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1 week agoTigers To Select Burch Smith
Burch Smith is being promoted to the Tigers' major league roster after a strong performance in Triple-A Toledo.
The Tigers signed reliever Burch Smith to a minor league contract, reports Evan Petzold of The Detroit Free-Press. The righty receives an invitation to MLB camp and will be guaranteed a $1.5MM base salary if he makes the big league roster. Smith, 36 in April, has played for seven big league clubs over a 15-year career that has taken him around the globe.