If the Detroit Tigers need him, infielder Zack Short will be ready.
When the Tigers added first baseman Renato Nunez to the 26-man roster, thus removing him from the taxi squad, Short took his place. The squad, which gives teams extra reserves on road trips, puts the 25-year-old one step closer to his MLB debut.
"He's an overall good baseball player," manager AJ Hinch said. "Good baseball players make their way across the minor leagues and into consideration for the big leagues. If something happens, I would have all the confidence in the world that he's going to be pretty good for us.