Spencer Torkelson's first homer of 2026 nearly gives Tigers fans free pizza
Spencer Torkelson hit his first home run of the 2026 season Wednesday night, and he nearly triggered a free-pizza prize.
Detroit ā No free pizza. That's the final ruling, and fans aren't afforded any challenges. Tigers first baseman Spencer Torkelson came oh so close to winning free pizza for Tigers fans in Wednesday night's game against the Milwaukee Brewers at Comerica Park, when he homered in the fourth inning.
The home run to left field flirted with finding the hole in the glove of the Little Caesars Pizza mascot that sits atop the roof dividing the bullpens. Finding the hole on the fly or on a bounce will someday trigger free pizza for all fans (and not just those in attendance). It's never happened before.
And it still hasn't happened. The ball is allowed to ricochet off the roof or the wall en route to the hole on a home run, but it can't bounce off a fan, and after several replays, it was determined Torkelson's home run grazed at least one fan before bouncing around beyond the wall and eventually kicking back and trickling into the hole of the glove. There was a bit of confusion, because the home-run ball seemed to jar loose another baseball that a fan was holding.
But Tigers officials rolled back the tape and delivered their verdict. after review... NO PIZZA š āāļø pic.