The Detroit Tigers organization might not have said it publicly, but the way that Spencer Torkelson started his 2026 campaign was very worrying. While he had been drawing walks, the first base slugger wasn't meeting the expectations that the league has for first basemen. However, the former first overall pick in the 2020 draft finally put things together as of late, hitting his first home run of the season at Comerica Park against the Milwaukee Brewers in their last homestand. If that one home run wasn't good enough, Torkelson sent Tigers fans home happy in the series finale after hitting his first career walk-off home run and his 82nd career home run altogether. Even in game one against the Cincinnati Reds , the Tigers' first baseman has finally started to come up clutch. Torkelson Coming Back to Life at the Right Time Detroit Tigers first baseman Spencer Torkelson (20) hits a two-run home run against the Milwaukee Brewers.…