Plus: Did the Tigers break their own trade target?
Last night’s Tigers game was a little bit of a good news/bad news situation. The good news? The Tigers won, making it two games in a row, something that felt almost impossible last week. The bad news? Will Vest hit Diamondbacks’ third baseman Eugenio Suarez with a pitch that appeared to do some serious damage to Suarez’s fingers. (At the time of this writing his condition has not yet been updated). This is a sticky situation because the Tigers were rumored to be one of the clubs very interested in trading for Suarez.
Not an ideal situation for Suarez, the Diamondbacks, or the Tigers. A rare lose-lose-lose if Suarez does indeed have broken fingers.
One of the highlights of last night, though, aside from the win, was the wonderful outing by Troy Melton, going seven innings in just his second game.
In non-Tigers news, the focus on betting narrows in Cleveland with another suspension, and things got tense between Bryce Harper and Rob Manfred regarding the suggested salary cap.
Let’s get into it!
Detroit Tigers News:
- Love this after a tremendous outing by Troy Melton last night.
what a moment for the kid pic.twitter.com/bSThdZBZTZ
— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) July 29, 2025
- Some roster updates.
OF Parker Meadows has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a right quad strain.
RHP Reese Olson has been placed on the 60-day injured list with a right shoulder strain.
INF/OF Andy Ibáñez has been recalled from Triple-A Toledo.
INF/OF Ryan Kreidler has been recalled…
— Tigers PR (@DetroitTigersPR) July 28, 2025
- The Tigers are (unsurprisingly) being considered a serious target for Eugenio Suarez to land this trade season , especially after he indicated an interest in returning to the club that drafted him. (This interest could be very complicated now after Suarez was hit by a pitch in last night’s game).
- Four trade deadline targets for the Tigers this week, according to Sports Illustrated.
- A new episode of Have a Seat, this time featuring Gleyber Torres.
always grinding. always improving.
In a new episode of Have a Seat, presented by @FiegerLaw , @jasonbenetti and @Dan_Dickerson sit down with Gleyber Torres!
Watch now: https://t.co/Ljv1pv4JTS pic.twitter.com/CFf1Kxp2MZ
— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) July 27, 2025
AL Central News:
- This is a very big deal. The second Guardians pitcher to be suspended this season.
BREAKING: Cleveland Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase has been placed on non-disciplinary paid leave as part of MLB’s sports-betting investigation, sources tell ESPN.
Clase is the second Guardians pitcher on leave tied to the investigation, joining right-hander Luis Ortiz.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) July 28, 2025
Cleveland Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase’s non-disciplinary paid leave is through Aug. 31, MLB said in a statement.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) July 28, 2025
- An interesting breakdown…
Emmanuel Clase has thrown 22 pitches this season with a 0-0 count with the bases empty outside of the Gameday strike zone.
Of those, I’ve classified 11 of them as “uncompetitive.” Here is a look at all of them. pic.twitter.com/zLCawGsyM9
— Ahaan Rungta (@AhaanRungta) July 28, 2025
MLB News:
- Apparently, Bryce Harper was not impressed with Rob Manfred floating the idea of a salary cap.
Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper stood nose to nose with MLB commissioner Rob Manfred during a meeting last week and told him to “get the f— out of our clubhouse” if he wanted to talk about a salary cap, sources told ESPN. News free and unlocked: https://t.co/DukJC3i8T5
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) July 28, 2025
- Some comments made by Mark DeRosa (he insists as a joke) were taken as a threat by players following the confrontation between Harper and Manfred . ($)
- Dusty Baker will come out of retirement to manage the World Baseball Classic.