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Every official 2020 MLB transaction involving the Detroit Tigers on either side of the move: 42 trades, signings and releases dated and grouped by month, with MLB’s own description of each move. Both directions are covered: 40 moves land with the Tigers and 2 depart from them.
Showing 42 of 42 Detroit Tigers transactions
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 2020 | Signed as free agent | Henry Martinez | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Henry Martinez to a minor league contract. |
| Dec 29, 2020 | Signed as free agent | Locke St. John | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent LHP Locke St. John to a minor league contract. |
| Dec 23, 2020 | Signed as free agent | Dustin Garneau | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent C Dustin Garneau to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. |
| Dec 23, 2020 | Signed as free agent | José Ureña | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Jose Urena. |
| Dec 23, 2020 | Signed as free agent | Dustin Garneau | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent C Dustin Garneau to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. |
| Dec 23, 2020 | Signed as free agent | Dustin Garneau | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent C Dustin Garneau. |
| Dec 23, 2020 | Signed as free agent | José Ureña | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent P Jose Urena. |
| Dec 23, 2020 | Signed as free agent | José Ureña | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent P Jose Urena. |
| Dec 12, 2020 | Signed as free agent | Ian Krol | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent LHP Ian Krol to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. |
| Dec 12, 2020 | Signed as free agent | Ian Krol | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent P Ian Krol. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 2020 | Released | Brandon Dixon | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers released 1B Brandon Dixon. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2020 | Trade | Cameron Maybin | Detroit Tigers | Chicago Cubs | Detroit Tigers traded LF Cameron Maybin to Chicago Cubs for SS Zack Short. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2020 | Released | Héctor Santiago | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers released LHP Hector Santiago. |
| Jul 19, 2020 | Trade | Eric Haase | Cleveland Guardians | Detroit Tigers | Cleveland Indians traded C Eric Haase to Detroit Tigers for cash. |
| Jul 13, 2020 | Released | Zack Godley | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers released RHP Zack Godley. |
| Jul 10, 2020 | Signed as free agent | Wilmer Flores | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Wilmer Flores to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 10, 2020 | Signed as free agent | Gabriel Sequeira | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent LHP Gabriel Sequeira to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 7, 2020 | Signed as free agent | Nick Davila | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Nick Davila to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 7, 2020 | Signed as free agent | Chris Mauloni | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Chris Mauloni to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 1, 2020 | Signed as free agent | Trevin Esquerra | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent OF Trevin Esquerra to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 1, 2020 | Signed as free agent | Austin Langworthy | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent OF Austin Langworthy to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 1, 2020 | Signed as free agent | DJ Poteet | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent OF DJ Poteet to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 1, 2020 | Signed as free agent | Carson King | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Carson King to a minor league contract. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2020 | Signed | Spencer Torkelson | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed 3B Spencer Torkelson. |
| Jun 24, 2020 | Signed | Daniel Cabrera | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed OF Daniel Cabrera. |
| Jun 19, 2020 | Signed | Gage Workman | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed 3B Gage Workman. |
| Jun 18, 2020 | Signed | Dillon Dingler | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed C Dillon Dingler. |
| Jun 17, 2020 | Signed | Trei Cruz | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed SS Trei Cruz. |
| Jun 17, 2020 | Signed | Colt Keith | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed 3B Colt Keith. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2020 | Trade | Matt Hall | Detroit Tigers | Boston Red Sox | Detroit Tigers traded LHP Matt Hall to Boston Red Sox for C Jhon Nunez. |
| Mar 25, 2020 | Signed as free agent | Chris Smith | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Chris Smith to a minor league contract. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 2020 | Signed as free agent | Ulices Campos | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Ulices Campos to a minor league contract. |
| Feb 15, 2020 | Signed as free agent | Hector Rodriguez | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Hector Rodriguez to a minor league contract. |
| Feb 15, 2020 | Signed as free agent | Gabriel Reyes | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent LHP Gabriel Reyes to a minor league contract. |
| Feb 15, 2020 | Signed as free agent | Nomar Fana | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent OF Nomar Fana to a minor league contract. |
| Feb 12, 2020 | Signed as free agent | Cameron Maybin | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent LF Cameron Maybin. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2020 | Signed as free agent | Kennys Vargas | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent 1B Kennys Vargas to a minor league contract. |
| Jan 30, 2020 | Signed as free agent | Jordy Mercer | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent SS Jordy Mercer to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. |
| Jan 25, 2020 | Signed as free agent | Andri Leon | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent OF Andri Leon to a minor league contract. |
| Jan 21, 2020 | Signed as free agent | Héctor Santiago | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent LHP Hector Santiago to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. |
| Jan 13, 2020 | Signed as free agent | Iván Nova | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Ivan Nova. |
| Jan 4, 2020 | Signed as free agent | Alex Wilson | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Alex Wilson to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. |
Every row is captured from MLB’s official StatsAPI transactions feed with MLB’s published description unedited. A trade appears on both clubs’ pages for the season; signings include both major-league and minor-league contracts signed with the club; injury-list moves and minor-league affiliate-only transactions are outside this archive’s scope.
Transaction data: official MLB StatsAPI. Data provided by MLB Advanced Media. Archived and published by Legends Deck. Kept transaction types: Trade, Signed, Signed as free agent, Released.