The Los Angeles Dodgers are finalizing a trade to acquire left-handed ace Tarik Skubal from the Detroit Tigers, according to multiple reports on August 2, 2026. The deal is pending physicals and final approval, but it would add one of baseball's top pitchers to a Dodgers rotation already bolstered by the return of Shohei Ohtani.
Skubal, 29, is having a stellar season with a 2.49 ERA and 174 strikeouts in 130 innings for the Tigers. He is under team control through 2027, making him a coveted asset as the trade deadline approaches.
The Tigers are expected to receive a significant prospect package in return, though the exact players have not been confirmed. The Dodgers have a history of making blockbuster deadline deals, and this move would further solidify their status as World Series favorites.
Skubal won the American League Cy Young Award in 2025, and his addition gives Los Angeles a formidable top of the rotation alongside Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and Tyler Glasnow.
