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CHICAGO — The Detroit Tigers have placed starting pitcher Jack Flaherty on the 15-day injured list with right flexor inflammation.
Right-hander Ty Madden was recalled from Triple-A Toledo to take Flaherty’s spot and help bolster a thin bullpen for Tuesday night’s game against the Cubs.
The Tigers are hopeful that it’s a mild injury that will only require a brief IL stint.
Flaherty went only four innings in his start on Monday night, but the early exit didn’t raise any eyebrows because he had already thrown 82 pitches. It’s unclear how Flaherty suffered the injury.
This will be his second IL stint of 2026. He spent only the minimum 15 days on the injured list after suffering a left peroneal strain on June 12 at Cleveland.
Flaherty has pitched well after a rocky start to the season. Over his last 12 starts, he had a 3.92 ERA and a 3.07 FIP, with 70 strikeouts and 17 walks in 57 1/3 innings.
Madden, 26, is in his second stint with the Tigers in 2026.
The first one was briefly interrupted by injury but otherwise went well. Madden posted a 3.15 ERA in 20 innings with five walks and 23 strikeouts before returning to Triple-A Toledo when Tarik Skubal was reinstated from the injured list last month.
The Tigers selected Madden in the first round (No. 32 overall) of the 2021 draft out of the University of Texas. He made his major league debut in 2024 and posted a 4.30 ERA (3.99 FIP) with 17 strikeouts and eight walks over 23 innings down the stretch. He also made one postseason appearance.
He missed all of the 2025 season with a shoulder injury, but was enjoying a healthy 2026 season before a fluke incident on May 15 in which he was struck by a line drive.
Strangely enough, Madden has had considerably more success in the big leagues than in Triple-A during his young professional career. He has a 6.84 career ERA in 121 innings with the Mud Hens.
This year he’s walked 27 and struck out 31 in 42 innings.
TIGERS’ 40-MAN ROSTER (40)
Left-handed pitchers (6): Enmanuel De Jesus, Tyler Holton, Jake Miller, Tarik Skubal, Drew Sommers, Framber Valdez.
Right-handed pitchers (16): Drew Anderson, Beau Brieske, Yilber Diaz, Kyle Finnegan, Jack Flaherty*, Sawyer Gipson-Long, Andre Granillo, Brenan Hanifee, Kenley Jansen, Casey Mize, Ty Madden, Troy Melton, Keider Montero, Ricky Vanasco, Jacob Waguespack, Troy Watson.
Catchers (4): Dillon Dingler, Thayron Liranzo**, Jake Rogers, Eduardo Valencia.
Infielders (8): Jace Jung, Colt Keith, Hao-Yu Lee, Kevin McGonigle, Zach McKinstry, Spencer Torkelson, Gleyber Torres, Gage Workman.
Outfielders (6): Kerry Carpenter, Trei Cruz, Riley Greene, Ben Malgeri, James Outman, Matt Vierling.
Players on the active roster are in bold.
*On 10-day or 15-day injured list
**On minor-league injured list
Right-handed pitchers Jackson Jobe (Tommy John surgery), Reese Olson (labral repair surgery), Justin Verlander (left hip inflammation), Burch Smith (right shoulder) and Will Vest (right elbow stress fracture); left-handed pitchers Bailey Horn (Tommy John surgery) and Brant Hurter (lumbar spine inflammation); shortstops Trey Sweeney (right shoulder strain) and Javier Baez (sprained right ankle); and outfielders Parker Meadows (left forearm fracture) and Wenceel Perez (left orbital fracture) are on the 60-day injured list and do not count against the 40-man roster.
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