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Pitcher Tarik Skubal emotional over trade from Tigers to Dodgers

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

Translated from Chinese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Pitcher Tarik Skubal expressed emotional distress about his trade from the Detroit Tigers to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
  • Skubal had aspired to win a World Series with the Tigers, a goal he feels is now unfulfilled.
  • The 29-year-old, a two-time Cy Young Award winner, will join a strong Dodgers rotation.

Tarik Skubal, a prominent pitcher in Major League Baseball, became emotional discussing his impending trade from the Detroit Tigers to the Los Angeles Dodgers. "This is not what I originally planned to do," Skubal said early Tuesday, his voice thick with emotion. He had long hoped to bring a World Series championship to Detroit, a dream he feels has been cut short by the move.

This is not what I originally planned to do.

— Tarik SkubalTarik Skubal expressed his feelings about being traded from the Detroit Tigers to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Skubal, 29, described the situation as "crazy." He explained that his plans for the season did not include a trade, but circumstances changed. "As the season was laid out, this wasn't what I originally planned to do. But circumstances changed, and situations changed," he stated. The pitcher had been particularly motivated after the Tigers' exit in the American League Division Series in 2024, where he was the losing pitcher in a crucial Game 5. That defeat fueled his determination to win a championship with Detroit.

"Ever since losing Game 5 in 2024, I've made it my motivation to win the World Series for Detroit," Skubal shared. "I really thought that. I was never more motivated that entire offseason, and then to lose again in Game 5, that frustration just fueled me even more to really dig in and see how strong I could be."

As the season was laid out, this wasn't what I originally planned to do. But circumstances changed, and situations changed.

— Tarik SkubalThe pitcher reflected on the unexpected nature of his trade.

Skubal, who has won the American League Cy Young Award for two consecutive years, will join a formidable rotation in Los Angeles. He is set to pitch alongside two-time National League Cy Young winner Blake Snell, once Snell returns from injury, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who is also considered a contender for the Cy Young Award in 2026.

Ever since losing Game 5 in 2024, I've made it my motivation to win the World Series for Detroit. I really thought that. I was never more motivated that entire offseason, and then to lose again in Game 5, that frustration just fueled me even more to really dig in and see how strong I could be.

— Tarik SkubalSkubal discussed the deep motivation he had to win a championship with the Tigers following a past playoff loss.
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Originally published by Liberty Times in Chinese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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