The 2025 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 125th season and its 26th at Comerica Park. This was the Tigers' fifth season under manager A. J. Hinch. The Tigers improved their 86–76 record from the previous season by one win, and despite a strong first half that found them as much as 25 games over .500 (59–34 on July 8), the Tigers faltered severely in the second half, going 28–37 since the All-Star Game and only 7–17 in September. They gave up their division lead to the Cleveland Guardians, a team that was 15.5 games behind them in early July and 10.5 games back on August 31. Their collapse has been described as one of the worst in all of MLB history. Nevertheless, on September 27, the Tigers clinched a postseason berth for the second consecutive season with a 2–1 win over the Boston Red Sox. They finished with the same 87–75 record as the Houston Astros, but secured the last playoff spot by virtue of winning the head-to-head series.
The Tigers avenged last year's ALDS defeat to the Guardians by defeating them in the American League Wild Card Series, two games to one, and faced the second seed Seattle Mariners in the Division Series. Detroit repeated their 2024 ALDS performance, losing the series in five games. The fifth game extended to 15 innings, making it the longest winner-take-all game in MLB history.
The Detroit Tigers drew an average home attendance of 29,795.https://www.espn.com/mlb/attendance/_/year/2025
Roster moves
Trades On November 4, 2024, the Tigers traded pitcher Devin Sweet to the Philadelphia Phillies for cash considerations. On February 3, 2025, the Tigers traded pitcher Alex Faedo to the Tampa Bay Rays for minor league catcher Enderson Delgado. On February 12, 2025, the Tigers traded pitcher Mason Englert to the Tampa Bay Rays for minor league pitcher Drew Sommers. On March 13, 2025, the Tigers acquired pitcher Bailey Horn from the St. Louis Cardinals for cash considerations and sent him to triple-A Toledo Mud Hens. The Tigers had claimed Horn off waivers and then lost him to a waiver claim earlier in the offseason. On March 28, 2025, the Tigers acquired outfielder Brewer Hicklen from the Milwaukee Brewers for cash considerations and sent him to triple-A Toledo Mud Hens. He was called up on April 8, 2025. After being designated for assignment, Hicklen was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies for cash considerations on July 26. On July 28, 2025, the Tigers acquired pitchers Chris Paddack and Randy Dobnak from the Minnesota Twins for minor league catcher Enrique Jimenez. On July 31, 2025, the Tigers made the following transactions leading up to the MLB trade deadline. They acquired pitcher Rafael Montero from the Atlanta Braves for minor league infielder Jim Jarvis. They acquired pitcher Kyle Finnegan from the Washington Nationals for minor league pitchers Josh Randall and R.J. Sales, and pitcher Codi Heuer from the Texas Rangers for cash considerations. They acquired pitcher Paul Sewald from the Cleveland Guardians for future considerations. And just minutes before the deadline, they acquired pitcher Charlie Morton from the Baltimore Orioles for minor league pitcher Micah Ashman. The Tigers also traded pitchers Matt Manning to the Phillies for minor-league outfielder Josueth Quinonez and Dietrich Enns to the Baltimore Orioles for cash considerations after designating them for assignment earlier in the day.
Releases On November 6, 2024, minor league catchers Anthony Bemboom and Tomás Nido along with infielder Drew Maggi and outfielders Bligh Madris, Óscar Mercado and Ryan Vilade elected free agency. On November 6, 2024, minor league pitchers Miguel Díaz, Garrett Hill, Bryan Sammons and Andrew Vasquez elected free agency. Sammons and Vasquez signed with other leagues. On November 19, 2024, the Tigers designated minor league infielder Eddys Leonard and pitchers Ricky Vanasco and Brendan White for assignment. All three were not tendered a contract by the Tigers three days later but eventually resigned on minor league contracts. On November 22, 2024, the Tigers did not tender a contract to minor league pitcher Wilmer Flores. He later re-signed on a minor league contract. On December 3, 2024, Ryan Vilade signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Cardinals. On December 10, 2024, the Tigers designated outfielder Akil Baddoo for assignment. He later cleared waivers and was outrighted to the triple-A Toledo Mud Hens. On December 27, 2024, the Tigers designated pitcher Bailey Horn for assignment. He was claimed off waivers by the St. Louis Cardinals on January 9, 2025. On December 28, 2024, pitcher Miguel Díaz signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants. On January 29, 2025, the Tigers designated pitcher Alex Faedo for assignment. He was traded to the Rays five days later. On February 7, 2025, the Tigers designated pitcher Mason Englert for assignment. He was traded to the Rays five days later. On February 15, 2025, outfielder Óscar Mercado signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Phillies. On February 15, 2025, outfielder Garrett Hill signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners. On February 16, 2025, pitcher Shelby Miller signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks. He had been released before the end of the 2024 season. On March 27, 2025, the Tigers released infielder Eddys Leonard from his minor league contract, He signed a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves two days later. On April 23, 2025, the Tigers released outfielder David Hensley from his minor league contract. he signed with the Caliente de Durango of the Mexican League on May 2. On April 30, 2025, the Tigers released Andrew Chafin from his minor league contract. He signed with the Washington Nationals the next day. On May 1, 2025, the Tigers designated pitcher Kenta Meada for assignment. After being released on May 7, he signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs on May 16. On May 20, 2025, the Tigers designated catcher Tomás Nido for assignment. He cleared waivers and was sent outright to Triple-A Toledo on May 23. On May 21, 2025, the Tigers released outfielder Ben Gamel from his minor league contract. He signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Angels on June 7. On June 2, 2025, the Tigers designated pitcher Ryan Cusick for assignment three days after claiming him off waivers from the Athletics. He was claimed off waivers by the Chicago White Sox on June 4, 2025. On June 6, 2025, the Tigers designated outfielder Akil Baddoo for assignment for a second time. Baddoo cleared waivers and accepted his outright assignment to Triple-A Toledo on June 10. On June 15, 2025, the Tigers designated pitcher John Brebbia for assignment. On June 25, he signed a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves after the Tigers released him. On June 26, 2025, the Tigers designated pitcher Matt Gage for assignment. After electing free agency on July 1, Gage signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants the next day. On July 8, 2025, the Tigers released outfielder Manuel Margot from his minor league contract. On July 21, 2025, the Tigers released pitcher Brendan White from his minor league contract. On July 23, 2025, the Tigers designated outfielder Brewer Hicklen for assignment. He was traded to the Phillies three days later. On July 24, 2025, the Tigers designated pitcher Carlos Hernández for assignment. He was claimed off waiver by the Cleveland Guardians on July 31. On July 26, 2025, the Tigers designated pitcher Geoff Hartlieb for assignment. He cleared waivers and was sent outright to Triple-A Toledo on July 30. On July 30, 2025, the Tigers designated pitcher Tyler Owens for assignment. He was released by the Tigers after clearing waivers on August 1. He was resigned on a minor league contract four days later. On July 31, 2025, the Tigers designated pitchers Matt Manning, Dietrich Enns, and PJ Poulin for assignment. Manning was traded to the Phillies and Enns to the Orioles later that day. Poulin was claimed off waivers by the Nationals on August 3. On August 8, 2025, the Tigers designated pitcher Luke Jackson for assignment. After clearing waivers, Jackson elected free agency. Jackson signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners on August 21. On August 22, 2025, the Tigers designated outfielder Ryan Kreidler for assignment. He was claimed off waivers by the Pittsburgh Pirates two days later. On September 18, 2025, the Tigers released pitcher Codi Heuer and designated pitcher José Urquidy for assignment. Urquidy accepted a minor league option with the Tigers the next day. On September 21, 2025, the Tigers designated pitcher Charlie Morton for assignment.
Signings On November 9, 2024, the Tigers resigned infielder Bligh Madris to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. On November 17, 2024, the Tigers signed outfielder Jahmai Jones to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. His contract was selected by the Tigers on June 6, 2025. On November 19, 2024, the Tigers selected the contracts of pitchers Chase Lee, Tyler Mattison and Tyler Owens. Mattison was selected by the Tigers in the 4th round of the 2021 MLB draft, while Lee and Owens were acquired at the 2024 trade deadline in separate trades. On November 22, 2024, the Tigers claimed pitcher Bailey Horn off waivers from the Boston Red Sox. He was later designated for assignment. On November 26, 2024, the Tigers resigned pitcher Ricky Vanasco to a minor league contract. On December 5, 2024, the Tigers resigned infielder Eddys Leonard and pitcher Wilmer Flores to minor league contracts. Leonard was released before the start of the season. On December 10. 2024, the Tigers signed pitcher Alex Cobb to a one-year, $15 million contract. On December 12, 2024, the Tigers signed pitcher Ryan Miller to a minor league contract. On December 13, 2024, the Tigers signed catcher Brian Serven and resign pitcher Brendan White to minor league contracts. On December 21, 2024, the Tigers signed pitcher Matt Gage to a minor league contract. His contract was selected by the Tigers on June 12, 2025. On December 22, 2024, the Tigers signed pitcher Jordan Balazovic to a minor league contract. On December 27, 2024, the Tigers signed infielder Gleyber Torres to a one-year, $15 million contract. On January 6, 2025, the Tigers signed pitcher Dietrich Enns to a minor league contract. His contract was selected on June 26, 2025. On January 10, 2025, the Tigers resigned catcher Tomás Nido to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. His contract was selected by the Tigers on April 8, 2025. On January 29, 2025, the Tigers signed pitcher Tommy Kahnle to a one-year, $7.75 million contract. On February 7, 2025, the Tigers signed pitcher Jack Flaherty to a two-year, $35 million contract. On February 12, 2025, the Tigers signed pitcher John Brebbia to a one-year, $2.75 million contract with a second year option. On February 17, 2025, the Tigers signed outfielder David Hensley to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. He was released on April 23. On February 24, 2025, the Tigers signed pitcher Andrew Chafin to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. He was released on April 30. On March 8, 2025, the Tigers signed pitcher José Urquidy to a one-year, $1 million contract. He was placed on the 60-day IL while he continues to recover from Tommy John surgery. On March 24, 2025, the Tigers signed outfielder Manuel Margot to a one-year split contract worth $1.3 million in the major leagues and $200K minor leagues. He was released on July 8. On March 26, 2025, the Tigers signed outfielder Ben Gamel to a minor league contract. He was released on May 21. On April 29, 2025, the Tigers signed pitcher Nick Margevicius to a minor league contract.