There may be a bright side to the injuries suffered by Detroit Tigers outfielders Matt Vierling and Parker Meadows during spring training.
What are we to do on the first off day of Tigers spring camp but to try to assess where the roster stands? Draw conclusions at your own peril.
Detroit Tigers outfielder/third baseman Matt Vierling is sidelined for about three weeks with a shoulder injury, so he will miss 2025 Opening Day.
Detroit Tigers right fielder Wenceel Perez makes the catch on a fly ball hit by Los Angeles Dodgers' Freddie Freeman for the third out of the ninth inning of a baseball game Friday, July 12, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson) AP LAKELAND, Fla. -- Forget those pre-spring roster projections.
Detroit Tigers outfielder Matt Vierling is nursing a strained right rotator cuff and will not be ready by Opening Day, manager A.J. Hinch said Friday.
The Athletic identified Angels outfielder Taylor Ward as a potential fit for the Tigers after Parker Meadows' injury.