Detroit Tigers Will Start The Season One Man Down

Last year, the Detroit Tigers made an incredible push to the postseason, exciting fans and surprising many who thought they had no chance of making it.

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Skeptics (myself included) had a right to believe the Tigers would not make the playoffs.

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The Tigers, who were eight games under .500 and 10 games back in the wild-card race with a 0.2% chance to make the playoffs, were able to make the postseason for the first time since 2014 less than 50 days later.

After beating the Houston Astros in the wild-card series, they were eventually eliminated from the postseason by the Cleveland Guardians.

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While it was not the way Tigers fans had hoped for things to turn out, the late-season playoff push gave hope that the Tigers would do some great things next year.

The Detroit Tigers Will Start The Season One Man Down

One of the most important things for any team to play great and win is making sure that their starting players remain healthy and uninjured.

Unfortunately, one of the Tigers' key utility players will miss the start of the season.

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Tigers manager A.J. Hinch shared in a press conference on Friday that Matt Vierling will miss the start of the season due to a strained rotator cuff in his right shoulder.

Last season, he ended with a career-best 16 home runs and 57 RBIs in 144 games.

It's unknown how much of the start of the season he will miss, but hopefully, the team can find a way to win while he rests and recovers.