60-Day IL
Injury Elbow
Est. Return 5/26/2026
2026 Stats
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2026 Fantasy Outlook
Melton came a long way over the past year, finishing the 2024 season on the injured list at Double-A Erie with a shoulder strain before concluding the 2025 campaign as one of the Tigers' key arms in the postseason. The 25-year-old was unable to replicate his strikeout rate between Double- and Triple-A (32.4 percent) during the regular season in the majors (20 percent), but he offered a glimpse of his upside in three ALDS outings versus the Mariners, during which he fanned eight while yielding one run over eight frames. After bouncing back-and-forth between the bullpen and rotation in 2025, the expectation is that Melton will get a chance in 2026 to be a full-time member of the Tigers' rotation, though they could have workload restrictions in place for the 25-year-old. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year contract with the Tigers in March of 2026.
Throwing off mound
Melton (elbow) threw a bullpen session Tuesday, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.
Analysis
The 25-year-old righty suffered an elbow strain early in spring training and began the season on the 60-day injured list, but he started his throwing program about a month ago and has now resumed mound work. Melton will be eligible to be reinstated in late May, but it remains to be seen if he'll be ready to join the Tigers at that point given that he just returned to the mound and will require a lengthy rehab assignment.
The 25-year-old righty suffered an elbow strain early in spring training and began the season on the 60-day injured list, but he started his throwing program about a month ago and has now resumed mound work. Melton will be eligible to be reinstated in late May, but it remains to be seen if he'll be ready to join the Tigers at that point given that he just returned to the mound and will require a lengthy rehab assignment.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-9%
BAA vs RHP
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| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .200 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 4 | |||
| Since 2024vs Right | .182 | 22 | 5 | 14 | 3 | |||
| 2026vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2026vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .200 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 4 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .182 | 22 | 5 | 14 | 3 | |||
| 2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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| Since 2024Home | 2.01 | 1.03 | 22.1 | 6.0 | 4.0 | ||||
| Since 2024Away | 3.47 | 0.99 | 23.1 | 8.1 | 1.9 | ||||
| 2026Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2026Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2025Home | 2.01 | 1.03 | 22.1 | 6.0 | 4.0 | ||||
| 2025Away | 3.47 | 0.99 | 23.1 | 8.1 | 1.9 | ||||
| 2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Begins throwing program
The Tigers announced Friday that Melton (elbow) has started his throwing program, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.
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Shifts to 60-day IL
The Tigers placed Melton (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Tuesday, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.
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Yet to resume throwing
Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said Friday that Melton (elbow) remains limited to plyometric exercises, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.
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Dealing with elbow strain
Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said Monday that Melton has been diagnosed with a right elbow strain and won't ready for the start of the season, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.
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Held back by arm soreness
Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said Wednesday that Melton has yet to make a Grapefruit League appearance due to general right arm soreness, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.
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