Disastrous Tarik Skubal Injury News Hits Tigers Just Before Red Sox Series
Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal joins Boston Red Sox star Garrett Crochet and Houston Astros righty Hunter Brown as the top-three AL Cy Young finishers are all on the injured list.
Disastrous Tarik Skubal Injury News Hits Tigers Just Before Red Sox Series originally appeared on NESN . Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Boston Red Sox ace and 2025 AL Cy Young runner-up Garrett Crochet has company on the injured list.
"The Tigers today placed LHP Tarik Skubal on the 15-day injured list (retroactive to May 1) with loose bodies in his left elbow. RHP Ty Madden (#36) has been recalled from Triple-A Toledo," the Detroit Tigers' communications department posted on X. The Tigers today placed LHP Tarik Skubal on the 15-day injured list (retroactive to May 1) with loose bodies in his left elbow.
RHP Ty Madden (#36) has been recalled from Triple-A Toledo. — Tigers PR (@DetroitTigersPR) May 4, 2026 Detroit Tigers two-time reigning AL Cy Young award winner Tarik Skubal was scheduled to start the team's series-opener vs. the Red Sox on Monday.
Now, the southpaw faces an uncertain future. "Skubal will undergo surgery for loose bodies in his elbow. There’s no set timetable but it’s seen as a relatively routine surgery.