This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Tigers injury news and transactions.
LATEST INJURIES
RHP Jack Flaherty
Injury: Right flexor inflammation
IL date: July 21 (15-day IL)
Expected return: Hopefully final week of regular season
Status: Threw a two-inning simulated game on Sept. 12 and felt encouraged. Will make a rehab start for Triple-A Toledo, likely on Sept. 17, before hopefully returning. (Updated Sept. 13) More >>
RHP Justin Verlander
Injury: Left hip inflammation, left hamstring strain
IL date: April 4 (retroactive to April 1, transferred to 60-day IL on May 10)
Expected return: Hopefully Sept. 26
Status: Threw a mound session on Sept. 12, with hitters standing in the box but not swinging. Will throw a simulated game next weekend in Chicago before being evaluated for potential return on final weekend of regular season. (Updated Sept. 12) More >>
RF Kerry Carpenter
Injury: Left foot plantar fasciitis
IL date: July 27 (10-day IL)
Expected return: Possibly late September
Status: Ramping up running and hitting progression in hopes of returning this season. (Updated Sept. 11) More >>
OF Wenceel Pérez
Injury: Left orbital fracture
IL date: June 19 (retroactive to June 17, transferred to 60-day IL on June 26)
Expected return: Likely 2027
Status: Still dealing with issues regarding eyesight. (Updated Sept. 11)
CF Matt Vierling
Injury: Left adductor strain, left heel soreness
IL date: July 31 (60-day IL, retroactive to July 30)
Expected return: 2027
Status: Had rehab progression slowed by left heel soreness. Transferred to 60-day injured list on Sept. 6, effectively ending his season. (Updated Sept. 6)
RHP Burch Smith
Injury: Right shoulder inflammation
IL date: May 22 (transferred to 60-day IL on June 23)
Expected return: 2027
Status: Underwent arthroscopic surgery. (Updated Sept. 4)
OF Parker Meadows
Injury: Concussion, fractured left radius bone in arm
IL date: April 10 (transferred to 60-day IL on April 13)
Expected return: Likely 2027
Status: Working out at team facility in Lakeland, Fla., after undergoing surgery on April 13 to repair radial fracture in left forearm following an outfield collision on April 9. Has not been ruled out for season but is still unable to swing at full speed. (Updated Aug. 24) More >>
C/1B Josue Briceno (Tigers' No. 5 prospect; No. 69 overall)
Injury: Sprained right ankle
IL date: Sept. 2 (Triple-A 7-day IL)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Sprained ankle sliding back into second base in a game for Triple-A Toledo on Aug. 30. (Updated Sept. 4)
RHP Reese Olson
Injury: Right shoulder surgery
IL date: Feb. 10 (60-day IL)
Expected return: Spring Training 2027
Status: Completing a return-to-play throwing progression. (Updated Aug. 14)
LHP Bailey Horn
Injury: Left UCL construction
IL date: March 25 (retroactive to March 22, transferred to 60-day IL on April 22)
Expected return: 2027
Status: Underwent left UCL reconstruction surgery with Dr. Keith Meister on July 15. (Updated June 17)
SS Trey Sweeney
Injury: Right shoulder strain
IL date: March 25 (retroactive to March 22, transferred to 60-day IL on April 11)
Expected return: 2027
Status: Underwent season-ending shoulder surgery. (Updated June 5)
LATEST TRANSACTIONS
Sept. 12
• LHP Andrew Sears: Recalled from Triple-A Toledo
• RHP Keider Montero: Placed on paternity list
Sept. 6
• LHP Brant Hurter: Reinstated from 60-day injured list
• LHP Andrew Sears: Optioned to Triple-A Toledo
• OF/3B Matt Vierling: Transferred from 15- to 60-day injured list
Sept. 2
• Tanner Rainey: Outrighted to Triple-A Toledo