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The Detroit Tigers are selecting at No. 24 overall in the 2025 MLB draft, their lowest top pick in more than a decade. Here's what to know on Day 1.
Clark spent his first 68 games of the 2025 seasons with High-A West Michigan. He hit .285 with an .857 OPS, drawing 65 walks to go with seven home runs, 47 RBIs, 12 doubles and two triples. He was 12-for-14 when attempting to steal.
And at No. 34 in the mock draft, the Tigers are projected to go with Alabama Crimson Tide pitcher Riley Quick, a second-team All-SEC pitcher, who went 8-3 with 70 strikeouts in 62 innings pitched and also held a 3.92 earned run average.
Detroit Tigers pitcher Carlos Hernández hasn't pitched well for the Tigers since joining the team on June 16, still looking for consistency.
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McKinstry, the first Tiger to steal at least 15 bases in three straight seasons since Kirk Gibson, hasn't been thrown out by a catcher in two years.
Pérez and Keider Montero, a Tigers pitcher from Venezuela, said they aren’t worried about deportation and aren't especially in tune with the turmoil surrounding the immigration issues in this country. While reticent on the matter, they clearly were at least somewhat aware of the highly politicized immigration issue.
The Tigers have been celebrating the 25th anniversary of Comerica Park this weekend for their series against the Mariners, the team that helped open the ballpark against Detroit back in April 2000. As part of the festivities,
Torres doubled in the first inning to extend his on-base streak to 24 games, the longest by a Tiger since Kerry Carpenter’s 24-game stretch from Aug. 2–28, 2023. Torres also doubled and scored in the seventh and finished with three hits.