2026 Detroit Tigers Trades and Transactions

Transactions listed are from October 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

• November 2, 2025

  Alex Cobb granted Free Agency.

  Kyle Finnegan granted Free Agency.

  Tommy Kahnle granted Free Agency.

  Rafael Montero granted Free Agency.

  Chris Paddack granted Free Agency.

  Gleyber Torres granted Free Agency.

• November 6, 2025

  Jordan Balazovic granted Free Agency.

  Blair Calvo granted Free Agency.

  Randy Dobnak granted Free Agency.

  Nick Margevicius granted Free Agency.

  Kevin Newman granted Free Agency.

  Brian Serven granted Free Agency.

  Paul Sewald granted Free Agency.

  José Urquidy granted Free Agency.

  Selected Jack Little off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• November 12, 2025

  Selected Dugan Darnell off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• November 18, 2025

  Signed Gleyber Torres as a free agent.

  Released Alex Lange.

• November 21, 2025

  Dugan Darnell granted Free Agency.

  Jason Foley granted Free Agency.

  Sean Guenther granted Free Agency.

  Andy Ibáñez granted Free Agency.

  Jack Little granted Free Agency.

  Tanner Rainey granted Free Agency.

• November 26, 2025

  Signed Tanner Rainey as a free agent.

• December 12, 2025

  Traded Chase Lee to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Johan Simon (minors).

• December 15, 2025

  Signed Dugan Darnell as a free agent.

  Signed Enmanuel De Jesus as a free agent.

• December 16, 2025

  Signed Drew Anderson as a free agent.

  Signed Sean Guenther as a free agent.

  Signed Jack Little as a free agent.

  Signed Cole Waites as a free agent.

• December 17, 2025

  Signed Scott Effross as a free agent.

  Signed Kenley Jansen as a free agent.

• December 20, 2025

  Signed Kyle Finnegan as a free agent.

• December 23, 2025

  Signed Burch Smith as a free agent.

• January 6, 2026

  Justyn-Henry Malloy player rights sold to the Tampa Bay Rays.

• January 13, 2026

  Signed Phil Bickford as a free agent.

  Signed Bryan Sammons as a free agent.

• January 16, 2026

  Signed Corey Julks as a free agent.

• February 7, 2026

  Signed Konnor Pilkington as a free agent.

• February 10, 2026

  Signed Framber Valdez as a free agent.

  Signed Justin Verlander as a free agent.

• February 11, 2026

  Signed Cal Stevenson as a free agent.

• February 12, 2026

  Signed Austin Slater as a free agent.

• February 21, 2026

  Signed Colin Poche as a free agent.

• March 21, 2026

  Released Austin Slater.

• March 23, 2026

  Signed Connor Seabold as a free agent.

• March 30, 2026

  Dylan Smith player rights sold to the San Francisco Giants.

• April 2, 2026

  Released Phil Bickford.

  Released Colin Poche.

• April 11, 2026

  Signed Tyler Gentry as a free agent.

  Selected Grant Holman off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

• May 1, 2026

  Purchased Zack Short from the Washington Nationals.

• May 5, 2026

  Signed Paul DeJong as a free agent.

• May 7, 2026

  Zack Short granted Free Agency.

  Grant Holman selected by the Philadelphia Phillies off waivers.

• May 8, 2026

  Signed Carl Edwards Jr. as a free agent.

  Signed Zack Short as a free agent.

• May 10, 2026

  Signed Nick Sandlin as a free agent.

• May 25, 2026

  Released Paul DeJong.

• May 27, 2026

  Traded Connor Seabold to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Juanmi Vasquez (minors).

• June 3, 2026

  Released Dugan Darnell.

  Released Bryan Sammons.

• June 10, 2026

  Traded . Received Jacob Waguespack.

• June 11, 2026

  Selected James Outman off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.

• June 15, 2026

  Zack Short selected by the New York Mets off waivers.

• June 24, 2026

  Released Konnor Pilkington.