CLEVELAND, Ohio -- There he stood, gripping the baseball with the very tips of his fingers and tossing floaters to a teammate.
Jason Bere took notice. So did longtime minor league pitching coach Greg Hibbard.
Steven Wright began to turn to a knuckleball as an out pitch in 2010. Little did he know it would serve as his gateway to a big league career.
Wright returned to Cleveland this week as a member of the opposition. He caught up with his old roommate, Josh Tomlin. He reconnected with Bere, now the Indians' bullpen coach, and with Tribe pitching coach Mickey Callaway, who coached him in the minors.