Casey Mize will start the Detroit Tigers' first road exhibition game of the Grapefruit League season. Mize will pitch on Sunday in Tampa against the New York Yankees. Manager A.J. Hinch previously announced that Kenta Maeda would start Saturday’s opener in Lakeland against the Philadelphia Phillies.

Ty Madden maintains six pitches, Kenta Maeda seven. Jackson Jobe is adding a curveball, Casey Mize is adding a sweeper. How many pitches is too many?

Kenta Maeda said it was the most frustrating season of his career and he was determined it wouldn’t happen again. So, at age 36, he scrapped the offseason routine that had served him well for more than a decade and tried something new.

The Detroit Tigers will open up their Grapefruit League slate on Saturday with a date with the Philadelphia Phillies. The Tigers signed Kenta Maeda in December of 2023, and his freshman season in Detroit left much to be desired.

Making his first spring training appearance, Maeda looked comfortable in a starting role, as he breezed through the first two innings of the game. The veteran righty has displayed increased velocity in camp and that translated into four strikeouts among the six batters he retired.

When he ended the 2024 season in the bullpen, Detroit Tigers pitcher Kenta Maeda was told he would compete for a spot in the starting rotation. Luckily, that was some motivation he truly needed. After ending the 2024 season horrifically,

The Detroit Tigers are well in the thick of spring training, getting started with games on Saturday afternoon. Manager A.J. Hinch raised some eyebrows when he d