Tigers Select Eight Players On Day Two Of 2015 MLB Draft
The Detroit Tigers today selected eight players on the second day of the 2015 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.
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The Detroit Tigers today selected eight players on the second day of the 2015 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.
"I saw Yoenis make a lot of those throws in Oakland, and I saw Rajai go over a lot of walls in Toronto, so it wasn't a surprise," Maddon said.
Anibal Sanchez pitched well for 7 2-3 innings guiding the Tigers to a 6-0 win over the Cubs.
Michigan State outfielder Cam Gibson, son of 1988 NL MVP Kirk Gibson, was drafted in the fifth round by the Detroit Tigers — the team that drafted the elder Gibson with the No. 12 overall pick in 1978.
"His pitch count is up and over 90, so there's not a lot of restraints," Ausmus said. "If he throws well, we'll roll with him."
Justin Verlander made a strong case Saturday that he's ready to pitch for the Detroit Tigers.
The Detroit Tigers made three selections in the first 65 picks of the 2015 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft Monday night.
Kate Upton is like the gift that keeps on giving.
Detroit selected Texas A&M commit Beau Burrows with the 22nd pick in the first round, a right-handed pitcher whose fastball topped 96 mph at Weatherford High School in Texas.
If voting ended Monday, no Detroit Tigers would start the All-Star Game. Hosmer now has a considerable lead over Cabrera.
For the first time in 37 years, horse racing has a triple crown winner.
Yoenis Cespedes and J.D. Martinez homered in the sixth inning to power the Detroit Tigers past the Chicago White Sox 6-4 on Sunday.
Verlander struck out nine without a walk, allowing an unearned run and four hits in 5 2-3 innings against the Columbus Clippers.
The four-time AL Central champion Tigers stopped their worst skid since 2005 and avoided falling below .500 for the first time this year.
Adam LaRoche hit a tying solo homer off Joakim Soria with two outs in the ninth, and the four-time defending AL Central champions matched their longest skid since 2005.
