Detroit — Tigers manager AJ Hinch didn’t even wait for the questions to be asked before the game Tuesday. He delivered the news right out of the gate.
u25ba Right-handed pitcher Franklin Perez, one of three prospects the Tigers got back from Houston for Justin Verlander in 2017, is scheduled to have season-ending shoulder surgery in Los Angeles. He has not had a full season at any level since he was acquired.
“All the symptoms developed during minor league spring training,” Hinch said. “But he didn’t look good from a health standpoint all spring. When you go from being a guy (who throws) in the upper-90s to a guy who is having to reinvent himself, that’s a little bit of a red flag.