Tigers reinstate veteran pitcher Urquidy
MIAMI (AP) — The Detroit Tigers reinstated right-handed pitcher José Urquidy, who hasn’t pitched in the major leagues since 2023, from the injured list on Friday.
Urquidy spent his first five seasons with the Houston Astros and appeared in 79 games, 70 as a starter. He also logged 46 1/3 innings over 15 postseason appearances.
The 30-year-old Urquidy last pitched in the majors in the 2023 American League Championship Series, when the Astros were eliminated by the Texas Rangers. The native of Mexico underwent right elbow surgery in June 2024.
The Astros placed Urquidy on waivers after that season and he signed a one-year deal with the Tigers. Urquidy appeared in 10 minor league rehab games with the Tigers before his call-up.
To make room Urquidy, the Tigers placed Sawyer Gipson-Long on the 15-day injured list because of neck stiffness.
On Thursday in New York, Aaron Judge went deep twice in the first three innings of a 9-3 victory over the Tigers. President Donald Trump was in attendance at Yankee Stadium on the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
With Trump sitting in a suite on the third base side, Judge hit his 361st career home run, tying Hall of Fame outfielder Joe DiMaggio for fourth place in New York Yankees history. Judge drove a 1-0 fastball from Sawyer Gipson-Long to the back of the Tigers’ bullpen in left-center.