Only a few years ago, September 1 annually brought a flurry of new Detroit Tigers to Comerica Park as MLB rosters expanded for the season's final month.
All members of the 40-man roster were eligible to play, giving playoff contenders a boost down the stretch and rebuilding teams an opportunity to offer their young players a taste of the big leagues.
But since the start of the 2020 season, September roster expansion has been limited to going from 26 to 28 players.
"That was a dilemma in the past, where you would have up to 40 guys here," Tigers manager AJ Hinch said Wednesday.