The Tigers are bringing back a familiar face.
Detroit on Monday signing five players to minor-league contracts, including side-arming left-hander Locke St. John, a former Tigers draft pick who has spent the last three seasons in the Texas Rangers' system.
St. John, 27, was a 32nd-round pick by the Tigers in the 2014 draft out of South Alabama, and played four years in the system but never above Single-A ball.
He caught on with the Rangers, and made his major-league debut in 2019, with seven relief appearances. He had a 5.40 ERA over 6.