Jason Beck

Detroit, Lakeland

Detroit Tigers Beat Reporter at MLB

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Tigers prospect eager for fresh start after long road back

2 days ago | mlb.com | Jason Beck

This story was excerpted from Jason Beck’s Tigers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. Sawyer Gipson-Long took pre-med studies and MCAT exams while at Mercer University. He was prepared to go to medical school before pro baseball was a real option for him. He didn’t necessarily expect the two pursuits to merge in quite this way.
Tigers prospect eager for fresh start after long road back

3 days ago | bvmsports.com | Jason Beck
Meadows back with Tigers, leading off vs. White Sox in season debut

3 days ago | mlb.com | Jason Beck

The Tigers took another big step toward getting back to full strength with the long-awaited return of center fielder Parker Meadows, who was reinstated from the 60-day injured list on Monday and will make his season debut batting leadoff and playing center fielder against the White Sox at Rate Field. Meadows hasn’t suited up for the Tigers since their Spring Training opener against the Phillies on Feb. 22.
Tigers return 1-0 favor with another pitching duel in series win

4 days ago | mlb.com | Jason Beck

Though Detroit starter Keider Montero allowed seven hits, the only hit off him for extra bases was his last, a Bobby Witt Jr. double to chase him from the game with two outs in the fifth. Montero stranded baserunners with help from seven ground-ball outs, including a called third strike on John Rave to strand the bases loaded following three consecutive two-out singles in the opening inning.
Skubal solves Royal blues with seven scoreless to continue historic stretch

5 days ago | bvmsports.com | Jason Beck
Skubal solves Royal blues with seven scoreless to continue historic stretch

5 days ago | mlb.com | Jason Beck

KANSAS CITY -- How could Tarik Skubal follow history? By beating his demons, or at least his house of horrors. Skubal took the mound at Kauffman Stadium on Saturday afternoon coming off the most dominant performance of his career, a 94-pitch Maddux with 13 strikeouts and a 102.6 mph fastball at the end. But he came into a place where he had been hit around for much of his career, and facing a Royals team responsible for nine of his 33 career losses.
Cobb still dealing with hip inflammation despite strong rehab start

5 days ago | bvmsports.com | Jason Beck
Cobb still dealing with hip inflammation despite strong rehab start

5 days ago | mlb.com | Jason Beck

KANSAS CITY -- Alex Cobb started his Minor League rehab assignment Friday night with two scoreless innings and three strikeouts for High-A West Michigan at Dayton. But for an effective outing, the 37-year-old right-hander didn’t look particularly comfortable nor necessarily fully healthy in his return from right hip inflammation.
Tigers one-up celebrity softball game with own HR derby in 5th straight win

6 days ago | mlb.com | Jason Beck

KANSAS CITY -- The Tigers were lined up in the visiting dugout at Kauffman Stadium during what would’ve been their usual time for batting practice to watch the Royals’ annual Big Slick celebrity softball game, featuring home runs galore along with actors and Royals fans Paul Rudd, Jason Sudeikis, Rob Riggle, Eric Stonestreet, David Koechner and Heidi Gardner. Once the Tigers had their turn at the plate, they teed off like the softball game was still going.
Tarik Skubal and Justin Verlander talk pitching comparisons

6 days ago | mlb.com | Jason Beck

This story was excerpted from Jason Beck’s Tigers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. Justin Verlander gets the comparisons that have cropped up between him and Tarik Skubal. They started last year with Skubal’s Triple Crown, the first by a Tiger since Verlander’s AL MVP season in 2011.