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Tigers add Bonderman, 5 others to roster

Big-league teams can expand their rosters from 25 to 40 players beginning Tuesday — the day of the annual Sept. 1 roster expansion. The Tigers announced today they will add six players, all from their Triple-A Toledo farm club:

Pitcher Jeremy Bonderman (who has been pitching in relief on an injury-rehab assignment at Toledo). In his only appearance of the season for the Tigers, Bonderman lost a start in Chicago. “I’ll use him out of the bullpen,” manager Jim Leyland said. “There is no chance he will be starting. If there’s a spot where three of the next four hitters are righties, that might be a good fit for him. We’re bringing him (up) because we think he can contribute, not because it’s Jeremy Bonderman.”

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September 1, 2009 Posted by GameSetMatch | Detroit Tigers, MLB, Tigers News | , , , , , , | No Comments Yet