The Detroit Tigers acquired starting pitcher Charlie Morton from the Baltimore Orioles ahead of the 2025 MLB trade deadline, and largely assumed that he would be able to help them make a deep Postseason run.

But the Tigers designated Morton for assignment on Sunday morning, cutting the veteran’s season short. According to Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic, it was not an easy choice , and likely not one they envisioned making.

“The Tigers designated Charlie Morton for assignment. This is a player they traded for at the deadline in hopes of bolstering a starting rotation that had lost Reese Olson and Jackson Jobe to injuries. Morton’s brief time in Detroit was an unfortunate failure. The 41-year-old right-hander had a 7.09 ERA in nine starts,” Stavenhagen wrote.

“Club officials spent m

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