This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Tigers injury news and transactions.
LATEST INJURIES
CF Matt Vierling
Injury: Groin injury
Expected return: TBD
Status: Exited early from the Tigers' July 29 game after suffering groin injury while legging out a fifth-inning triple. (Updated: July 29) More >>
RF Kerry Carpenter
Injury: Left foot plantar fasciitis
IL date: July 27 (10-day IL)
Expected return: mid-August
Status: Received cortisone injection in left foot, and will get orthotics in shoes. Could try to resume activity later this week. (Updated July 28) More >>
RHP Jackson Jobe
Injury: June 2025 Tommy John surgery
IL date: Feb. 10 (60-day IL)
Expected return: August
Status: Threw a bullpen session at Comerica Park on July 28 ahead of his next rehab start for Triple-A Toledo this weekend. (Updated July 28) More >>
LHP Brant Hurter
Injury: Lumbar spine inflammation
IL date: May 24 (60-day IL, retroactive to May 23)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Threw a bullpen session on July 28. (Updated July 28)
RHP Jack Flaherty
Injury: Right flexor inflammation
IL date: July 21 (15-day IL)
Expected return: Hopefully August
Status: Gathering opinion on when to resume throwing. Will miss more than the minimum 15 days. (Updated July 28)
RHP Burch Smith
Injury: Right shoulder inflammation
IL date: May 22 (transferred to 60-day IL on June 23)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Threw two pitches in a rehab start for Triple-A Toledo on July 23 before leaving the game. Will undergo further evaluation. (Updated July 24)
RHP Justin Verlander
Injury: Left hip inflammation
IL date: April 4 (retroactive to April 1, transferred to 60-day IL on May 10)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Playing catch daily, but not throwing off a mound for now. (Updated July 21) More >>
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)
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: TBD
Status: Completing a return-to-play progression for hitting, running and fielding. Struck by therapy band below left eye during postgame arm-care routine June 16. (Updated July 17)
RHP Will Vest
Injury: Right elbow stress fracture
IL date: July 1 (transferred to 60-day IL on July 19)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Diagnosed with stress fracture of the olecranon, a bone at the tip of the elbow, after reporting soreness June 27. Will not require surgery but will need to rest. Expected to pitch again this season. (Updated July 12) More >>
RHP Reese Olson
Injury: Right shoulder surgery
IL date: Feb. 10 (60-day IL)
Expected return: Spring Training 2027
Status: Began a throwing progression on June 15. (Updated June 26)
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: 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. Fracture is healing slowly, according to A.J. Hinch. (Updated June 26) More >>
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
July 28
• INF Javier Báez: Activated from the 60-day injured list More >>
• C Jake Rogers: Designated for assignment
July 27
• OF Kerry Carpenter: Placed on 10-day injured list
• C/1B Eduardo Valencia: Recalled from Triple-A Toledo
July 21
• RHP Ty Madden: Recalled from Triple-A Toledo
• RHP Jack Flaherty: Placed on 15-day injured list