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As the Detroit Tigers continue to charge on in the second half of the season, there is still a looming concern about one aspect of their team. The Tigers have
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Sporting News on MSNMLB analyst shares exciting take on Tigers' top prospect Kevin McGonigle
Pontes' scouting report on McGonigle is a very exciting one for Tigers fans. While he still needs to prove it in the Majors, Pontes believes he has all of the tools needed to be a superstar in the Major Leagues.
The Tigers and Astros have met in two wildly different games, despite the same coming out on top. After thumping the Astros 10-0 on Monday night, Detroit and Houston went into extras deadlocked at zero. However, several good at-bats by the Tigers in the 10th inning led to them scoring the game-winning run on a Gleyber Torres.
The Tigers can feel good as they near the final month of the 2025 MLB season. After sweeping the Astros this week and winning eight of their last 10 games, they seem to have come out of the slump they hit midway through the year.
Leading the way, it seems, is the Tigers' talent in the dirt. MLB Pipeline on Tuesday night listed its 10 organizations with the best infield prospects, slotting the Tigers in at No. 2, behind the Milwaukee Brewers.
The MLB playoff picture is starting to take shape here in the middle of August, though there is always the potential for a major shakeup if one of the teams on the fringe of contention gets hot.
Over at ESPN (subscription required), Kiley McDaniel released his newest top 100 prospect rankings. The future Tigers star is now ranked No. 2. Only 2024 first-round pick Konnor Griffin, another shortstop of the Pittsburgh Pirates, is ahead of him. They are going to battle it out for the No. 1 spot with both making a very strong case.
On pace for their best win total in nearly 15 years, the Tigers’ revival has led to fans flocking to Comerica Park again to watch Detroit baseball. The Tigers (74-53) officially announced on Monday that the team surpassed their entire 2024 home attendance figure of 1,858,295 fans after getting through 64 home dates so far in 2025.