Overview
- The procedure was performed March 4 in Philadelphia, and he has already returned to the Tigers’ spring base in Lakeland.
- He first felt pain on Feb. 28 during a spring game, then skipped the club’s Dominican Republic trip to undergo the operation.
- The team has not provided a timetable for his return, with reports suggesting the absence could last for months.
- The catcher/first baseman is a consensus top-100 prospect — No. 40 at MLB Pipeline — after a 2025 line of .266/.383/.500 with 20 home runs in 442 plate appearances.
- Detroit’s depth at catcher with Dillon Dingler, Jake Rogers, and Thayron Liranzo eases near-term roster pressure as evaluators continue to question his receiving and blocking.