2026 Detroit Tigers season

2026  Detroit Tigers
League	American League
Division	Central
Ballpark	Comerica Park
City	Detroit, Michigan
Owners	Christopher Ilitch; Ilitch family trust
President of baseball operations	Scott Harris
General manager	Jeff Greenberg
Manager	A. J. Hinch
Television	TBA Jason Benetti/Dan Dickerson (play-by-play) Andy Dirks/Dan Petry/Todd Jones/Carlos Peña (color commentary) Daniella Bruce (reporter) Johnny Kane (host)
Radio	Detroit Tigers Radio Network Dan Dickerson/Greg Gania (play-by-play) Bobby Scales/Dan Petry/Andy Dirks (color commentary)
Stats	ESPN.com Baseball Reference
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The 2026 Detroit Tigers season will be the team's 126th season and its 27th at Comerica Park. This is the Tigers' sixth season under manager A. J. Hinch.

Roster moves

Trades

• On December 12, 2025, the Tigers traded pitcher Chase Lee to the Toronto Blue Jays for minor league pitcher Johan Simon. ^[1]
• On January 6, 2026, the Tigers traded Justyn-Henry Malloy to the Tampa Bay Rays for cash considerations. ^[2]

Releases

• On October 14, 2025, minor league catcher Tomás Nido and minor league outfielder Akil Badoo refused their minor league assignment and elected free agency. ^[3] Nido resigned to a minor league contract on October 30. ^[4] Badoo signed a one-year contract with the Milwaukee Brewers on December 11. ^[5]
• On November 2, 2025, pitchers Alex Cobb, Kyle Finnegan, Tommy Kahnle, Rafael Montero and Chris Paddack along with infielder Gleyber Torres elected free agency. ^[6] On November 18, Torres accepted the $22.025 million qualifying offer to remain with the Tigers in 2026. ^[7]
• On November 6, 2025, the Tigers declined options on pitchers Paul Sewald and José Urquidy, making them free agents. ^[8]
• On November 12, 2025, the Tigers designated pitcher Alex Lange for assignment. ^[9] The Tigers released Lange on November 18 and he signed a one-year contract with the Kansas City Royals two days later. ^[10]
• On November 18, 2025, the Tigers designated the following pitchers for assignment: Jason Foley, Sean Guenther, Tanner Rainey, and Tyler Mattison along with recently acquired pitchers Dugan Darnell and Jack Little. ^[11] They were all non-tendered on November 21 and became free agents. The Tigers resigned Rainey to a minor league contract on November 26. ^[12] The San Francisco Giants signed Foley to a one-year contract on December 16. ^[13] The Tigers resigned Guenther and Little to minor league contracts on December 16. ^[14]
• On November 21, 2025, the Tigers did not tender a contract to infielder Andy Ibanez, making him a free agent. ^[15] He signed a one-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers on January 13. ^[16]
• On December 20, 2025, the Tigers designate outfielder Justyn-Henry Malloy for assignment. ^[17] He was traded to the Rays on January 6. ^[2]

Signings

• On November 6, 2025, the Tigers claimed pitcher Jack Little off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates. ^[8] Little was designated for assignment on November 18 and released three days later. ^[11]
• On November 12, 2025, the Tigers claimed pitcher Dugan Darnell off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates. ^[9] Darnell was designated for assignment on November 18 and released three days later. ^[11]
• On November 18, 2025, the Tigers selected the contracts of pitcher Jake Miller, catchers Eduardo Valencia and Thayron Liranzo, infielder Hao-Yu Lee and outfielder Trei Cruz to protect them from the Rule 5 draft. ^[11]
• On December 16, 2025, the Tigers signed pitchers Enmanuel De Jesus and Cole Waites and resigned pitchers Sean Guenther and Jack Little to minor league contracts. ^[14]
• On December 16, 2025, the Tigers signed pitcher Drew Anderson to a one-year $7 million contract with a club option for 2027. ^[18]
• On December 17, 2025, the Tigers signed pitcher Kenley Jansen to a one-year $9 million contract with a $2 million buyout on a club option for 2027. ^[19]
• On December 20, 2025, the Tigers signed pitcher Kyle Finnegan to a two-year $16.75 million contract with a mutual option for 2028. ^[20]
• On January 6, 2026, the Tigers agreed on 1-year contracts to avoid arbitration with seven players: pitcher Casey Mize ($6.15 million), outfielder Riley Greene ($5 million), utility player Zach McKinstry ($4.2 million), first baseman Spencer Torkelson ($4.075 million), pitcher Will Vest ($3.95 million), outfielder Kerry Carpenter ($3.275 million) and pitcher Tyler Holton ($1.575 million). ^[21]
• On February 4, 2026, the Tigers signed pitcher Framber Valdez to a three-year contract with a guaranteed $115 million and an unspecified amount of deferred money. ^[22]

Game log

Regular season

2026 Game Log: 0–0 (Home 0–0, Road 0–0)
March/April: 0–0 (Home 0–0, Road 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak 1 March 26 @ Padres — (—) (—) — — 2 March 27 @ Padres — (—) (—) — — 3 March 28 @ Padres — (—) (—) — — 4 March 30 @ Diamondbacks — (—) (—) — — 5 March 31 @ Diamondbacks — (—) (—) — — 6 April 1 @ Diamondbacks — (—) (—) — — 7 April 3 Cardinals — (—) (—) — — 8 April 4 Cardinals — (—) (—) — — 9 April 5 Cardinals — (—) (—) — — 10 April 6 @ Twins — (—) (—) — — 11 April 7 @ Twins — (—) (—) — — 12 April 8 @ Twins — (—) (—) — — 13 April 9 @ Twins — (—) (—) — — 14 April 10 Marlins — (—) (—) — — 15 April 11 Marlins — (—) (—) — — 16 April 12 Marlins — (—) (—) — — 17 April 14 Royals — (—) (—) — — 18 April 15 Royals — (—) (—) — — 19 April 16 Royals — (—) (—) — — 20 April 17 @ Red Sox — (—) (—) — — 21 April 18 @ Red Sox — (—) (—) — — 22 April 19 @ Red Sox — (—) (—) — — 23 April 20 @ Red Sox — (—) (—) — — 24 April 21 Brewers — (—) (—) — — 25 April 22 Brewers — (—) (—) — — 26 April 23 Brewers — (—) (—) — — 27 April 24 @ Reds — (—) (—) — — 28 April 25 @ Reds — (—) (—) — — 29 April 26 @ Reds — (—) (—) — — 30 April 28 @ Braves — (—) (—) — — 31 April 29 @ Braves — (—) (—) — — 32 April 30 @ Braves — (—) (—) — —
May: 0–0 (Home 0–0, Road 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak 33 May 1 Rangers — (—) (—) — — 34 May 2 Rangers — (—) (—) — — 35 May 3 Rangers — (—) (—) — — 36 May 4 Red Sox — (—) (—) — — 37 May 5 Red Sox — (—) (—) — — 38 May 6 Red Sox — (—) (—) — — 39 May 8 @ Royals — (—) (—) — — 40 May 9 @ Royals — (—) (—) — — 41 May 10 @ Royals — (—) (—) — — 42 May 12 @ Mets — (—) (—) — — 43 May 13 @ Mets — (—) (—) — — 44 May 14 @ Mets — (—) (—) — — 45 May 15 Blue Jays — (—) (—) — — 46 May 16 Blue Jays — (—) (—) — — 47 May 17 Blue Jays — (—) (—) — — 48 May 18 Guardians — (—) (—) — — 49 May 19 Guardians — (—) (—) — — 50 May 20 Guardians — (—) (—) — — 51 May 21 Guardians — (—) (—) — — 52 May 22 @ Orioles — (—) (—) — — 53 May 23 @ Orioles — (—) (—) — — 54 May 24 @ Orioles — (—) (—) — — 55 May 26 Angels — (—) (—) — — 56 May 27 Angels — (—) (—) — — 57 May 28 Angels — (—) (—) — — 58 May 29 @ White Sox — (—) (—) — — 59 May 30 @ White Sox — (—) (—) — — 60 May 31 @ White Sox — (—) (—) — —
June: 0–0 (Home 0–0, Road 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak 61 June 1 @ Rays — (—) (—) — — 62 June 2 @ Rays — (—) (—) — — 63 June 3 @ Rays — (—) (—) — — 64 June 5 Mariners — (—) (—) — — 65 June 6 Mariners — (—) (—) — — 66 June 7 Mariners — (—) (—) — — 67 June 9 Twins — (—) (—) — — 68 June 10 Twins — (—) (—) — — 69 June 11 Twins — (—) (—) — — 70 June 12 @ Guardians — (—) (—) — — 71 June 13 @ Guardians — (—) (—) — — 72 June 14 @ Guardians — (—) (—) — — 73 June 15 @ Astros — (—) (—) — — 74 June 16 @ Astros — (—) (—) — — 75 June 17 @ Astros — (—) (—) — — 76 June 19 White Sox — (—) (—) — — 77 June 20 White Sox — (—) (—) — — 78 June 21 White Sox — (—) (—) — — 79 June 22 Yankees — (—) (—) — — 80 June 23 Yankees — (—) (—) — — 81 June 24 Yankees — (—) (—) — — 82 June 25 Astros — (—) (—) — — 83 June 26 Astros — (—) (—) — — 84 June 27 Astros — (—) (—) — — 85 June 28 Astros — (—) (—) — — 86 June 29 @ Yankees — (—) (—) — — 87 June 30 @ Yankees — (—) (—) — —
July: 0–0 (Home 0–0, Road 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak 88 July 1 @ Yankees — (—) (—) — — 89 July 2 @ Rangers — (—) (—) — — 90 July 4 @ Rangers — (—) (—) — — 91 July 5 @ Rangers — (—) (—) — — 92 July 7 Athletics — (—) (—) — — 93 July 8 Athletics — (—) (—) — — 94 July 9 Athletics — (—) (—) — — 95 July 10 Phillies — (—) (—) — — 96 July 11 Phillies — (—) (—) — — 97 July 12 Phillies — (—) (—) — — 96th All-Star Game in Philadelphia, PA 98 July 17 @ Angels — (—) (—) — — 99 July 18 @ Angels — (—) (—) — — 100 July 19 @ Angels — (—) (—) — — 101 July 20 @ Cubs — (—) (—) — — 102 July 21 @ Cubs — (—) (—) — — 103 July 22 @ Cubs — (—) (—) — — 104 July 23 Royals — (—) (—) — — 105 July 24 Royals — (—) (—) — — 106 July 25 Royals — (—) (—) — — 107 July 26 Royals — (—) (—) — — 108 July 27 Orioles — (—) (—) — — 109 July 28 Orioles — (—) (—) — — 110 July 29 Orioles — (—) (—) — — 111 July 31 @ Athletics — (—) (—) — —
August: 0–0 (Home 0–0, Road 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak 112 August 1 @ Athletics — (—) (—) — — 113 August 2 @ Athletics — (—) (—) — — 114 August 4 @ Mariners — (—) (—) — — 115 August 5 @ Mariners — (—) (—) — — 116 August 6 @ Mariners — (—) (—) — — 117 August 7 @ Giants — (—) (—) — — 118 August 8 @ Giants — (—) (—) — — 119 August 9 @ Giants — (—) (—) — — 120 August 11 Guardians — (—) (—) — — 121 August 12 Guardians — (—) (—) — — 122 August 13 Guardians — (—) (—) — — 123 August 14 White Sox — (—) (—) — — 124 August 15 White Sox — (—) (—) — — 125 August 16 White Sox — (—) (—) — — 126 August 17 @ Pirates — (—) (—) — — 127 August 18 @ Pirates — (—) (—) — — 128 August 19 @ Pirates — (—) (—) — — 129 August 21 @ Royals — (—) (—) — — 130 August 22 @ Royals — (—) (—) — — 131 August 23 @ Royals — (—) (—) — — 132 August 24 Rays — (—) (—) — — 133 August 25 Rays — (—) (—) — — 134 August 26 Rays — (—) (—) — — 135 August 28 Dodgers — (—) (—) — — 136 August 29 Dodgers — (—) (—) — — 137 August 30 Dodgers — (—) (—) — — 138 August 31 @ Twins — (—) (—) — —
September: 0–0 (Home 0–0, Road 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak 139 September 1 @ Twins — (—) (—) — — 140 September 2 @ Twins — (—) (—) — — 141 September 4 @ Guardians — (—) (—) — — 142 September 5 @ Guardians — (—) (—) — — 143 September 6 @ Guardians — (—) (—) — — 144 September 7 Twins — (—) (—) — — 145 September 8 Twins — (—) (—) — — 146 September 9 Twins — (—) (—) — — 147 September 11 Rockies — (—) (—) — — 148 September 12 Rockies — (—) (—) — — 149 September 13 Rockies — (—) (—) — — 150 September 14 @ Blue Jays — (—) (—) — — 151 September 15 @ Blue Jays — (—) (—) — — 152 September 16 @ Blue Jays — (—) (—) — — 153 September 17 @ White Sox — (—) (—) — — 154 September 18 @ White Sox — (—) (—) — — 155 September 19 @ White Sox — (—) (—) — — 156 September 20 @ White Sox — (—) (—) — — 157 September 21 Nationals — (—) (—) — — 158 September 22 Nationals — (—) (—) — — 159 September 23 Nationals — (—) (—) — — 160 September 25 Pirates — (—) (—) — — 161 September 26 Pirates — (—) (—) — — 162 September 27 Pirates — (—) (—) — —
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Postponement      Bold = Tigers team member

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Current roster

Detroit Tigers 2026 spring training roster

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40-man roster	Non-roster invitees	Coaches / other
Pitchers 38 Drew Anderson  4 Beau Brieske 67 Kyle Finnegan  9 Jack Flaherty 66 Sawyer Gipson-Long 75 Brenan Hanifee 87 Tyler Holton 57 Bailey Horn 48 Brant Hurter 74 Kenley Jansen 21 Jackson Jobe 36 Ty Madden 52 Troy Melton 60 Jake Miller 12 Casey Mize 54 Keider Montero 45 Reese Olson 29 Tarik Skubal 58 Dylan Smith 51 Drew Sommers 19 Will Vest Catchers 13 Dillon Dingler 49 Thayron Liranzo 34 Jake Rogers 32 Eduardo Valencia Infielders 28 Javier Báez 40 Trei Cruz 17 Jace Jung 33 Colt Keith 50 Hao-Yu Lee 27 Trey Sweeney 20 Spencer Torkelson 25 Gleyber Torres Outfielders 30 Kerry Carpenter 31 Riley Greene 18 Jahmai Jones 39 Zach McKinstry 22 Parker Meadows 46 Wenceel Pérez  8 Matt Vierling	Pitchers -- Phil Bickford -- Dugan Darnell -- Enmanuel De Jesus -- Scott Effross -- Sean Guenther -- Jack Little -- Tyler Mattison -- Tyler Owens -- Tanner Rainey -- Bryan Sammons -- Matt Seelinger -- Burch Smith -- Ricky Vanasco -- Cole Waites -- Troy Watson Catchers -- Josue Briceño  0 Tomas Nido Infielders -- Max Anderson -- Kevin McGonigle -- John Peck Outfielders -- Max Clark -- Corey Julks -- Ben Malgeri	Manager 14 A. J. Hinch Coaches 92 Cody Asche (assistant hitting) 88 Billy Boyer (quality control) 90 Michael Brdar (hitting) 98 Chris Chinea (bullpen catcher) 56 Joey Cora (third base) 41 Chris Fetter (pitching) 26 George Lombard (bench) 63 Robin Lund (assistant pitching) 61 Juan Nieves (assistant pitching) 97 Tim Remes (bullpen catcher) 77 Anthony Sanders (first base) 83 Ryan Sienko (catching) 91 Lance Zawadzki (assistant hitting) 40 active, 0 inactive, 23 non-roster invitees 7-, 10-, or 15-day injured list * Not on active roster † Suspended list Roster, coaches, and NRIs updated February 5, 2026 Transactions • Depth chart → All MLB rosters

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Toledo Mud Hens	International League	Gabe Alvarez
AA	Erie SeaWolves	Eastern League	Tony Cappuccilli
High-A	West Michigan Whitecaps	Midwest League	Rene Rivera
Single-A	Lakeland Flying Tigers	Florida State League	Salvador Paniagua
Rookie	Florida Complex League Tigers	Florida Complex League	Brayan Peña
Rookie	DSL Tigers 1	Dominican Summer League	Marco Yepez
Rookie	DSL Tigers 2	Dominican Summer League	Sandy Acevedo

References

1. McDonald, Darragh (December 12, 2025). "Blue Jays Acquire Chase Lee". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
2. Franco, Anthony (January 6, 2026). "Tigers Trade Justyn-Henry Malloy To Rays". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
3. Petzold, Evan. "Detroit Tigers' Akil Baddoo — breakout rookie turned one-hit wonder — becomes free agent". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
4. Wright, Charlie (October 30, 2025). "Tigers Agree To New Minor League Deal With Tomas Nido". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
5. "Crew adds outfield depth, agrees to deal with Baddoo". MLB.com. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
6. Alter, Marlowe. "Tigers free agents stay or go: Gleyber Torres, Kyle Finnegan, Tommy Kahnle and more". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
7. McDonald, Darragh (November 18, 2025). "Gleyber Torres To Accept Qualifying Offer". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
8. "Tigers decline options on Urquidy, Sewald, claim righty Little". MLB.com. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
9. McDonald, Darragh (November 12, 2025). "Tigers Designate Alex Lange For Assignment". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
10. "Royals sign KC native Lange to bolster bullpen depth". MLB.com. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
11. "Tigers add 5 prospects to 40-man roster, DFA 6 relievers". MLB.com. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
12. Petzold, Evan. "Detroit Tigers re-sign reliever Tanner Rainey to minor league contract". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
13. Adams, Steve (December 16, 2025). "Giants Sign Jason Foley". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
14. Franco, Anthony (December 18, 2025). "Tigers Sign Four Pitchers To Minor League Deals". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
15. "Tigers sign Vierling, Brieske, Rogers; non-tender Ibáñez". MLB.com. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
16. McDonald, Darragh (January 13, 2026). "Dodgers Sign Andy Ibáñez". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
17. Wright, Charlie (December 20, 2025). "Tigers Designate Justyn-Henry Malloy For Assignment". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
18. McDonald, Darragh (December 8, 2025). "Tigers Sign Drew Anderson". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
19. Liguori, Conor (December 18, 2025). "Tigers undecided on Kenley Jansen's $11 million bullpen role". sportingnews.com. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
20. Franco, Anthony (December 20, 2025). "Tigers Re-Sign Kyle Finnegan". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
21. Stebbins, Tim (January 8, 2026). "Tigers avoid arbitration with Greene, Tork, 5 others". mlb.com. Retrieved January 10, 2026.
22. Franco, Anthony (February 4, 2026). "Tigers, Framber Valdez Agree To Three-Year Deal". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved February 5, 2026.
23. https://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2025/08/26/detroit-tigers-schedule-2026-opening-day-date-padres/85833423007/

External links

• Detroit Tigers official site
• 2026 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference