Jon Heyman of the New York Post is reporting that Tommy Kahnle is close to a deal with the Detroit Tigers, as the New York Yankees have seemed to move on from

The New York Yankees lost right-hander Tommy Kahnle on Wednesday, as he signed a one-year, $7.75 million deal to join the Detroit Tigers' bullpen

It has been a mediocre offseason so far for the Detroit Tigers, who haven’t quite made the splash some had been hoping for coming in. After an incredible run in 2024, expectations for the Tigers are very different going into 2025.

During a January 24 episode of the Fenway Rundown podcast, MassLive.com insider Chris Cotillo predicted that the Boston Red Sox would be the team to sign former

Jeff Passan of ESPN said on Wednesday that he cannot believe the New York Yankees are not pursuing free agent Alex Bregman, given the team's infield needs.

Kahnle, 35, has spent parts of 10 seasons in the big leagues, including six with the New York Yankees. He was a reliable part of the Bronx bullpen last season. He made nine appearances in the postseason, earning the save in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series at Cleveland.

New Tigers reliever Tommy Kahnle, to this day, hasn’t spoken to Miguel Cabrera about that infamous fracas at Comerica Park back in 2017.

But Kahnle won’t be hyping up the Yankees fans in the Bronx this season. The veteran right-hander agreed to a one-year, $7.75 million deal with the Detroit Tigers on Jan. 29.

Bregman stands as perhaps the best position player available in free agency with less than a month before the beginning of Spring Training, and he reportedly still has a standing six-year, $156 million offer from Houston.

Veteran right-hander Tommy Kahnle has signed a one-year, $7.75 million contract with Detroit, boosting the Tigers’ bullpen as they come off their first playoff season in a decade. Kahnle, 35, went 0-2 with a 2.

Another former Shaker High School pitcher is on the move during this Major League Baseball offseason. Tommy Kahnle, a 2007 Shaker graduate, signed Wednesday with the Detroit Tigers after spending the past two seasons in the bullpen of the New York Yankees.