It was a pretty short stint for Wisler in free agency, as the Tigers just released him from an earlier minors deal last week.
The Tigers and right-hander Matt Wisler are in agreement on a minor league contract with an invitation to Spring Training, reports Evan Petzold of The Detroit Free Press.
Wisler is electing minor league free agency in lieu of an outright assignment.
His roster spot will go to righty Luis Patiño, who was recalled to start Monday’s game against the Red Sox.
The Rays have also activated RHP Matt Wisler from the IL It’s September 2nd and with the arrival of the new month, MLB has expanded the active roster limit from 26 players to a mandatory 28 for the final few weeks of the season.
The Tampa Bay Rays placed right-hander Matt Wisler on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with a neck strain. The designation is retroactive to Sunday for the 29-year-old reliever, who has not pitched since July 16.
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It's the first walk-off balk in the majors since 2018
CINCINNATI, Ohio — Tampa Bay reliever Matt Wisler is 100 percent sure that he didn't do anything different in the 10th inning of Friday night's game with the Cincinnati Reds than he has in any other appearance all year.
Rays reliever Matt Wisler was called for a balk in the bottom half of the tenth inning with the game tied 1-1, giving the Reds the victory.
Reliever Matt Wisler balked in free runner Mark Kolozsvary with the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Cincinnati Reds a 2-1 win over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays Friday night.
Tampa Bay pitcher Matt Wisler was called for a balk that was open for debate.
Increasing usage of MLB’s most popular breaking ball has revitalized the pitching careers of stars and journeymen alike—and made life much harder on hitters.
Guerra, however, has been lights-out in Triple-A, where he owns a 1.29 ERA with a huge 32.1% strikeout rate against an 8.3% walk rate in 21 innings this season. Half the balls put in play against him have been grounders.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Matt Wisler owned it, because after eight years in the big leagues, he knows that's what needs to be done. No excuses. The Tampa Bay reliever, who had allowed just one earned run in his last 12 outings dating back to May 22, got lit up on Tuesday night, and it wasted a great Shane Baz start and cost the Rays a game.
Wisler has already had two IL stints this season due to the finger issue.
Tightness in Shane McClanahan’s back has forced the Rays to place the rookie southpaw on the IL. Meanwhile, Matt Wisler could be sidelined for the rest of the season due to inflammation in his middle finger.
The Tampa Bay Rays made a flurry of roster moves today ahead of the series finale against the Red Sox, in Boston. The Rays promoted OF Josh Lowe from Triple-A Durham and activated both 1B/DH Ji-Man Choi (left hamstring strain) and RHP Matt Wisler (right middle finger inflammation) from the 10-day IL.
Let’s face it, no one drew up this year with the idea that Matt Wisler, a journeyman reliever who joined the Rays in a forgettable transaction this season, would be closing out a 1 run game in an August battle for first place.
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