Lucas Elissalt

Lucas Elissalt's 2026 season

Lucas Elissalt made 23 appearances, 21 of them starts, in the Detroit Tigers system in 2026, between High-A West Michigan and Double-A Erie. The right-hander threw 92⅔ innings with a 3.98 ERA, striking out 116 (29.4 percent of batters) and walking 36 (9.1 percent).

Elissalt opened with West Michigan and posted a 3.72 ERA in 75 innings before his promotion to Double-A Erie on August 14. He reached Double-A at 22, more than two years younger than the average Eastern League pitcher, and posted a 5.09 ERA in 17⅔ innings there.