Framber Valdez Just Did Something No Tigers Pitcher Had Done in 18 Years

Framber Valdez Just Did Something No Tigers Pitcher Had Done in 18 Years

Framber Valdez generated zero whiffs on 41 Tampa Bay swings, setting a Tigers pitch-tracking-era mark during Detroit’s sixth straight loss.

Bats still slumbering as Tigers skid continues with 6th straight loss

Detroit Tigers score: Left-hander Framber Valdez allowed two runs (1 earned) in the first inning, bringing his ERA in the 1st frame to 7.01 in 2026.

Framber Valdez Makes Bizarre Tigers History in Loss to Rays

Framber Valdez threw 84 pitches Monday night against the Tampa Bay Rays. The Rays swung at 41 of them. They missed exactly zero. That is not a typo, and it produced one of the strangest pitching performances the Detroit Tigers have seen in the pitch-tracking era. Valdez became the first Tigers pitcher since tracking began in 2008 to induce 41 swings without a single whiff during Detroit’s 4-1 loss at Comerica Park. MLB.com’s Jason Beck detailed …

41 swings, 0 whiffs?! Valdez's bizarre night nearly makes history

DETROIT -- The Rays rolled into the Motor City as statistically the toughest offense to strike out in the American League. Framber Valdez took the mound at Comerica Park looking to thrive more on groundouts than strikeouts, as is his reputation over a productive career. Still, no one might have