Year | AB | H | R | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | Rate |
2025 proj | 472 | 122 | 68 | 12 | 48 | 39 | 109 | 6 | 0.258 | 24.3 |
2024 | 518 | 134 | 80 | 16 | 57 | 41 | 121 | 6 | 0.259 | 29.6 |
2023 | 479 | 126 | 63 | 10 | 44 | 44 | 112 | 6 | 0.263 | 22.8 |
2022 | 325 | 80 | 41 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 70 | 7 | 0.246 | 13.5 |
2021 | 71 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 0.324 | 6.5 |
Date | News |
4/26/25 | Former Detroit Tigers infielder traded to Twins. Matt Vierling is the last man standing from the 2023 Gregory Soto trade. The Philadelphia Phillies traded utility man Kody Clemens to the Minnesota Twins on Saturday, three days after he was designated for assignment. The Tigers traded Clemens and closer Gregory Soto to the Phillies on Jan. 7, 2023, for infielder Nick Maton, outfielder Matt Vierling and catcher Donny Sands. Source: https://www.mlive.com/tigers/2025/04/former-detroi... |
4/25/25 | How Does Phillies' Kody Clemens Trade Look After His Exit From Team?. The last piece from the move that sent Matt Vierling to Detroit has fallen. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/does-phillies-kod... |
4/04/25 | Detroit Tigers injury updates: Matt Vierling, Parker Meadows waiting to resume throwing. Two of the Detroit Tigers' expected everyday outfielders, Matt Vierling and Parker Meadows, provided updates on their arm injury recovery process. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/detroit-tigers-in... |
3/24/25 | Tigers move Meadows to 60-day IL, lose Perez, could play Ryan Kreidler in center. In his many years in baseball, Scott Harris has never been privy to something like this. The Tigers have lost three center fielders before playing a single game that counts this year, which is "the hardest I've seen a single position get hit in spring training in my career," Harris said Monday. Fellow outfielder Matt Vierling is already out for Opening Day due to a strained rotator cuff. Source: https://www.audacy.com/wwjnewsradio/sports/detroit... |
3/23/25 | Detroit Tigers Sign Free Agent Outfielder to Last Minute Major League Deal. The Detroit Tigers have had quite a few injuries arise in recent weeks across the outfield at various spots, including Matt Vierling and Parker Meadows both going down and expected to start out the year on the injured list. This left the team with quite a predicament, as their depth in the outfield was decimated, and Wenceel Perez was one of the only remaining options. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/tigers/news/detroit-tigers-... |
3/14/25 | It's official: Tigers to start season without Meadows, Vierling; here's the fallout. The Tigers are going to start the season with two vital players on the injured list, utility man Matt Vierling and, as manager AJ Hinch announced before the game Friday, center fielder Parker Meadows. “He's doing everything but throwing right now and that's a good sign,” said Hinch of Meadows. Source: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/mlb/tiger... |
3/13/25 | Tigers start Javier Báez at third base Thursday, in spirit of preparing for all scenarios. It was inevitable that, sooner or later, especially with Matt Vierling starting the season on the injured list, either Javier Báez or Trey Sweeney was going to get reps at third base. Báez, for the first time since 2019, got a start at third base. Detroit Tigers | For Tigers, Friday night lights included two Torkelson bombs, stellar work by Mize “It was a very easy conversation,” manager AJ Hinch said. Source: https://www.theoaklandpress.com/2025/03/13/tigers-... |
3/12/25 | Detroit Tigers Manager Delivers Grim Injury Update Surrounding Star Outfielder. The Detroit Tigers outfield has been a bit rocked by injuries in spring training thus far. With both Matt Vierling and Parker Meadows dealing with ailments which are holding them out for an unknown amount of time, things are a bit thin in the last line of defense. Vierling has already been ruled out for Opening Day with a rotator cuff issue while Meadows still has not to this point with a nerve problem in his throwing shoulder. While an update last week revealed each has begun light baseball activities, fans hoping to see Meadows in the lineup on March 27 against the Los Angeles Dodgers got a dose of bad news on Wednesday morning from A.J. Hinch. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/tigers/news/detroit-tigers-... |
3/02/25 | Why Detroit Tigers' Matt Vierling felt 'shocked' when he learned about shoulder injury. Detroit Tigers outfielder/third baseman Matt Vierling won't be eligible to play in MLB games until April 11. He was "shocked" about the injury news. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/why-detroit-tiger... |
3/01/25 | Tigers' Vierling (shoulder) to miss Opening Day. Tigers outfielder Matt Vierling is nursing a strained right rotator cuff and will not be ready by Opening Day, manager A.J. Hinch said. Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/44055050/tiger... |
2/28/25 | Tigers' Vierling (shoulder) to miss Opening Day. Detroit Tigers outfielder Matt Vierling is nursing a strained right rotator cuff and will not be ready by Opening Day, manager A.J. Hinch said Friday. Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/44055050/tiger... |
2/28/25 | Detroit Tigers outfielder Matt Vierling to miss Opening Day with right shoulder injury. Detroit Tigers outfielder/third baseman Matt Vierling is sidelined for about three weeks with a shoulder injury, so he will miss 2025 Opening Day. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/detroit-tigers-ou... |
2/27/25 | Detroit Tigers' Matt Vierling 'unavailable' in spring training with right shoulder injury. Matt Vierling started in center field for Detroit Tigers in Sunday's game against New York Yankees, but has not played in spring training game since. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/detroit-tigers-ma... |
2/12/25 | Alex Bregman's free agency is hot topic at Tigers camp -- and across MLB. A year ago, Matt Vierling arrived at spring training as the presumptive leader in what looked like a crowded competition at third base. Then the Detroit Tigers signed veteran third baseman Gio Urshela, and just like that, Vierling's plans -- and his role -- changed. Vierling pivoted to an outfield-first utility job, bouncing around wherever the team needed him. This spring, if the Tigers make another late signing, the impact on the lineup -- and on Vierling -- could be even more profound. Source: https://www.mlive.com/tigers/2025/02/alex-bregmans... |
2/07/25 | How Matt Vierling became essential to Detroit Tigers' success — on and off the field. Matt Vierling is a leader for the Detroit Tigers with his on-field performance and off-field actions, which he put on full display in the 2024 season. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/matt-vierling-became-esse... |
1/09/25 | Detroit Tigers Agree to One Year Deal to Avoid Arbitration With Key Reliever. This offseason was going to be a busy one for the Detroit Tigers when it came to the arbitration process. There are still three players on the team that a deal hasn't yet been reported for; utilityman Matt Vierling and pitchers Alex Lange and Beau Brieske. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/tigers/news/detroit-tigers-... |
11/20/24 | Tigers' Matt Vierling, Colt Keith take home postseason awards. Utility man Matt Vierling was a big part of the Detroit Tigers' playoff run, but he was recognized by local media this week for his professionalism off the field. Vierling was voted winner of the 2024 Dan Ewald Award by the Detroit chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America. Source: https://www.mlive.com/tigers/2024/11/tigers-matt-v... |
10/11/24 | Tigers ready to 'fight and claw' against Guardians in decisive Game 5 of ALDS. The Detroit Tigers clubhouse was dead silent. The room felt empty, like all the air was left out of a balloon after the Cleveland Guardians beat the Tigers, 5-4, in Game 4 of the American League division series on Thursday night. Now, these two teams will play once again in an elimination game Saturday at Progressive Field in Cleveland. "We've had to fight and claw to get to this point," Tigers outfielder Matt Vierling said late Thursday. Source: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/playoffs... |
9/28/24 | MLB roundup: Tigers clinch wild card, White Sox set loss record. Matt Vierling and Riley Greene each drove in a run as the host Detroit Tigers clinched their first playoff berth in 10 seasons with a 4-1 win over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night. The White Sox (39-121) set the modern-day record for most losses in a single season, surpassing the expansion 1962 New York Mets. The Tigers, who won their sixth straight game, secured an American League wild-card berth. Detroit opener Brenan Hanifee allowed one hit in two scoreless innings. Brant Hurter (6-1) gave up one run on two hits over the next four frames. Chicago starter Garrett Crochet tossed four scoreless innings, allowing four hits and a walk while striking out six. Zach DeLoach hit his first career Source: https://wtaq.com/2024/09/28/mlb-roundup-tigers-cli... |
9/28/24 | MLB roundup: Tigers clinch wild card, White Sox set loss record. Matt Vierling and Riley Greene each drove in a run as the host Detroit Tigers clinched their first playoff berth in 10 seasons with a 4-1 win over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night. The White Sox (39-121) set the modern-day record for most losses in a single season, surpassing the expansion 1962 New York Mets. The Tigers, who won their sixth straight game, secured an American League wild-card berth. Detroit opener Brenan Hanifee allowed one hit in two scoreless innings. Source: https://www.reuters.com/sports/mlb-roundup-tigers-... |