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Sommers

Sommers hasn’t had a stint in the bigs yet this year, though he did serve as the 27th man in a doubleheader over the weekend. Sommers holds a 3.00 ERA in 21 innings with Toledo, striking out 35 in just 21 innings while walking 11. He doesn’t figure to initially be part of the holds or saves conversation, but if he keeps striking out batters like that at the big league level, it’s on the table.

The 25-year-old left-hander has made 16 appearances at the Triple-A level this season, registering a 3.10 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and a 33/11 K/BB ratio. He’ll add a fresh arm to the Tigers’ bullpen for Sunday’s twin bill against the O’s.

Sommers was with the big league club for a couple of days to cover for Bailey Horn while he was on the paternity list. With Horn rejoining the bullpen on Thursday, Sommers will head back to Triple-A until he’s needed once more. The 25-year-old left-hander holds an 18.00 ERA, 3.33 WHIP and a 3/3 K/BB ratio over three innings with the Tigers this season.

Sommers returns to the big leagues in advance of Tuesday’s series opener against the Yankees with lefty Bailey Horn away from the club on paternity leave for the next couple days. The 25-year-old rookie left-hander allowed six runs on seven hits across three innings over four relief appearances after being called up for the first time back in late August.

Sommers has been shipped back to the minors after allowing six runs on seven his across three innings over four relief appearances since late August.

Sommers joins Detroit’s relief mix ahead of Friday’s game against the Royals. The 25-year-old lefty receives his first call up after posting an encouraging 2.53 ERA, 0.97 WHIP and 63/16 K/BB ratio over 57 innings (42 appearances) between Triple-A Toledo and Double-A Erie this season.

The Tigers have been mixing and matching bullpen arms based on their opposition over the past few series and they wanted to add another left-hander to the mix against the Royals. It’ll be the first trip to the big leagues for the 25-year-old southpaw. Sommers has posted a 2.53 ERA, 0.97 WHIP and a 63/16 K/BB ratio over 57 innings between Double-A Erie and Triple-A Toledo this season.

Sommers was an 11th round pick by the Rays in 2022, and the left-hander was able to strike out 65 hitters in 41 innings while posting a 4.00 ERA for High-A Bowling Green in 2024. He doesn’t project to be more than a middle-inning arm — if that — in the coming years.