# Detroit Tigers sign reliever Emilio Pagán to 1-year deal > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/886585 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 3 outlets covering · First listed: Yahoo Sports, Nov 11, 2026, 5:39 AM · Read it: The Detroit Tigers made their first move of 2026 MLB free agency by signing right-handed reliever Emilio Pagán to a one-year contract on Wednesday. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 11, 2026, 12:28 AM: [Tigers, reliever Emilio Pagán in agreement on 1-year deal: Source]() — The Athletic (Sports, United States) Pagán, 35, has been the Cincinnati Reds' closer for the past two seasons. - Nov 11, 2026, 5:39 AM: [Detroit Tigers sign reliever Emilio Pagán to 1-year deal]() — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States) The Detroit Tigers made their first move of 2026 MLB free agency by signing right-handed reliever Emilio Pagán to a one-year contract on Wednesday. - Nov 11, 2026, 12:10 PM: [Is Emilio Pagan the Right One-Year, $11 Million Bet for Detroit?]() — Sports Illustrated (Sports, United States) Detroit needs to rebuild a bullpen that let 31 leads slip away, and Scott Harris had already defined the characteristics he is looking for in his new relievers.