In a camper parked halfway between Toledo and Detroit, Chase Lee got the phone call every ballplayer dreams about. It was just after 10 p.m. on Monday night. By Tuesday, he would be a major leaguer. It marked the latest milestone in an improbable rise that began when Lee walked on to the team at Alabama as an unheralded pitcher.

Chase Lee's baseball story got a serious plot twist Tuesday when the 26-year-old was summoned to the big leagues for the first time.

One of the best Alabama baseball relievers in recent memory is headed to Major League Baseball. Chase Lee, who has the Crimson Tide's career record low for earned run average among relievers, was called up by the Detroit Tigers in a move officially announced Tuesday.