Kenta Maeda looked sharp on Tuesday against the Tampa Bay Rays, striking out five batters over 3⅔ scoreless innings.

One name that may have not been high on anyone’s radar heading into Tigers camp was veteran Kenta Maeda, who posted a 7.32 ERA in 16 starts to open 2024. Maeda was demoted to the bullpen, where his work in long relief was an improvement from the first half of his season.

Friends of the late Hollywood star Gene Hackman made a telling admission on his status days following his death. Hackman, who starred in movies like "Hoosiers" and "Crimson Tide," was found dead in his New Mexico home last week. Hackman, who retired from acting after starring in "Welcome to ...

There's an edge to Detroit Tigers right-hander Casey Mize as the competition intensifies for the final spot in the Opening Day starting rotation.

Maeda fanned five in 3.2 innings, becoming the first Tigers starter this spring to work into the fourth inning.

The Detroit Tigers had a few needs that had to be addressed this offseason, with their starting pitching rotation being arguably the biggest. During their unpre

Keider Montero needs to keep developing, but he could become more important than Kenta Maeda and Casey Mize to the Detroit Tigers in the 2025 season.

The Detroit Tigers have another injury at a position where they can least afford it. This one, however, appears to be minor. Tigers outfielder Wenceel Perez was listed with lower back tightness on the team’s twice-weekly medical report,

The Tigers signed veteran right-hander José Urquidy to a major league contract on Saturday, though his arrival won’t impact the ongoing spring roster battle. Urquidy, 29, underwent Tommy John surgery last June and isn’t expected to pitch until later this summer.

At the start of spring training, the Detroit Tigers starting rotation seemed to be fairly set. Between a Cy Young ace in Tarik Skubal, a lucrative free agent in

Maeda 's $10 million contract "likely gives him an edge" to open the season as the Tigers ' fifth starter, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports.