LAKELAND, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers continue to trim the roster as spring training winds down.
The second round of cuts on Tuesday optioned five players to Triple-A Toledo: right-handed pitchers Matt Manning, Franklin Perez and Alex Lange, infielder Zack Short and outfielder Christin Stewart. This means these players — along with the four pitchers sent down last week — are out of the running for the 26-man roster.
There are 42 players remaining in big-league camp.
Stewart, 27, has spent the last two seasons as the Opening Day left fielder, but he went 2-for-17 (.