Latest Tigers injuries and transactions
This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Tigers injury news and transactions.
LATEST INJURIES
RHP Ty Madden
Injury: Right forearm contusion
IL date: May 17 (15-day IL, retroactive to May 16)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Left game on May 15 after taking a line drive off right forearm. Initial tests indicated no fracture. (Updated May 17) More >>
RHP Beau Brieske
Injury: Left adductor strain
IL date: March 23 (60-day IL)
Expected return: Last week of May
Status: Tossed two innings and 25 pitches in second rehab appearance for Triple-A Toledo on May 15. Fastball averaged 95.9 mph, topping out at 97.2. Will throw back-to-back outings this coming week on rehab. (Updated May 17)
OF Kerry Carpenter
Injury: Left shoulder sprain
IL date: May 10 (10-day IL)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Doing throwing and running drills but not hitting yet. Regained range of motion in shoulder. Left game May 9 after crashing into the wall. Diagnosed with AC joint sprain but no structural damage. (Updated May 17) More >>
2B Gleyber Torres
Injury: Mild left oblique strain
IL date: May 6 (10-day IL, retroactive to May 4)
Expected return: Late May
Status: Could begin rehab assignment with Triple-A Toledo this coming week. Returning to Detroit for checkup after working out at Spring Training facility in Lakeland. (Updated May 17) More >>
RHP Troy Melton
Injury: Right elbow inflammation
IL date: March 10 (60-day IL)
Expected return: End of May
Status: Tossed two-plus scoreless innings in May 15 rehab start for Triple-A Toledo. Fastball topped out at 98.7 mph. Will make another rehab start for Toledo early next week, stretching out to four innings. (Updated May 15)
LHP Tarik Skubal
Injury: Loose body in left elbow
IL date: May 4 (10-day IL)
Expected return: June
Status: Started throwing program by playing catch about a week after undergoing surgery May 6 to remove loose body from elbow. Will continue to advance in throwing distance until cleared to resume throwing off a mound. (Updated May 15) More >>
RHP Justin Verlander
Injury: Left hip inflammation
IL date: April 4 (60-day IL, retroactive to April 1)
Expected return: End of May/early June
Status: Threw 50-pitch, three-inning simulated game on May 15 at Comerica Park. Showed improvement in pitch quality and fastball velocity. Will throw a longer simulated game around middle of next week. (Updated May 15)
RHP Jackson Jobe
Injury: June 2025 Tommy John surgery
IL date: Feb. 10 (60-day IL)
Expected return: August
Status: Threw latest bullpen session on May 15. (Updated May 15) More >>
INF/OF Javier Báez
Injury: Right ankle sprain
IL date: April 29 (10-day IL)
Expected return: End of May/June
Status: Completing a return-to-play running and hitting progression. Will start defensive drills this weekend. (Updated May 15) More >>
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LHP Bailey Horn
Injury: Left elbow arthroscopy
IL date: March 22 (Transferred to 60-day IL on April 22)
Expected return: June
Status: Began a throwing progression on May 14 after receiving a cortisone injection in mid-April. (Updated May 15)
RHP Reese Olson
Injury: Right shoulder surgery
IL date: Feb. 10 (60-day IL)
Expected return: Spring Training 2027
Status: Completing rehab daily. (Updated April 28)
SS Trey Sweeney
Injury: Right shoulder strain
IL date: March 22 (60-day IL)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Completing rehab daily. (Updated April 28)
OF Parker Meadows
Injury: Concussion, fractured left radius bone in arm
IL date: April 10 (60-day IL)
Expected return: Mid to late season
Status: Completing rehab daily after undergoing surgery on April 13 to repair radial fracture in left forearm following an outfield collision on April 9. (Updated April 21) More >>
C/1B Josue Briceño (MLB No. 67 overall prospect; Tigers' No. 3)
Injury: Right wrist arthroscopy
Expected return: Midseason
Status: Underwent surgery on March 4 to repair the extensor carpi ulnaris subsheath in his right wrist. Completing rehab daily. Placed on 60-day injured list at Double-A Erie. (Updated April 3) More >>
LATEST TRANSACTIONS
May 17
• RHP Will Vest: Reinstated from 15-day injured list
• RHP Ty Madden: Placed on 15-day injured list
May 16
• RHP Casey Mize: Reinstated from 15-day injured list
• RHP Brenan Hanifee: Optioned to Triple-A Toledo
May 15
• RHP Connor Seabold: Reinstated from 15-day injured list
• RHP Ricky Vanasco: Optioned to Triple-A Toledo
May 13
• RHP Troy Melton: Sent on rehab assignment to Triple-A Toledo