One of the best pitchers in baseball will be sidelined for the foreseeable future.
Hinch did not provide a timeline for his return.
Skubal, 29, is the reigning AL Cy Young winner two years running.
While the lefty hasn’t pitched to those high standards so far this season, he is still top 10 in the AL with a 2.70 ERA. In seven starts this season, he has a 3-2 record, a 0.946 WHIP and has 45 strikeouts in 43.1 innings.
Notably, Skubal is set to become an unrestricted free agent after this season after he and the Tigers were unable to reach a deal on an extension in the off-season. He won his salary arbitration case against the team and secured a record-setting $32 million salary for the 2026 campaign.
