Detroit Tigers trade Central Michigan alumnus Dietrich Enns to Baltimore Orioles
The Tigers traded Enns to the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday, July 31, in exchange for cash considerations. The 34-year-old has joined the Orioles' 26-man roster, so he gets to stay in the big leagues.
Enns pitched for Central Michigan from 2010-12.
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By trading for Enns, the Orioles skipped the waiver process that would've allowed any other MLB team to claim him.
The Tigers designated Enns for assignment Thursday afternoon — less than three hours before the Orioles trade — to create space on their 40-man roster for right-handed reliever Codi Heuer, whom the Tigers acquired from the Texas Rangers for cash considerations and assigned to Triple-A Toledo.
For the Tigers, Enns posted a 5.60 ERA with four walks and 15 strikeouts across 17⅔ innings in seven games (two starts). He owns a 4.30 ERA in his MLB career, spanning 44 innings in parts of three seasons with the Minnesota Twins (2017), Tampa Bay Rays (2021) and Tigers (2025).
HIS JOURNEY: Ex-CMU lefty Dietrich Enns joins Tigers after three-year trek through Asia
Enns pitched in Asia during the 2022-24 seasons, sending 2022-23 in Japan and 2024 in Korea. After that, the Tigers signed Enns to a minor league contract in January 2025.
He now works for the Orioles.
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