Kyle Finnegan is the best reliever in the Detroit Tigers ' bullpen, but he isn't eligible to pitch for the Tigers until Sept. 16.

That's because the Tigers placed Finnegan — a right-handed reliever acquired from the Washington Nationals at the July 31 trade deadline — on the 15-day injured list Friday, Sept. 5, with a right adductor strain, retroactive to Monday, Sept. 1.

At the earliest, Finnegan could return Sept. 16 for the Tigers' opener of a three-game series against the Cleveland Guardians at Comerica Park, but the 34-year-old might need more than the minimum stay on the injured list.

"It's mild, which is a good sign," manager A.J. Hinch said before Friday's game against the Chicago White Sox at Comerica Park. "The only way to strengthen and rehab this is to have a litt

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