The veteran catcher was best known by Detroit Tigers fans for his performance on the Boston Red Sox team that defeated the Tigers in the ALCS in 2013. He tagged out Prince Fielder in the unforgettable flop to third.
In 2015, Salty was passed around between the Miami Marlins and the Arizona Diamondbacks. He left the Marlins with a .069 batting average. He ended 2015 with a .225 batting average and an OPS of .745.
When the Tigers snapped him up, he joined the team that already had two catchers, James McCann and Bryan Holaday.