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SS Bryce Rainer on being picked by Detroit Tiger in 2024 MLB draft
Detroit Tigers shortstop Bryce Rainer talks July 14, 2024, about being selected No. 11 overall in the 2024 MLB draft.
- Detroit Tigers prospect Bryce Rainer’s 2025 season has ended due to right shoulder surgery following a dislocation injury.
- The 19-year-old shortstop, ranked as the Tigers’ No. 3 prospect, suffered the injury while diving back to first base in a Low-A Lakeland game.
- Rainer, a first-round pick in the 2024 draft, hit .288 with five home runs and an .831 OPS in 35 games this season.
The 2025 season is over for Bryce Rainer.
Rainer — the No. 3 prospect in the Detroit Tigers’ farm system, according to MLB Pipeline — is set for right shoulder surgery, ending his season. He received multiple opinions from doctors about how to proceed after dislocating his right shoulder. He is expected to be a full participant in 2026 spring training.
The 19-year-old injured the shoulder on the bases while diving back into first base on a pickoff attempt in the fourth inning Tuesday, June 3, playing for Low-A Lakeland.
In 2025, Rainer hit .288 with five home runs, 20 walks and 33 strikeouts across 35 games for Low-A Lakeland, posting an .831 OPS. He took the field for 227 innings on defense, all at shortstop. His average exit velocity was 92.1 mph, which would rank among the top 50 MLB players.
He is considered the Tigers’ shortstop of the future.
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The Tigers selected Rainer with the No. 11 overall pick in the 2024 draft out of Harvard-Westlake High School in California. He signed with the Tigers for a $5.8 million bonus.
Rainer ranks as the No. 47 prospect in baseball, as listed by MLB Pipeline’s top-100 list.
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