Dodgers announced Sunday they had acquired two-time Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal from the Detroit Tigers in exchange for three minor leaguers, bolstering their chances for a third consecutive World Series championship.
Skubal joins fellow two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell on a pitching staff that also includes three other All-Star Game selections — Tyler Glasnow, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Shohei Ohtani.
Glasnow and Snell are both on the injured list but expected to resume play this month. Ohtani hasn’t pitched since July 3 because of left knee inflammation and right biceps discomfort. It is unclear when he will pitch again.
“I’m excited to be a Dodger,” Skubal told reporters in West Sacramento where the Tigers were playing the Athletics. “I’m excited to get down there and meet all those guys and chase three championships in a row. It’s hard to do, so I’m excited to be a part of that.”
In exchange for the 29-year-old left-hander, who will be a free agent after this season but is likely to re-sign with the Dodgers, the team sent outfielder Zyhir Hope and pitchers River Ryan and Brady Smith to Detroit.
The trade came on the eve of the trading deadline.
Skubal was selected by the Tigers in the ninth round of the 2018 draft out of the University of Seattle and made his major league debut in 2020. After going 16-24 over his first three seasons, Skubal began coming into his own in 2023.
Skubal didn’t pitch in the majors until July 4 in 2023, as he completed recovery from flexor tendon surgery in August 2022. He was 7-3 in 2023, winning his final four decisions, with a 2.80 ERA, including a 0.90 ERA over his final five starts. Skubal was selected as American League pitcher of the month for September 2023, the only time he has won the award.
Skubal won the first of his two American League Cy Young Awards in 2024, when he won the pitching triple crown for leading the league with 18 victories, 228 strikeouts and a 2.39 ERA. He also won the award in 2025 when he lead the league with a 2.21 ERA and 241 strikeouts.
Skubal is 7-5 with a 2.79 ERA and 116 strikeouts in 96 innings in 2026.
Skubal will make his Dodgers debut Tuesday against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field, the team announced.