Colin Poche: Everything you need to know

The Tigers released Poche on Thursday, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports. Poche never appeared in a Grapefruit League game after signing an NRI deal with the Tigers in February, and the team will now decide to move on from him rather than stash him away in their farm system. Poche allowed 13 earned runs in just 9.1 innings in the majors last season and finished the year with a 5.40 ERA across 16.2 minor-league frames.

Poche signed a minor-league contract with the Tigers on Wednesday, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports. Poche gave up 13 earned runs in just 9.1 major-league innings last season between the Nationals and Mets. He had signed a deal in January to spend the 2026 campaign in the Mexican League but will now pursue an opportunity to remain stateside. The 32-year-old southpaw owns a career 4.01 ERA in the majors and is just three years removed from putting up a 2.23 ERA with the Rays, so he could earn a spot in Detroit's bullpen if he returns to his previous form.

The Mets released Poche on Aug. 2. Poche made 14 appearances in the big leagues earlier this season with the Nationals and Mets before New York dropped him from its 40-man roster June 29. The lefty reliever elected free agency soon after and then re-signed with the Mets on a minor-league deal July 6, but he was unable to earn another call-up to the big leagues before New York elected to release him. Poche will look to catch on elsewhere on a minor-league pact before the end of the 2025 campaign.