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• Tigers' Colt Keith: Moving to first base

  12/27/2024 • By RotoWire

  Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris said Friday that Keith will move to first base next season, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports. The newly signed Gleyber Torres will take over as the Tigers' second baseman, shifting Keith over to the cold corner. Keith has never played first base in pro ball, but he's been working out there this offseason and the Tigers don't seem to have any concerns about his ability to adapt to the position. With Keith now at first base at least against righties, Spencer Torkelson's role on Detroit's roster looks unclear.

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• Tigers' Colt Keith: Getting work at first base

  12/10/2024 • By RotoWire

  Detroit has asked Keith to take grounders at first base this spring, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports. This doesn't necessarily mean that Keith will see time during the 2025 campaign at first base, but if he fares well enough at first during the spring, it would give the Tigers more infield flexibility. Justyn-Henry Malloy was also asked to try his hand at first base, so the general focus around the organization appears to be increasing the number of potential infield combinations.

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• Tigers' Colt Keith: Sitting against LHP

  10/12/2024 • By RotoWire

  Keith isn't in Detroit's starting lineup Saturday for Game 5 of the ALDS against the Guardians. Cleveland will send left-hander Matthew Boyd to the mound Saturday, meaning the lefty-hitting Keith will begin the game on the bench. Andy Ibanez will fill in at the keystone and bat fourth.

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• Tigers' Colt Keith: Absent from Detroit lineup

  10/07/2024 • By RotoWire

  Keith is not in the lineup Monday for Game 2 of the ALDS versus the Guardians. With southpaw Matthew Boyd toeing the rubber for the Guardians, the left-handed-hitting Keith will begin the contest on the bench as Andy Ibanez handles second base and bats third. Keith could enter mid-game against a right-handed reliever.

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• Tigers' Colt Keith: Sitting versus lefty

  10/01/2024 • By RotoWire

  Keith is not in the lineup Tuesday for Game 1 of the American League Wild Card Series against the Astros. It's left-hander Framber Valdez on the mound for the Astros, so the lefty-hitting Keith will begin this one on the bench. Andy Ibanez is playing second base and batting cleanup for the Tigers.

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