The Tigers' rebuilding effort has already had a fair number of twists and turns. Add the sidewalks of downtown Toledo to the list, claiming pitching prospect Kyle Funkhouser with a broken bone in his right foot.
Funkhouser, Detroit's seventh-ranked prospect according to MLB Pipeline, fractured the fifth metatarsal in his foot after turning his ankle on an uneven sidewalk while walking home from a game last week, the team announced. The fracture will require surgery to repair, ending his 2018 season.
Funkhouser is expected to make a full recovery in time for next Spring Training, according to the team.