Latest Tigers injuries and transactions
This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Tigers injury news and transactions.
Tigers lose Báez (ankle sprain), Mize (adductor strain) to injured list
ATLANTA -- The Tigers will be without two key pieces for the next few weeks after placing Javier Báez on the 10-day injured list and Casey Mize on the 15-day injured list. Báez (right ankle sprain) and Mize (right adductor strain) both sustained their injuries in the Tigers’ 5-2 loss
Báez (right ankle) scheduled to undergo MRI after painful play at 1st
ATLANTA -- Javier Báez exited the Tigers’ 5-2 loss to the Braves at Truist Park on Tuesday night after suffering an apparent right ankle injury on a play at first base. Though Báez typically hits near the bottom of the order, he is a critical part of the Tigers’ clubhouse
Tigers dealt another pitching injury as Mize (right groin) to get further testing
ATLANTA -- Casey Mize's start came to an early end Tuesday night at Truist Park, as right groin tightness forced the Detroit Tigers right-hander out in the third inning of a 5-2 loss to the Atlanta Braves. The injury added another concern for a Tigers pitching staff already dealing with
McKinstry placed on IL; Tigers call up No. 6 prospect Lee
BOSTON -- Prior to the start of a four-game series at Fenway Park on Friday, Tigers manager A.J. Hinch announced that the team had placed infielder Zach McKinstry on the 10-day IL, retroactive to April 16. The Detroit third baseman had an eventful night in Kansas City on Wednesday, getting
Meadows expected to miss 'multiple months' following left arm surgery
DETROIT -- Tigers center fielder Parker Meadows underwent surgery on Monday for a broken left arm he sustained in Thursday’s outfield collision with Riley Greene. Meadows suffered a fracture in the radius bone in his left forearm in the collision, as well as a concussion and a laceration that required
Verlander 'moving forward,' but still has hurdle to clear
DETROIT – Justin Verlander will not be ready to return when he’s eligible to be reinstated from the 15-day injured list on Thursday. But the Tigers’ veteran right-hander is trending toward a Minor League rehab start or simulated game that should put him in line to rejoin Detroit’s rotation shortly
Meadows (left arm fracture) placed on IL, goes on concussion protocol
DETROIT -- The Tigers on Friday placed outfielder Parker Meadows on the 10-day injured list following his harrowing outfield collision with teammate Riley Greene on Thursday afternoon at Target Field. Meadows suffered a concussion as well as a broken radius bone in his left forearm. He also received five stitches
Verlander (hip) scratched from start in Detroit, placed on 15-day IL
DETROIT -- The Tigers couldn’t have scripted a much better return for Justin Verlander to Comerica Park: A national stage for a Sunday night broadcast with the downtown Detroit skyline lit up in the background. But with a 43-year-old pitcher, health is hard to plan. Verlander’s return to the mound
Rogers sustains mild concussion after 'scary incident' in the cage
BRADENTON, Fla. -- The Tigers have a history of bizarre but scary Spring Training injuries, from Mark Fidrych tearing cartilage in his knee while shagging fly balls in the outfield to Spencer Torkelson slicing open his right index finger while trying to open a can of beans without a can
Jobe eyes summer return from TJ, hopes to play big role down stretch
LAKELAND, Fla. -- Jackson Jobe can see the light at the end of the tunnel as he rehabs from last summer's Tommy John surgery. And the light could be closer than it initially appeared. ”Knock on wood, things have been going about as well as they could,” Jobe said Saturday
Melton (right elbow inflammation) unlikely to be ready for Opening Day
LAKELAND, Fla. -- Troy Melton is unlikely to be ready for Opening Day after the promising Tigers right-hander was diagnosed with inflammation in his right elbow. "The doctor suggested one to two weeks of no-throw,” manager A.J. Hinch said on Friday. “While he can still do other things -- lifting,
Tigers 'not taking any chances' with Melton (right arm soreness)
LAKELAND, Fla. -- Troy Melton entered his first Major League camp this month having never pitched in a Grapefruit League game for the Tigers. The hard-throwing right-hander still has not pitched in a game this spring due to what manager A.J. Hinch called general arm soreness.
Olson out for 2026 season after shoulder surgery
LAKELAND, Fla. -- The Tigers’ flurry of late-offseason pitcher signings had a purpose: Filling in for an injury. Reese Olson, whose 2025 season ended in July due to a shoulder strain, underwent surgery last week to repair his right labrum and will miss the upcoming season, according to the team.
Pitching prospect Miller near end of rehab with eye on Tigers camp
The excitement in Jake Miller’s voice is unmistakable as the Tigers’ pitching prospect prepares for his first Spring Training in Major League camp. This is what the left-hander has been working toward, to put himself on Detroit’s doorstep and position himself for a chance in the Major Leagues. It’ll be
Gleyber (sports hernia surgery) expected to be ready for spring
DETROIT -- Just before Gleyber Torres hits the free-agent market, he hit the operating table. The infielder who helped lead the Tigers to their second straight AL Division Series berth underwent surgery on Friday to repair a sports hernia that had been bothering him for most of the second half
Torres to undergo hernia surgery after playing 2nd half injured
SEATTLE -- Gleyber Torres needs surgery. Following Friday’s 3-2 loss in Game 5 of the American League Division Series, Torres announced that he will undergo a procedure to repair a sports hernia on his right side. The Tigers second baseman said the issue has caused him significant pain for most
Keith's return bolsters Tigers in ALDS matchup with Mariners
SEATTLE -- Colt Keith is back, and just in time to give the Tigers some offensive punch. The lefty-swinging infielder, who ended the regular season on the injured list with right rib cage inflammation, has been added to Detroit’s roster for the American League Division Series against the Mariners. He
Báez (neck soreness) a late lineup scratch; Sweeney fills his spot
CLEVELAND -- The Tigers headed into the opener of their critical three-game series against the Guardians without the services of Javier Báez, who was a late scratch from Tuesday’s lineup due to neck stiffness. Báez was scheduled to start at shortstop and bat ninth against Guardians starter Gavin Williams. Trey
Keith placed on 10-day IL with right rib cage inflammation
DETROIT -- The Tigers’ only lead of their three-game series sweep at the hands of the Guardians came on Colt Keith’s second-inning RBI double Thursday afternoon at Comerica Park, but it came at a price. Keith left the game after grabbing at his lower back on his way home when
'I wasn't too concerned': Skubal (side tightness) expected to make next start
DETROIT -- The sigh of relief heard downtown on Monday came from Comerica Park, where Tarik Skubal threw his usual between-starts mound session in the Tigers' bullpen without any recurrence of the left-side tightness that prompted his early exit from Friday’s start in Miami. Barring an unforeseen setback, Skubal will
Báez available one day after fouling ball off forehead
MIAMI -- Tigers shortstop Javier Báez was available Saturday, one day after exiting Detroit's 8-2 loss to Miami with a head injury. Báez fouled a pitch off his forehead in the second inning, and he had visible bruising in the area on Saturday. “Javy is doing very well,” Tigers manager
'It's all good news' for Skubal (side tightness), who's on track to make his next start
MIAMI -- Tarik Skubal is on track to make his next start on Thursday against Cleveland after an injury scare during Friday night’s 8-2 loss to the Marlins at loanDepot park. He left the game with tightness in his left side after facing two batters in the bottom of the
Cobb to undergo season-ending hip surgery; retirement 'a big possibility'
DETROIT -- Alex Cobb walked off the mound after his last rehab outing Monday for Triple-A Toledo knowing he was done. He had tossed a scoreless inning despite three walks, a single and a stolen base, and he was supposed to pitch another inning, but he couldn’t.
Tigers' bullpen takes a hit with Finnegan (adductor) going on IL
DETROIT -- The circle of late-inning options in the Tigers’ bullpen whittled on Friday, when Detroit placed right-hander Kyle Finnegan on the 15-day injured list with a right adductor strain. The move is retroactive to Monday, the day after his last outing. Finnegan suffered the injury warming in the bullpen