For the first time in Nike RBI Softball history, Detroit has taken the title of World Series Champions. After being eliminated from the 2024 Nike RBI World Series early on, the Detroit Tigers RBI Softball 18U team entered the 2025 season with new priorities.

Charlie Morton doesn’t let the small things get to him. In year 18 of his MLB career, he’s learned there’s no point in dwelling on the occasional misplaced pitch, the off start and certainly not focusing on the mistakes of teammates.

Let the journey to the World Series begin. The Detroit Tigers snapped a postseason drought of nine seasons in 2024, advancing to the American League wild-card series against the Houston Astros.

The last time the Detroit Tigers were this good at this point in the season was in 1984, when they won their last World Series − at least according to one stat. Through 42 games, the Tigers have ...

The Astros have a very different roster now than when Hinch helmed the organization. But there are still a handful of players Morton competed alongside like veteran infielders Carlos Correa, Jose Altuve and lefty Framber Valdez, who will start for Houston on Wednesday.

Jun 25, 2025; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Jack Flaherty (9) throws a pitch against the Athletics in the fourth inning at Comerica Park. / Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images

This is the first time in more than 20 years -- April 2005 -- the Astros have been shut out three times in a four-game span. They went to the World Series that year. The Astros still hold a 1.5-game lead over the Seattle Mariners in the AL West, so who says they can’t turn things around and make a postseason run?

Played for the Tigers: Scherzer pitched for the Tigers from 2010-2014, going 82-35 with a 3.52 ERA as part of an elite rotation. During Scherzer’s tenure, the Tigers made the playoffs four times ...

The Tigers really need more power. They ranked 24th in the MLB last season in home runs, using more of a dink-and-dunk approach to pull off their comeback in the second half.