Matt Vierling Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 3" / 205 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 9/16/1996 (27)
- Experience
- 3
- College
- Notre Dame
Matt Vierling Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Matt Vierling News
As of right now, the likely favorite to start at third base on Opening Day for the Detroit Tigers is Matt Vierling, whom the team acquired in a trade with the Philadelphia Phillies last offseason. With a weak free-agent market for hitters, the Tigers seem content to let their internal options battle it out while also keeping the runway clear for young hitters like Colt Keith and possibly Jace Jung to make their big-league debuts in 2024. Last year, Detroit's third basemen ranked 28th with a .624 OPS and 27th at minus-0.3 bWAR. Vierling played 35 games at the hot corner in 2023 but had a pedestrian .261 average and 96 OPS+. The Tigers will be hoping he can start elevating and pulling the ball more to dig into more of his power. If the 27-year-old struggles, Detroit has plenty of other options in Andy Ibanez, Zach McKinstry, Nick Maton and Ryan Kreidler. Ibanez is more comfortable at second, but he's deserving of more playing time after posting an .891 OPS after June 2.
On Sunday in the final game of the regular season, Detroit Tigers third baseman Matt Vierling went 3-for-4, which included hitting a home run and driving in two runs. Detroit knocked off the Guardians 5-2. In the third inning, Vierling smacked a two-out double off Lucas Giolito. Then, in the fifth inning, Vierling extended the Tigers' lead to 5-2 with a two-run blast off of Giolito. Vierling concludes his debut season with the Tigers by batting .261/.329/.388. Throughout the season, he hit 10 home runs, drove in 44 runs, and stole six bases.
Detroit Tigers outfielder Matt Vierling was productive in the 7-3 win over the visiting Kansas City Royals on Thursday, going 2-for-5 with a triple, two RBI, a run scored and two strikeouts out of the leadoff spot for the Tigers. Vierling has had a penchant for multi-hit games in the month of September, but he's still hitting a mediocre .247 (20-for-81) with two homers, six doubles, a triple, 11 RBI, a stolen base and 18 runs scored in 22 games (21 starts) this month. In his first year in Detroit and third in the big leagues, the 27-year-old is slashing .257/.326/.373 with a career-high nine home runs, 19 doubles, four triples, six stolen bases and 59 runs scored in 517 plate appearances and 131 games.
Batting Order
1 | Riley Greene |
2 | Mark Canha |
3 | Kerry Carpenter |
4 | Spencer Torkelson |
5 | Matt Vierling |
6 | Colt Keith |
7 | Gio Urshela |
8 | Javier Báez |
9 | Carson Kelly |
Matt Vierling Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
1 | Riley Greene |
2 | Mark Canha |
3 | Kerry Carpenter |
4 | Spencer Torkelson |
5 | Matt Vierling |
6 | Colt Keith |
7 | Gio Urshela |
8 | Javier Báez |
9 | Carson Kelly |