Detroit Tigers Injury & Transaction Update
Updated: September 10, 2025 |sportlite360.com
🔧 Injury Report
Zach McKinstry (IF/OF)
- Injury: Upper back stiffness
- Status: Scratched from the Sept. 9 lineup after discomfort during early batting practice
- Return: Day-to-day
Paul Sewald (RHP)
- Injury: Right shoulder strain
- IL Since: July 15 (retroactive to July 12; moved to 60-day IL on Aug. 1)
- Return: Possibly this week
- Update: Scheduled for a one-inning rehab appearance with Triple-A Toledo on Sept. 10. So far: 2 IP, 0 ER, 4 K in rehab outings.
Kyle Finnegan (RHP)
- Injury: Right adductor strain
- IL Since: Sept. 5 (retroactive to Sept. 1)
- Return: Mid-to-late September (optimistic outlook)
- Update: Playing catch and progressing daily
José Urquidy (RHP)
- Injury: Recovering from Tommy John surgery
- IL Since: March 8 (60-day IL)
- Return: Early to mid-September
- Update: Threw 3 perfect innings with 3 K in Triple-A rehab start on Sept. 6; next outing set for Sept. 9 or 10
Reese Olson (RHP)
- Injury: Right shoulder strain
- IL Since: July 28 (60-day IL)
- Return: Possibly postseason
- Update: Throwing on flat ground (up to 75 feet); received PRP injection Aug. 5
Alex Cobb (RHP)
- Injury: Hip inflammation
- IL Since: March 27 (transferred to 60-day IL on May 30)
- Return: TBD
- Update: Will undergo hip resurfacing surgery; rehab assignment has ended
Matt Vierling (OF)
- Injury: Left oblique strain
- IL Since: Aug. 10 (10-day IL)
- Return: Potentially this month
- Update: Completing hitting and fielding drills, but not yet full speed
Sean Guenther (LHP)
- Injury: Left hip surgery
- IL Since: July 6 (60-day IL)
- Return: 2026
- Update: Out for the season, continuing rehab
Beau Brieske (RHP)
- Injury: Right elbow
- Return: Out for the season
- Update: Shut down after setback during bullpen session; last pitched July 8 for Triple-A
Jason Foley (RHP)
- Injury: Recovery from right shoulder surgery
- IL Since: June 2 (60-day IL)
- Return: 2026
- Update: Began throwing on Aug. 25; not expected back this season
Ty Madden (RHP)
- Injury: Right rotator cuff strain
- IL Since: March 27 (retroactive to March 24)
- Return: Likely 2026
- Update: In throwing program, but won’t pitch in 2025
Jackson Jobe (RHP)
- Injury: Right flexor strain
- IL Since: May 30 (retro to May 29; 60-day IL on June 12)
- Return: Possibly 2026
- Update: Underwent Tommy John surgery on June 16
Bryce Rainer (SS, No. 4 Prospect)
- Injury: Dislocated right shoulder
- Return: 2026
- Update: Had surgery after injuring shoulder diving back to first base on June 3 (Single-A Lakeland); expected back by spring training
🔁 Recent Transactions
September 9
- Recalled: LHP Drew Sommers (from Triple-A Toledo)
- Placed on Paternity Leave: LHP Bailey Horn
September 6
- Reinstated: RHP Chris Paddack (from bereavement list)
- Optioned: OF/1B Justyn-Henry Malloy (to Triple-A Toledo)
September 5
- Placed on IL: RHP Kyle Finnegan (15-day, retro to Sept. 1)
- Reinstated: OF Parker Meadows (from 10-day IL)
September 3
- Placed on Bereavement List: RHP Chris Paddack
- Recalled: RHP Keider Montero (from Triple-A Toledo)
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