KANSAS CITY -- The call came Monday while Ron Gardenhire was on the golf course with some of his coaches for the Tigers' off-day. His son, Toby, was phoning.
"I didn't know what he wanted, but he told me he just got the phone call," Gardenhire said.
His son got the call to the big leagues -- not as a player.
He'll be on manager Paul Molitor's staff for a few games as a reward for his work managing Class A Cedar Rapids to a postseason berth in the Midwest League.