Overview
- Flaherty is expected to be activated to start the Tigers' series finale on Sunday, June 28, after manager A.J. Hinch said the club will make the move official the morning of the game.
- He completed a controlled rehab start at Double-A Erie, throwing 5⅔ innings, allowing two runs and striking out seven while working an 83-pitch outing that the team used to test his workload and feel.
- The Tigers must open a spot on the 26-man active roster when Flaherty returns, a move that will immediately affect bullpen alignment and bench depth.
- Detroit is weighing a short-term six-man rotation that would keep Keider Montero in the rotation or a return to five starters that would likely shift Montero to the bullpen, with a decision targeted for the July 2 series in Texas.
- Injury timelines for Wenceel Perez and Javier Báez remain unclear as both continue slow rehabs, and Detroit is using occasional scheduled off days to rest position players such as catcher Dillon Dingler while navigating the packed calendar.