Jack Flaherty and Kenta Maeda combined to allow four runs in five innings in the Detroit Tigers' 6-5 loss to the Boston Red Sox on Thursday.

Detroit Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris talks to reporters Feb. 7, 2025, about signing right-hander Jack Flaherty in free agency.

Flaherty allowed one run on a hit and two walks across two innings in Thursday's Grapefruit League game against the Red Sox. He struck out two. Flaherty, who signed with Detroit on a two-year, $35 million deal earlier this month,

Jack Flaherty and Thayron Liranzo squared off during the second day of the Detroit Tigers' live batting practice sessions on the TigerTown backfields.

Baseball has a way of delivering great storylines, and sometimes, the script practically writes itself. Last July, the Detroit Tigers traded Jack Flaherty to the Dodgers for two prospects, including catcher Thayron Liranzo.

Detroit Tigers pitcher Jack Flaherty vs. Eddys Leonard, Tharyon Liranzo, Andrew Navigato in live batting practice Feb. 18, 2025, in Lakeland, Florida.

The Tigers expected to enter Spring Training with four rotation spots secured. Jack Flaherty’ssurprisingly quiet market allowed Detroit to reinstall him as the #2 starter behind

This is a 2025 photo of Jack Flaherty of the Detroit Tigers baseball team. This image reflects the Tigers active roster as of Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, when this image

Jack Flaherty and Kenta Maeda combined to allow four runs in five innings in the Detroit Tigers' 6-5 loss to the Boston Red Sox on Thursday.

Because Flaherty pitched until the end of October, his activation into spring games was intentionally delayed. So some rust was expected.

After a great campaign in 2024, the Tigers have followed it up with a strong winter. For a little while, it looked like Detroit was going to remain a bit quiet, but things heated

With spring training heating up for the Detroit Tigers, the franchise is preparing to replicate their surprise success of last season.