Three reasons to check out the free Detroit Tigers mini-camp

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With the recent blast of snow across the state of Michigan, Detroit Tigers fans got some news that may warm them up a bit.

The lockout continues to eat into Major League Baseball’s 2022 timeline as news came out that spring training games would be canceled until March 5. The labor discussions between the MLBPA and the owners will resume on Monday with the goal of hopefully starting the season on time. For Detroit Tigers fans and baseball fans around the league, the news was frustrating to hear.

Major League Baseball has postponed spring training games through March 5. Which was obvious, of course, but it's now official as the league prepares to start meeting with the MLB Players Association on Monday as collective-bargaining negotiations finally start to ramp up.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) February 18, 2022

Recently, there have been posts by fans on social media who are canceling their MLB.TV subscriptions because of the disappointment by the owners to come with a solution that would be a fair compromise to the players.

So far, the spring training games that would be missed would go as follows:

Friday, February 25th versus Southeastern University
Saturday, February 26th versus Washington
Monday, February 28th versus Atlanta
Wednesday, March 2nd versus Pittsburgh

How the Tigers are taking care of spring training season ticket holders can be found here.

All is not lost as the Detroit Tigers announced last night that fans can attend minor-league minicamp starting on Monday. For fans, it is great news as you can see the biggest stars in the Detroit Tigers farm system in action early outside of highlight clips can be found on YouTube or at the four affiliate teams.

But what else can you can you check out beyond the top prospects in the system like Spencer Torkelson, Riley Greene, Jackson Jobe, just to name a few.

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