The 2022 Major League Baseball season is finally under way, with rosters temporarily expanded to 28 players. The Detroit Tigers presently have 34 players on the major league roster, and another eight players who have been optioned to the minor leagues. Plus, they have Michael Pineda, who is signed to a major league contract and will be joining the team once he completes his own spring training program, which was delayed by visa issues due to the owners’ lockout.
The Tigers’ roster features a few more veteran players this season, due to the free agent signings of Javier Baez, Andrew Chafin and Eduardo Rodriguez, as well as Pineda, and trades for veterans Tucker Barnhart and Austin Meadows.