DETROIT, Mich. — Detroit Tigers top prospect Zyhir Hope hit his first home run of the Arizona Fall League on Monday, Oct. 12, a two-run shot in the first inning for the Scottsdale Scorpions.
The ball left Hope bat at 101 mph on an opposite-field drive to left. Hope, 21, was the centerpiece of the Tigers haul in the Tarik Skubal trade with the Los Angeles Dodgers in early August, and he finished the 2026 season with 29 homers, 111 RBIs and 26 stolen bases.
He is one of eight Tigers minor-leaguers in the fall league, along with No. 2 prospect Bryce Rainer, who had an RBI double in a game that was suspended by weather. Scottsdale has started 5-1, and the league runs through early November.
Right-hander Jalen Evans, an unaffiliated free agent reliever signed this year to a minor league deal, struck out two in his sole inning of work.
Back in Detroit, the Tigers parted ways with first base coach Anthony Sanders and assistant pitching coach Juan Nieves, part of a coaching staff overhaul under AJ Hinch. Minor league reliever Tanner Rainey elected free agency last week.
