The Detroit Tigers suffered a blow on and off the field Tuesday night, as right-hander Chris Paddack revealed he will be stepping away from the team on MLB bereavement leave following a difficult outing against the New York Mets. Paddack gave up six earned runs in a single inning during the 12-5 loss, but the true story wasn’t about performance—it was personal.

Following the game, MLive Media Group’s Evan Woodbery shared an emotional update on X (formerly known as Twitter), detailing the reason behind Paddack’s decision to step away from the Tigers bullpen.

“RHP Chris Paddack told us he's going on bereavement leave tomorrow due to a death in the family. He got emotional talking about it. Sounds like it's been a rough couple days for reasons having nothing to do with baseball”

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