Latest Tigers injuries and transactions
This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Tigers injury news and transactions.
Tigers rookie Jobe to undergo Tommy John surgery
BALTIMORE -- Jackson Jobe’s rookie season is over, and the Tigers right-hander could miss much of next year as well. The team announced that Jobe, who went on the 15-day injured list 12 days ago with a flexor strain, will undergo Tommy John surgery to reconstruct the ulnar collateral ligament
Cobb still dealing with hip inflammation despite strong rehab start
KANSAS CITY -- Alex Cobb started his Minor League rehab assignment Friday night with two scoreless innings and three strikeouts for High-A West Michigan at Dayton. But for an effective outing, the 37-year-old right-hander didn’t look particularly comfortable nor necessarily fully healthy in his return from right hip inflammation.
Tigers in wait-and-see mode as Jobe (flexor strain in right elbow) heads to IL
KANSAS CITY -- Just when the Tigers seemed to be inching close to full strength for the first time all year, the injury bug is multiplying on them yet again. The latest victim is rookie starter Jackson Jobe, who was placed on the 15-day injured list with a Grade 1
Pérez returns from 60-day IL, Vierling goes back on 10-day IL
DETROIT -- Just when the Tigers seemed to be getting closer to full strength in their outfield, the injury bug strikes again. While they reinstated Wenceel Pérez from the 60-day injured list Tuesday for his season debut, they placed fellow outfielder Matt Vierling back on the 10-day injured list with
Rain won't stop these rehabbing Tigers
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Tigers uneasy after Torres exits early with right leg discomfort
DETROIT -- The swing from Gleyber Torres showed no sign of concern. The Tigers' second baseman connected with a Tanner Bibee fastball in his second at-bat Thursday night at Comerica Park and sent a line drive to straightaway center at 105.3 mph, the hardest-hit ball by either team during the
Montero likely to be leaned upon after Olson (finger) hits IL
ST. LOUIS -- It appears that the Tigers will need more from Keider Montero than originally expected. Montero has taken Casey Mize’s spot in the rotation while Mize was sidelined with a hamstring injury. With Mize scheduled to return soon, Montero throwing 5 2/3 frames after Sean Guenther served as
Mize (hamstring strain) hits IL; Tigers optimistic it's 'very mild'
DETROIT -- The resurgent season of Casey Mize has been put on pause for now. The Tigers placed their right-handed starter on the 15-day injured list Saturday with a mild left hamstring strain. Mize sustained the injury in his last start on Thursday at Colorado, where he tossed six innings
Carpenter day to day with mild right hamstring strain
DETROIT -- The Tigers had the stage set for potential walk-off heroics Sunday after Tyler Holton struck out Royals star Bobby Witt Jr. to end the top of the ninth inning. Detroit had a tie game, a taxed Royals bullpen and the top of their order coming up following Javier
Brieske (ankle) placed on 15-day IL; updates on Meadows, Foley
DETROIT -- The Tigers lost one of their most versatile bullpen members Friday when right-hander Beau Brieske -- one of the keys to Detroit’s pitching chaos strategy last postseason -- went on the 15-day injured list with right ankle inflammation.
Rogers, Margot hit IL as Tigers' injury spell continues
DETROIT -- The Tigers’ early-season rash of injuries continued on Tuesday with catcher Jake Rogers and outfielder Manuel Margot, who were placed on the 10-day injured list with left oblique tightness and left knee inflammation, respectively. Brewer Hicklen, whom the Tigers acquired from Milwaukee for outfield depth at the end
Tigers lose Torres to oblique strain; Malloy recalled
SEATTLE -- The Tigers placed starting second baseman Gleyber Torres on the 10-day IL with a left oblique strain before Monday night's series opener in Seattle. Justyn-Henry Malloy was recalled from Triple-A Toledo in a corresponding move. Speaking to the media before the Tigers’ series opener at T-Mobile Park, manager
Pérez added to long list of Tigers' injuries
Just when the Tigers add a much-needed option in their injury-depleted center field, they lose another. Moments after the Tigers formally announced the signing of Manuel Margot to a two-way contract, president of baseball operations Scott Harris announced that Wenceel Pérez – who had been expected to become Detroit’s Opening
Meadows (nerve) sidelined with four weeks of rest from throwing
LAKELAND, Fla. -- Parker Meadows’ tenuous status while waiting on a nerve in his upper arm to awaken now has a little more certainty. The Tigers center fielder will remain sidelined for at least the next four weeks on the recommendation of specialists, including Dr. Raj Singh, after undergoing a
Tigers sign Urquidy to one-year deal with club option for 2026
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- The Tigers made an investment in their future pitching depth by signing former Astros right-hander José Urquidy to a one-year, $1 million contract with an incentive-laden $4 million club option for 2026.
Notes: Vierling 'shocked' about injury, grateful for timing
BRADENTON, Fla. -- Matt Vierling said he was “shocked” that what began as lingering discomfort in his right shoulder turned out to be a muscle strain in his rotator cuff. Still, the Tigers outfielder is trying to take a glass-half-full approach to a frustrating injury that will sideline him for
Meadows (nerve issue) out indefinitely; Tigers forced to 'wait and see'
LAKELAND, Fla. -- Tigers center fielder Parker Meadows, whose two-way play was a key component of Detroit’s late-season charge to the postseason last year, is dealing with a nerve issue in his upper right arm and remains sidelined with no set timetable for a return, manager A.J. Hinch announced Saturday
Vierling (rotator cuff) to miss Opening Day for Tigers
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Tigers outfielder Matt Vierling has been diagnosed with a strained rotator cuff muscle and will not be available until after Opening Day, manager A.J. Hinch said before Friday’s Grapefruit League game against the Blue Jays.
Meadows appears to avoid major damage, but no timetable yet
SARASOTA, Fla. -- The good news for the Tigers is that center fielder Parker Meadows hasn’t been diagnosed with major damage after reporting a tweak in his right biceps on a turn and throw from the outfield in Saturday’s Spring Training opener against the Phillies. However, Meadows remains without a
Baddoo has surgery on fractured hand, likely out for spring
LAKELAND, Fla. -- Outfielder Akil Baddoo underwent surgery Thursday to repair a hook fracture of the hamate bone in his right hand, the Tigers announced on Friday.
Jung 'feels phenomenal' after wrist surgery
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Carpenter's status could change calculus of Game 5 for Tigers
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Carpenter's ALDS status unclear after tweaking left hamstring in Game 4
DETROIT -- After scoring in the bottom of the sixth inning of Detroit's 5-4 loss to the Guardians in Game 4 of the American League Division Series Thursday at Comerica Park, Tigers designated hitter Kerry Carpenter hobbled into the dugout and down the steps to the clubhouse after tweaking his
'It could've been worse': Greene (hamstring) lands on IL
DETROIT -- The last thing Riley Greene wanted this season was a return to the injured list. But the way his right hamstring was hobbling him, playing through it wasn’t working. His swings were almost all arms, a shadow of the fluid form that made the Tigers outfielder an All-Star