Getty CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – AUGUST 04: Tarik Skubal #29 of the Los Angeles Dodgers delivers a pitch against the Chicago Cubs during the sixth inning at Wrigley Field on August 04, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
The Detroit Tigers made the difficult decision to part ways with ace pitcher Tarik Skubal, who had won consecutive American League Cy Young Awards, in early August by trading him in a blockbuster deal to the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Tigers received a haul of prospects in return for Skubal, who is
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