Detroit Tigers set 2026 Opening Day roster. These 26 players made team
The Detroit Tigers set their 2026 Opening Day roster by finalizing the list of 26 players expected to be active for Thursday's game in San Diego.
SCOTTSDALE, AZ – The Detroit Tigers have set their 2026 Opening Day roster , finalizing the list of 26 players expected to be active Thursday, March 26, for the season opener against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. The final roster decisions were made Tuesday by president of baseball operations Scott Harris , general manager Jeff Greenberg and manager A. J.
Hinch after the final spring training game. The Opening Day roster won't become official until Wednesday morning. IN THE LINEUP?
First look at projected Tigers starting lineup – with Kevin McGonigle For the final decisions, the Tigers added left-handed reliever Enmanuel De Jesus and left-handed relievers Brant Hurter to the Opening Day bullpen. To keep them both, the Tigers optioned right-handed reliever Brenan Hanifee to Triple-A Toledo. There is one more transaction coming: The Tigers need to make a corresponding 40-man roster move to add top prospect Kevin McGonigle , but that won't happen until Wednesday.
The 2026 season begins at 4:10 p. m. Thursday against the Padres.