This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Tigers injury news and transactions.
LATEST INJURIES
SS Trey Sweeney
Injury: Right shoulder strain
Expected return: Spring Training
Status: Felt shoulder discomfort during infield drills. Not throwing but able to do other baseball activities. (Updated Feb. 20)
RHP Tyler Owens
Injury: Right hip arthroscopy
Expected return: Spring Training 2026
Status: Threw a bullpen session on Feb. 20. (Updated Feb. 20)
RHP Sawyer Gipson-Long
Injury: Left oblique strain
Expected return: Opening Day 2026
Status: Threw a bullpen session on Feb. 20. (Updated Feb. 20)
LHP Bailey Horn
Injury: Left elbow arthroscopy
Expected return: TBD
Status: Completing a return-to-play throwing progression after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on elbow this offseason. Scheduled to play catch five times this week. (Updated Feb. 20)
C Eduardo Valencia
Injury: Left quad strain
Expected return: Feb. 21
Status: Completing all baseball activities. (Updated Feb. 20)
RHP Jackson Jobe
Injury: Right UCL reconstruction
IL date: Feb. 10 (60-day IL)
Expected return: Second half of 2026
Status: Playing catch out to 90 feet three times this week. Underwent Tommy John surgery on June 16, 2025. (Updated Feb. 15)
C Dillon Dingler
Injury: Right elbow arthroscopy
Expected return: March
Status: Working through a return-to-play throwing progression this week but completing all other baseball activities after undergoing arthroscopic surgery to clean up elbow Jan. 28. Expected to be ready for Opening Day. (Updated Feb. 15)
LHP Jake Miller
Injury: Left and right hip labral repair
Expected return: Early in 2026 season
Status: Playing catch to 75 feet three times this week. Underwent surgeries to repair labrum in both hips in October. (Updated Feb. 15)
RHP Dugan Darnell
Injury: Left hip labral repair
Expected return: Early 2026
Status: Scheduled to play catch five times this week along with a return-to-play running progression. (Updated Feb. 15)
RHP Reese Olson
Injury: Right shoulder surgery
IL date: Feb. 10 (60-day IL)
Expected return: Spring Training 2027
Status: Underwent labrum repair surgery on right shoulder on Feb. 2, performed by Dr. Keith Meister, after offseason rehab program was unsuccessful. Expected to miss 2026 season but should be ready for Spring Training in 2027. (Updated Feb. 11)
SS Bryce Rainer (Tigers' No. 4 prospect, MLB No. 35 overall)
Injury: Dislocated right shoulder
Expected return: Early in season
Status: Underwent season-ending surgery after dislocating his shoulder diving back to first base in a June 3 game for Single-A Lakeland. Should be ready early in season if not Opening Day. (Updated Feb. 11)
LATEST TRANSACTIONS
Feb. 10
• RHP Justin Verlander: Signed to one-year, $13 million contract More >>
• LHP Framber Valdez: Signed to three-year, $115 million contract More >>
• RHP Jackson Jobe: Placed on 60-day injured list
• RHP Reese Olson: Placed on 60-day injured list