The Tigers can always use a rally animal.
The Tigers are off to a strong start this week, and it might just be in part because of a new furry rally pal in the form of a black squirrel in the outfield (and in the bullpen, shocking poor Tyler Holton). Rally Goose? Who needs her! Time for Rally Squirrel!
We look at the new mascot, some response to Javier Baez’s ejection, and more on Tarik Skubal’s insane season. Plus… baseball book clubs? Heck yeah!
Let’s get into it.
Detroit Tigers News:
- The Tigers found themselves a new animal companion during last night’s game.
- More on the Tigers’ rally squirrel .
- A.J. Hinch was cracking jokes after Javier Baez’s ejection .
- It was a short return for Matt Vierling, who is back on the IL after only two games.
The Tigers have placed INF/OF Matt Vierling on the 10-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation.
OF Wenceel Perez has been activated off of the 60-day injured list.
Detroit’s 40-man roster now stands at 39 players.
— Tigers PR (@DetroitTigersPR) May 27, 2025
- The Tigers have launched a new YouTube series, “Behind the Stripes,” and the first episode is available now.
You’ll note that I didn’t say it’s impossible to be that good. That’s because, uh, have you seen Tarik Skubal pitch this year? His statistics sound almost made up. He’s the class of baseball, very clearly the best pitcher in the game this year. Of course, if you’ve kept up with our leaderboards and watched highlights, I’m not telling you anything new. But on the occasion of the best game of Skubal’s career, I thought it would be fun to dig into his marvelous season and just admire it for a bit. Tarik Skubal is everything, everywhere, all at once. His 2025 is the best in every way it’s possible to be the best. We don’t always have to wonder whether something is sustainable. Sometimes we can just appreciate it.
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MLB News:
- The Nationals have a book club, and this year they’re taking a journey to Middle Earth .
- Which players need to step up to help their struggling clubs?
- David Stearns looks at how analytics have impacted the job of General Managers .
- Shohei Ohtani is the first player to get to 20 home runs.
- It’s official, the MLB strike zone is shrinking . But is that a good thing?
- Gotta love a good ballpark view:
- This Kody Clemens homer couldn’t have been better located.