The veteran right-hander has signed a one-year deal with the Tigers in free agency worth $7.75 million, per Jeff Passan of ESPN. Jon Heyman of the New York Post was first to report that the Tigers were close to a deal with Kahnle on Wednesday afternoon.

The Detroit Tigers may be on the cusp of making an absolutely massive addition to their bullpen. According to a report from MLB insider Jon Heyman, the Tigers are closing in on a deal with New York Yankees right-handed reliever Tommy Kahnle.

Another former Shaker High School pitcher is on the move during this Major League Baseball offseason. Tommy Kahnle, a 2007 Shaker graduate, signed Wednesday with the Detroit Tigers after spending the past two seasons in the bullpen of the New York Yankees.