ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Detroit Tigers have placed first baseman Miguel Cabrera on the paternity leave list and recalled catcher Omir Santos from Triple-A Toledo.
The moves were made before Thursday’s game at Tampa Bay.
Tigers manager Jim Leyland said Cabrera is expected to rejoin the team on Friday.
Santos was the listed starter for Thursday’s game. Alex Avila had started the previous 18 games at catcher.
Catcher Victor Martinez has been limited to designated hitter because of a sore left knee. Leyland didn’t rule out Martinez possibly being ready for some catching work in the next week or so.
Also, outfielder Brennan Boesch, was out of Thursday’s lineup and will undergo tests on his sprained right thumb.
