Overview
- Detroit added right-hander Dugan Darnell to the 40-man roster after claiming him from the Pirates on Nov. 12.
- To open the spot, the club designated Alex Lange for assignment after his limited 2025 return from a severe shoulder injury.
- Lange, a 2023 closer for Detroit, was reinstated in August and logged just one big-league inning this season following a 14‑month recovery.
- Darnell, a Northville native and Adrian College product who signed with the Rockies in 2021 after independent ball, debuted in MLB in August with nine appearances for Colorado.
- He posted a 3.19 ERA with 63 strikeouts in 53 2/3 Triple‑A innings in 2025, and he becomes Detroit’s second recent waiver pickup from Pittsburgh after Jack Little, with the possibility he is exposed to waivers again later this winter.