Kansas City, Mo. — Ready or not, right-handed pitching prospect Matt Manning has been summoned to the big leagues.
Manning, 23 and rated the No. 3 prospect in the Tigers’ system by MLBPipeline, was the last healthy starting pitcher left on the 40-man roster not already in the big leagues. And when Matthew Boyd went on the injured list Tuesday with left arm soreness, the Tigers were down to three healthy starting pitchers.
So, despite his struggles through most of his seven starts at Triple-A Toledo, Manning got the call Monday night.
"(Toledo manager Tom) Prince called me," Manning said.