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Baseball America knowledgeable talks Detroit Tigers top-10 prospects
On “Days of Roar” podcast, Baseball America author Geoff Pontes evaluates a few of the Detroit Tigers high prospects within the farm system, Dec. 15, 2025.
PORT CHARLOTTE, FL – The Detroit Tigers are leaving the United States.
When the bus departs Monday, March 2, the Tigers will likely be on their strategy to the Dominican Republic for a two-game exhibition collection Tuesday and Wednesday towards Team Dominican Republic at Estadio Quisqueya Juan Marichal in Santo Domingo.
Outfielder Wenceel Pérez and catcher Thayron Liranzo have been on the high of the checklist for supervisor A.J. Hinch when setting the 35-player roster, as they have been born and raised within the Dominican Republic.
“I thought that was the appropriate way to start building the travel list, with a chance for them to go home,” Hinch mentioned. “That’ll be a meaningful trip for them being able to play in front of friends and family. From there, from the position player group, I started poking around seeing who wanted to go.”
The two-game exhibition is a manner for Team Dominican Republic – managed by MLB legend Albert Pujols, with MLB nice Nelson Cruz serving as the overall supervisor – to arrange for the 2026 World Baseball Classic, which begins Thursday and ends March 17.
The beginning lineup for Team Dominican Republic options MLB stars Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Ketel Marte, Manny Machado, Julio Rodríguez, Juan Soto and Fernando Tatis Jr.
“There was heavy interest in going, which is why you see a lot of guys that have been with our team playing,” Hinch mentioned. “At the same time, we’re fielding a team against [Team] Panama [on Wednesday in Lakeland], so I had to stop at some point and redistribute the playing time.”
The Tigers have only one beginning pitcher on the journey: right-hander Ty Madden, who’s scheduled to begin Tuesday’s sport. (Left-hander Framber Valdez, a local of the Dominican Republic, will journey with the Tigers for the two-game exhibition, however he will not pitch.)
For Wednesday’s sport, the Tigers will deploy a bullpen-only sport.
It’s unclear which reliever will begin.
“Bullpen games are alive and well,” Hinch mentioned. “Depending on the arms that we use in the first game, the second one will be an array of different guys, so we’ll probably use seven or eight pitchers and try to create chaos.”
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Detroit Tigers roster in Dominican Republic
Pitchers (15): Scott Effross, Sean Guenther, Brenan Hanifee, Brant Hurter, Ty Madden, Tyler Mattison, Konnor Pilkington, Bryan Sammons, Matt Seelinger, Burch Smith, Dylan Smith, Cole Waites, Carlos Peña, Johan Simon, Tanner Kohlhepp.
Catchers (4): Josue Briceño, Thayron Liranzo, Jake Rogers, Bennett Lee.
Infielders (9): Javier Báez, Colt Keith, Kevin McGonigle, Zach McKinstry, John Peck, Spencer Torkelson, Chris Meyers, Jack Penney, Gage Workman.
Outfielders (7): Max Clark, Riley Greene, Corey Julks, Ben Malgeri, Wenceel Pérez, Seth Stephenson, Woody Hadeen.
Coaches (12): A.J. Hinch, Robin Lund, Lance Zawadzki, Anthony Sanders, Billy Boyer, Chris Chinea, Doug Bochtler, Mike Hessman, Francisco Contreras, Tony Cappuccilli, Juan Pimentel, Salvador Paniagua.
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