DETROIT -- The callup is just for a day. For outfielder Mike Gerber, the Tigers' 26th man for Friday's day-night doubleheader against the Royals, it was a long time coming.
"You work your entire life for this, and this has been the goal since Day 1," Gerber said. "Every kid dreams about playing up here in the big leagues."
Gerber had to work harder than most. A 40th-round Draft pick out of high school, he went undrafted after his junior season at Creighton, but an outstanding senior season made him a 15th-round Draft pick by the Tigers in 2014.