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MLB Suspends Tigers Pitcher Valdez Five Games, Manager One

5/7/2026

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MLB suspended Detroit Tigers pitcher Framber Valdez for five games after he hit shortstop Trevor Story with a 94 mph fastball on May 5, 2026.
Tigers manager A.J. Hinch received a one-game suspension.
Both Hinch and Valdez were fined undisclosed amounts, with Valdez’s suspension beginning on May 6, 2026.
The Tigers have only three healthy starting pitchers—Tarik Skubal, Casey Mize and Justin Verlander—following Valdez’s suspension.

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MLB suspended Detroit Tigers pitcher Framber Valdez for five games after he hit shortstop Trevor Story with a 94 mph fastball on May 5, 2026.
Tigers manager A.J. Hinch received a one-game suspension.
Both Hinch and Valdez were fined undisclosed amounts, with Valdez’s suspension beginning on May 6, 2026.
The Tigers have only three healthy starting pitchers—Tarik Skubal, Casey Mize and Justin Verlander—following Valdez’s suspension.