Vest should remain Detroit's closer, but the club has some new setup options in front of him with the Tigers adding Rafael Montero, Kyle Finnegan and Codi Heuer in separate trades, Jason Beck of ...

Vest brings the adrenaline to the madhouse. But it didn’t start out that way. He had to learn it. [NEW TIGERS NEWSLETTER!Sign up for The Purr-fect Game, a weekly dose of Tigers news, numbers and ...

Vest lasted in Seattle until only early July, when his ERA had risen to 6.17 after 35 innings. For the Tigers in 2022, Vest has a 1.17 ERA with three walks and 20 strikeouts in 15⅓ innings.

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Will Vest was golfing with friends after the 2020 season when he got a news alert about a Detroit Tigers’ right-hander being picked in the Rule 5 Draft. “I literally was ...

Vest threw 24 sinkers last season and has already thrown 20 this year, all to right-handed hitters. Adding that to the mix, he’s improved his ground ball rate overall to 52%, up from 44% last year.

Vest pitched in Saturday night’s game against Nashville and had a clean, single-inning stint: no hits, no walks, one strikeout. It dropped his Toledo ERA to 4.76 after five games and 5.2 innings.

Vest will now be placed on outright waivers and, if he clears, must be offered back to the Tigers organization. If a team does claim Vest, he’ll retain his Rule 5 status for the balance of the ...

Vest returned to the mound for the second with the Tigers now committed to a de facto bullpen game. But after Vest’s 17th pitch of the evening, his right leg landed awkwardly on the mound.

Vest, a 25-year-old right-hander, came to the Mariners closer to being major-league-ready than an undiscovered gem. That’s due to a strong three-pitch mix, which includes a devastating change-up.