JUST IN : DETROIT TIGERS FIRST BASEMAN NAME TIGER OF THE YEAR.

The Detroit chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America has selected first baseman Spencer Torkelson as the Tiger of the Year.

After a hit-or-miss first season, Torkelson bounced back to record highs in Year 2. A team record 159 games were played by him, during which time he hit.233 with 34 doubles, a triple, 31 home runs, and 94 RBIs.

 

His 31 home runs were the most by a Tigers player since Miguel Cabrera (38) and Justin Upton (31) in 2016. They tied for the eighth-most in the AL.

Out of the 25 votes cast, 15 went to Torkelson. The votes were also cast for left-handed pitchers Eduardo Rodriguez and Tarik Skubal, catcher Jake Rogers, and outfielder Kerry Carpenter.

The Tiger of the Year Award was first given out by the Detroit BBWAA in 1965. The past winners are mentioned below.

1965 — Don Wert

1966 — Al Kaline

1967 — Bill Freehan

1968 — Denny McLain

1969 — Denny McLain

1970 — Tom Timmerman

1971 — Mickey Lolich

1972 — Ed Brinkman

 

1973 — John Hiller

1974 — Al Kaline

1975 — Willie Horton

1976 — Mark Fidrych

1977 — Ron LeFlore

1978 — Ron LeFlore

1979 — Steve Kemp

1980 — Alan Trammell

1981 — Kirk Gibson

1982 — Lance Parrish

 

1983 — Lou Whitaker

1984 — Willie Hernandez

1985 — Darrell Evans

1986 — Jack Morris

1987 — Alan Trammell

1988 — Alan Trammell

1989 — Lou Whitaker

1990 — Cecil Fielder

1991 — Cecil Fielder

1992 — Cecil Fielder

1993 — Tony Phillips

 

1994 — Kirk Gibson

1995 — Travis Fryman

1996 — Travis Fryman

1997 — Tony Clark and Bobby Higginson (tie)

1998 — Damion Easley

1999 — Dean Palmer

2000 — Bobby Higginson

2001 — Steve Sparks

2002 — Randall Simon

2003 — Dmitri Young

2004 — Ivan Rodriguez

 

2005 — Placido Polanco

2006 — Carlos Guillen

2007 — Magglio Ordonez

2008 — Miguel Cabrera

2009 — Justin Verlander

2010 — Miguel Cabrera

2011 — Justin Verlander

2012 — Miguel Cabrera

2013 — Miguel Cabrera

2014 — Victor Martinez

2015 — J.D. Martinez

2016 — Justin Verlander

2017 — Justin Upton

2018 — Nicholas Castellanos

2019 — Matthew Boyd

2020 — Jeimer Candelario

2021 — Jeimer Candelario

2022 — Riley Greene

2023 — Spencer Torkelson.