From Spencer Torkelson's walk-off double in April against the Chicago White Sox to Javier Báez's epic walk-off home run in extra innings vs. the Red Sox in May, it's been a season of many triumphant redemption stories mixed in with a group that has a flair for the dramatic.

Skubal is one of four MLB players nominated in the " Best MLB Player " category at the 2025 ESPY Awards, ESPN's annual awards show. First baseman Freddie Freeman and designated hitter Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers and outfielder Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees join Skubal as nominees.

Chris McCosky of The Detroit News provides midseason grades for Tigers position players at the All-Star break.

Detroit Tigers prospect Kevin McGonigle, now with Double-A Erie, ranks as the new No. 1 in Baseball Prospectus' midseason top-50 prospect list.

Detroit Tigers' Tarik Skubal gave up two runs, struck out two while recording the first ever ABS challenge in All-Star Game history in his one and only outing.

Beau Brieske, a key leverage reliever last season, spent most of the first half at Triple-A Toledo. Veterans John Brebbia and Kenta Maeda were released. Lefty Sean Guenther, another prominent piece of last season’s bullpen, spent a big chuck of the season on the minor league injured list.

The Kansas City Royals, like the rest of the teams in the American League Central, have bent the knee to the Detroit Tigers in 2025. Detroit owns an 11.5-game l