Detroit Tigers cut left-hander Dietrich Enns by designating him for assignment, then traded him in their final move on the day of the trade deadline.
PHILADELPHIA — The Detroit Tigers cut left-hander Dietrich Enns by designating him for assignment, then traded him in their final move on the day of the trade deadline.
The Tigers traded Enns to the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday, July 31, in exchange for cash considerations. The 34-year-old has joined the Orioles' 26-man roster, so he gets to stay in the big leagues.
Enns pitched for Central Michigan from 2010-12.
By trading for Enns, the Orioles skipped the waiver process that would've allowed any other MLB team to claim him.
The Tigers designated Enns for assignment Thursday afternoon — less than three hours before the Orioles trade — to create space on their 40-man roster for right-handed reliever Codi Heuer, whom the Tigers acquired from the Texas Rangers for cash considerations and assigned to Triple-A Toledo.
For the Tigers, Enns posted a 5.60 ERA with four walks and 15 strikeouts across 17⅔ innings in seven games (two starts). He owns a 4.30 ERA in his MLB career, spanning 44 innings in parts of three seasons with the Minnesota Twins (2017), Tampa Bay Rays (2021) and Tigers (2025).
Enns pitched in Asia during the 2022-24 seasons, sending 2022-23 in Japan and 2024 in Korea. After that, the Tigers signed Enns to a minor league contract in January 2025.
He now works for the Orioles.
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