ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Detroit Tigers right-hander Michael Pineda will not need surgery on his broken right middle finger.
"Not as of right now," manager A.J. Hinch said.
The 33-year-old is scheduled to be re-evaluated in two or three weeks.
"He needs to rest for a few weeks," Hinch said. "He's going to have a mini-splint on, and then as pain subsides and swelling subsides, he'll get checked and see if he can initiation a throwing program. If that's all it is, that would be very encouraging."
Pineda requires roughly one month before his finger fully heals and he returns to the starting rotation, but since surgery appears unlikely, he should avoid a multi-month absence.