Detroit expands its 2025 roster for September, promoting Justyn-Henry Malloy and Sawyer Gipson-Long from Toledo as the 26-to-28-man expansion begins. Malloy, a right-handed hitter, posted a .317 average with eight homers and a .934 OPS over 66 Triple-A games and is slated to be a pinch-hit option against lefties, with a potential Monday start vs Sean Manaea. Gipson-Long, a right-hander with prior MLB exposure, offers bullpen depth as Detroit reshuffles the roster for the final month.

Detroit sits 9.5 games up in the AL Central with 24 games left, eyeing a division title and a first-round bye for the two qualifiers. The moves reflect a strategic, short-term approach as the Tigers seek to maintain their lead while intermittently rotating fresh young players into the big-league mix in September.