That means rookie outfielder Christin Stewart’s Major League debut will be delayed.
The Toledo Mud Hens are in the playoffs for the first time in more than a decade.
The Detroit Tigers’ Triple-A affiliate clinched first place in the International League’s West Division on Sunday. They play a final regular season game on Monday before opening the playoffs against the Durham Bulls, a Tampa Bay Rays’ affiliate, on Wednesday night in Toledo.
The winner of that series will advance to play either the Scranton Wilkes-Barre Railriders or the Lehigh Valley Ironpigs beginning on Sept. 11 for the Governors’ Cup.
The Mud Hens celebrated with gusto Sunday night after their game in Columbus, Ohio, and champagne-soaked players shared social media posts of the clubhouse party.
But there’s also a less-happy outcome for players who would have gotten a call-up to Detroit over the weekend: The Mud Hens will need their services for at least another week.
That means rookie outfielder Christin Stewart’s Major League debut will be delayed. The Tigers were also likely to add at least a couple more pitchers from the Mud Hens’ roster, although plans could always change based on what happens in the next week.
The Tigers currently have 27 players on their roster, which was expanded from a maximum of 25 players to 40 on Sept. 1.
Left-hander Daniel Norris was activated from the 60-day disabled list to start on Saturday. Infielder Dawel Lugo was called up after shortstop Jose Iglesias went on the disabled list.
The Mud Hens last made the playoffs in 2007 with a team that included Chris Shelton, Timo Perez, Mike Hessman and Jack Hannahan .
The schedule:
Wednesday: at Toledo, 6:35 p.m. Thursday: at Toledo, 6:35 p.m. Friday: at Durham, 7:05 p.m. Saturday: at Durham, 6:35 p.m. (if necessary) Sunday: at Durham, 5:05 p.m. (if necessary)
