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Team Chinese Taipei infielder Hao-Yu Lee – the Detroit Tigers' No. 6 prospect – was removed from the World Baseball Classic due to an oblique strain.
Detroit Tigers All-Star Javier Baez was removed from the lineup on Tuesday.
Despite having so many talented players from the country in the Major League Baseball ranks, the Dominican Republic has struggled in best-on-best competition. Outside of a fourth-place finish in the inaugural WBC in 2006, the squad has failed to make it to the semifinals.
The Tigers will enter the 2026 MLB season boasting one of the league's top two horses atop their starting rotation.
Major League Baseball, UEPA and the Detroit Tigers Foundation presented a $125,000 check to the Cruz Roja Dominicana (Dominican Red Cross) during a pregame ceremony before Game One of the historic exhibition series between the Dominican Republic National Team and the Detroit Tigers.
Proposed blockbuster Tigers trade sees Detroit finally deal Tarik Skubal, receive MLB's No. 1 overall prospect in return originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Detroit Tigers prospect Max Clark – the No. 3 overall pick in 2023 – dropped two fly balls in one inning Feb. 24, sparking social media criticism.