The Tigers look to make a hard push heading into the Midsummer Classic, as they hope to stay at the top of the Major League Baseball standings before Monday. They are riding high thanks to a stretch of good play, having swept the Cleveland Guardians, on the road, last weekend, before taking two of three from the Tampa Bay Rays earlier in the week.

About the moment Tigers manager AJ Hinch signs his lineup card on a given game-day in 2025, and about the time it’s understood that for the past 11 months the Tigers have had MLB’s best record, a roster reality becomes clearer.