Every playoff contender informed MLB insider Jim Bowden of their most underrated player, and this former Yankees infielder was selected for the Detroit Tigers.

Detroit Tigers reliever Drew Sommers has been called up from Triple-A Toledo for his MLB debut. He posted a 3.31 ERA with the Mud Hens in 2025.

The Tigers and Astros have met in two wildly different games, despite the same coming out on top. After thumping the Astros 10-0 on Monday night, Detroit and Houston went into extras deadlocked at zero. However, several good at-bats by the Tigers in the 10th inning led to them scoring the game-winning run on a Gleyber Torres.

This story was excerpted from Jason Beck’s Tigers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

Because of that, the Tigers can start formulating a plan for how this roster is going to look in the playoffs, putting together a strategy for the remainder of the regular season

When Detroit Tigers infielder Andy Ibáñez made a throwing error to put two runners in scoring position during a recent start, Morton was the first to wash away the gaffe, pick up Ibáñez and get out of the inning unscathed with back-to-back strikeouts.

The Baltimore Orioles might be in position to deal their star catcher for "a lot of prospects" as Samuel Basallo reportedly earns a $67 million contract extension, per a longtime MLB analyst.

🚨NEWS: MLB & ESPN have an agreement to make the network the exclusive home of out-of-market games for all teams and in-market for five clubs, The Athletic has learned. Full details on MLB negotiations https://t.co/BtSGL0BujF