{"id":671497,"date":"2026-04-09T08:03:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T08:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/671497\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T08:03:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T08:03:40","slug":"detroit-tigers-struggle-early-in-2026-season-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/671497\/","title":{"rendered":"Detroit Tigers Struggle Early in 2026 Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"submission-link-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.nationaltoday.com\/news?location=Minneapolis%2C+MN&amp;city=Minneapolis&amp;type=Update+Existing+Story&amp;headline=Detroit+Tigers+Struggle+Early+in+2026+Season&amp;page=https%3A%2F%2Fnationaltoday.com%2Fus%2Fmn%2Fminneapolis%2Fnews%2F2026%2F04%2F09%2Fdetroit-tigers-struggle-early-in-2026-season-1%2F\" class=\"submission-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/69d70755db9aa.jpg\" alt=\"A cubist-style painting featuring overlapping geometric shapes and planes in shades of orange, navy blue, and white, conceptually representing the fragmented and challenging start to the Detroit Tigers' 2026 season.\" width=\"1344\" height=\"768\" class=\"news-image\"\/>The Detroit Tigers&#8217; early-season woes are reflected in a cubist-inspired illustration that captures the team&#8217;s struggles on the field.Minneapolis Today<\/p>\n<p>The Detroit Tigers have gotten off to a disappointing start in the 2026 MLB season, with a losing record through the first few weeks of play. Team president of baseball operations Scott Harris and manager A.J. Hinch addressed the team&#8217;s struggles, emphasizing the need to improve and play winning baseball despite the early challenges.<\/p>\n<p>      Why it matters<\/p>\n<p>The Tigers are a storied franchise looking to return to the playoffs for the first time since 2021. Their early-season struggles are concerning for fans who hoped the team had turned a corner, but team leadership remains committed to getting the team back on track.<\/p>\n<p>            The details<\/p>\n<p>Through the first few weeks of the 2026 season, the Tigers have struggled to win games, posting a losing record. Team president Scott Harris and manager A.J. Hinch spoke about the need to improve and start playing winning baseball, despite the early challenges the team has faced.<\/p>\n<p>      The Tigers&#8217; season began in early April 2026.<\/p>\n<p>            What they\u2019re saying<\/p>\n<p class=\"news-quote-quote\">\u201cTeam-wise, you&#8217;re always pushing to play winning baseball,\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"news-quote-cite\">\u2014 A.J. Hinch, Manager, Detroit Tigers<\/p>\n<p>        The takeaway<\/p>\n<p>The early-season struggles for the Detroit Tigers are a concern, but the team&#8217;s leadership remains committed to turning things around and getting the team back on track to compete for a playoff spot in 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a The Detroit Tigers&#8217; early-season woes are reflected in a cubist-inspired&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":671498,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2386],"tags":[5,147,53,2583,4,594],"class_list":{"0":"post-671497","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-detroit-tigers","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-detroit","10":"tag-detroit-tigers","11":"tag-detroittigers","12":"tag-mlb","13":"tag-tigers"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116373711463809914","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/671497","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=671497"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/671497\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/671498"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=671497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=671497"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=671497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}