DETROIT — Six Detroit Tigers and 16 former Tigers are among the 137 players who were officially declared free agents on Sunday.
Second baseman Gleyber Torres; right-handed relievers Kyle Finnegan, Tommy Kahnle and Rafael Montero; and right-handed starters Chris Paddack and Alex Cobb all finished the season on the Tigers’ roster, although Paddack was inactive for the postseason and Cobb spent the entire year on the injured list.
The former Tigers reaching free agency are catcher James McCann; infielders Willi Castro, José Iglesias and Eugenio Suárez; left-handers Justin Wilson, Caleb Thielbar, Tyler Alexander, Andrew Chafin and Gregory Soto; and right-handers Charlie Morton, José Ureña, Shelby Miller, Justin Verlander, Luke Jackson, Max Scherzer and Derek Law.
Most of the players listed below became free agents upon the expiration of their contracts or after reaching six years of major-league service time. In the coming weeks, they’ll be joined by others who decline options, are not offered contracts for 2026, or are waived or released. Scores of minor-league free agents will also enter the market.
The list below is provided by the MLB Players Association. Former Tigers are noted in bold.
Former Tiger Willi Castro is among the new free agents. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)AP
Arizona Diamondbacks (3): Jalen Beeks, Zac Gallen, James McCann
Atlanta Braves (4): Raisel Iglesias, Charlie Morton, Marcell Ozuna, Connor Seabold
Baltimore Orioles (3): Zach Eflin, Gary Sanchez, Tomoyuki Sugano
Boston Red Sox (4): Steven Matz, Dustin May, Rob Refsnyder, Justin Wilson
Chicago Cubs (10): Ryan Brasier, Willi Castro, Aaron Civale, Brad Keller, Drew Pomeranz, Taylor Rogers, Carlos Santana, Mike Soroka, Caleb Thielbar, Kyle Tucker
Chicago White Sox (3): Tyler Alexander, Miguel Castro, Michael A. Taylor
Cincinnati Reds (5): Miguel Andujar, Zack Littell, Nicholas Martinez, Wade Miley, Emilio Pagan
Cleveland Guardians (2): Jakob Junis, Lane Thomas
Colorado Rockies (2): Orlando Arcia, German Marquez
Detroit Tigers (6): Alex Cobb, Kyle Finnegan, Thomas Kahnle, Rafael Montero, Chris Paddack, Gleyber Torres
Houston Astros (4): Victor Caratini, Craig Kimbrel, Brendan Rodgers, Framber Valdez
Kansas City Royals (4): Adam Frazier, Hunter Harvey, Luke Maile, Mike Yastrzemski
Los Angeles Angels (10): Tyler Anderson, Andrew Chafin, Luis Amado Garcia, Kyle Hendricks, Kenley Jansen, Yoan Moncada, Luis Rengifo, Hunter Strickland, Chris Taylor, Jose Urena
Los Angeles Dodgers (7): Michael Conforto, Andrew Heaney, Enrique Hernandez, Clayton Kershaw, Michael Kopech, Miguel Rojas, Kirby Yates
Miami Marlins (0):
Milwaukee Brewers (2): Shelby Miller, Jordan Montgomery
Minnesota Twins (1): Christian Vazquez
New York Mets (8): Griffin Canning, Ryan Helsley, Starling Marte, Cedric Mullins II, Tyler Rogers, Gregory Soto, Ryne Stanek, Jesse Winker
New York Yankees (8): Paul Blackburn, Paul Goldschmidt, Trent Grisham, Amed Rosario, Austin Slater, Luke Weaver, Devin Williams, Ryan Yarbrough
Athletics (3): Jose Leclerc, Scott McGough, Sean Newcomb
Philadelphia Phillies (9): Walker Buehler, Max Kepler-Rozycki, Tim Mayza, J.T. Realmuto, David Roberston, Jordan Romano, Kyle Schwarber, Ranger Suarez, Lou Trivino
Pittsburgh Pirates (2): Andrew McCutchen, Tommy Pham
St. Louis Cardinals (1): Miles Mikolas
San Diego Padres (6): Luis Arraez, Dylan Cease, Nestor Cortes, Jose Iglesias, Martin Maldonado, Ryan O’Hearn
San Francisco Giants (3): Wilmer Flores, Dominic Smith, Justin Verlander
Seattle Mariners (4): Caleb Ferguson, Luke Jackson, Josh Naylor, Eugenio Suarez
Tampa Bay Rays (2): Adrian Houser, Coco Montes
Texas Rangers (12): Shawn Armstrong, Patrick Corbin, Daniel Coulombe, Jonathan Gray, Merrill Kelly, Tyler Mahle, Christopher Martin, Phil Maton, Hoby Milner, Dylan Moore, Donovan Solano, Rowdy Tellez
Toronto Blue Jays (6): Chris Bassitt, Bo Bichette, Seranthony Dominguez, Ty France, Isiah Kiner-Falefa, Max Scherzer
Washington Nationals (3): Josh Bell, Paul DeJong, Derek Law
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