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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Joel Hanrahan underwent Tommy John surgery last May. (Jim Rogash/Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Detroit Tigers are attempting to bolster their bullpen by signing right-handed reliever Joel Hanrahan, as first reported by Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com. Details of the contract have yet to be reported.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Tigers were among almost 20 teams who watched Hanrahan throw during a showcase in April.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The former Pittsburgh Pirates closer (2011 and 2012) hasn't pitched in a game since suffering an elbow injury with the Red Sox that led to Tommy John surgery in May of last year.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Tigers were among five teams reported to have \"strong interest\" in Hanrahan, who is expected to be least another month away from being available to pitch.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Tigers' bullpen has struggled to a 5.37 ERA (29th in MLB) in the season's first month.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CORCORAN: Early season MLB awards watch&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;tigers agree to deal with joel hanrahan\n\u2014 Jon Heyman (@JonHeymanCBS) May 2, 2014&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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