Tigers Designate Charlie Morton, Select Veteran Pitcher From Toledo
Charlie Morton posted a 7.09 ERA in nine starts with the Tigers, prompting his roster removal to improve Detroit's playoff chances; Tanner Rainey, with a 2.66 Triple-A ERA, takes his spot.
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No time to wait: Tigers DFA veteran Charlie Morton, bring up reliever Tanner Rainey
DETROIT – For two hours Saturday night, AJ Hinch and Charlie Morton sat in a restaurant and talked. They reminisced about the old Astros days, about their shared World Series triumph, embellished all the old war stories. All of this after Hinch told Morton that his days as a Detroit Tiger were over. “Incredible conversation,” Hinch said. “But I gave him the reality that this was the end here with the Tigers.” That reality, the Tigers designated …
Table of ContentsDetroit Tigers seeks to level out bases of its pitching bodyDe Detroit's Panorama in 2025 The Detroit Tigers franchise is preparing to put an end to an excellent regular round of MLB where, until the date of September 21, 2025, they are first placed in the Central Division of the American League (85-70) despite winning only two victories of the last 10 that they have made. However, in the face of the new stage of playoffs that i…
Tigers Designate Charlie Morton For Assignment
The Tigers announced this morning that they’ve designated right-hander Charlie Morton for assignment. Right-hander Tanner Rainey had his contract selected to replace Morton on the 40-man and active rosters. This surely isn’t the ending that either Morton or the Tigers were hoping for when Detroit acquired from the Orioles on the day of the trade deadline. Even then, however, Morton was in the midst of an up-and-down season. His first five starts…
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