Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal of Hayward, California has been placed on the three day paternity leave according to the Detroit Free Press on Wednesday. Skubal was not with the Tigers on Wednesday in their 6-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates, and will not be with the Tigers on Thursday or Friday when they host the American League East leading Toronto Blue Jays. This will be the second child for Tarik and his wife Jessica. Their son Kasen was born in October of 2023.
The absence of Skubal from the Tigers is not that significant because he last pitched on Sunday in a 2-1 Tigers win over the Texas Rangers, and will be pitching next on Saturday against Toronto rather than Friday. The Tigers have used a six-man rotation at times already this season according to MLive.
