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Tigers Move Lefty Daniel Norris at the Trade Deadline Fans at Milwaukee’s Miller Park may see a 1978 VW Bus in the parking lot soon, and if there’s a bearded guy sleeping in the back, it just might be their new left-handed pitcher. Six years ago, the Tigers were suddenly big sellers at the trade deadline.  GM Dave Dombrowski made a flurry of deals, getting JaCoby Jones for Joakim Soria, and getting Michael Fulmer for Yoenis Cespedes. He also traded soon-to-be free agent David Price for a c...

Jul 23, 2021 / 10:50 PM EDT FORT WAYNE, Indiana (WDTN) – Fort Wayne’s Ethan Skender delivered a run-scoring double to break a 1-1 tie in the fourth inning and the TinCaps went on to a 7-3 victory over the Dayton Dragons on Friday night.  The TinCaps have won three straight over the Dragons after Dayton won the series opener on Tuesday. The Dragons collected just five hits in the game and have struggled to produce runs over the last two series.  They have scored more than four runs in only...

TinCaps lose to Dayton, 4-1, in return to Fort Wayne DYLAN SINN | The Journal Gazette The TinCaps managed just four hits in their first game at Parkview Field in nine days, falling 4-1 to the first-place Dayton Dragons despite a homer from outfielder Agustin Ruiz.  How it Happened TinCaps starter Carlos Guarate was making his High-A and TinCaps debut and acquitted himself well. The young right-hander gave up a first-inning single, but then retired the next six hitters he faced, picking up his...

share-square-90718 MLB Pipelines Prospect Team of the Week honors the best performances from the previous seven days. Any Minor Leaguer currently on an organization Top 30 Prospects list in our Prospect Rankings is eligible. There were a lot of exceptional Minor League performances last week. Blue Jays shortstop Orelvis Martinez and Rangers second baseman Justin Foscue each averaged more than a home run per game, while Rockies outfielder Zac Veen totaled as many extra-base hits as outs. The eig...

TinCaps 7, Lake County 4 TinCaps salvage six-game series split JOSH PATTERSON | For The Journal Gazette Seamus Curran’s second two-run homer in as many games propelled the Fort Wayne TinCaps to a 7-4 victory over the Lake County Captains in High-A Central action Sunday at Parkview Field. After spotting the visitors a 2-0 lead after three innings, Fort Wayne (26-33) struck back for three in the fourth and two more on Curran’s fifth-inning blast to surge ahead. Justin Lopez doubled and triple...

Katie Fyfe | The Journal Gazette The TinCaps’ Chris Givin hits a home run during the third inning against the Lake County Captains at Parkview Field on Saturday. Previous Next Saturday, July 10, 2021 10:10 pm TinCaps 5, Lake County 4 Early homers propel TinCaps JOSH PATTERSON | For The Journal Gazette FORT WAYNE – While fans attending Saturday’s High-A Central contest at Parkview Field were treated to postgame fireworks, the Fort Wayne TinCaps provided some earl...

Pregame: TinCaps (24-32) vs. Lake County (31-26) DYLAN SINN | The Journal Gazette The TinCaps week-long doldrums ended Thursday night, when they snapped a seven-game losing streak with a hard-fought win over Lake County, 5-4 at Parkview Field. It was the latest in a string of close games for Fort Wayne, which has played six games decided by two runs or fewer in the first nine games of this homestand. Unfortunately for the TinCaps, theyve gone only 2-4 in those games and also lost the other thre...

TinCaps lose to Lake County, 7-6, despite comeback DYLAN SINN | The Journal Gazette The TinCaps dropped their seventh straight game despite a furious comeback in the late innings, falling 7-6 to the Lake County Captains at Parkview Field tonight and dropping a season-high nine games below .500. How it Happened The TinCaps trailed by as many as seven in the early innings, but rallied late and sent the tying run to the plate with one out after back-to-back walks in the eighth inning. Unfortunatel...

Pregame: TinCaps (23-30) vs. Lake County (29-25) DYLAN SINN | The Journal Gazette The TinCaps ended their series against the Great Lakes Loons last week in the most frustrating fashion imaginable: they lost five in a row and each of the last four games in that stretch saw Fort Wayne cough up a lead in the sixth inning or later. After that devastating stretch, the TinCaps have fallen a season-worst seven games below .500 and have equaled their longest losing streak of the season. The first time ...

TinCaps Roster Adjustments: Melean promoted, Givin arrives, Sabrowski starting DYLAN SINN | The Journal Gazette The TinCaps lost one of their hottest hitters this afternoon. Fort Wayne announced prior to tonights game against Lake County that infielder Kelvin Melean had been promoted to Double-A San Antonio. Melean was among the best hitters in High-A Central over the last two weeks, getting on base in 14 consecutive games before an 0-for-5 performance Sunday and hitting .412 over the final 13 ...