{"id":833733,"date":"2026-07-30T15:58:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T15:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/833733\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T15:58:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T15:58:13","slug":"tigers-promoting-top-prospect-max-clark-to-make-mlb-debut-source","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/833733\/","title":{"rendered":"Tigers promoting top prospect Max Clark to make MLB debut: Source"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Detroit Tigers are calling up outfielder Max Clark ahead of this weekend\u2019s road series against the Athletics, a team source told The Athletic on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Clark, one of baseball\u2019s most dynamic prospects, is the 13th-ranked prospect on Keith Law\u2019s recent rankings for The Athletic<\/a>, released last week.<\/p>\n

News of the promotion, confirmed by a team source who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly, was first reported by Emily Waldon, a prospects writer for Baseball America.<\/p>\n

Once the No. 3 pick in the 2023 draft, Clark is a speedy outfielder known for smart swing decisions. With his chains, tattoos and outgoing personality, he is also one of baseball\u2019s most recognizable young players<\/a>. Clark has 436,000 followers on Instagram and became an online sensation long before turning pro.<\/p>\n

Clark was drafted in the same class as Tigers\u2019 Rookie of the Year candidate Kevin McGonigle.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s the Chase Utley, and I\u2019m the Bryce Harper,\u201d Clark said in spring training. \u201cThat\u2019s what everybody is kind of drawn to. Obviously, we\u2019re not those players yet, but that\u2019s who we look up to.\u201d<\/p>\n

Clark endured a difficult spring training, going 2-for-18 and making multiple mistakes in the field. After he was cut from big-league camp, he got a new tattoo that read: \u201cEvery fall is a chance to rise.\u201d<\/p>\n

Clark has been through his share of ups and downs this year in Triple-A Toledo. He hit only .232 in May and, at times, struggled to lift the ball and hit for power. In recent weeks, though, Clark has rounded into form. He was hitting .338 with a 1.038 OPS in the minor leagues in July.<\/p>\n

The Tigers have yet to announce a corresponding move, but outfielder Matt Vierling left Wednesday\u2019s game with a groin injury and could be going to the injured list. Meanwhile, outfielder James Outman is hitting only .167.<\/p>\n

The Tigers\u2019 roster is in deep flux ahead of Monday\u2019s trade deadline, and the baseball world is waiting to see whether the Tigers will move Tarik Skubal.<\/p>\n

For now, Clark is the one making news for the Tigers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Detroit Tigers are calling up outfielder Max Clark ahead of this weekend\u2019s road series against the Athletics,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":833734,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[558],"tags":[64,63,5260,591,85],"class_list":["post-833733","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mlb","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-detroit-tigers","tag-mlb","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/833733","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=833733"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/833733\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/833734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=833733"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=833733"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=833733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}