The Detroit Tigers needed another catcher, so they acquired old friend Dustin Garneau.
Without starting catcher Eric Haase for the next couple of days, the Tigers were left with backup Grayson Greiner as their lone catcher. Infielder Zack Short and utility player Harold Castro lobbied for emergency catcher gigs, but manager AJ Hinch didn't want to take that route.
"That's one position where you can't just throw somebody out there and pretend," Hinch said. "I would probably active myself or (quality control coach) Josh Paul before I would go down that path.