{"id":848330,"date":"2026-11-08T03:36:27","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T03:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/848330\/"},"modified":"2026-11-08T03:36:27","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T03:36:27","slug":"6-year-mlb-pitcher-immediately-released-by-detroit-tigers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/848330\/","title":{"rendered":"6-Year MLB Pitcher Immediately Released By Detroit Tigers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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BOSTON, MA – APRIL 30: Pitcher Nick Sandlin #52 of the Cleveland Guardians walks off the mound as Connor Wong #12 of the Boston Red Sox rounds the bases after his two-run home run during the sixth inning at Fenway Park on April 30, 2023 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo By Winslow Townson\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

The Detroit Tigers<\/a> had an up-and-down 2026 season that saw them miss the MLB playoffs.<\/p>\n

Despite a talented roster, they dealt with injuries (and made trades).<\/p>\n

6-Year Pitcher Immediately Released By Tigers<\/p>\n

\n\"\"<\/a>GettyStarting pitcher Nick Sandlin<\/a> #52 of the Cleveland Guardians<\/a> pitches during the first inning against the Kansas City Royals<\/a> of game one of a doubleheader at Progressive Field on August 26, 2024, in Cleveland, Ohio.\n<\/p>\n

This week, a member of the Tigers\u2019 organization became a free agent.<\/p>\n

Nick Sandlin will be available to be signed by any team in the MLB<\/a>.<\/p>\n

MLB.com wrote<\/a> (on November 2): \u201cRHP Nick Sandlin elected free agency.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\"\"<\/a>GettyNick Sandlin #52 of the Los Angeles Angels<\/a> reacts after giving up a hit to Giancarlo Stanton<\/a> #27 of the New York Yankees<\/a> at Yankee Stadium on April 16, 2026 in The Bronx borough of New York City.\n<\/p>\n

Sandlin did not appear in a game at the MLB level for the Tigers.<\/p>\n

He appeared in eight games for the Los Angeles Angels during the 2026 season.<\/p>\n

MLB.com wrote<\/a> (on May 4): \u201cLos Angeles Angels designated RHP Nick Sandlin for assignment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Looking At Sandlin<\/p>\n

\n\"\"<\/a>GettyNick Sandlin #52 of the Los Angeles Angels pitches against the New York Mets<\/a> during the ninth inning at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on May 01, 2026 in Anaheim, California.\n<\/p>\n

Sandlin was picked in the 2nd round of the 2018 MLB Draft.<\/p>\n

He spent the first four years of his career with the Cleveland Guardians.<\/p>\n

In 2022, Sandlin went 5-2 with a 2.25 ERA in 46 games.<\/p>\n

\n\"\"<\/a>GettyNick Sandlin #52 of the Cleveland Indians pitches against the Baltimore Orioles<\/a> during the fifth inning at Progressive Field on June 14, 2021 in Cleveland, Ohio.\n<\/p>\n

Sandlin then spent one season with the Toronto Blue Jays<\/a> (2025).<\/p>\n

MLB.com wrote<\/a> (on December 10, 2024): \u201cCleveland Guardians traded 2B Andr\u00e9s Gim\u00e9nez and RHP Nick Sandlin to Toronto Blue Jays for 1B Spencer Horwitz and OF Nick Mitchell.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\"\"<\/a>GettyNick Sandlin #52 of the Toronto Blue Jays delivers a pitch during the eighth inning against the Boston Red Sox<\/a> at Fenway Park on June 29, 2025 in Boston, Massachusetts.\n<\/p>\n

It will be interesting to see where Sandlin lands before the 2027 season.<\/p>\n

Looking At The Tigers Right Now<\/p>\n

\n\"\"<\/a>GettyMax Clark #15 of the Detroit Tigers looks on against the Chicago White Sox<\/a> at Rate Field on September 17, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois.\n<\/p>\n

The Tigers were the fourth-place team in the American League Central with a 76-86 record in 162 games.<\/p>\n

They last reached the World Series during the 2012 season when Justin Verlander<\/a> was in his first stint with the franchise.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tBen Stinar<\/a> Ben Stinar has been covering the NBA for over seven years.\u00a0
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\nHe has written for OnSI, Forbes, Amico Hoops, The Big Lead and had a podcast with former All-Star Jameer Nelson. More about Ben Stinar<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty BOSTON, MA – APRIL 30: Pitcher Nick Sandlin #52 of the Cleveland Guardians walks off the mound…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":848331,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2386],"tags":[5,147,53,2583,4,594],"class_list":["post-848330","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-detroit-tigers","tag-baseball","tag-detroit","tag-detroit-tigers","tag-detroittigers","tag-mlb","tag-tigers"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/117578733056224744","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/848330","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=848330"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/848330\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/848331"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=848330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=848330"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=848330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}