Right-handed reliever Will Vest arrived in Omaha, Nebraska, around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, ready to join Triple-A Toledo. Once the plane landed, he reconnected to his cellular network and a few text messages appeared.
The Detroit Tigers needed Vest at Comerica Park.
"When we called him, he was still on the plane," manager A.J. Hinch said. "We couldn't divert the entire Delta plane, but we did divert him and got him back. He learned the hotels in the big leagues are better."
It's been a busy 24 hours.
"It's like I had a day off," Vest said.