Al Avila talked about the decision to Draft Jace Jung over Zach Neto publicly just this February on Days of Roar with @EvanPetzold
“We thought Jace Jung had a better chance to hit”
The 2026 MLB Draft is still months away, but it is a yearly tradition for me to dive into 5 Way-To-Early potential picks for the Tigers to select with their 22nd pick this year (spoiler: prep bats) - by Josh Neumann
Happy 2026 IFA Period!
Starting today, the Detroit Tigers,(and all other 29 MLB Teams) will be able to sign a fresh crop of international talent to join their organization.
The Tigers highest bonuses of this period will be awarded to Venezuelan catcher Manuel Bolívar, Dominican outfielder Randy Santana, and Venezuelan infielder Oscar Tineo. The talent isn’t only in the bonus amounts, of course, but these are your considered “headliners”. All of the players signed today and through this period have worked their entire lives for this opportunity, and this is a life changing day for all of them. One of my favorite parts about being a baseball reporter is having the ability to broadcast these players to the public. Congratulations to all of the 2026 IFA Class!
@VTHistory25 Hello Chris, love your videos. If you ever find yourself in Michigan, one of my family members runs a museum called the “Michigan Heroes Museum” in the city of Frankenmuuth that I think you would love to visit.
“I would do everything I could to petition myself into the game” - Tarik Skubal on Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s Impressive Game 7 World Series Outing (via @FoulTerritoryTV)
Tigers prospect RHP Eliseo Mota made his Single-A Lakeland debut tonight.
He struck out 3 over 2 scoreless innings, and picked up the win. @ZachSurdenik on the call.