Detroit – He was happy to return to the major leagues, but the way Casey McGehee did so bothered him.
McGehee was recalled from Triple-A Toledo when third baseman Nick Castellanos was placed on the disabled list with a non-displaced fracture of the fifth metacarpal of his left hand.
There was no doubt the veteran McGehee, 33, felt for Castellanos.
“Unfortunately it happened the way it did, and especially a guy like Nick, that had been playing so well and been such big part of the team’s success to this point,” McGehee said. “It’s definitely bittersweet.