Flaherty signed a two-year contract worth up to $45 million. His return creates a new level of competition in the Tigers rotation.

Pitcher Jack Flaherty finalized a $35 million, two-year contract to return to the Detroit Tigers on Friday.Flaherty gets a $5 million signing bonus payable on Feb. 11 pending confirmation of terms between Major League Baseball and the players' association,

The move opened a roster spot needed for the signing of veteran right-hander Jack Flaherty. Englert, 25, was selected from the Texas Rangers in the Rule 5 Draft after the 2022 season and spent the entire 2023 campaign on the Tigers’ active roster.