Overview
- The Tigers officially purchased Sears’ contract and activated him for his big‑league debut on Sunday, Aug. 23, with manager A.J. Hinch planning to deploy him as the bulk arm in a scheduled bullpen game.
- Sears reached Triple‑A Toledo only earlier this month and threw roughly 9 2/3 scoreless innings across two appearances with 14 strikeouts before the promotion.
- He missed the start of the season recovering from a bone‑spur fracture in his left elbow, returned in mid‑June, then climbed quickly through Double‑A Erie to Triple‑A after strong strikeout rates.
- Detroit has a full 40‑man roster so corresponding roster moves will be announced; the club also pushed Framber Valdez back and is weighing whether Keider Montero should move back to a bullpen role.
- Scouts profile Sears as a 6'3" low‑slot lefty who sits in the mid‑90s with his sinker/four‑seamer and a sharp slider that generates whiffs, and the club will use this outing to see how that deception plays against major‑league hitters.