TigersUpdated: Jan. 16, 2026, 4:36 p.m.|Published: Jan. 16, 2026, 4:36 p.m.
Aaron Antonini, 27, played college ball at Middle Tennessee and was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals. (AP Photo/Aaron M. Sprecher)ASSOCIATED PRESS
DETROIT — The Detroit Tigers have signed catcher Aaron Antonini to a minor-league contract.
Antonini, 27, played college ball at Middle Tennessee and was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 18th round in 2019.
He reached as high as Triple-A Memphis with the Cards but was let go in 2024 and spent the season playing indy ball. After some time in Mexico, Antonini signed a minor-league deal with the Texas Rangers last summer.
TIGERS’ NOTABLE MINOR-LEAGUE SIGNINGS
RHP Tanner Rainey (re-signed)C Tomas Nido (re-signed)RHP Matt Seelinger (re-signed)RHP Cole WaitesRHP Scott EffrossRHP Dylan FileRHP Inohan PaniaguaLHP Enmanuel De JesusLHP Carlos Peña (re-signed)RHP Tyler Mattison (re-signed)RHP Woo-Suk Go (re-signed)RHP Jack Little (re-signed)LHP Sean Guenther (re-signed)RHP Dugan Darnell (re-signed)RHP Burch SmithLHP Bryan SammonsRHP Jalen EvansC Aaron Antonini
Evan Woodbery has covered the Detroit Tigers and Major League Baseball for MLive.com since 2016. He has previously covered the Saints/NFL for The Times-Picayune/NOLA.com; University of Tennessee athletics for… more