TORONTO — Tyler Nevin left the Detroit Tigers with no choice.
A spot on the active roster opened up Tuesday night, when starting pitcher Matt Manning fractured a bone in his right foot, and the Tigers reached out to Nevin — who plays third base, first base and left field — rather than promoting a reliever to eat innings out of the bullpen.
That's because Nevin was raking in Triple-A Toledo. The 25-year-old hit .514 (18-for-35) with four doubles, one triple, one home run, three walks and two strikeouts in nine games for the Mud Hens.