that request. Woodbery speculates that Cabrera is unlikely to play the field more than once or twice per week, but that still could be enough for him to qualify at first base in many fantasy leagues by the end of April.
MARCH 30, 2021•ROTOWIRE
Heads to alternate siteThe Tigers reassigned Garneau on Tuesday to their alternate training site in Toledo.
ImpactGarneau will be joined at the alternate site by fellow backstop Eric Haase after both players missed out on winning either of the available catching jobs with Detroit this spring. Both Garneau and Haase are expected to be part of the Triple-A Toledo roster when the minor-league season begins in May.
MARCH 30, 2021•ROTOWIRE
Yankees aim for 'seamless, recognizable experience' for fansA crowd of 10,850 will be allowed inside Yankee Stadium for Thursday’s Opening Day game against the Blue Jays – the first time fans get to s...
MARCH 30, 2021•NEWSDAY.COM
Bound for alternate siteThe Tigers reassigned Haase on Tuesday to their alternate training site in Toledo.
ImpactHaase will be joined at the alternate site by fellow backstop Dustin Garneau after both players missed out on winning either of the available catching jobs with Detroit this spring. Both Haase and Garneau are expected to be part of the Triple-A Toledo roster when the minor-league season begins in May.
MARCH 30, 2021•ROTOWIRE
