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Latest Tigers injuries and transactions

June 11, 2026

This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Tigers injury news and transactions.

Skubal to return Saturday for Tigers in big spot vs. Guardians

June 11, 2026

DETROIT -- Tarik Skubal is back, and just in time for one of the Tigers’ biggest series of the season to date. The reigning American League Cy Young Award winner will return from the injured list and start in Cleveland against the Guardians on Saturday, 38 days after undergoing surgery

Verlander, Jansen rehabs continue with mixed results at Triple-A

June 11, 2026

The last time Justin Verlander pitched in Toledo, he was a 32-year-old Tigers ace working back from a triceps strain to join a Detroit team looking for a fifth consecutive division title. The Triple-A Mud Hens were holding a Jurassic Park promotion that night, and the result was a giant

Mize (5 IP, 1 ER) joins Skubal in nearing return to Tigers' rotation

June 9, 2026

DETROIT -- While Tarik Skubal nears a return to the Tigers' rotation, likely Saturday in Cleveland, Casey Mize positioned himself to potentially join him this weekend, tossing five innings of one-run ball in a rehab start for Single-A Lakeland on Tuesday night in Clearwater. Mize allowed three hits and a

Skubal twirls 5 scoreless in 1st rehab start, just a month after surgery

June 7, 2026

DETROIT -- While Jack Flaherty and the Tigers faced the Mariners on Sunday afternoon in the series finale of their ALDS rematch at Comerica Park, the most famous Tiger from that series -- and the most prominent figure in their hopes of getting back into the playoff race this summer

Verlander slated for another rehab start with Triple-A Toledo on Wednesday

June 7, 2026

DETROIT -- Justin Verlander will make another rehab start for Triple-A Toledo on Wednesday, putting him in line to potentially return to the Tigers' rotation the following week at another familiar spot: Houston.

Skubal set for rehab start, which Tigers hope is last step before return

June 5, 2026

DETROIT -- Tarik Skubal’s next team has been revealed: The reigning American League Cy Young Award winner is about to become a West Michigan Whitecap, making a rehab start with the High-A club on Sunday. The start against Dayton could be the final step in Skubal’s rehab following surgery to

Verlander finally gets his last unrealized milestone: His first Triple-A win

June 3, 2026

For the first time in 11 years, Justin Verlander took the mound in a Toledo Mud Hens uniform. The resulting five scoreless innings in his rehab start Tuesday night against the Triple-A Iowa Cubs could put him in line to make his long-awaited return to the Major League mound.

Torres' return jolts Tigers offense in rout of AL-best Rays

June 2, 2026

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Tigers’ struggles on the road over the last couple months had become all too familiar. But as they slugged baseballs around Tropicana Field the last couple nights, they looked like the team everyone came to know last year, starting with the guy at the top.

Skubal throws sim game; Triple-A rehab start could be next

June 1, 2026

ST. PETERSBURG -- The sound of Tarik Skubal's fastball hitting the catcher’s mitt popped a tick louder Monday. The acoustics of renovated Tropicana Field played a big role in that. Still, as Skubal took his simulated game series on the road with a four-inning session here on Monday afternoon, racking

Mize latest Tigers pitcher to go on IL; Brieske activated

May 29, 2026

CHICAGO -- The Tigers’ beleaguered pitching staff had an important bullpen arm return, but their injured list didn’t grow any shorter. The team activated right-hander Beau Brieske from the 60-day IL on Friday, and placed right-hander Casey Mize on the 15-day IL with right adductor inflammation. To make room on

Jansen (pelvic inflammation) to IL after exiting outing

May 28, 2026

DETROIT – The Tigers’ injury woes continued Thursday afternoon, when they placed closer Kenley Jansen on the 15-day injured list with pelvic inflammation following his ninth-inning exit Wednesday night against the Angels. Jansen will see a specialist to determine the severity of the injury. Left-hander Drew Sommers was recalled from

Tigers end home losing streak but also lose Mize, Jansen

May 27, 2026

DETROIT – The Tigers ended their seven-game home losing streak, but it might have come at a price. “I wanted to come in here and celebrate a win,” manager A.J. Hinch lamented at his postgame press conference following Wednesday’s 4-0 victory over the Angels at Comerica Park. “We’ve won two

Verlander, Carpenter square off in rehab showdown

JV stretches to 66 pitches in competitive sim game; injured trio trending toward returns
May 27, 2026

DETROIT – One of the challenges of injured pitchers rehabbing through simulated games is getting the intensity level closer to actual games, even compared to a Minor League rehab start. On Wednesday, Justin Verlander found a willing competitor in fellow injury rehabber Kerry Carpenter. Verlander threw 66 pitches by unofficial

Skubal brings fire to sim outing, but Tigers practicing patience

May 26, 2026

DETROIT -- The sound of Jay-Z’s “Holy Grail” blared around Comerica Park as Tarik Skubal prepared to bound up the dugout steps, take the mound and face hitters Tuesday afternoon. But the stands and concourses at Comerica Park were empty, aside from the in-game entertainment crew doing its pregame preparations,

Hurter placed on IL in latest blow to Tigers' taxed pitching staff

May 24, 2026

BALTIMORE -- On a day when closer Kenley Jansen gave up his third walk-off home run of the year, the rest of the Tigers relief corps continued taking on water. Detroit placed left-handed reliever Brant Hurter on the 15-day IL with lumbar spine inflammation before Sunday’s 5-3 defeat to the

Torres takes break from swinging, rejoins Tigers as return from IL unclear

May 24, 2026

BALTIMORE -- Gleyber Torres has rejoined the Tigers this weekend in Baltimore. Unfortunately, that means his road back to contributing on the field has gotten a bit longer. Torres said Sunday that his return to the clubhouse coincides with a four-day break from attempting to take swings during his rehab

Tigers' slide continues as Hurter exits with back injury, Flaherty struggles again

May 23, 2026

BALTIMORE -- The Tigers’ losing streak continues to grow. So could the injured list. Jack Flaherty (0-6) allowed six runs (three earned) in 3 1/3 innings on a dreary Friday night, Brant Hurter became the latest Detroit hurler to pick up an injury and the slide grew to seven games

Melton ready to air it out with season debut on the horizon

May 22, 2026

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2 weeks after elbow surgery, Skubal 'relatively close' to game velo in multi-inning bullpen

May 21, 2026

DETROIT -- Tarik Skubal tried to treat his Thursday morning bullpen session like it was a start, all the way to his trademark backwards walk off the mound and fist pump. It wasn’t for a simulated strikeout, though. “It was a certain velocity I was trying to get to today,”

Verlander throws sim game, continues to stretch out for eventual rehab assignment

May 20, 2026

DETROIT – Justin Verlander threw a four-inning simulated game on Wednesday afternoon at Comerica Park, where he struck out three batters but allowed three home runs as he continues to implement mechanical tweaks and work his way into game shape. Tigers officials will get together to evaluate the outing and

After solid rehab start with Lakeland, Melton could rejoin Tigers soon

May 20, 2026

DETROIT -- The Tigers were determined enough for Troy Melton to make his potential final Minor League rehab start Tuesday night that they flew him to Lakeland, Fla., to start for their Single-A team when the weather forecast for Triple-A Toledo looked iffy. They got what they wanted. Melton, pitching

How the 'Skubal Scope' sets up Tigers' ace for quicker recovery

May 19, 2026

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Skubal encouraged by symptom-free bullpen session at Comerica

May 18, 2026

DETROIT -- Tarik Skubal was back on the bullpen mound at Comerica Park on Monday, less than two weeks after surgery to remove a loose body from his pitching elbow. It was the typical, full-arsenal bullpen session he would throw before a start, he said, a good sign that his

Madden placed on IL after getting hit by 108 mph comebacker

May 17, 2026

DETROIT -- Just when the Tigers’ injury-plagued pitching staff receives good news, another injury pops up. With Ty Madden, the injury doesn’t seem as bad as initially feared, but was still bad enough to force him onto the injured list. The Tigers placed him on the 15-day IL on Sunday,