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Here are the 26 players on the Detroit Tigers playoff roster for first round

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October 1, 2024

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Here are the 26 players on the Detroit Tigers playoff roster for first round

DETROIT – The Detroit Tigers have announced their 26-man roster for the first round of the playoffs.

Game 1 of the best-of-three wild card round begins at 2:32 p.m. Tuesday, as the Tigers take on the Astros in Houston.

A.J. Hinch and Scott Harris had some tough decisions to make, cutting down the roster to 26 players after all 28 contributed throughout the month of September.

The way Hinch utilizes his bullpen and bench bats makes every single roster spot important.

Teams are allowed to include as many as 13 pitchers on a playoff roster, but since the wild card round is only a maximum of three games, it’s no surprise that the Tigers went with an extra bat to potentially give them a matchup advantage late in games.

Here are the position players who made the roster:

Catcher Jake Rogers.
Catcher Dillon Dingler.
First baseman Spencer Torkelson.
Second baseman Colt Keith.
Third baseman Jace Jung.
Shortstop Trey Sweeney.
Infielder Zach McKinstry.
Infielder Andy Ibanez.
Infielder/outfielder Matt Vierling.
Outfielder Riley Greene.
Outfielder Parker Meadows.
Outfielder Wenceel Perez.
Designated hitter/outfielder Kerry Carpenter.
Designated hitter Justyn-Henry Malloy.

Here are the pitchers who made the roster:

Tarik Skubal.
Reese Olson.
Tyler Holton.
Casey Mize.
Will Vest.
Jason Foley.
Beau Brieske.
Brant Hurter.
Sean Guenther.
Brenan Hanifee.
Jackson Jobe.
Ty Madden.

Notable omissions

The position players on the roster are more or less what we all expected. The Tigers won 31 of 42 games on the backs of their young players, so why change now?

It couldn’t have been a tough decision to leave Kenta Maeda off the roster after he couldn’t even hold up against the worst team in MLB history on Sunday.

Maeda has been a bit better since moving to the bullpen, but it’s been a disastrous season overall, and even his previous playoff experience with the Los Angeles Dodgers couldn’t save him.

Fans might think of Keider Montero’s complete game shutout a few weeks ago and wonder, “How do you leave that guy off the roster?”

Well, Montero has been really inconsistent at the MLB level, and he’s been mostly bad in big games down the stretch. His underlying numbers suggest he’s been fortunate to post even a 4.76 ERA, and Hinch probably doesn’t want him out there against lefty sluggers like Yordan Alvarez and Kyle Tucker.

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A chilly start to the week gives way to warmer weather in Metro Detroit

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May 10, 2026

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A chilly start to the week gives way to warmer weather in Metro Detroit

4Warn Weather – Cooler temperatures remain across Southeast Michigan for the start of the workweek, however, we’ll turn much warmer into the weekend.

Skies turn mainly clear Sunday night with a light northwest wind. Temperatures will fall to the low 30s to near 40°.

Forecasted low temps tonight (WDIV)

You’ll want to cover your plants or bring them indoors as frost will be possible. A Frost Advisory will be in effect for most of Southeast Michigan from midnight tonight until 7 a.m. Monday.

Frost Advisory for Sunday night into Monday morning (WDIV)

Monday will look beautiful with mostly sunny skies. It’ll still be chilly though – afternoon temperatures will only reach the mid to upper 50s.

Forecasted high temps Monday (WDIV)

Winds Monday will be out of the north at 5-10 mph.

Temperatures will once again be in the 30s Monday night, so it will be another night to protect your plants.

We then recover nicely with most reaching the low 60s Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons. Although we’re a bit warmer, the next chance for rain will arrive Tuesday afternoon and linger into Wednesday.

Thursday brings back the sunshine and warmer weather. Highs will be in the mid 60s before we reach the low 70s Friday.

The upcoming weekend looks even warmer with highs near 80°, but we also see the next chances for rain.

Temperature trend this week in Metro Detroit (WDIV)

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Detroit shines red for ALS kickoff & lighting ceremony

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May 10, 2026

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Detroit shines red for ALS kickoff & lighting ceremony

DETROIT, MICH (WXYZ) — In partnership with The ALS Association, downtown Detroit parks will shine red May 10–16 in recognition of ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease) Awareness month.

A special kickoff event will take place from 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 10, in Campus Martius Park. The event will allow families impacted by ALS to connect, learn about upcoming initiatives, and take part in a meaningful “END ALS” photo moment under the illuminated park lights.

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Detroit Tigers lose fifth straight, Kerry Carpenter injured

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May 9, 2026

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Detroit Tigers lose fifth straight, Kerry Carpenter injured

Kansas City, Mo. — The losing streak is now five games. The road record is now an MLB-worst 6-16.

The Kansas City Royals prolonged the Tigers’ misery Saturday night with a relatively breezy 5-1 win at Kauffman Stadium.

Oh, and the Tigers might’ve lost another player in the process.

Right fielder Kerry Carpenter left the game in the third inning. He banged his left shoulder running into the side wall chasing Bobby Witt Jr.’s first-inning, two-run, inside-the-park home run.

Witt, a right-handed hitter, sliced a drive inside the bag at first. Carpenter chased it toward the side wall, but the ball caromed past him. Witt never stopped running.

Carpenter stayed in the game and even rolled an infield single in the second inning. But he was replaced by Wenceel Perez when the Royals came to bat in the third inning.

BOX SCORE: Royals 5, Tigers 1

He was being evaluated during the game.

The two-run homer by Witt ended up being more than the Tigers’ sputtering offense could overcome. But, for good measure, Michael Massey added a three-run home run off Ty Madden in the fourth inning.

Madden ended up being one of the few bright spots in the game for the Tigers. He pitched six innings and allowed just one other hit. He set down the last 11 hitters he faced.

He entered in the third inning after opener Burch Smith and lefty Tyler Holton worked one time through the Royals’ batting order.

Holton made a nifty escape in the first inning. With runners at second and third and one out, and two runs already in, Jac Caglianone hit a hard ground ball to second baseman Zach McKinstry, who was playing in on the grass.

McKinstry got the out at first. The runner at second, Carter Jensen, mistakenly broke for third where Vinnie Pasquantino was holding.

Spencer Torkelson threw to shortstop Kevin McGonigle who threw to catcher Jake Rogers once Pasquantino broke for home — your basic 4-3-6-2 double-play.

Not much else went the Tigers’ way.

Royals right-hander Michael Wacha snuffed out the few scoring opportunities the Tigers mustered.

He worked around an error and a McKinstry stolen base in the third innings. He got Jake Rogers to pop to shallow right field with runners at first and third and one out and then got Matt Vierling to ground out with the bases loaded in the fifth.

Wacha allowed two hits in seven innings. The Tigers put 18 balls in play against him with a soft average exit velocity of 84.4 mph.

The Tigers broke through in the eighth against lefty reliever Matt Strahm. And it was left-handed hitters who did the dirty work. Riley Greene, who extended his career-high on-base streak to 20 games, doubled home McGonigle.

This season is a long way from over but Tigers, 18-22, are in serious need a course correction.

Chris.McCosky@detroitnews.com

@cmccosky

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