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Tigers add Troy Watson to 40-man roster on Sunday

Troy Watson

DET Starting Pitcher

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Tigers selected the contract of RHP Troy Watson from Triple-A Toledo; optioned him to Triple-A Toledo.

With Will Vest being moved to the 60-day injured list on Sunday, the Tigers had an opening on their 40-man roster to add Watson. The 29-year-old hurler has compiled a 2.88 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and a 39/20 K/BB ratio over 56 1/3 innings primarily at Triple-A Toledo this season. He could get a chance to finally make his big league debut before the summer is through.

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Mariners claimed RHP Troy Watson off waivers from Tigers.

He’ll head to Triple-A Tacoma. The 29-year-old Watson, an experienced swingman, has never pitched in the majors. The Tigers added him to their 40-man last month in order to prevent him from leaving the organization, but they kept him in Triple-A afterwards and DFA’d him earlier this week. He had a 3.27 ERA and a 38/18 K/BB in 55 innings over eight starts and nine relief appearances for Triple-A Toledo.
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Tigers designated RHP Troy Watson for assignment.

Watson never wound up making it to Detroit after being added to the club’s 40-man roster last month. The 29-year-old reliever should clear waivers and wind up back at Triple-A Toledo.
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Tigers reassigned RHPs Phil Bickford, Dugan Darnell, Tyler Owens and Troy Watson to minor league camp.

As is the case with most of the early cuts at this time of the spring, there are no real surprises among the group. All four pitchers are dealing with injuries and will continue their rehab on the minor league side of camp. The Tigers are now down to 63 players remaining in major league camp.
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Tigers re-signed RHP Troy Watson to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.

Watson, 28, had a 2.75 ERA and a 97/37 K/BB in 104 2/3 innings between Double- and Triple-A last year. He opened up as a reliever at Erie before making 14 starts, with the last 10 of those coming at Toledo. He’ll make an unusually high $1.2 million if he’s in the majors, which is probably meant to discourage anyone from taking him in the Rule 5 draft.
Troy Watson

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Tigers re-signed RHP Troy Watson to a minor league contract.

Watson was acquired by the Tigers in the ever-so-rare post-deadline trade, and the Tigers will give him another look in the Grapefruit League. In 2024, he forged an ugly 7.53 ERA over 36 appearances — 15 starts — with an 81/49 K/BB across 75 1/3 innings.
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Tigers acquired RHP Troy Watson from the Blue Jays for cash considerations.

Watson heads to the Tigers in a rare post trade deadline deal as extra organizational depth. The 27-year-old righty holds an inflated 8.61 ERA, 2.09 WHIP and 48/30 K/BB ratio across 46 innings (26 appearances, seven starts) this season at the Triple-A level.

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Rafael Devers

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Rafael Devers hit a three-run homer, but the Giants were blown out by the Rockies on Sunday.

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Brett Sullivan

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Brett Sullivan hit a three-run home run in a win for the Rockies on Sunday.

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Adael Amador

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Adael Amador hit a three-run homer and scored three times in a 13-7 rout of the Rockies on Sunday.

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Gabriel Hughes

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Gabriel Hughes gave up seven runs in four innings while not picking up a decision versus the Giants on Sunday.

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Blade Tidwell

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Blade Tidwell was charged for six runs over 4 1/3 innings but didn’t factor into the decision against the Rockies on Sunday.

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Cristian Javier

HOU Starting Pitcher #53
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Cristian Javier will likely start Tuesday against the Angels, Astros GM Dana Brown indicated.

The Astros had Ethan Pecko scratched from his Triple-A start in case they wanted to bring him up, but it looks like the plan now is to stick with Javier, who gave up four runs in five innings against the Padres in his last start.
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The Cardinals will have Quinn Mathews start the first game of Monday’s doubleheader against the Reds.

Mathews will likely only be up as the 27th man and then return to Triple-A afterwards. Andre Pallante will start the second game of the doubleheader.
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Dansby Swanson will undergo an MRI on Monday and is slated to go on the injured list, according to manager Craig Counsell.

Swanson left Sunday’s game with an oblique injury. Pedro Ramírez will likely become the Cubs’ primary second baseman while Swanson is out, with Nico Hoerner moving to shortstop. Kevin Alcántara could rejoin the team as a bench player until Matt Shaw is ready to come off the IL.
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Michael Massey

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Michael Massey went 3-for-4 with a solo homer Sunday in a victory over the Angels.

Massey singled twice, but the big blow was a solo homer off Ryan Johnson to give Massey his 11th homer of the season. The 28-year-old has put together a competent 2026 campaign with a .271/.301/.442 slash in 325 at-bats. The one thing holding Massey back is a lack of steals — just two this year — but he does help compensate with the pop.
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Bobby Witt Jr.

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Bobby Witt Jr. went 1-for-5 with a solo homer in a victory for the Royals over the Angels on Sunday.

Witt Jr. took Ryan Johnson deep in the fifth inning to extend the Royals’ lead to 2-0. The 26-year-old has disappointed in his power production in 2026, but this puts the star shortstop up to 14 homers with 43 RBI with 37 games to go.
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