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Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch, right, takes the ball from pitcher Tarik Skubal during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles Wednesday, July 29, 2026, in Detroit.
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The Detroit Tigers said their goodbyes to ace Tarik Skubal and now must turn their focus to an uncertain final two months of the season as they try to make a playoff push without their best player. The Tigers traded the two-time reigning AL Cy Young Award winner to the Los Angeles Dodgers for three minor league prospects. Moving on without Skubal is the ultimate challenge. The ninth-round draft pick in 2018 developed into one of the best pitchers in baseball, winning the Cy Young in 2024 and ’25 and posting a 2.40 ERA over the past three seasons.
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