{"id":565792,"date":"2026-02-11T07:49:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T07:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/565792\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T07:49:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T07:49:13","slug":"detroit-tigers-starting-pitcher-to-miss-all-of-2026-after-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/565792\/","title":{"rendered":"Detroit Tigers starting pitcher to miss all of 2026 after surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"

LAKELAND, Fla. — Now we know why the Detroit Tigers have been stockpiling starting pitchers. <\/p>\n

Right-hander Reese Olson<\/a>, an important part of the Tigers\u2019 rotation for the last three seasons, was placed on the 60-day injured list on Tuesday after undergoing labral repair surgery last week.<\/p>\n

The team said Olson would miss the entire 2026 season.<\/p>\n

The Tigers also placed right-handed pitcher Jackson Jobe on the 60-day IL. That move was expected after Jobe underwent Tommy John elbow surgery last June.<\/p>\n

The two moves created spots for the Tigers to formally add veteran starters Framber Valdez and Justin Verlander to the roster. <\/p>\n

Olson, 26, was\u00a0acquired from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Daniel Norris at the trade deadline in 2021<\/a>. He debuted in 2023 and has become one of the Tigers\u2019 steadiest starters, posting a 3.60 ERA over 284 career innings.<\/p>\n

He missed the final two months of last season due to a shoulder strain<\/a>. The Tigers said he underwent surgery with Dr. Keith Meister on Feb. 2, which would suggest that until recently, he was planning on pitching in 2026.<\/p>\n

It would also explain the Tigers\u2019 sudden flurry of interest in adding more starting pitching in the days before spring training. <\/p>\n

The Tigers\u2019 projected rotation now includes Verlander, Valdez, ace Tarik Skubal, Jack Flaherty and Casey Mize. Drew Anderson and Troy Melton could also be in the mix. <\/p>\n

Tigers\u2019 spring training opens on Wednesday when pitchers and catchers officially report to camp. <\/p>\n

TIGERS\u2019 SPRING ROSTER (64)<\/p>\n

Left-handed pitchers (11):\u00a0Enmanuel De Jesus,\u00a0Sean Guenther,\u00a0Tyler Holton, Bailey Horn, Brant Hurter, Jake Miller,\u00a0Konnor Pilkington,\u00a0Bryan Sammons,\u00a0Tarik Skubal, Drew Sommers,\u00a0Framber Valdez.<\/p>\n

Right-handed pitchers (26):\u00a0Drew Anderson,\u00a0Phil Bickford,\u00a0Beau Brieske,\u00a0Dugan Darnell,\u00a0Scott Effross,\u00a0Kyle Finnegan, Jack Flaherty, Sawyer Gipson-Long,\u00a0Brenan Hanifee, Kenley Jansen,\u00a0Jack Little,\u00a0Ty Madden,\u00a0Tyler Mattison,\u00a0Troy Melton, Casey Mize, Keider Montero,\u00a0Tyler Owens,\u00a0Tanner Rainey,\u00a0Matt Seelinger,\u00a0Burch Smith,\u00a0Dylan Smith,\u00a0Ricky Vanasco,\u00a0Justin Verlander, Will Vest,\u00a0Cole Waites,\u00a0Troy Watson.<\/p>\n

Catchers (6): Josue Brice\u00f1o,\u00a0Dillon Dingler, Thayron Liranzo,\u00a0Tom\u00e1s\u00a0Nido,\u00a0Jake Rogers, Eduardo Valencia.<\/p>\n

Infielders (12):\u00a0Max Anderson,\u00a0Javier B\u00e1ez, Trei Cruz, Jace Jung, Colt Keith, Hao-Yu Lee,\u00a0Kevin McGonigle,\u00a0Zach McKinstry,\u00a0John Peck,\u00a0Trey Sweeney, Spencer Torkelson, Gleyber Torres.<\/p>\n

Outfielders (9):\u00a0Kerry Carpenter,\u00a0Max Clark,\u00a0Riley Greene, Jahmai Jones,\u00a0Corey Julks,\u00a0Ben Malgeri,\u00a0Parker Meadows, Wenceel P\u00e9rez, Matt Vierling.<\/p>\n

Players on the 40-man roster are in bold. Spring invitees are in italics.<\/p>\n

Right-handed pitchers Jackson Jobe (Tommy John surgery) and Reese Olson (labral repair surgery) are on the 60-day injured list. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LAKELAND, Fla. — Now we know why the Detroit Tigers have been stockpiling starting pitchers. Right-hander Reese Olson,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":565793,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2290],"tags":[2514,5],"class_list":{"0":"post-565792","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-baseball","8":"tag-2514","9":"tag-baseball"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116050903991899126","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/565792","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=565792"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/565792\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/565793"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=565792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=565792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=565792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}