Tigers Sign Nick Raquet To Minors Contract

By Mark Polishuk | at October 17, 2026 2:37pm CDT The Tigers have signed left-hander Nick Raquet to a two-year minor league contract, according to 7 News’ Ari Alexander. Raquet became a free agent after he was released by the Orioles in early September. The length of the deal reflects Raquet’s health situation, as Alexander reports that the southpaw recently underwent a Tommy John surgery. Raquet will therefore miss all of 2027 rehabbing from the procedure, so this two-year pact gives him some security to recuperate under a team’s umbrella, with the Tigers having an eye towards using Raquet when…