The Tigers signed File to a minor-league contract Monday, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.
File spent most of the 2025 season at Double-A Arkansas in the Mariners organization, posting a 4.74 ERA and 98:35 K:BB over 125.1 frames. The 29-year-old has previously been on the Brewers' 40-man roster but has yet to make his major-league debut.
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Diamondbacks' Dylan File: Signs minors deal with Diamondbacks
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File signed a minor-league contract with the Diamondbacks on Saturday.
FIle, 27, spent last season in the Korea Baseball Organization after holding a 4.57 ERA over 19 starts and seven relief appearances at Triple-A Nashville in the Brewers organization in 2022. The righty is slated to begin the 2024 campaign at Triple-A Reno.
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Dylan File: Headed for Korea
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File was granted his release from the Brewers on Wednesday and will sign a one-year, $650,000 contract with the Doosan Bears of the Korea Baseball Organization, Jee-ho Yoo of the Yonhap News Agency reports.
File spent all of last season in Triple-A Nashville, recording a 4.57 ERA and 1.24 WHIP through 114.1 innings. He spent a year and a half on Milwaukee's 40-man roster between November 2020 and May 2022, but he was never able to earn a big-league promotion. Rather than signing with another organization in affiliated ball on a minor-league deal, the 26-year-old righty opted to play overseas in pursuit of a bigger payday. If he can put up solid numbers in Korea in 2022, File could draw renewed interest in North America next offseason.
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Brewers' Dylan File: Cast off 40-man roster
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File was outrighted to Triple-A Nashville on Monday.
File was sent to the minors in late March, and he's posted a 4.10 ERA and 1.32 WHIP in 37.1 innings over eight appearances (seven starts) for Nashville this year. He should remain with the Triple-A club after losing his spot on the 40-man roster, assuming he passes through waivers unclaimed.
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Brewers' Dylan File: Bound for Triple-A
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The Brewers optioned File to Triple-A Nashville on Wednesday.
File was one of five 40-man roster players that the Brewers demoted to Triple-A in the team's latest round of cuts from big-league camp. The 25-year-old righty made nine starts for Nashville in 2021, logging a 5.27 ERA and 1.54 WHIP across 42.2 innings.
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Brewers' Dylan File: Activated and optioned
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The Brewers reinstated File (elbow) from the 60-day injured list Sunday and optioned him to Triple-A Nashville.
File will stick around in Nashville after he completed his third rehab outing with the affiliate Saturday, and his seventh rehab start overall. The 25-year-old right-hander has been on the shelf all season while recovering from the surgery he required in the spring to address a fractured elbow, but he looks to be fully built up for a spot in the Nashville rotation. He was dominant in Saturday's 11-1 win over Toledo, striking out eight over 5.2 innings while permitting one run on two hits and no walks.
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Brewers' Dylan File: Out after elbow surgery
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File underwent surgery in early February to repair a stress fracture in his right elbow, Will Sammon of The Athletic reports. He's expected to require 2-to-3 more months of recovery time.
The Brewers added File to the 40-man roster in November to protect him from the Rule 5 draft, but he may not be available to make his 2021 debut until June. The right-hander had a 2.79 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and 73:15 K:BB over 80.2 innings at Double-A Biloxi in 2019. He spent the entirety of last season at Milwaukee's alternate training site.
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Brewers' Dylan File: Added to 40-man roster
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File was added to the Brewers' 40-man roster Friday.
File continued his development at the Brewers' alternate training site in Appleton during the 2020 season, and he'll now be protected from the Rule 5 draft. The right-hander posted a 2.79 ERA and 1.11 WHIP over 80.2 innings with Double-A Biloxi in 2019, and he could make his major-league debut at some point in 2021.
