15-Day IL
Injury Oblique
Est. Return 4/6/2026
2026 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
0.00
K
0
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Gipson-Long had much of 2023 and virtually all of 2024 wiped out due to Tommy John and hip surgeries. He moved past those issues in 2025 but had his season interrupted on two occasions by neck problems. When on the bump, Gipson-Long's ERA was a bloated 7.18 thanks in large part to eight home runs served up over 31.1 innings. He had a more promising 26:6 K:BB, though, and his K:BB in 32.2 frames with Triple-A Toledo was 35:8. Gipson-Long's velocity was down a bit from the last time we saw him in 2023, and he already wasn't a hard thrower. However, the right-hander gets whiffs with both his slider and changeup, and he can fill up the strike zone. The 28-year-old could surprise if he gets an opportunity, but he's a bit buried on the Tigers' rotation depth chart. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year contract with the Tigers in March of 2025.
Lands on injured list
The Tigers placed Gipson-Long (oblique) on the 15-day injured list Wednesday.
Analysis
The right-hander sustained the injury during the offseason and was working through his rehab program during spring training. Gipson-Long was throwing bullpen sessions late in camp and will likely need a rehab assignment before being cleared for his season debut with Detroit.
The right-hander sustained the injury during the offseason and was working through his rehab program during spring training. Gipson-Long was throwing bullpen sessions late in camp and will likely need a rehab assignment before being cleared for his season debut with Detroit.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-45%
BAA vs LHP
2026
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| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .203 | 19 | 3 | 13 | 0 | |||
| Since 2024vs Right | .368 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 8 | |||
| 2026vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2026vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .203 | 19 | 3 | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .368 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 8 | |||
| 2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-3%
ERA on Road
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| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024Home | 7.30 | 1.38 | 12.1 | 7.3 | 3.6 | ||||
| Since 2024Away | 7.11 | 1.21 | 19.0 | 7.6 | 0.5 | ||||
| 2026Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2026Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2025Home | 7.30 | 1.38 | 12.1 | 7.3 | 3.6 | ||||
| 2025Away | 7.11 | 1.21 | 19.0 | 7.6 | 0.5 | ||||
| 2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Sawyer Gipson-Long compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
4.33K/9
7.5BB/9
1.7HR/9
2.3Fastball
92.2 mphERA
7.18WHIP
1.28BABIP
.294GB/FB
1.11Left On Base
48.6%Exit Velocity
86.0 mphBarrels/BBE
8.6%Spin Rate
2184 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
30.2%Swinging Strike
12.1%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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2024
Gipson-Long suffered a groin strain at the beginning of spring training and then got Tommy John surgery in April. Then in early July, he needed hip surgery, so seemingly everything that could go Wong, did for the 26-year-old righty. It was the opposite in 2023, when Gipson-Long emerged from obscurity to shine in a brief taste of the big leagues. He posted a 2.70 ERA, 1.10 WHIP and 26 strikeouts across 20 innings of work in four starts with the big club to close 2023. The success wasn't expected, as he posted just a 5.45 ERA across 34.2 innings with Triple-A Toledo before his promotion, and Gipson-Long didn't have much prospect pedigree. The 6-foot-4, 225-pound hurler leans heavily on his four-seam and two-seam fastballs, which sat in the 92-94 mph range prior to his surgery. He could be ready to for a rehab assignment in the minors early this season before potentially rejoining the big-league rotation in June or July, if all goes well.
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To throw bullpen Saturday
Gipson-Long (oblique) is scheduled to throw a bullpen session Saturday, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.
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Throws bullpen session
Gipson-Long (oblique) threw a bullpen session Tuesday and appears to be on track for the start of the regular season, MLB.com reports.
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Set to throw side session
Gipson-Long (oblique) is scheduled to throw a bullpen session Friday, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.
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Limited to playing catch
The Tigers announced Sunday that Gipson-Long (oblique) has been playing catch daily since reporting to spring training, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.
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Coming back from oblique strain
The Tigers announced Wednesday that Gipson-Long is recovering from a left oblique strain, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.
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