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Gipson-Long

Gipson-Long will be on the shelf until late May as he works his way back from a hip issue that cropped up during his rehabilitation process from Tommy John surgery.

Gipson-Long has been able to throw bullpens in 2025, but the right-hander is still recovering from last April’s Tommy John surgery. He’s expected to be an option for the Tigers after the All-Star break.

Gipson-Long was impressive in his four-start MLB debut in 2023, pitching to a 2.70 ERA with a 26/8 K/BB ratio in 20 innings. He then got hurt early in 2024 and underwent Tommy John surgery in April and left hip surgery in July. The Tigers claim that he will be ready to pitch in MLB games around the All-Star break, and there’s a real chance that he could pitch his way into the rotation if he looks half as good as he did back in 2023.

Gipson-Long underwent an internal brace procedure on his right elbow last month and is expected to be sidelined until the early stages of next season. The procedural move opens up a spot on Detroit’s 40-man roster for Ryan Vilade.

The 26-year-old hurler injured his forearm while rehabbing from a left groin strain. He’ll now miss the entire 2024 season — and likely the start of the 2025 campaign as well — while recovering from the procedure. The loss of Gipson-Long hurts the overall depth that the Tigers were hoping to rely on in their starting rotation.

That’s never what you want to hear. The 26-year-old hurler had been working his way back from a left groin strain when he was pulled from his rehab assignment due to tightness in his forearm. It sounds like he’s going to be out for a while, even on the optimistic side. Expect the club to provide another update in a couple of days after the additional evaluation.

The 26-year-old right-hander has been working back from a left groin strain injury, so this new forearm injury could create more of a setback for him. The Tigers’ rotation, as is, made it tough for Gipson-Long to get in the mix, but he’s an arm that would create solid depth if the Tigers were to suffer another injury to their starting rotation.

Gipson-Long has been on the shelf since the outset of spring training due to a left groin strain. There isn’t much of a path to starts in Detroit at the moment, so there’s no need to rush him back.

Gipson-Long appears to be getting close to starting a minor league rehab assignment at some point in the coming days as he works his way back from a left groin strain. He figures to join Detroit’s starting rotation mix once a spot inevitably opens up.

Gipson-Long has been on the shelf since the early stages of spring training after suffering a left groin strain.