Detroit Tigers Depth Chart 2026 - CBS Sports

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Catcher	D. Dingler Tigers' Dillon Dingler: Tees off Opening Day Dillon Dingler Tigers' Dillon Dingler: Tees off Opening Day	J. RogersJake Rogers	—
First Base	S. TorkelsonSpencer Torkelson	C. Keith Tigers' Colt Keith: Not starting Friday Colt Keith Tigers' Colt Keith: Not starting Friday	M. VierlingMatt Vierling
Second Base	G. TorresGleyber Torres	Z. McKinstryZach McKinstry	C. Keith Tigers' Colt Keith: Not starting Friday Colt Keith Tigers' Colt Keith: Not starting Friday K. McGonigle Tigers' Kevin McGonigle: Tallies four hits in MLB debut Kevin McGonigle Tigers' Kevin McGonigle: Tallies four hits in MLB debut J. JonesJahmai Jones J. BaezJavier Baez
Shortstop	J. BaezJavier Baez	K. McGonigle Tigers' Kevin McGonigle: Tallies four hits in MLB debut Kevin McGonigle Tigers' Kevin McGonigle: Tallies four hits in MLB debut	Z. McKinstryZach McKinstry T. Sweeney Tigers' Trey Sweeney: Starting season on IL Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Apr 24 Trey Sweeney Tigers' Trey Sweeney: Starting season on IL Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Apr 24
Third Base	K. McGonigle Tigers' Kevin McGonigle: Tallies four hits in MLB debut Kevin McGonigle Tigers' Kevin McGonigle: Tallies four hits in MLB debut	C. Keith Tigers' Colt Keith: Not starting Friday Colt Keith Tigers' Colt Keith: Not starting Friday	Z. McKinstryZach McKinstry M. VierlingMatt Vierling J. BaezJavier Baez T. Sweeney Tigers' Trey Sweeney: Starting season on IL Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Apr 24 Trey Sweeney Tigers' Trey Sweeney: Starting season on IL Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Apr 24
Left Field	R. GreeneRiley Greene	M. VierlingMatt Vierling	K. CarpenterKerry Carpenter Z. McKinstryZach McKinstry J. JonesJahmai Jones
Center Field	P. MeadowsParker Meadows	J. BaezJavier Baez	M. VierlingMatt Vierling J. JonesJahmai Jones R. GreeneRiley Greene
Right Field	K. CarpenterKerry Carpenter	M. VierlingMatt Vierling	Z. McKinstryZach McKinstry J. JonesJahmai Jones R. GreeneRiley Greene S. TorkelsonSpencer Torkelson
Designated Hitter	C. Keith Tigers' Colt Keith: Not starting Friday Colt Keith Tigers' Colt Keith: Not starting Friday	K. CarpenterKerry Carpenter	J. JonesJahmai Jones G. TorresGleyber Torres R. GreeneRiley Greene S. TorkelsonSpencer Torkelson M. VierlingMatt Vierling J. RogersJake Rogers J. BaezJavier Baez D. Dingler Tigers' Dillon Dingler: Tees off Opening Day Dillon Dingler Tigers' Dillon Dingler: Tees off Opening Day

Starters

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
T. Skubal Tigers' Tarik Skubal: Kicks off season with victory Tarik Skubal Tigers' Tarik Skubal: Kicks off season with victory	F. Valdez Tigers' Framber Valdez: Quality start in team debut Framber Valdez Tigers' Framber Valdez: Quality start in team debut	J. FlahertyJack Flaherty	J. VerlanderJustin Verlander	C. MizeCasey Mize

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
K. Jansen Tigers' Kenley Jansen: Strikes out side for save Kenley Jansen Tigers' Kenley Jansen: Strikes out side for save	W. VestWill Vest	K. FinneganKyle Finnegan T. HoltonTyler Holton B. HurterBrant Hurter B. Horn Tigers' Bailey Horn: Moves to injured list Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Apr 24 Bailey Horn Tigers' Bailey Horn: Moves to injured list Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Apr 24 S. GuentherSean Guenther E. De JesusEnmanuel De Jesus C. SeaboldConnor Seabold B. Brieske Thigh: Expected to be out until at least May 26 Beau Brieske Thigh: Expected to be out until at least May 26