MINNEAPOLIS — Detroit Tigers first baseman Spencer Torkelson honored his alma mater during Players Weekend by using a custom-made bat featuring Arizona State University’s pitchfork logo.
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Detroit Tigers first base Spencer Torkelson (20) takes the field for the first inning against the Toronto Blue Jays at Comerica Park in Detroit on Sunday, July 27, 2025. © Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Players’ Weekend allows MLB players to show their personalities through custom-made gear, with references to their personal lives or advocating for causes they believe in. While some players opted to use a pencil bat or pop culture references on their bats, Torkelson decided to represent Arizona State on the East Coast.
Torks Up @ASU_Baseball 🔱 pic.twitter.com/y1NAxLvgvZ
— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) August 16, 2025
Tork repping ASU on players weekend 🔥🔥 #ProDevils pic.twitter.com/LQ76cjSq0R
— Barstool ASU (@tempebarstool) August 16, 2025
Once a devil, always a devil 😈 https://t.co/Kwb3Btsvcf
— Sun Devil Baseball (@ASU_Baseball) August 17, 2025
ASU’s Spencer Torkelson (20) scores against Arizona during a game at Phoenix Municipal Stadium in Phoenix, Ariz. on March 30, 2019. ASU’s Spencer Torkelson © Patrick Breen/The Republic via Imagn Content Services, LLC
Torkelson, originally from Petaluma, California, played for Arizona State for three seasons, including a shortened 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During his time at Arizona State, the first baseman hit .337 with a 1.192 OPS, 130 RBIs and 54 home runs.
Dertorit drafted Torkelson in the 2020 MLB Draft as the first overall pick.
ASU’s Spencer Torkelson (20) bumps fist with his first base coach during the first inning against UCLA at Phoenix Municipal Stadium in Phoenix, Ariz. on May 5, 2019. Asu Baseball © Patrick Breen/The Republic via Imagn Content Services, LLC
With the ability to showcase what’s important to him during Players’ Weekend, Torkelson used it to honor the school that helped shape his path to the big leagues.
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Wendy Lopez is a reporter for Burn City Sports. You can follow her on her X account, @wlopezde
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