Former outfielder Anthony Gose is ready and back and will be featuring for the Cleveland Indians in the MLB, albeit in a different avatar this time around.

Formerly a fast outfielder in the Major League, the Indians now want Gose to be a hard-throwing lefty reliever as they call him up from the minors on Monday.

“His story is something that makes me smile, it really does. You think about his journey, putting in the work over the last few years, he’s got to feel good about himself and what he’s done to get to this point,” interim manager for the Indians DeMarlo Hale was quoted by the Associated Press as saying.

The Indians made the move before hosting the Kansas City Royals in a doubleheader. The 31-year-old Gose last played in the majors in 2016 with the Detroit Tigers.

Gose was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the second round of the MLB draft in 2008. He spent parts of five seasons in the majors with the Toronto Blue Jays and the Tigers before returning to the minors as a pitcher in 2017.

Gose is in his third year in Cleveland’s minor league system and drew attention with his performance at Triple-A Columbus this season.

Gose struck out 49 in 33 innings, hitting 100 mph on the radar gun and consistently throwing in the upper 90s. He walked 28 and was 6-1 with a 3.55 ERA in 28 games. Gose has pitched 13 scoreless innings, striking out 21 and walking six, in his last 11 appearances.

This summer, Gose pitched for the US Olympic team in Tokyo.

Gose hit .240 with 57 steals in the majors. In 2015, he stole 23 bases and hit 24 doubles for the Tigers while batting .254 in 140 games. He became a pitcher after failing to make Detroit’s opening day roster in 2017.

(With inputs from the Associated Press)