Right-handed reliever Chris Paddack — who recently moved from the starting rotation to the bullpen — has returned to the Detroit Tigers from the bereavement list.

He left the Tigers for three days after the death of a family member .

To accommodate for Paddack's return, the Tigers optioned designated hitter Justyn-Henry Malloy to Triple-A Toledo on Saturday, Sept. 6, before the second of three games in the series against the Chicago White Sox at Comerica Park.

"It's tough luck for him with how the roster is right now, where we have our strengths," manager A.J. Hinch said before Saturday's game. "We tried to show him that we believe in him and that I'm going to use him in the role which I did for the games that he was here." CAN HE BE TRUSTED? Is Tommy Kahnle back? Tigers

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