Detroit Tigers utility player Matt Vierling will start the season on the injured list. Tigers manager A.J. Hinch told reporters on Friday that the team is shutting down Vierling so he can deal with a strained rotator cuff in his right shoulder.

Baseball lifer Rich Dauer died Feb. 3 at the age of 72. His funeral is set for Saturday. A.J. Hinch will miss the Tigers' first spring training game.

Detroit Tigers outfielder/third baseman Matt Vierling is sidelined for about three weeks with a shoulder injury, so he will miss 2025 Opening Day.

But Tigers manager A.J. Hinch has been encouraged by what he has seen from Torres since the ex-Yankee signed a one-year, $15 million contract with Detroit.

Tigers' manager AJ Hinch has explained why he elected Kenta Maeda as the team's starting pitcher for the Cactus League opener.

Detroit Tigers first baseman Spencer Torkelson has a lightness about him this spring, going into his fourth season in the majors.

SARASOTA, Fla. -- Left-handed reliever Andrew Chafin has a chance to win a job in the Detroit Tigers' bullpen but it won’t be handed to him this spring. Manager A.J. Hinch said he was thrilled to have Chafin back on the squad for a third time. But the Tigers' bullpen mix is crowded.