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AL Central · 2026 season · Missed playoffs

The story so far

Missed the playoffs

Tigers fans spent the final weeks running long-shot playoff math, then poured their hearts into Justin Verlander's farewell and a ballpark rename they openly mocked. With the season over at 76-86, they have turned reflective and cautiously hopeful, pinning next year on a thrilling rookie core.

From Reddit fan threads · through Sep 28–Oct 4 · 76-86

Season misery
53Meh
Worst week
90May 25–31
Best week
1Apr 13–19
Mar 23–29: misery 19 (Euphoric) · 2-1Mar 30–Apr 5: misery 50 (Meh) · 2-4Apr 6–12: misery 57 (Uneasy) · 3-4Apr 13–19: misery 1 (Euphoric) · 5-1Apr 20–26: misery 39 (Content) · 3-4Apr 27–May 3: misery 46 (Meh) · 3-3May 4–10: misery 71 (Miserable) · 1-5May 11–17: misery 84 (Despair) · 1-5May 18–24: misery 84 (Despair) · 1-6May 25–31: misery 90 (Despair) · 1-5Jun 1–7: misery 32 (Content) · 5-1Jun 8–14: misery 51 (Meh) · 2-3Jun 15–21: misery 70 (Miserable) · 4-2Jun 22–28: misery 64 (Uneasy) · 2-5Jun 29–Jul 5: misery 42 (Content) · 5-1Jul 6–12: misery 33 (Content) · 4-2Jul 13–19: misery 29 (Euphoric) · 2-1Jul 20–26: misery 53 (Meh) · 4-3Jul 27–Aug 2: misery 62 (Uneasy) · 4-2Aug 3–9: misery 33 (Content) · 4-2Aug 10–16: misery 46 (Meh) · 2-4Aug 17–23: misery 72 (Miserable) · 1-5Aug 24–30: misery 67 (Miserable) · 2-4Aug 31–Sep 6: misery 78 (Miserable) · 2-5Sep 7–13: misery 34 (Content) · 5-1Sep 14–20: misery 67 (Miserable) · 3-4Sep 21–27: misery 47 (Meh) · 3-33/234/205/186/157/138/109/710/5
Weekly misery, Monday to Sunday. Above the line is miserable; below is happy.

Storylines

what fans talked about, week by week
Built late

  • A walk-off homer powered by first-year players sparked optimism, and by season's end fans were gushing over Max Clark, Eduardo Valencia's Savant page and possible extra draft picks via the PPI rule.

    “The 4 players involved in the 3 runs? Clark, Lee, Mcgongile, Valencia...all in their first year 🥲🥲🥲”

    ▲ 496Sep 21–27

    Sep 21–27 ›
Came and went

angry / anxioushappy / hopefulsplitbigger dot = louder

  1. —Oct 26–Nov 1out
  2. —Oct 19–25out
  3. —Oct 12–18out
  4. —Oct 5–11out
  5. —Sep 28–Oct 4out
  6. 47Sep 21–273-3›
  7. 67Sep 14–203-4›
  8. 34Sep 7–135-1›
  9. 78Aug 31–Sep 62-5›
  10. 67Aug 24–30blowup game2-4›
  11. 72Aug 17–231-5›
  12. 46Aug 10–162-4›
  13. 33Aug 3–94-2›
  14. 62Jul 27–Aug 24-2›
  15. 53Jul 20–264-3›
  16. 29Jul 13–192-1›
  17. 33Jul 6–124-2›
  18. 42Jun 29–Jul 55-1›
  19. 64Jun 22–28blowup game2-5›
  20. 70Jun 15–214-2›
  21. 51Jun 8–142-3›
  22. 32Jun 1–75-1›
  23. 90May 25–31blowup game1-5›
  24. 84May 18–241-6›
  25. 84May 11–171-5›
  26. 71May 4–101-5›
  27. 46Apr 27–May 33-3›
  28. 39Apr 20–263-4›
  29. 1Apr 13–195-1›
  30. 57Apr 6–123-4›
  31. 50Mar 30–Apr 52-4›
  32. 19Mar 23–292-1›