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- Updated: August 31, 2016
DETROIT — JaCoby Jones climbed the prospect rankings in the Tigers’ system as a combination center fielder and third baseman. With Cameron Maybin sidelined and Nick Castellanos on the disabled list, Detroit is going to give him a chance to be a little bit of both.
A day after Maybin reinjured his left thumb, the Tigers called up Jones from Triple-A Toledo on Tuesday, adding the versatile 24-year-old to the 40-man roster. The No. 9 Tigers prospect, according to MLBPipeline.com, takes the place of Casey McGehee, who was optioned to Toledo to make room.
“It was not related,” manager Brad Ausmus said before Tuesday’s game, “but it gives us an option in center, should Maybin be longer-term.”
• Maybin gets good news on injured thumb
More important, Ausmus said: “See if we can inject a little bit of life into the offense.”
That certainly happened in Tuesday night’s 8-4 win over the White Sox, in which Jones drove in the go-ahead run as part of a two-hit, two-RBI MLB debut.
The Tigers also swapped pitchers to add an extra reliever, recalling lefty Blaine Hardy from Toledo. Matt Boyd, Detroit’s starting pitcher in Monday’s 4-3 win over the White Sox, was optioned to Toledo, but the move is …
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