The Detroit Tigers have released outfielder Angel Roso, according to the MiLB transactions log.
The 18-year-old left-handed hitter and thrower, who stands 5-foot-8 and weighs 166 pounds, spent his entire professional career in the Dominican Summer League and never advanced beyond the complex level.
Roso, born February 13, 2008, in Caracas, Venezuela, signed with the Tigers as an international free agent on January 15, 2025.
The club announced him alongside a group of other Venezuelan amateurs that included catcher Fabian Dorta, infielders Jhonger Ochoa and Enny Rodriguez, and right-hander Sheroky Rodriguez.
He reported to the Dominican Summer League the following month and bounced between the organization’s two DSL clubs over the next two seasons, most recently assigned to DSL Tigers 1 in early July 2026.
Across 51 games and 103 at-bats in 2025 and 2026, Roso batted .175 with a .356 on-base percentage and .233 slugging percentage.
He collected 18 hits, including four doubles and one triple, drove in eight runs, and stole two bases. He walked 26 times against 27 strikeouts and never hit a home run.
His 2026 line showed modest improvement in average and a higher on-base percentage, yet the overall production remained well below the level typically required to earn a stateside assignment.
Releases at the Dominican Summer League level are routine, particularly for international signees who do not separate themselves quickly.
Organizations must continually clear roster space for newer international classes and for players who have already demonstrated clearer tools or statistical progress.
Roso’s plate discipline provided some encouraging signs, but the modest extra-base power and low batting average in two seasons of complex ball led to the decision to move on.
At 18, he retains time to continue his career elsewhere if another club sees value in his approach, though the majority of players released from the DSL do not resurface in affiliated baseball.
The transaction closes a brief chapter that began with the Tigers’ 2025 international signing period and ended with a quiet notation on the MiLB log.
We’ll see what Detroit has in store this offseason.
