The Tigers designated Short for assignment Friday. The Tigers needed to make room on the 40-man roster after claiming James Outman off waivers. Short had been losing out on playing time, and with Zach McKinstry playing more infield following the addition of Outman, there was simply no role left for Short, per Jason Beck of MLB.com. Short is slashing .167/.304/.222 with two RBI over 46 plate appearances this season.
Zachary Short: Everything you need to know
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Zachary Short Game Log 2026
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PreseasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB3/15L 12-1211010000020023/13L 7-6200000000030003/11W 8-1101100010000013/10W 4-2101100000010013/8L 10-4110000002030003/7L 3-0100000000020003/5L 15-0200000000030003/1W 5-3101100000010012/27W 17-5201100001010012/25W 7-0100000000010002/23W 6-2110000002040002/22L 6-4110000001130102/20L 2-020000000003000
Preseason Totals 1845410016127016 -
Regular SeasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB6/11W 11-0100000000000006/10L 6-4200000000050006/9W 10-4000000000000006/7W 5-4100000000010006/5W 7-3301100000030016/3W 7-2100000000000006/2W 8-0312110010060036/1W 10-9000000000000005/30L 4-1100000001040005/29L 4-3210000011060005/24W 4-1301100001050015/24L 5-3401010000060025/21L 3-1201100000020015/20L 3-2000000000000005/19L 4-3200000001050005/18L 8-2200000000050005/16L 2-1000000000000005/13L 3-2200000000120005/12L 10-2100000000020005/10W 6-3110000001030005/8L 4-3200000002050005/4L 5-430000000002000
Regular Season Totals 3636420027162008
Zachary Short Splits 2026
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SplitsHRRBIHAVG1B2B3BBBHBPSBCSTBOBP
Overall 0260.167420710080.304Away 0240.200220610060.379Home 0020.125200100020.176Night 0240.154310610050.314Day 0020.200110100030.273May 0130.120210710040.324June 0130.273210000040.250Opponent vs TB 0 1 2 0.500 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.400 vs MIN 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 vs TOR 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 vs BOS 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 vs TEX 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 vs CWS 0 1 0 0.000 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.333 vs BAL 0 0 2 0.286 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0.375 vs NYM 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.250 vs KC 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0.500 vs SEA 0 0 1 0.250 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.250 vs CLE 0 0 1 0.167 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.286 Venue @ Detroit 0 0 2 0.125 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.176 @ Chicago 0 1 0 0.000 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.333 @ New York 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.250 @ Kansas City 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0.500 @ Tampa Bay 0 1 2 0.500 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.400 @ Baltimore 0 0 2 0.286 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0.375
Zachary Short Player Profile
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Zachary Short: Breaking News
Scores, drives in run Friday
Short went 0-for-2 with a walk, an RBI and a run scored in Friday's 4-3, 10-inning loss to the White Sox. That Short managed to score and drive in a run without recording a hit is fairly impressive, though his .125 batting average would have benefitted from a few base knocks. The 31-year-old has provided some infield depth in Detroit with Gleyber Torres (oblique) and Javier Baez (ankle) both currently out, though Short doesn't offer a ton of fantasy appeal with his limited offensive production.
Inks big-league deal with Tigers
Short signed a major-league contract with the Tigers on Friday, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports. Short elected free agency after being outrighted to Triple-A on Thursday, but he'll now return to the Tigers and reclaim a spot on the active roster. The 30-year-old has gone 0-for-3 with a strikeout while appearing in just two games with Detroit this season, and he'll presumably continue to serve as bench depth while in the majors. Jace Jung was optioned to Toledo in a corresponding move.