{"id":684627,"date":"2026-04-28T02:27:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T02:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/684627\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T02:27:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T02:27:17","slug":"detroit-tigers-bringing-back-longtime-farmhand-on-minor-league-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/684627\/","title":{"rendered":"Detroit Tigers bringing back longtime farmhand on minor-league deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">DETROIT \u2014 Longtime <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/teams\/detroit\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Detroit Tigers;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Detroit Tigers&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Detroit Tigers<\/a> farmhand Andrew Navigato is back in the organization.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The Tigers signed Navigato to a minor-league deal and assigned him to Triple-A Toledo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Navigato, who turns 28 next month, was drafted by the Tigers out of Oklahoma State in the 20th round in 2019 and spent six seasons climbing the ranks of the Tigers\u2019 minor league system.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">He had outstanding offensive campaigns for Double-A Erie in 2023 and Toledo in 2024, earning an invitation to spring training with the big-league club in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">He hit well in the Grapefruit League, going 8-for-20 with a home run and three doubles but took a step back offensively with the Mud Hens in 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">He became a minor-league free agent after the 2025 season and was not re-signed by the Tigers. He played winter ball in Mexico and <a href=\"https:\/\/tecos2laredos.com\/andrew-navigato-se-une-al-cuadro-de-los-dos-laredos\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:signed with the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos in February;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;signed with the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos in February&quot;}\" class=\"link \">signed with the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos in February<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Navigato has played every position but catcher and pitcher in his minor-league career, but he\u2019s logged the most innings at shortstop, second base and third base.<\/p>\n<p>Latest Detroit Tigers News<\/p>\n<p>Read the original article on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlive.com\/tigers\/2026\/04\/detroit-tigers-bringing-back-longtime-farmhand-on-minor-league-deal.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:mlive.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;mlive.com&quot;}\" class=\"link \">mlive.com<\/a>. Add <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlive.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:mlive.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;mlive.com&quot;}\" class=\"link \">mlive.com<\/a> as a Preferred Source by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=mlive.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;clicking here&quot;}\" class=\"link \">clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"DETROIT \u2014 Longtime Detroit Tigers farmhand Andrew Navigato is back in the organization. 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