LAKELAND, Fla. — Jacob Barnes entered the Detroit Tigers' spring training complex Friday with plans of driving to Triple-A Toledo, where he was supposed to begin his 2022 season.
Then, the Tigers changed his schedule.
Barnes, a 31-year-old right-hander, returned to MLB spring training Friday, four days after being reassigned to minor-league camp. He is expected to stick around until the Tigers' make their final roster decisions.
"We wouldn't bring him back unless there was an opportunity for him to make our team," Tigers manager AJ Hinch said Friday. "Some of it is where our bullpen structure is, and some of it is the timing was really messy.