Overview

• MLB’s paternity list allows players to miss up to three scheduled games for childbirth events.
• Skubal, the 2024 AL Cy Young winner, is 10–3 this season with a 2.19 ERA in 20 starts and has amassed 164 strikeouts in 127⅔ innings.
• He is set to resume his spot in the rotation on Saturday when Detroit hosts the Toronto Blue Jays at Comerica Park.
• Right-hander Troy Melton was recalled from Triple-A Toledo and made his major league debut against the Pittsburgh Pirates, yielding six runs over five innings with seven strikeouts.
• To open a 40-man roster spot for Melton, the Tigers designated outfielder Brewer Hicklen for assignment.