Tigers' Gleyber Torres: Undergoes sports hernia surgery
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Torres underwent surgery Friday to repair a sports hernia on his left side, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.
Torres played through the injury for the final month of the regular season and playoffs, and the operation was anticipated. The expectation is that Torres will be cleared for baseball activities in four weeks, which would give him plenty of time to gear up for spring training. Torres is an impending free agent after slashing .256/.358/.387 with 16 home runs and an 85:101 BB:K over 145 regular-season contests for the Tigers.
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Tigers' Tomas Nido: Back with Tigers on MiLB pact
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The Tigers re-signed Nido to a minor-league contract Thursday with an invitation to spring training.
Nido finished the 2025 season with the Tigers after stops with the Mets and Cubs. A career .215/.249/.310 hitter over parts of nine big-league seasons, the 31-year-old Nido is slated to begin the 2026 season as experienced catching depth at Triple-A Toledo.
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Tigers' Troy Watson: Re-ups with Tigers as NRI
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The Tigers re-signed Watson to a minor-league contract with an invitation to spring training Wednesday, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.
Watson, 28, split the 2025 season between Double-A Erie and Triple-A Toledo, collecting a 2.75 ERA and 97:37 K:BB over 104.2 innings. While Watson has yet to pitch in the majors, the Tigers considered him for a promotion in September when they needed a spot starter before they ultimately chose Troy Melton for that assignment. He'll earn $1.2 million in 2026 if he makes the major-league roster, per Petzold.
Tigers' Troy Melton: Projected to be in 2026 rotation
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Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris and manager A.J. Hinch said at their end-of-season press conference Monday that Melton will be a starting pitcher next season, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.
Melton bounced between the rotation and bullpen for the Tigers in 2025 both in the regular season and playoffs and was impressive in both roles, collecting a 2.76 ERA, 1.01 WHIP and 36:15 K:BB over 45.2 regular-season frames. The 24-year-old has been almost exclusively a starting pitcher in the minors and held a 2.99 ERA and 101:20 K:BB across 75.1 innings between Double-A Erie and Triple-A Toledo this season.
Tigers' Gleyber Torres: Slated for sports hernia surgery
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Torres said after Friday's loss to Seattle that he plans to undergo sports hernia surgery in the offseason, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.
Torres added that he has been playing through the injury for multiple months, which helps to explain why he slashed .223/.320/.339 during the second half of the season after entering the All-Star break with an .812 OPS. His procedure isn't expected to affect his availability for the start of the 2026 campaign, so it also shouldn't interfere with the interest he receives in free agency this winter.
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Tigers' Tarik Skubal: Fans 13 in ALDS finale
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Skubal didn't factor into the decision in Game 5 of the ALDS against the Mariners on Friday, giving up one earned run on two hits while striking out 13 batters across six innings. He did not issue a walk.
Outside of a second-inning double from Josh Naylor, which later resulted in a run, the Mariners were helpless to get any sort of offense going against Skubal. By striking out 13 batters Friday, the 28-year-old lefty tied the MLB record for most punchouts with no walks in a postseason game, and he became the first pitcher in MLB history to record multiple 13-strikeout performances in the same postseason. The Tigers were unable to come away with the win after 15 innings, however, so Skubal will now shift his focus to next season and is likely to repeat as one of the top fantasy performers in the sport in 2026.
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