00:00The Tigers are officially set for opening day, and the man on the mound will be Tarek Skubal.
00:06This past Wednesday morning at spring camp, manager A.J. Hinch confirmed that the two-time
00:11reigning American League Cy Young Award winner will get the start when Detroit opens the season
00:15against the Padres in San Diego. On March 26th, first pitch is scheduled for 4.10 p.m. Eastern.
00:23Skubal now headlines a rotation that has quickly become one of the deepest in the league.
00:27He's joined by Jack Flaherty, Casey Mize, and two major off-season additions,
00:33Framber Valdez and Justin Verlander, who officially signed a one-year deal with the club on Tuesday.
00:39Let's put Skubal's 2025 season into perspective. He led the American League with a career-best 2.21
00:46ERA and racked up 241 strikeouts over 195 won for three innings. That performance earned him his
00:54second straight Cy Young Award, and just last week, an arbitration panel ruled in his favor
00:59regarding his 2026 salary. According to a source, that figure is now set at $32 million. So here's
01:07the question I'll leave with you. With Verlander back in the fold and this rotation firing on all
01:13cylinders, do the Tigers finally have the pitching to make a real October run? Let me know what you think.
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