The Tigers placed Carpenter on the 10-day injured list Sunday due to an AC joint sprain in his left shoulder. The 29-year-old sustained the injury Saturday against the Royals on a collision with the outfield wall, and he'll be out for at least the next week and a half as a result. Gage Workman was called up from Triple-A Toledo to take Carpenter's place on Detroit's 26-man active roster.
Kerry Carpenter: Everything you need to know
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Status
10-Day IL - Shoulder - Sprain Expected Return: 2026-05-20STATS
Kerry Carpenter Game Log 2026
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PreseasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB3/24W 11-8300000000120003/23L 6-5300000000050003/21W 3-1301100010020013/204-4100000011030003/18L 3-1300000000170003/16W 13-6320000001050003/15W 12-1411100000050013/13L 7-5100000001000003/12L 4-3300000000020003/94-4200000001050003/7L 5-3301001000020033/6W 11-3201100000040013/2L 5-2201100000050013/14-4311100000050012/27W 16-8301010010000022/25L 5-3301100000010012/23L 3-0300000000060002/224-430000000006000
Preseason Totals 48486110342650011 -
Regular SeasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB5/9L 5-1101100000010015/8L 4-3100000000000005/6L 4-0200000000030005/5L 10-3301100000030015/4L 5-4100000000030005/30-0000000000000005/2W 5-1400000000030004/30L 2-1300000000030004/29L 4-3300000001050004/28L 5-2200000000010004/26W 8-3512011020050054/25L 9-2301100000040014/24L 9-8211000120010044/23W 5-4200000000030004/22W 4-1300000000060004/21L 12-4300000000060004/20L 8-6100000000120004/19W 6-2101100001020014/18W 4-1312100121040054/16W 10-9100000010020004/15W 2-1300000000040004/12W 8-2311000121040044/11W 6-1301010000110024/10W 2-0401100000060014/9L 3-1400000000070004/8L 8-6201100011020014/7L 4-2100000000010004/5L 5-3211000121040044/4W 11-6411000130050044/3W 4-0302200001070024/1L 1-0300000000040003/31L 7-5301100011050013/30L 9-65011000000110013/28L 3-0300000000050003/271-1300000000060003/26W 8-250000000006000
Regular Season Totals 956191121516821350038
Kerry Carpenter Splits 2026
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SplitsHRRBIHAVG1B2B3BBBHBPSBCSTBOBP
Overall 617220.216122211200460.299Home 49100.2135104100230.278Away 28120.2187127100230.317Night 37110.1838007000200.269Day 310110.2624224200260.340March 0120.105200300020.227April 616170.2587227200410.338May 0030.176300100030.222Opponent vs MIA 1 2 3 0.300 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 7 0.417 vs BOS 1 2 4 0.364 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 7 0.500 vs STL 2 5 4 0.444 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 0.500 vs MIL 1 1 1 0.111 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.111 vs AZ 0 1 2 0.182 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.250 vs ATL 0 0 1 0.111 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0.200 vs TEX 0 0 1 0.111 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.200 vs MIN 0 1 1 0.143 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.250 vs SD 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.154 vs KC 0 1 1 0.167 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.143 vs CIN 1 4 4 0.400 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 10 0.400 Venue @ Minnesota 0 1 1 0.143 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.250 @ Kansas City 0 0 1 0.500 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.500 @ Arizona 0 1 2 0.182 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.250 @ Atlanta 0 0 1 0.111 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0.200 @ Boston 1 2 3 0.600 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 6 0.750 @ Cincinnati 1 4 4 0.400 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 10 0.400 @ Detroit 4 9 10 0.213 5 1 0 4 1 0 0 23 0.278 @ San Diego 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.154
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Kerry Carpenter: Breaking News
Out Sunday, could be IL bound
Carpenter (shoulder) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals. Carpenter exited Saturday's 5-1 loss due to a left shoulder injury, which he sustained while attempting to flag down a Bobby Witt flyball that ultimately fell in for an inside-the-park home run. The Tigers are still evaluating Carpenter before deciding whether he'll require a stint on the 10-day injured list, but the team already has a contingency plan in place if the 28-year-old needs to be shut down. Per Chris McCosky of The Detroit News, the Tigers have added Triple-A Toledo utility man Gage Workman to their taxi squad and will formally activate him ahead of Tuesday's game against the Mets if Carpenter needs to go on the IL.
Exits game with shoulder injury
Carpenter was removed from Saturday's game against the Royals due to a left shoulder injury, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports. Carpenter slammed his left shoulder against the outfield wall on a misplay while attempting to field the ball, which resulted in an inside-the-park home run for Bobby Witt in the first inning. Carpenter didn't immediately leave the game, but he was eventually pulled before the bottom of the third inning and was replaced by Wenceel Perez. The Tigers should have an update on Carpenter's injury once the veteran outfielder undergoes more tests on his shoulder.