Manning logged five spot starts with the Tigers early in the season -- often in post-rainout doubleheaders -- but was largely supplanted in the rotation pecking order by Keider Montero as the season went on. He later battled a lat strain that kept him on the minor-league injured list for nearly two months.

Tigers’ equipment manager Dan Ross wheeled a cart over to Matt Manning’s locker and the two of them proceeded to empty the contents of his locker into the cart. Then the two of them exited the

Matt Manning, 27, was the No. 9 overall pick in the 2016 draft, but he's yet to make a big mark at the major league level.