The Detroit Tigers are ready to play ball.
The team's second Opening Day — this one at home — is 1:10 p.m. Friday against the Chicago White Sox at Comerica Park. The roster is mostly the same as last week's Opening Day squad in Los Angeles, with the exception of Justyn-Henry Malloy replacing second baseman Gleyber Torres, who is on the 10-day injured list with an oblique strain.
The Tigers finished 86-76 in 2024, advancing to the postseason for the first time since 2014. This year, Tigers manager A.J. Hinch set a goal of winning the American League Central, which hasn't been accomplished since it happened four times in a row from 2011-14.
The Tigers enter their home opener in a four-way tie for first place in the AL Central at 2-4, with the Minnesota Twins in last place at 2-5.
Here's the 26-man Opening Day roster:
Catchers (2)
Dillon Dingler
Age: 26. MLB debut: 2024.
Bats/throws: Right/right.
Stats in 2024: .167 batting average, 1 home run, 11 RBIs.
Jake Rogers
Age: 29. MLB debut: 2019.
Bats/throws: Right/right.
Stats in 2024: .197, 10 HR, 36 RBIs.
Infielders (7)
SS/3B Javier Báez
Age: 32. MLB debut: 2014.
Bats/throws: Right/right.
Stats in 2024: .184, 6 HR, 37 RBIs.
3B Andy Ibáñez
Age: 31. MLB debut: 2021.
Bats/throws: Right/right.
Stats in 2024: .241, 5 HR, 32 RBIs.
1B/2B Colt Keith
Age: 23. MLB debut: 2024.
Bats/throws: Left/right.
Stats in 2024: .260, 13 HR, 61 RBIs.
1B/OF/DH Justyn-Henry Malloy
Age: 25. MLB debut: 2024.
Bats/throws: Right/right.
Stats in 2024: .203, 8 HR, 21 RBIs in 71 games.
3B/OF Zach McKinstry
Age: 29. MLB debut: ...
