On Friday evening, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reported that free agent infielder Keston Hiura had been signed by the Detroit Tigers. The details — a minor league contract that will convert to $2 million in guaranteed money and performance incentives if he makes the MLB team — were reported by Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press shortly afterward.
Hiura was the first round pick of the Milwaukee Brewers in 2017, who selected him ninth overall. The Brewers promoted him aggressively and he raked at every level of the minors before reaching the big leagues in 2019 at just 22 years old.