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BRADENTON, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 23: Paul DeJong #18 of the New York Yankees looks on after scoring in the second inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates during a Grapefruit League spring training game at LECOM Park on February 23, 2026 in Bradenton, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)

Former New York Yankees infielder Paul DeJong has had his 2026 season cut short.

DeJong signed a minor-league deal with the Detroit Tigers earlier this month after opting out of his minor-league deal with the Yankees. After not making New York’s Opening Day roster, he decided to stay in the system, but on May 1, he opted out of the deal after there were no signs of him reaching the MLB.

Since signing with the Tigers, he’s been playing in Triple-A, but it was revealed on Thursday that he’s set for season-ending hamstring surgery.

“Paul DeJong is having season-ending hamstring surgery,” MLB insider Jon Heyman wrote on X.

With DeJong having a season-ending injury, the hope is that he will be ready for spring training as he’ll look to land with another team in the offseason and return to the MLB in 2027.

DeJong was an All-Star in 2019 with the St. Louis Cardinals, but he has struggled the last couple of seasons and has bounced around teams.

In the Yankees system this year, DeJong hit .203 with 6 home runs and 13 RBIs in 23 games, but it wasn’t enough to earn a call-up. He’s spent parts of nine years in the MLB.

More to come.