DETROIT -- Calm down, Tigers fans. He was just having some fun.

The Tigersphere was thrown for a bit of a loop Saturday when the

tweeted a picture of Nick Castellanos taking grounders at third base.

The picture showed Castellanos fielding a ground ball prior to the team's game against the Royals with Miguel Cabrera watching from behind. It led to rampant speculation about a possible return to his former spot.

"That's funny," Castellanos said when told about the picture. "What are they saying?"

Well, here's an example:

Don't read into it, Castellanos confirmed Sunday. He's not moving back to third base. At least, not right now.

"That was just me having fun with Miguel. That's it," he said. "I got my early work done in the outfield before batting practice. I saw Miguel, by himself, taking grounders at third base, so I just went over to help him out."

Castellanos, 21, was drafted as a shortstop out of high school with the Tigers' first pick in 2010. He started his professional career as a third baseman, but moved to the outfield last season when he was with Double-A Erie. He spent all of this year as a left fielder in Triple-A Toledo.

The move was necessary after the Tigers signed Prince Fielder to a nine-year deal prior to the 2012 season, which -- in turn -- forced Cabrera to shift from first to third base.

"Oh, (Castellanos) is just messing around, taking a shift," manager Jim Leyland said. "He was just spending some time at an old spot, fiddling around a little bit. We have a third baseman."

Castellanos was called up from Toledo in early September and has made three starts in left field. It's unclear if he'll be added to a potential postseason roster, but if he makes the cut, he'll likely serve as a platoon player with Andy Dirks in left field.

"If you noticed, I also took grounders at short, too, but I'm not going there," Castellanos said with a grin.

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