Earlier this week, I talked about Justyn-Henry Malloy — who used to be a top prospect in the Braves organization but was flipped in a trade for Joe Jimenez — getting called up to make his MLB debut for the Detroit Tigers.
The Detroit Tigers were beaten by the Texas Rangers on Wednesday night, 9-1, but it was an incredibly special night for Tigers' rookie Justyn-Henry Malloy, who hit his first major league home run.
Former Vanderbilt star Justyn-Henry Malloy got the call of every baseball player’s dreams recently, when the Detroit Tigers officially decided to call him up to their major league roster.
The Tigers announced a series of roster moves Monday, selecting the contract of outfielder Justyn-Henry Malloy. To open a spot on the active roster, they optioned first baseman Spencer Torkelson, a move that was also previously reported. To open a 40-man spot for Malloy, infielder Buddy Kennedy was designated for assignment.
Fans have been calling for the Tigers to make this swap for weeks, and it’s finally happening. According to a report from Evan Petzold on Sunday evening, the Detroit Tigers are planning to promote outfield prospect Justyn-Henry Malloy to the parent team for his MLB debut on Monday in Texas.
He will be making his MLB debut when he first appears in a game.
Scores, news, and notes, from around the Detroit Tigers’ farm system for Friday, April 12, 2024. This one featured a really good pitching matchup as Keider Montero looked to defend home turf against perhaps the best pitching prospect in baseball in Paul Skenes.
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The Atlanta Braves announced this morning that they have re-signed reliever Joe Jiménez to a three-year contract worth $26M. Jiménez, 28, was acquired via trade from the Detroit Tigers for prospect slugger Justyn-Henry Malloy last November.
Scores, news, and notes for the weekend of September 1-3, 2023. The Mud Hens came into Friday night’s game down 1-2 in the series, but swept the Cubs over the weekend to win the series.
Scores, news, and notes from the Detroit Tigers’ farm system for Thursday, August 31, 2023. The Cubs scored last in a game that was a fairly wild, back and forth affair, until both bullpens shut down the scoring over the final three frames.
Scores, news, and notes, from around the Detroit Tigers’ farm system for Tuesday, August 15, 2023. Justyn-Henry Malloy had a huge night at the plate, but Spencer Turnbull and Jack O’Loughlin were both clobbered by the Storm Chasers’ lineup on Tuesday.
Scores, news, and notes from around the Detroit Tigers’ farm system for Thursday, August 3, 2023. Starter Sawyer Gipson-Long struggled in this one, but the big bats were there to pick him up in Thursday night’s Game 1.
Scores, news, and notes from the Detroit Tigers farm system for Friday, June 30, 2023. The Hens jumped out to an early lead and poured it on to win going away on Friday night.
The exhibition classic is set for July 8 as part of the All-Star game festivities. Along with the news that Tigers top prospect, infielder Colt Keith, was being promoted to Triple-A Toledo on Monday, the team’s representatives for the 2023 MLB Futures Game were also announced.
Scores, news, and notes, from the Detroit Tigers’ farm system for Wednesday, June 21, 2023. Tarik Skubal’s latest rehab start went off without a hitch and late heroics from the lineup pulled out a win on Wednesday.
Scores, news, and notes, from around the Detroit Tigers’ farm system for Tuesday, June 13, 2023. A big day for the offense carried the Hens over Lehigh Valley in game 1 of this series from Allentown, PA.
Scores, news, and notes, from the Detroit Tigers’ farm system for Wednesday, June 7, 2023. Jack O’Loughlin’s second Triple-A start after moving all the way up from High-A ball went much better than the first.
Scores, news, and notes, from the Detroit Tigers’ farm system for Thursday, May 11, 2023. The Hens got out to an early lead, but the bullpen couldn’t hold it on Thursday afternoon.
Scores, news, and notes, from the Detroit Tigers’ farm system for April 21-23, 2023. The Hens came close to sweeping this six-game road series, but the Clippers’ offense woke up on Sunday to stave off the sweep.
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