DETROIT -- Veteran right-handed reliever Paul Sewald was reinstated from the 60-day injured list on Thursday and could pitch in the series finale against his former team, the Cleveland Guardians.
Sewald takes the bullpen spot of José Urquidy, who agreed to be optioned to Triple-A Toledo. Additionally, right-hander Codi Heuer, who had been assigned to Toledo, was released.
Sewald, 35, signed a one-year, $7 million deal with Cleveland in January but has spent much of the season sidelined. After suffering a shoulder strain early in the year, he returned to pitch in 18 games for the Guardians before sustaining a new strain in July. The Tigers acquired him at the trade deadline anticipating a September return.
With 10 games left in the regular season, including four against Cleveland, Sewa