Tigers Make Trade With Blue Jays After 34th Loss

On Tuesday night at Comerica Park, the Tigers blew a late lead and fell 10-6 to the Los Angeles Angels , with Vaughn Grissom hitting a grand slam and driving in six runs for the visiting team. Detroit had led 6-4 entering the eighth inning before the bullpen collapsed.

On Wednesday, the Tigers made a move to shake things up. They traded right-hander Connor Seabold to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for minor league left-hander Juanmi Vasquez. To create roster space, the Blue Jays transferred right-hander José Berríos, who underwent Tommy John surgery earlier in May and will miss the rest of the season, to the 60-day injured list.

Seabold, 30, has pitched in 11 relief appearances for Detroit this season, posting a 3.45 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, and a 14:5 strikeout-to-walk ratio over 15.2 innings. The California native has bounced around the majors since debuting with the Boston Red Sox in 2021. He carries a career 7.50 ERA in the big leagues but had a strong 2024 season in the KBO with the Samsung Lions, going 11-6 with a 3.43 ERA.

In return, the Tigers acquired 22-year-old left-hander Juanmi Vasquez, whom the Blue Jays signed out of the Dominican Republic in 2022. Vasquez was pitching at High-A Vancouver this season, where he posted a 5.87 ERA with 35 strikeouts in 23 innings.

The Tigers will look to bounce back on Wednesday evening when they host the Angels again. Casey Mize (2-3, 2.47 ERA) will start for Detroit against José Soriano (6-3, 2.44 ERA) for Los Angeles, with first pitch set for 6:40 p.m. ET.

In Toronto, the Blue Jays will host the Miami Marlins in the finale of their three-game series at Rogers Centre at 1:07 p.m. ET. The series is tied 1-1.