Infante returns to Tigers with spring invite

This browser does not support the video element.

DETROIT -- Omar Infante is back in the Tigers organization. A.J. Achter, who grew up down Interstate 75 from Comerica Park, will soon be joining him.
The Tigers announced their first round of Minor League contracts Friday, a list of 14 players that includes a familiar name in Infante. The former Tigers and Royals second baseman will get a non-roster invitation to Major League Spring Training, where he'll try to win a roster spot 15 years after he made his Major League debut in Detroit.
Among the Minor League deals are Dustin Molleken, who made his Major League debut with the Tigers on July 4 after more than a dozen years in the Minor Leagues, and Jeff Ferrell, released by the Tigers last summer. Fellow pitchers Ruben Alaniz, Johan Belisario, Endrys Briceno, William Cuevas, Santiago Garrido, Logan Kensing, Arcenio Leon and Cory Riordan, along with catcher Miguel Gonzalez and infielders Argenis Diaz and Gustavo Nunez also received contracts.
Not announced yet was an agreement on a Minor League contract and Spring Training invite for Achter, which is expected to be made official shortly. The Toledo native and Michigan State product has agreed to terms according to a source, confirming reports from SB Nation and the Toledo Blade.
Hot Stove Tracker
Molleken, Alaniz, Cuevas, Kensing and Gonzalez also received invitations to big league camp. The deals provide depth for a Tigers organization that used 22 position players and 22 pitchers in 2016.
For Infante, the homecoming marks his third stint with the organization that signed him out of Venezuela as a teenager in 1999. He made his big league debut with the Tigers three years later, embarking on a six-year stint as a second baseman and later a utility infielder before the Tigers traded him to the Cubs for Jacque Jones following the 2007 season.
The Tigers brought back Infante, then a regular second baseman with an All-Star selection on his resume, at the Trade Deadline in 2012. He played a big role in Detroit's run to the World Series that year, then posted the best offensive season of his career before hitting the free-agent market and signing a four-year, $30 million contract with Kansas City.
The Royals released him at midseason with a .239 average and 11 home runs in 39 games. He's scheduled to make $8 million from them this year, the final guaranteed season of his contract. Though starting Tigers second baseman Ian Kinsler has been involved in trade discussions, Infante's return is more about depth for an organization that badly wanted to reinforce its middle-infield ranks.
The 28-year-old Achter grew up in Toledo and won City League Player of the Year honors his senior season at Clay High School. After three seasons at Michigan State, he was a 46th-round pick of the Twins in the 2010 Draft. He climbed the Minnesota farm system with three standout seasons of relief, earning All-Star honors in each respective league along the way, before making his Major League debut in 2014.
After 18 big league appearances over two seasons, Achter jumped to the Angels as a non-roster invite and pitched in 27 games for the big league club over seven stints. Despite bouncing back and forth to Salt Lake, he put up decent numbers, including a 3.11 ERA over 37 2/3 innings with 12 walks and 14 strikeouts. The strikeout rate was much lower than his career mark in both the Majors and Minors.
If Achter makes it to Detroit, he'll be the first Michigan State product to play in the Majors for the Tigers since Kirk Gibson.
Molleken and Kensing both pitched for the Tigers this past season in brief callups. The 32-year-old Molleken allowed four runs on 12 hits over 8 1/3 innings in four appearances, while the 34-year-old Kensing tossed 4 2/3 innings of one-run ball in three games.
Ferrell, 26, was a fast-rising relief prospect with the Tigers two seasons ago, jumping from Double-A Erie to the big leagues before injuries derailed his 2016 season after six appearances for Triple-A Toledo. Detroit released him in August.
Most of the other deals were re-signings. The 29-year-old Diaz has played parts of four seasons in Toledo, batting .241 (78-for-323) with a .597 OPS in 2016, but hasn't played in the Majors since 2010 with Pittsburgh. Garrido, 27, struggled to a 6.22 ERA in 33 games between Erie and Class A Lakeland this year. Alaniz, 25, had a 4-4 record with four saves, a 2.69 ERA and 74 strikeouts over 73 2/3 innings between Erie and Toledo. Riordan went 6-10 with a 4.86 ERA at the same stops. Belisario went 0-2 with a 5.82 ERA in 17 innings at Lakeland. Nunez batted .279 (97-for-348) for Erie with two homers and 31 RBIs.
Gonzalez, also a Mud Hen last year, gives the Tigers insurance at catcher alongside John Hicks. Gonzalez batted .243 (52-for-214) with two homers and 33 RBIs.
Leon bounced around the Triple-A and Double-A levels across several organizations in recent years before joining the Mexican League, where he put up 36 saves this year. Cuevas made his big league debut this year with the Red Sox, tossing five innings with six walks in three games before posting a 6-8 record and 4.19 ERA in 25 games for Triple-A Pawtucket.

More from MLB.com

seductrice.net
universo-virtual.com
buytrendz.net
thisforall.net
benchpressgains.com
qthzb.com
mindhunter9.com
dwjqp1.com
secure-signup.net
ahaayy.com
tressesindia.com
puresybian.com
krpano-chs.com
cre8workshop.com
hdkino.org
peixun021.com
qz786.com
utahperformingartscenter.org
worldqrmconference.com
shangyuwh.com
eejssdfsdfdfjsd.com
playminecraftfreeonline.com
trekvietnamtour.com
your-business-articles.com
essaywritingservice10.com
hindusamaaj.com
joggingvideo.com
wandercoups.com
wormblaster.net
tongchengchuyange0004.com
internetknowing.com
breachurch.com
peachesnginburlesque.com
dataarchitectoo.com
clientfunnelformula.com
30pps.com
cherylroll.com
ks2252.com
prowp.net
webmanicura.com
sofietsshotel.com
facetorch.com
nylawyerreview.com
apapromotions.com
shareparelli.com
goeaglepointe.com
thegreenmanpubphuket.com
karotorossian.com
publicsensor.com
taiwandefence.com
epcsur.com
southstills.com
tvtv98.com
thewellington-hotel.com
bccaipiao.com
colectoresindustrialesgs.com
shenanddcg.com
capriartfilmfestival.com
replicabreitlingsale.com
thaiamarinnewtoncorner.com
gkmcww.com
mbnkbj.com
andrewbrennandesign.com
cod54.com
luobinzhang.com
faithfirst.net
zjyc28.com
tongchengjinyeyouyue0004.com
nhuan6.com
kftz5k.com
oldgardensflowers.com
lightupthefloor.com
bahamamamas-stjohns.com
ly2818.com
905onthebay.com
fonemenu.com
notanothermovie.com
ukrainehighclassescort.com
meincmagazine.com
av-5858.com
yallerdawg.com
donkeythemovie.com
corporatehospitalitygroup.com
boboyy88.com
miteinander-lernen.com
dannayconsulting.com
officialtomsshoesoutletstore.com
forsale-amoxil-amoxicillin.net
generictadalafil-canada.net
guitarlessonseastlondon.com
lesliesrestaurants.com
mattyno9.com
nri-homeloans.com
rtgvisas-qatar.com
salbutamolventolinonline.net
sportsinjuries.info
wedsna.com
rgkntk.com
bkkmarketplace.com
zxqcwx.com
breakupprogram.com
boxcardc.com
unblockyoutubeindonesia.com
fabulousbookmark.com
beat-the.com
guatemala-sailfishing-vacations-charters.com
magie-marketing.com
kingstonliteracy.com
guitaraffinity.com
eurelookinggoodapparel.com
howtolosecheekfat.net
marioncma.org
oliviadavismusic.com
shantelcampbellrealestate.com
shopleborn13.com
topindiafree.com
v-visitors.net
djjky.com
053hh.com
originbluei.com
baucishotel.com
33kkn.com
intrinsiqresearch.com
mariaescort-kiev.com
mymaguk.com
sponsored4u.com
crimsonclass.com
bataillenavale.com
searchtile.com
ze-stribrnych-struh.com
zenithalhype.com
modalpkv.com
bouisset-lafforgue.com
useupload.com
37r.net
autoankauf-muenster.com
bantinbongda.net
bilgius.com
brabustermagazine.com
indigrow.org
miicrosofts.net
mysmiletravel.com
selinasims.com
spellcubesapp.com
usa-faction.com
hypoallergenicdogsnames.com
dailyupdatez.com
foodphotographyreviews.com
cricutcom-setup.com
chprowebdesign.com
katyrealty-kanepa.com
tasramar.com
bilgipinari.org
four-am.com
indiarepublicday.com
inquick-enbooks.com
iracmpi.com
kakaschoenen.com
lsm99flash.com
nana1255.com
ngen-niagara.com
technwzs.com
virtualonlinecasino1345.com
wallpapertop.net
casino-natali.com
iprofit-internet.com
denochemexicana.com
eventhalfkg.com
medcon-taiwan.com
life-himawari.com
myriamshomes.com
nightmarevue.com
healthandfitnesslives.com
androidnews-jp.com
allstarsru.com
bestofthebuckeyestate.com
bestofthefirststate.com
bestwireless7.com
britsmile.com
declarationintermittent.com
findhereall.com
jingyou888.com
lsm99deal.com
lsm99galaxy.com
moozatech.com
nuagh.com
patliyo.com
philomenamagikz.net
rckouba.net
saturnunipessoallda.com
tallahasseefrolics.com
thematurehardcore.net
totalenvironment-inthatquietearth.com
velislavakaymakanova.com
vermontenergetic.com
kakakpintar.com
begorgeouslady.com
1800birks4u.com
2wheelstogo.com
6strip4you.com
bigdata-world.net
emailandco.net
gacapal.com
jharpost.com
krishnaastro.com
lsm99credit.com
mascalzonicampani.com
sitemapxml.org
thecityslums.net
topagh.com
flairnetwebdesign.com
rajasthancarservices.com
bangkaeair.com
beneventocoupon.com
noternet.org
oqtive.com
smilebrightrx.com
decollage-etiquette.com
1millionbestdownloads.com
7658.info
bidbass.com
devlopworldtech.com
digitalmarketingrajkot.com
fluginfo.net
naqlafshk.com
passion-decouverte.com
playsirius.com
spacceleratorintl.com
stikyballs.com
top10way.com
yokidsyogurt.com
zszyhl.com
16firthcrescent.com
abogadolaboralistamd.com
apk2wap.com
aromacremeria.com
banparacard.com
bosmanraws.com
businessproviderblog.com
caltonosa.com
calvaryrevivalchurch.org
chastenedsoulwithabrokenheart.com
cheminotsgardcevennes.com
cooksspot.com
cqxzpt.com
deesywig.com
deltacartoonmaps.com
despixelsetdeshommes.com
duocoracaobrasileiro.com
fareshopbd.com
goodpainspills.com
hemendekor.com
kobisitecdn.com
makaigoods.com
mgs1454.com
piccadillyresidences.com
radiolaondafresca.com
rubendorf.com
searchengineimprov.com
sellmyhrvahome.com
shugahouseessentials.com
sonihullquad.com
subtractkilos.com
valeriekelmansky.com
vipasdigitalmarketing.com
voolivrerj.com
zeelonggroup.com
1015southrockhill.com
10x10b.com
111-online-casinos.com
191cb.com
3665arpentunitd.com
aitesonics.com
bag-shokunin.com
brightotech.com
communication-digitale-services.com
covoakland.org
dariaprimapack.com
freefortniteaccountss.com
gatebizglobal.com
global1entertainmentnews.com
greatytene.com
hiroshiwakita.com
iktodaypk.com
jahatsakong.com
meadowbrookgolfgroup.com
newsbharati.net
platinumstudiosdesign.com
slotxogamesplay.com
strikestaruk.com
trucosdefortnite.com
ufabetrune.com
weddedtowhitmore.com
12940brycecanyonunitb.com
1311dietrichoaks.com
2monarchtraceunit303.com
601legendhill.com
850elaine.com
adieusolasomade.com
andora-ke.com
bestslotxogames.com
cannagomcallen.com
endlesslyhot.com
iestpjva.com
ouqprint.com
pwmaplefest.com
qtylmr.com
rb88betting.com
buscadogues.com
1007macfm.com
born-wild.com
growthinvests.com
promocode-casino.com
proyectogalgoargentina.com
wbthompson-art.com
whitemountainwheels.com
7thavehvl.com
developmethis.com
funkydogbowties.com
travelodgegrandjunction.com
gao-town.com
globalmarketsuite.com
blogshippo.com
hdbka.com
proboards67.com
outletonline-michaelkors.com
kalkis-research.com
thuthuatit.net
buckcash.com
hollistercanada.com
docterror.com
asadart.com
vmayke.org
erwincomputers.com
dirimart.org
okkii.com
loteriasdecehegin.com
mountanalog.com
healingtaobritain.com
ttxmonitor.com
nwordpress.com
11bolabonanza.com