DETROIT -- Rays infielder Nick Franklin was expected to platoon at second base this year until a left oblique strain near the end of Spring Training derailed his season.
Although he won't earn many starts during the final month of the regular season, Franklin will have the opportunity to prove he belongs at the Major League level now that he and reliever Andrew Bellatti were recalled from Triple-A Durham on Tuesday.
The callups are likely the last Tampa Bay will make this year, meaning left-hander Blake Snell -- the organization's top pitching prospect, per MLBPipeline.