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'Just special:' Parents share in Tigers pitcher Joey Wentz' big-league call-up

Detroit — Who knew Lloyd McClendon had such a tender side to him?

On Sunday, Mother’s Day, the Toledo Mud Hens' skipper not only called left-hander Joey Wentz into his office, but also invited in Wentz’s parents to deliver the news that Wentz was being called up to the Major Leagues.