Spencer Torkelson
Bats: RThrows: RAge: 26Season: 2025
2025 Season Stats
AVG
.238
OPS
0.772
HR
29
RBI
81
R
83
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DET • Infielder • #20
about 1 month ago
The Tigers entered the eighth inning trailing 2-0, but got something going as Gleyber Torres worked a leadoff walk and Riley Greene reached on an error by Josh Naylor. Torkelson then shot a double down the right field line off of Matt Brash that plated both runs to tie the game. Unfortunately, that would be the extent of the Tigers’ offense in the game. As a team, the Tigers were only able to muster three hits in the ballgame. They’ll attempt to bounce back in Game 3 on Tuesday against Mariners’ right-hander Logan Gilbert.
DET • Infielder • #20
about 1 month ago
Torkelson was sent for precautionary X-rays, which came back negative for any fractures, after fouling a ball off his right foot. He was also hit by a pitch on the hand during the late stages of Wednesday’s Game 2 loss at Progressive Field. The 26-year-old first baseman went 0-for-3 with a walk as Detroit scored just one run on seven hits and left 15 men on-base in this one with a chance to close out Cleveland. It sounds like he’ll be ready for Thursday’s decisive series finale.
Source: Evan Woodbery
DET • Infielder • #20
about 1 month ago
Torkelson was sent for precautionary X-rays after being hit by a pitch on the hand during the late stages of Wednesday’s Game 2 loss at Progressive Field. The 26-year-old first baseman went 0-for-3 with a walk as Detroit scored just one run on seven hits and left 15 men on-base in this one with a chance to close out Cleveland.
Source: Chris McCosky
DET • Infielder • #20
about 2 months ago
Torkelson’s seventh-inning blast — his 31st round-tripper of the season — put Detroit ahead in the late stages of the contest. He also added a run-scoring single in this one, but it still wasn’t enough in this one as the Tigers’ bullpen imploded in the final frame to hand them their eighth loss in their last 10 games. With their fourth straight defeat, Detroit is just one and a half games ahead of the surging Guardians for the AL Central division crown with one week left in the regular season. Unreal.
DET • Infielder • #20
about 2 months ago
Torkelson finally got the Tigers on the board with a 392-foot (105.0 mph EV) solo shot off of Bryce Elder in the fourth inning, pulling the Tigers to within five runs at 6-1. That would be as close as they would get. It’s the second time in three seasons that Torkelson has eclipsed the 30-homer plateau. For the year, he’s hitting .243/.335/.465 with the 30 long balls and 75 RBI.
DET • Infielder • #20
about 2 months ago
Torkelson had the Tigers’ three hardest-hit balls at 105.7, 102.4 and 100.2 mph today. They had just two other hard-hit balls in the loss. The Tigers would up with only 17 hits in the three-game sweep by the Guardians, with Tork producing six of those.
DET • Infielder • #20
3 months ago
Torkelson took Michael Wacha deep for a solo homer in the fourth inning to give the Tigers the lead. He added a base hit in the sixth for his second hit of the contest. The 25-year-old slugger is having a tremendous bounce-back season, slashing .244/.337/.479 with 27 homers, 70 runs scored, and 69 RBI across 522 plate appearances.
DET • Infielder • #20
3 months ago
Torkelson worked an epic 12-pitch walk off of Pierson Ohl in the opening inning that helped to fuel a five-run uprising. He also led off the third inning with a single and scored on an RBI double by Dillon Dingler. Torkelson is now slashing .241/.333/.480 with 26 homers, 66 RBI and a pair of stolen bases on the season.
DET • Infielder • #20
3 months ago
Torkelson jumped on a 1-0 fastball from Brandon Eisert and demolished a 393-foot (107.6 mph EV) solo shot that hit high off of the foul pole in left field to give the Tigers a 2-1 advantage. He also singled in the ballgame, finishing the evening 2-for-4. The 25-year-old slugger is now hitting .244/.332/.488 with 26 long balls and 66 RBI in what has been an impressive bounce-back season.
DET • Infielder • #20
3 months ago
Torkelson’s home run was his 25th of the season. The 25-year-old first baseman hit a solo shot off Kyle Hendricks in the second inning. Torkelson has a five-game hitting streak and has hit a home run in back-to-back games. He’s hitting .243 with an .815 OPS and 65 RBI this year.
DET • Infielder • #20
3 months ago
As a team, the Tigers were only able to muster five hits in the ballgame — all of them singles — with Torkelson and Jahmai Jones each recording a pair of them. Twice they put two men on with zero outs to open innings against Sánchez and couldn’t scratch out a single run. On the season, Torkelson is now hitting .237/.328/.474 with 23 long balls and 63 RBI.
DET • Infielder • #20
4 months ago
Torkelson did his damage in the sixth inning, tagging right-hander José Berríos for a 373-foot (101.3 mph EV) solo shot that pulled the Tigers to within four runs at 6-2. That would be as close as they would get. The 25-year-old slugger finished the night 1-for-4 and is now hitting .239/.337/.499 with 23 homers and 61 RBI on the season.
DET • Infielder • #20
4 months ago
Torkelson finally got the Tigers on the board in the fourth inning of this one with a 366-foot (98.2 mph EV) line drive into the bullpen just over the wall in left-center. He also drew a pair of walks in the ballgame, finishing the night 1-for-2. On the season, the 25-year-old slugger is slashing .237/.339/.503 while his 21 long balls and 57 RBI pace all American League first basemen.
DET • Infielder • #20
4 months ago
He also singled. He could have added to the Tigers’ margin for error in the ninth, but up with the bases loaded and one out, he grounded into a double play against Tim Herrin. The homer off Logan Allen was Torkelson’s third in five games this month and 20th overall.
DET • Infielder • #20
4 months ago
Torkelson gave the Tigers an early advantage in this one, winning a 10-pitch battle against Jake Irvin by clobbering a 428-foot (104.7 mph EV) three-run shot in the top half of the first inning. That would be his lone hit in four at-bats on the night. For the season, the 25-year-old slugger is now hitting .234/.335/.492 with 19 long balls and 55 RBI.
DET • Infielder • #20
4 months ago
Torkelson also had a 405-foot flyout to center and a 101-mph lineout to third, making this his best performance in several weeks. Torkelson hit .207/.298/.366 in June and started doing some sitting against righties a couple of weeks ago. However, he’s now been in the lineup six straight games, including the last four against righties.
DET • Infielder • #20
5 months ago
Torkelson’s 17th homer was a solo blast off Jeffrey Springs in the second inning. The 25-year-old also singled and came around to score on a triple by Zach McKinstry. Torkelson’s best season of his MLB career has him slashing .224/.328/.474 with the aforementioned homer total and 50 runs driven in; putting him just short of a 100-RBI pace.
DET • Infielder • #20
5 months ago
The Tigers typically have room for three out of four of Wenceel Pérez, Colt Keith, Zach McKinstry and Torkelson against righties, and it’s the other three going tonight. Torkelson doubled and walked Sunday, but it wasn’t enough to keep him in the there. He’s batting .175/.274/.317 in 73 plate appearances this month, though that comes with just 16 strikeouts and Statcast thinks he’s been somewhat unlucky. He’ll be droppable in fantasy leagues if this frequent sitting goes on for long.
DET • Infielder • #20
5 months ago
Torkelson has been scuffling in recent weeks, hitting .198 (21-for-106) with five homers and 14 RBI over his last 30 games. He’s slid into a deeper tailspin of late, batting .083 (2-for-24) over his last seven games. The positive angle here is that he’s not striking out at an astronomical rate. However, the Tigers have a capable alternative in Colt Keith, especially against right-handed starters, which is why he’s getting the nod to face Rays starter Ryan Pepiot on Saturday afternoon instead.
Source: MLB.com
DET • Infielder • #20
5 months ago
The 25-year-old slugger has cooled considerably over the past few weeks, slashing .209/.320/.372 with two homers, five RBI and a 12/6 K/BB ratio over 50 plate appearances in his last 12 games. Colt Keith will start in his place at first base and will bat sixth for the Tigers against Reds’ right-hander Brady Singer on Saturday afternoon at Comerica Park.
Source: MLB
DET • Infielder • #20
5 months ago
Torkelson did his damage off of Orioles’ starter Cade Povich in the fifth inning, crushing a 419-foot (103.9 mph EV) two-out, two-run shot that increased the Tigers’ advantage to 5-1 and proved to be the difference in the ballgame. The 25-year-old slugger finished the night 1-for-4 and is now hitting .237/.341/.509 with 16 long balls and 47 RBI on the season.
DET • Infielder • #20
5 months ago
Torkelson crushed a two-run double off Cade Horton in the first inning that was mere feet away from being a three-run home run. The 25-year-old first baseman went 3-for-23 (.130) on the Tigers’ recent six-game roadtrip, but bounced back with a 5-for-12 series against the Cubs over the weekend. Torkelson is hitting .237 with an .842 OPS and 45 RBI on the year.
DET • Infielder • #20
5 months ago
The Cubs had just pushed a run across against Tarik Skubal in the top half of the sixth inning to tie the game when Torkelson battled back from an 0-2 count and crushed a full-count fastball for a 392-foot (103.4 mph) solo shot that put the Tigers ahead to stay. The 25-year-old slugger finished the night 2-for-4 and is now slashing .232/.341/.500 with 15 long balls and 43 RBI.
DET • Infielder • #20
5 months ago
Torkelson sits for the second time in the last five games with Colt Keith at first base and Kerry Carpenter at DH. The 25-year-old slugger is still hitting for some over-the-fence pop with six homers over his last 30 games, but he’s batting just .216/.331/.451 during that span. It wouldn’t be surprising to see him cede playing time to Keith now that Carpenter is poised to spend more time at DH with center fielder Parker Meadows back from the injured list.
Source: MLB.com
DET • Infielder • #20
5 months ago
Torkelson came through with a two-out RBI single in the fifth inning that extended the Tigers’ lead to 5-3. He tacked on a valuable insurance run in the eighth with a 436-foot (108.0) bomb to center field off of Andrew Hoffmann that made it a 6-4 ballgame. He’s now slashing .242/.352/.525 with 14 homers and 42 RBI in what has been a resurgent season for the 25-year-old slugger.
DET • Infielder • #20
6 months ago
Torkelson drove in all three of the Tigers’ runs in the 3-2 victory Sunday. The 25-year-old first baseman started the scoring with a two-out, two-run double in the first inning. In a tie game in the seventh inning, he knocked in Gleyber Torres with a line drive single to center. Torkelson is hitting .244 with 38 RBI and an .886 OPS on the season.
DET • Infielder • #20
6 months ago
Torkelson smacked a two-out RBI single off of Kyle Freeland in the opening inning that extended the Tigers’ early lead to 2-0. He then got the Rockies’ left-hander for a two-out two-run double the following inning that made it a 7-0 ballgame. With his two-hit attack, the 25-year-old slugger is now slashing .241/.348/.541 with 10 homers and 31 RBI on the season.
TOR • Infielder • #20
6 months ago
The move was reported on Saturday and is now official. Turnbull will be optioned to the complex league in order to build up his pitch mix and get ready to push for a starting rotation spot. Max Scherzer was transferred to the 60-day IL to make room on the 40-man roster.
DET • Infielder • #20
6 months ago
Torkelson got the Tigers on the board in the eighth inning with a solo blast off an otherwise excellent Kyle Hendricks. Torkelson has now gone deep twice in the four-game series, and 10 times over the first 33 games of the season. The .233 average leaves a bit to be desired, but just seeing Torkelson drive the baseball is a relief for those who invested heavily in him in dynasty/keeper leagues.
DET • Infielder • #20
6 months ago
Torkelson had been 0-for-4 on the evening before victimizing Garrett McDaniels for a 386-foot (102.9 mph EV) two-run shot in the ninth inning that extended the Tigers’ lead to 10-4. Torkelson has been an integral part to the Tigers’ hot start to the 2025 season, slashing .239/.353/.549 with a team-leading nine homers and 26 RBI.