Luis Castillo has waited 11 years for this moment.
Triple-A Toledo manager Lloyd McClendon called Castillo — a 27-year-old right-handed reliever — into his office after Friday's game in Iowa. The Detroit Tigers had optioned right-handed starter Bryan Garcia and wanted to bolster their bullpen after they used six relievers in Friday's loss to the Tampa Bay Rays.
The Tigers picked Castillo.
"This is a dream come true," Castillo said, with Tigers bilingual media coordinator Carlos Guillen interpreting. "I've always worked so hard down there. There were some times and some moments in which I thought I was never going to make it because of the decisions out of my hands.