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Meadows (nerve) sidelined with four weeks of rest from throwing

March 22, 2025

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Parker Meadows’ tenuous status while waiting on a nerve in his upper arm to awaken now has a little more certainty. The Tigers center fielder will remain sidelined for at least the next four weeks on the recommendation of specialists, including Dr. Raj Singh, after undergoing a

Latest Tigers injuries and transactions

March 22, 2025

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

Tigers sign Urquidy to one-year deal with club option for 2026

March 8, 2025

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- The Tigers made an investment in their future pitching depth by signing former Astros right-hander José Urquidy to a one-year, $1 million contract with an incentive-laden $4 million club option for 2026.

Notes: Vierling 'shocked' about injury, grateful for timing

Sweeney, Lee break through; Montero's velo, spin rate trending up
March 2, 2025

BRADENTON, Fla. -- Matt Vierling said he was “shocked” that what began as lingering discomfort in his right shoulder turned out to be a muscle strain in his rotator cuff. Still, the Tigers outfielder is trying to take a glass-half-full approach to a frustrating injury that will sideline him for

Meadows (nerve issue) out indefinitely; Tigers forced to 'wait and see'

25-year-old says the injury was a 'freak accident' that occurred in ST opener
March 1, 2025

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Tigers center fielder Parker Meadows, whose two-way play was a key component of Detroit’s late-season charge to the postseason last year, is dealing with a nerve issue in his upper right arm and remains sidelined with no set timetable for a return, manager A.J. Hinch announced Saturday

Vierling (rotator cuff) to miss Opening Day for Tigers

February 28, 2025

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Tigers outfielder Matt Vierling has been diagnosed with a strained rotator cuff muscle and will not be available until after Opening Day, manager A.J. Hinch said before Friday’s Grapefruit League game against the Blue Jays.

Meadows appears to avoid major damage, but no timetable yet

Malgeri keeps rolling with homer; longtime scout honored
February 25, 2025

SARASOTA, Fla. -- The good news for the Tigers is that center fielder Parker Meadows hasn’t been diagnosed with major damage after reporting a tweak in his right biceps on a turn and throw from the outfield in Saturday’s Spring Training opener against the Phillies. However, Meadows remains without a

Baddoo has surgery on fractured hand, likely out for spring

Hinch to attend funeral for Dauer; Yanks' easing of hair rule surprises Gleyber
February 21, 2025

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Outfielder Akil Baddoo underwent surgery Thursday to repair a hook fracture of the hamate bone in his right hand, the Tigers announced on Friday.

Jung 'feels phenomenal' after wrist surgery

January 24, 2025

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Carpenter's status could change calculus of Game 5 for Tigers

October 11, 2024

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Carpenter's ALDS status unclear after tweaking left hamstring in Game 4

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October 10, 2024

DETROIT -- After scoring in the bottom of the sixth inning of Detroit's 5-4 loss to the Guardians in Game 4 of the American League Division Series Thursday at Comerica Park, Tigers designated hitter Kerry Carpenter hobbled into the dugout and down the steps to the clubhouse after tweaking his

'It could've been worse': Greene (hamstring) lands on IL

July 26, 2024

DETROIT -- The last thing Riley Greene wanted this season was a return to the injured list. But the way his right hamstring was hobbling him, playing through it wasn’t working. His swings were almost all arms, a shadow of the fluid form that made the Tigers outfielder an All-Star

Olson exits Tigers' win with shoulder soreness, lands on IL

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July 21, 2024

TORONTO -- Everything looked “typical Reese” before the second inning. “All of a sudden, he’s gone,” said catcher Jake Rogers. The Tigers’ 7-3 win over the Blue Jays on Saturday was dampened by Reese Olson’s early exit due to right shoulder soreness. Olson was subsequently placed on the 15-day injured

Báez (back) placed on IL; Kreidler recalled

June 11, 2024

DETROIT -- The Tigers placed shortstop Javier Báez on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with lumbar spine inflammation, a condition he has been dealing with for much of the season -- and intermittently for much of his tenure with the team -- but one that had become unmanageable in recent

Collision forces Keith to exit early as Tigers get small-balled once again

Club is optimistic that second baseman avoided serious damage to left knee
June 8, 2024

DETROIT -- Colt Keith and Akil Baddoo chased William Contreras’ third-inning popup into short right field Saturday afternoon at Comerica Park, both calling for the ball, both looking to make a play for Casey Mize when the Tigers starter could badly use it. With each big step from the second

Maeda (abdominal discomfort) to undergo tests Thursday after exit

June 6, 2024

ARLINGTON -- For the second consecutive night, an injury forced a Tigers starting pitcher out of a game. This time, Kenta Maeda threw just two pitches Wednesday against the Rangers at Globe Life Field before leaving with right-side abdominal discomfort in the Tigers' 9-1 loss to the Rangers, which was

Olson (hip) OK after comebacker, but 'blacked out' by impact 

May 20, 2024

KANSAS CITY -- Reese Olson has a contusion on his right hip to wear for the next few days courtesy of Michael Massey’s line drive. He’s also wearing an 0-5 record despite a 2.16 ERA -- ninth-lowest among qualified MLB starters -- after the Tigers’ 8-3 loss to the Royals

Urshela (hamstring strain) lands on 10-day IL

April 20, 2024

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Tigers lost their second infielder to injury in as many weeks with Gio Urshela’s exit from Friday’s 5-4 win against the Twins at Target Field. Urshela hobbled off the field after running out a groundout to second base to lead off the second inning. On Saturday, Detroit

Finally healthy, Mize ready to 'throw as much as they let me'

February 13, 2024

LAKELAND, Fla. -- The last time Casey Mize pitched in a game, he faced a Royals lineup that included Whit Merrifield, Andrew Benintendi, Carlos Santana, Hunter Dozier, Adalberto Mondesi, Michael A. Taylor and Nicky Lopez, none of whom are Royals anymore. Bobby Witt Jr. started at third for Kansas City

Greene undergoes Tommy John surgery

Tigers outfielder expected to be ready for Opening Day
September 20, 2023

LOS ANGELES -- Tigers outfielder Riley Greene underwent successful Tommy John surgery on his right elbow on Wednesday, and is expected to be ready for the start of next season. Noted specialist Dr. Keith Meister, who has performed the surgery on several Tigers pitchers, performed Greene's procedure at his office

E-Rod (scapular spasm) uncertain to pitch again in '23

September 19, 2023

LOS ANGELES -- It had been billed as Eduardo Rodriguez’s first outing at Dodger Stadium since exercising his no-trade rights to scuttle a deal to the Dodgers at the Trade Deadline. Instead, it became an injury-shortened evening for Rodriguez, and maybe even his final outing as a Tiger. The veteran

Manning's season over (broken foot) after 119.5 mph comebacker

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September 7, 2023

NEW YORK -- As Matt Manning hobbled into the visitors’ clubhouse at Yankee Stadium on crutches, the reality of his situation had already set in. The 25-year-old right-hander missed more than two months of the season with a fractured toe on his right foot after being hit by a comebacker

Boyd to undergo Tommy John surgery

June 27, 2023

ARLINGTON -- Veteran Tigers starter Matthew Boyd will undergo season-ending Tommy John surgery after suffering an elbow injury in his most recent start against the Rangers. Boyd tossed 15 pitches and lasted just two-thirds of an inning before being pulled from the game with left elbow discomfort. He was later

'Frustrated' Greene on IL; what it means for Tigers

May 31, 2023

DETROIT -- For the second time in 15 months, the Tigers have lost promising young outfielder Riley Greene to a freak injury. This time, they lose him just as he was emerging as the key cog in the Tigers’ resurgence in the American League Central. What looked initially like a

E-Rod placed on IL with left index finger injury

May 30, 2023

DETROIT -- Tigers left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez, whose emergence as a front-line starter has been a critical driver behind Detroit’s improvement over the past month, went on the 15-day injured list Tuesday with an injury to his left index finger, putting the Tigers’ bounceback season and potentially this summer’s trade market