Detroit Tigers acquire outfielder Jake Marisnick in trade with Chicago White Sox
The Detroit Tigers acquired outfielder Jake Marisnick, an 11-year MLB veteran, from the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday in exchange for cash considerations.
He will be activated by the Tigers ahead of Wednesday's game.
Marisnick, an above-average defender at all three outfield positions, joins the Tigers in the wake of an injury to outfielder Matt Vierling. Vierling was placed on the 10-day injured list Tuesday, retroactive to Monday, with low back soreness.
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Ultimately, the Tigers don't want their outfield defense to suffer while Vierling spends time on the injured list. Fellow outfielder Kerry Carpenter is rehabbing from a right shoulder sprain in Triple-A Toledo.
There are currently two outfielders on the 26-man roster: Riley Greene and Akil Baddoo. Several infielders, though, have experience in the outfield: Zach McKinstry, Zack Short, Tyler Nevin and Andy Ibáñez. Catcher Eric Haase often plays left field, as well.
In Tuesday's 10-6 loss, Greene exited in the third inning with left lower leg discomfort. The Tigers planned to active Marisnick before Greene's injury and need to make corresponding moves on the 40-man and 26-man rosters.
The 32-year-old hit .260 with 19 walks (15.8% walk rate) and 28 strikeouts (23.3% strikeout rate) in 33 games for Triple-A Charlotte this season. He also played nine games with the White Sox this year, primarily serving as a defensive replacement.
Marisnick, a right-handed hitter, has played 840 games in parts of 11 MLB seasons for the Miami Marlins (2013-14), Houston Astros (2014-19), New York Mets (2020), Chicago Cubs (2021), San Diego Padres (2021), Pittsburgh Pirates (2022) and White Sox (2023).
He spent five seasons with Tigers manager A.J. Hinch as a member of the Astros, from 2015-19. During those seasons, he hit .227 with 86 walks (5.8% walk rate) and 457 strikeouts (30.6% strikeout rate) in 580 games.
Marisnick, who has 451 hits in his career, played five games in the 2019 World Series.
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