Vest tossed a scoreless inning of relief with a strikeout to earn the save in Monday's 2-1 win over the White Sox.

Detroit Tigers relief pitcher Will Vest picked up his 17th save of the season in Monday's 2-1 win over the White Sox. Vest entered the game in the bottom of the ninth inning up by one and turned in a ...

Vest should remain Detroit's closer, but the club has some new setup options in front of him with the Tigers adding Rafael Montero, Kyle Finnegan and Codi Heuer in separate trades, Jason Beck of ...

Will Vest’s FB has gone from averaging 93.5 to 96.1 mph since 2021. Take a look at some of the mechanical and, more importantly, mental tweaks that helped him raise this pitch from average to ...

Vest struggled in spring training of 2023 and was sent to Triple-A, where he rediscovered his aggressive mindset. Vest now pitches with a "fight or flight" mentality, visualizing his opponents as ...

Vest pitched in Saturday night’s game against Nashville and had a clean, single-inning stint: no hits, no walks, one strikeout. It dropped his Toledo ERA to 4.76 after five games and 5.2 innings.

Vest threw 24 sinkers last season and has already thrown 20 this year, all to right-handed hitters. Adding that to the mix, he’s improved his ground ball rate overall to 52%, up from 44% last year.

Vest lasted in Seattle until only early July, when his ERA had risen to 6.17 after 35 innings. For the Tigers in 2022, Vest has a 1.17 ERA with three walks and 20 strikeouts in 15⅓ innings.