{"id":712189,"date":"2026-05-29T21:03:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T21:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/712189\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T21:03:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T21:03:53","slug":"local-sports-radio-host-feuding-with-the-detroit-tigers-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/712189\/","title":{"rendered":"Local sports radio host feuding with the Detroit Tigers"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Detroit Tigers<\/a>, tied for the worst record in the American League, are feuding with a local sports radio host.<\/p>\n

Well, at least they are on social media.<\/p>\n

Jim Costa of WXYT-FM’s Costa and Jansen with Heather<\/a> show (97.1 The Ticket, also the official radio broadcast partner of the Tigers) has been flaming the Tigers over the past few days as Detroit has slipped to the bottom of the AL standings<\/a>. That’s not particularly unexpected for a local sports talk radio personality, especially with the Tigers being the only Detroit professional sports team currently playing games.<\/p>\n

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What was odd is how the Tigers clapped back.<\/p>\n

1 \/ 19<\/p>\n

Detroit Tigers take on Los Angeles Angels at Comerica Park<\/p>\n

Detroit Tigers first baseman Spencer Torkelson (20) celebrates a solo home run against Los Angeles Angels during the second inning at Comerica Park in Detroit on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.<\/p>\n

(Junfu Han, Detroit Free Press)\"\"<\/p>\n

1 \/ 19<\/p>\n

Detroit Tigers take on Los Angeles Angels at Comerica Park<\/p>\n

Detroit Tigers first baseman Spencer Torkelson (20) celebrates a solo home run against Los Angeles Angels during the second inning at Comerica Park in Detroit on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.<\/p>\n

(Junfu Han, Detroit Free Press)\"\"<\/p>\n

2 \/ 19<\/p>\n

Detroit Tigers take on Los Angeles Angels at Comerica Park<\/p>\n

Detroit Tigers first baseman Spencer Torkelson (20) runs past second base after batting a solo home run against Los Angeles Angels during the second inning at Comerica Park in Detroit on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.<\/p>\n

(Junfu Han, Detroit Free Press)\"\"<\/p>\n

3 \/ 19<\/p>\n

Detroit Tigers take on Los Angeles Angels at Comerica Park<\/p>\n

Detroit Tigers pitcher Casey Mize (12) throws against Los Angeles Angels during the first inning at Comerica Park in Detroit on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.<\/p>\n

(Junfu Han, Detroit Free Press)\"\"<\/p>\n

4 \/ 19<\/p>\n

Detroit Tigers take on Los Angeles Angels at Comerica Park<\/p>\n

Detroit Tigers pitcher Casey Mize (12) throws against Los Angeles Angels during the second inning at Comerica Park in Detroit on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.<\/p>\n

(Junfu Han, Detroit Free Press)\"\"<\/p>\n

5 \/ 19<\/p>\n

Detroit Tigers take on Los Angeles Angels at Comerica Park<\/p>\n

Los Angeles Angels left fielder Wade Meckler (53) steals second base against Detroit Tigers second baseman Hao-Yu Lee (50) during the second inning at Comerica Park in Detroit on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.<\/p>\n

(Junfu Han, Detroit Free Press)\"\"<\/p>\n

6 \/ 19<\/p>\n

Detroit Tigers take on Los Angeles Angels at Comerica Park<\/p>\n

Detroit Tigers right fielder Zach McKinstry (39) tries to catch a foul out against Los Angeles Angels during the second inning at Comerica Park in Detroit on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.<\/p>\n

(Junfu Han, Detroit Free Press)\"\"<\/p>\n

7 \/ 19<\/p>\n

Detroit Tigers take on Los Angeles Angels at Comerica Park<\/p>\n

Detroit Tigers right fielder Zach McKinstry (39) runs off the field after top of second inning against Los Angeles Angels at Comerica Park in Detroit on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.<\/p>\n

(Junfu Han, Detroit Free Press)\"\"<\/p>\n

8 \/ 19<\/p>\n

Detroit Tigers take on Los Angeles Angels at Comerica Park<\/p>\n

Detroit Tigers first baseman Spencer Torkelson (20) celebrates a solo home run against Los Angeles Angels during the second inning at Comerica Park in Detroit on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.<\/p>\n

(Junfu Han, Detroit Free Press)\"\"<\/p>\n

9 \/ 19<\/p>\n

Detroit Tigers take on Los Angeles Angels at Comerica Park<\/p>\n

Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander watches a replay from the dugout during the second inning against Los Angeles Angels at Comerica Park in Detroit on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.<\/p>\n

(Junfu Han, Detroit Free Press)\"\"<\/p>\n

10 \/ 19<\/p>\n

Detroit Tigers take on Los Angeles Angels at Comerica Park<\/p>\n

Detroit Tigers second baseman Hao-Yu Lee (50) bats against Los Angeles Angels during the second inning at Comerica Park in Detroit on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.<\/p>\n

(Junfu Han, Detroit Free Press)\"\"<\/p>\n

11 \/ 19<\/p>\n

Detroit Tigers take on Los Angeles Angels at Comerica Park<\/p>\n

Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout (27) watches a play as Detroit Tigers pitcher Casey Mize (12) looks to pitch during the first inning at Comerica Park in Detroit on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.<\/p>\n

(Junfu Han, Detroit Free Press)\"\"<\/p>\n

12 \/ 19<\/p>\n

Detroit Tigers take on Los Angeles Angels at Comerica Park<\/p>\n

Detroit Tigers pitcher Casey Mize (12) celebrates a double play against Los Angeles Angels during the first inning at Comerica Park in Detroit on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.<\/p>\n

(Junfu Han, Detroit Free Press)\"\"<\/p>\n

13 \/ 19<\/p>\n

Detroit Tigers take on Los Angeles Angels at Comerica Park<\/p>\n

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Jos\u00e9 Soriano (59) throws against Detroit Tigers during the first inning at Comerica Park in Detroit on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.<\/p>\n

(Junfu Han, Detroit Free Press)\"\"<\/p>\n

14 \/ 19<\/p>\n

Detroit Tigers take on Los Angeles Angels at Comerica Park<\/p>\n

Detroit Tigers shortstop Kevin McGonigle (7) bats a single against Los Angeles Angels during the first inning at Comerica Park in Detroit on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.<\/p>\n

(Junfu Han, Detroit Free Press)\"\"<\/p>\n

15 \/ 19<\/p>\n

Detroit Tigers take on Los Angeles Angels at Comerica Park<\/p>\n

Detroit Tigers third baseman Colt Keith (33) runs towards third base after shortstop Kevin McGonigle (7) bats a single against Los Angeles Angels during the first inning at Comerica Park in Detroit on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.<\/p>\n

(Junfu Han, Detroit Free Press)\"\"<\/p>\n

16 \/ 19<\/p>\n

Detroit Tigers take on Los Angeles Angels at Comerica Park<\/p>\n

Detroit Tigers third baseman Colt Keith (33) celebrates scoring a runs in the dugout against Los Angeles Angels during the first inning at Comerica Park in Detroit on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.<\/p>\n

(Junfu Han, Detroit Free Press)\"\"<\/p>\n

17 \/ 19<\/p>\n

Detroit Tigers take on Los Angeles Angels at Comerica Park<\/p>\n

Detroit Tigers left fielder Riley Greene (31) reacts to after struck out against Los Angeles Angels during the first inning at Comerica Park in Detroit on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.<\/p>\n

(Junfu Han, Detroit Free Press)\"\"<\/p>\n

18 \/ 19<\/p>\n

Detroit Tigers take on Los Angeles Angels at Comerica Park<\/p>\n

Detroit Tigers catcher Jake Rogers (34) watches a play from the dugout against Los Angeles Angels during the first inning at Comerica Park in Detroit on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.<\/p>\n

(Junfu Han, Detroit Free Press)\"\"<\/p>\n

19 \/ 19<\/p>\n

Detroit Tigers take on Los Angeles Angels at Comerica Park<\/p>\n

Detroit Tigers pitcher Casey Mize (12) gets ready to throw against Los Angeles Angels during the second inning at Comerica Park in Detroit on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.<\/p>\n

(Junfu Han, Detroit Free Press)<\/p>\n

But before we get there, let’s start at the beginning.<\/p>\n

What kicked off the beef<\/p>\n

During the Tigers’ 10-6 loss to the Los Angeles Angels<\/a> on Tuesday, May 26, right fielder Wenceel P\u00e9rez hit a solo home run that snapped a nearly monthlong streak without a round-tripper for the struggling outfielder. P\u00e9rez later shared a replay of his home run five times on his Instagram story, something Costa called out both on social media<\/a> and on his radio show the next day.<\/p>\n

“What point are you trying to prove here? That you’re good? You’re not,” Costa said on the show. “You’re a negative-one WAR player, there’s nobody worse in Major League Baseball. Your ass shouldn’t even be on the roster.”<\/p>\n

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P\u00e9rez went on to have his best series at the plate, going 3-for-9 with two home runs, a double and three walks as he raised his OPS by 88 points<\/a> over the span of three days (and is now merely the ninth-least-valuable position player in baseball<\/a> per FanGraphs WAR). His two homers against the Angels doubled his season total.<\/p>\n

But it was that second homer that got the Tigers involved in the beef.<\/p>\n

Tigers call out Jim Costa<\/p>\n

In the second inning of the Tigers’ 7-1 loss to the Angels<\/a> on Thursday, the Tigers’ official X account shared a replay of P\u00e9rez’s solo home run, which at the time gave the Tigers a 1-0 lead.<\/p>\n

Though the Tigers didn’t call out Costa directly, the caption on the post (“so good we might share it 5 [FIVE!?!] different times”) was clearly a reference to Costa’s rant about P\u00e9rez.<\/p>\n

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The Tigers’ post got a ton of engagement, some from fans appreciating the clapback but many more calling the caption out of touch.<\/p>\n

The blowback got worse as the game progressed, and the Tigers offense failed to record a hit for five consecutive innings following the home run (P\u00e9rez broke the streak with a leadoff double in the eighth inning) and ended up losing the game, 5-1, and the series to the fellow league-worst Angels.<\/p>\n

Costa then responded with a callback<\/a>, once again asking the Tigers to “read the room.”<\/p>\n

Neither side seemed to get total support in this beef, as a few people called out Costa’s most recent post as an unnecessary pile-on.<\/p>\n

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But there is one unifying factor here that basically everyone seems to agree on: The Tigers are playing bad baseball right now, and no one seems to be happy about it.<\/p>\n

Need\u00a0to catch up on the news during your lunch break?\u00a0Sign up for our Sports Briefing newsletter<\/a>\u00a0to get daily summaries of Detroit sports!\u00a0<\/p>\n

You can reach Christian at cromo@freepress.com.<\/p>\n

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