7:03pm: Detroit officially selected Hanifee onto the big league roster. was optioned to Triple-A in a corresponding move. To create a 40-man roster spot, the Tigers transferred who underwent to the 60-day injured list. 7:40am: The Tigers are on the verge of Mason Lohrei Jersey selecting the contract of right-hander , according to . Elliot reports that Hanifee has joined the club in LA and is expected to make his big league debut in tonights game against the Dodgers. Hanifee, 25, was a fourth-round selection by the Orioles in the 2016 draft. Hanifees career got off to a strong start in 2017, as the then-19-year-old posted a sterling 2.75 ERA in 68 2/3 innings of work at the Low-A level that year. He followed that up with a similarly solid performance in 2018 at Single-A. Acro s 23 starts (132 innings), Hanifee posted a 2.86 ERA with a strikeout rate of just 16% but a minuscule 4.2% walk rate. Unfortunately for Hanifee, he battled control problems at High-A in 2019 as his walk rate spiked to 10.1% while his strikeout rate dipped slightly, resulting in a lackluster 4.60 ERA in 129 innings of work. Between the cancelled minor league season in 2020 and injury woes the following year, Hanifee didnt return to a profe sional mound until the summer of 2022. He ultimately made it into just 43 2/3 innings of work last year, with 38 of them coming at the Double-A level to decent results (4.03 ERA, 7.6% walk rate). Hanifee then elected minor league free agency following the 2022 campaign, and caught on with Detroit on a minor league deal back in December. Hes pitched exclusively at the Triple-A level for the Tigers this year, posting a 4.38 ERA in 90 1/3 innings acro s 25 games (13 starts). While those run prevention numbers dont jump off the page, Hanifee is posting a career-best strikeout rate of 20.6% while keeping his walk rate limited to 7.5%. At the big league level, Hanifee figures to provide the Tigers with a long relief or piggyback option out of the bullpen in the seasons final weeks. Dave Poulin Jersey