Brad Ausmus has indicated that the oblique injury that landed Tigers starter Daniel Norris on the disabled list could knock him out for the season.
"The strain looks to be a little bit worse than even initially diagnosed," Ausmus told MLive.com. "We're probably looking at a minimum of four weeks."
That makes the most optimistic timetable for his return Sept. 16, which would leave him little time to recuperate and get back on the mound.
Norris, who was the key piece in the trade that sent David Price to Toronto, had been getting clobbered before going down. He allowed 13 runs on 19 hits in his last 14 1/3 innings after a strong debut start in Baltimore.