Overview
- Multiple outlets report the Tigers have summoned Trei Cruz and expect him in uniform for Friday's series opener against the White Sox, though Detroit had not formally announced the roster move.
- If Cruz appears in a game, he would become the third major-leaguer in his immediate family and the fifth three-generation family in MLB history.
- Cruz is a 27-year-old switch-hitter added to Detroit's 40-man roster after a breakout 2025 season in which he hit .279 with a .411 on-base percentage and 13 homers across Double-A and Triple-A.
- A mid-April dislocated right knee cost Cruz about a month, and this season he has produced modest numbers in the minors, hitting roughly .225/.331/.326 with two homers in stints at Triple-A Toledo and Single-A Lakeland.
- Local reporting links the expected promotion to roster needs and suggested Cruz could replace Wenceel Perez after a reported non-baseball training-room incident, but the team has not confirmed the transaction or the roster mechanics.