They’re certainly the best they’ve been as a team in decades.
Happy Friday, friends! Hopefully you’re recovered from a late-night west coast game and have plenty of coffee ready to start your day. The Tigers will be at it again late tonight, but in the meantime, there’s still plenty to catch up on to get your morning going.
The Tigers have DFA’d a reliever, celebrated a month of the best pitching they’ve done in decades, and in broader news, we’ll look at a scary moment from the Cubs/Pirates games, as well as looking at a big record set by one Guardians star.
Detroit Tigers News:
- In somewhat unsurprising news given how rough his appearances have been since last year, the Tigers have DFA’d Kenta Maeda .
We have recalled RHP Tyler Owens from Triple-A Toledo to join the first major league roster of his career. Owens will wear uniform #62.
RHP Kenta Maeda has been designated for assignment.
— Tigers PR (@DetroitTigersPR) May 1, 2025
- Tigers’ pitching has been some of the best this April.
Tigers starting pitchers combined to post a 2.80 ERA in April, the team’s best mark in the month since 1984 (2.45 ERA). pic.twitter.com/twQHaaoRnK
— Tigers PR (@DetroitTigersPR) May 1, 2025
- Love to see a little insight on new arrival Daniella Bruce.
2016 MSU alum @DaniellaBruce_ made history as the first female color analyst for the @DetroitRedWings .
Today, she provides expert radio and TV commentary and play-by-play insights for both Wings and @Tigers games. “I love Michigan, I love the city of Detroit and could not be… pic.twitter.com/dqVl6vgdHz
— MSU (@michiganstateu) May 1, 2025
AL Central News:
- Jose Ramirez has made Guardians history as the first player with 250 home runs and 250 stolen bases.
MLB News:
- Pretty scary moment at the Cubs/Pirates game this week.
Cubs-Pirates game has been delayed in the bottom of the 7th after a fan appeared to fall onto the RF warning track. Trainers from both teams ran out to respond to the fan, who didn’t seem to be moving and was put on a body board before being carted off.
— Meghan Montemurro (@mmontemurro.bsky.social) 2025-05-01T00:56:12.643Z
Here are some additional details about the fall and what followed.
- A deeper dive into the very, very bad start of the Rockies this season .
- Which players’ slow starts should teams be most worried about?
- Jim Bowden at The Athletic made an April All-Star team and yet somehow did not select a Tigers starter despite them having an AL-best ERA? Okay.
- Minor league baseball can be so fun.