The Tigers weren’t going to enter these next few series, two with left-handed heavy Kansas City and one with the Athletics, with only one left-handed reliever.

Sommers wasn’t a particularly notable draft pick. The Rays selected him in the 11th round back in 2022 out of Central Arizona College. The six-foot-three, 250 pound JUCO standout received the minimum signing bonus, but from the start was punching out hitters and racking up ground balls at good clips in the A-ball ranks in 2023 and 2024.

Detroit Tigers reliever Drew Sommers has been called up from Triple-A Toledo for his MLB debut. He posted a 3.31 ERA with the Mud Hens in 2025.