Malloy is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the White Sox.
Malloy will take a breather Sunday after starting in the first two games of the series, going 1-for-6 with a double and one run scored. Riley Greene will serve as the designated hitter Sunday while Akil Baddoo starts in left field against White Sox right-hander Jonathan Cannon.
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Tigers' Justyn-Henry Malloy: Exiting starting nine Wednesday
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Malloy is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against Atlanta, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.
Malloy will take a seat for the series finale after he started the first two games in Atlanta while going 0-for-6 with a walk and four strikeouts. Mark Canha played first base in Tuesday's game but will serve as the Tigers' designated hitter Wednesday while Malloy hits the bench.
Malloy is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.
Malloy will head to the bench after he had served as the Tigers' designated hitter for each of the past three games while going 3-for-12 with a home run, a double and three RBI. The 24-year-old is providing a decent amount of power (three extra-base hits) in his first taste of the majors, but he's hitting just .188 with a 38.5 percent strikeout rate through 39 plate appearances. Malloy's hold on an everyday role could be tenuous, and he may be headed back to Triple-A Toledo if his playing time slips in the days to come.
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Tigers' Justyn-Henry Malloy: Homers, drives in three
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Malloy went 2-for-3 with a home run, double and three RBI during Thursday's 7-2 win against the Nationals.
Malloy's second career homer came with two outs in the sixth and broke a 1-1 tie while his seventh-inning double drove in two and provided the Tigers with their winning margin. The 24-year-old rookie, who was also hit by a pitch in his first at-bat, entered the game with just three hits in his first 20 big-league at-bats but has now reached base 11 times in 29 plate appearances since he debuted June 3.
Tigers' Justyn-Henry Malloy: Gets first day off since call-up
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Malloy is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Nationals.
Malloy had started at designated hitter or in left field in each of the Tigers' seven games since his June 3 call-up, going 3-for-19 with a home run and a 5:8 BB:K. Though his .636 OPS thus far in his MLB career isn't anything special, the Tigers likely aren't ready to pull the plug on Malloy as an everyday player just yet. With Malloy on the bench Wednesday, the Tigers will give Riley Greene a day off in the outfield and have him serve as the team's DH.
Tigers' Justyn-Henry Malloy: Records first MLB home run
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Malloy went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 9-1 loss to the Rangers.
While it was an ugly night for the Tigers, it was a great night for Malloy. The rookie delivered his first MLB hit in the top of the sixth inning, and it also happened to be his first MLB home run. Malloy added a single a few innings later for good measure. The 24-year-old is a promising prospect with some power upside, and he figures to see regular playing time at least for the foreseeable future, giving him an opportunity to show what he can do.
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Tigers' Justyn-Henry Malloy: Added to roster, in lineup Monday
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The Tigers selected Malloy's contract from Triple-A Toledo on Monday. He'll start at designated hitter and will bat sixth Monday against the Rangers in his MLB debut.
The 24-year-old has slashed .253/.410/.473 with six home runs and three stolen bases over 195 plate appearances this season with Toledo. Malloy has made a full-time move to the outfield in 2024 after previously spending some time at the infield corners. The right-handed batter should receive at least semi-regular starts between the corner outfield and DH.
The Tigers are expected to call up Malloy from Triple-A Toledo on Monday, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.
Malloy will join the Tigers ahead of their three-game road series against the Rangers. The 24-year-old will be set to make his major-league debut after producing a .253 average with six home runs, 27 RBI, 23 runs scored and three stolen bases over 45 games with Toledo this season.
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Tigers' Justyn-Henry Malloy: Back in action Sunday
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Malloy (undisclosed) will start at designated hitter and bat third for Triple-A Toledo in Sunday's game against St. Paul.
Malloy is back in action for Toledo for the first time since May 3 after missing more than a week with an undisclosed injury. The 24-year-old outfielder has maintained a .279/.424/.462 slash line over 132 plate appearances on the season.
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Tigers' Justyn-Henry Malloy: Still banged up
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Malloy hasn't played at Triple-A Toledo since Friday due to an undisclosed injury, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reported Tuesday
Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said Malloy is "banged up a little bit" but didn't disclose any specifics regarding the injury. The injury could have kept Malloy from a chance at the big-league roster, considering Ryan Vilade was called up by the Tigers on Tuesday to replace Parker Meadows, who will join Malloy down at Triple-A.
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Tigers' Justyn-Henry Malloy: Reassigned to minor-league camp
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The Tigers reassigned Malloy to minor-league camp Thursday.
Malloy will head to Triple-A Toledo for now as he continues a full-time move to the outfield. He has a shot to debut at some point in 2024.
Tigers' Justyn-Henry Malloy: Slated for corner outfield role
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Malloy has been asked to prepare to play corner outfield this spring, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.
The bulk of Malloy's time in the minors has been spent at third base, including last season at Triple-A Toledo. However, his defense has always lagged behind his offense and it looks like a full-time move to the outfield is in the offing. The 23-year-old did start 44 games between left and right field at Toledo in 2023, so it's not going to be a major adjustment for him. Malloy's bat looks nearly ready, as he's coming off a season that saw him slash .277/.417/.474 with 23 home runs and 83 RBI.
