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Detroit Tigers' Parker Meadows Diagnosed With Arm Inflammation, No Structural Damage

While he still isn't taking part in baseball activities, Detroit Tigers outfielder Parker Meadows seems to have avoided a major injury in his upper right arm.

Sam Connon

Detroit Tigers outfielder Parker Meadows runs during spring training at TigerTown in Lakeland, FL on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025.
Detroit Tigers outfielder Parker Meadows runs during spring training at TigerTown in Lakeland, FL on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025. / Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
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Detroit Tigers outfielder Parker Meadows is dealing with right upper arm inflammation, the team announced Tuesday.

Meadows felt discomfort in his bicep during the Tigers' first game of Spring Training on Saturday. He underwent further testing Monday, and it appears he avoided any serious structural damage.

The 25-year-old outfielder is being treated daily and will be re-evaluated to see if he can resume baseball activities later this week, per the team.

Meadows was on and off the Tigers' big league roster in 2023 and 2024, but he is expected to take on a much larger role in 2025. Through 119 career MLB games, Meadows is batting .241 with 12 home runs, 16 doubles, eight triples, 41 RBIs, 17 stolen bases, a .729 OPS and a 3.1 fWAR.

FanGraphs' Steamer projections have Meadows slated to hit .236 with 16 home runs, 24 doubles, seven triples, 56 RBIs, 22 stolen bases, a .709 OPS and a 2.8 fWAR across 133 games in 2025.

The Tigers have a month left of Grapefruit League action before the regular season gets underway on March 27.

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Sam Connon is a staff writer covering baseball for “Fastball on SI.’’ He previously covered UCLA Athletics for On SI’s All Bruins site, and is a UCLA graduate, with his work there as a sports columnist receiving awards from the College Media Association and Society of Professional Journalists. Connon also wrote for On SI’s New England Patriots site, Patriots Country, and he was on the Patriots and Boston Red Sox beats at Prime Time Sports Talk. Sam lives in Boston.

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