It’s always a highlight of the season.
Yesterday was Jackie Robinson Day across baseball, with all teams celebrating by wearing the retired number 42. There were some pitfalls in how MLB chose to announced and promote the day, but for players it was still a beautiful opportunity to celebrate the man who paved the way for so many who came after him, and continues to inspire to this day.
Yesterday was NOT a great day for the Tigers, so the less we say about that the better, and we’ll just jump right into a little more lighthearted news.
Detroit Tigers News:
- Dan Hasty continued the trend of calling an inning like the Masters with the Whitecaps. Love it.
Listening to Dan Hasty call a @wmwhitecaps inning in the style of the Masters…
A tradition unlike any other. pic.twitter.com/APK9KHLqA9
— Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) April 13, 2025
- Jonathan Mayo has a Q&A with Tigers’ prospect Max Clark about what it takes to get the call up to Double-A. He offered some surprising insight into where he draws inspiration from.
“I read The Inner Game of Tennis this year, which has been probably the best book I’ve ever read my entire life, and it’s just eye-opening. It just talks about so many different aspects of being a being a professional athlete or an athlete at a high level and just trying to understand how the mind works in the game, and understanding the ups and downs of who you are as a person. And it was big. I needed it, and I’m just trying to carry that kind of mentality into 2025 and for the rest of my career as well.”
- Jay Jaffe from FanGraphs gets enthused about what’s working for Spencer Torkelson .
- Old Friend Michael Fulmer got called up to help the Red Sox bullpen . ($)
AL Central News:
- Please watch this truly bizarre relay play by the Twins that hit a Mets player in the butt.
- Luis Robert Jr. might just be the hottest name on the market ahead of the trade deadline .
- The Twins will be keeping an eye on Carlos Correa after he left a game with a sore wrist.
- Former White Sox closer Bobby Jenks gets candid about his terminal cancer diagnosis. ($)
MLB News:
That’s a home run. ⚾
Dodger Stadium will be making its second Olympic appearance! In 1984, it hosted several games when Baseball was an Olympic exhibition event, and now it will be the home of Baseball at the 2028 Games. We’re excited to welcome Baseball back to the Olympic… pic.twitter.com/PMAOFoknGx— LA28 (@LA28) April 15, 2025
- A look at how MLB has failed to embrace the importance of Jackie Robinson Day and its true meaning as political pressures seem to play a part in what they’re willing to say and do.
- The minor league park where Jackie Robinson made history before coming to the majors .
- Say what you will about gender reveals, but Trea Turner helping Bryce Harper make his reveal for baby four was pretty cute .
- Jazz Chisholm Jr. paid subtle tribute to Jackie Robinson on Jackie Robinson Day.
- Juan Soto admits it feels “different” hitting in the Mets lineup instead of the Yankees .
- A Braves reporter was a creep while asking a Blue Jays fan for her number while on the air.
- Clayton Kershaw is set to start his rehab stint.