Tigers P Tarik Skubal awarded record $32M in arbitration

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Detroit Tigers left-handed ace Tarik Skubal, the American League Cy Young Award winner the last two seasons, was awarded a $32 million salary in 2026 by an arbitration panel on Thursday, shattering the previous records.

Skubal, 29, was offered $19 million by the Tigers, but far surpassed David Price's $19.75 million record in 2015 for a pitcher'