TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) – Now that the majors are over, Phil Mickelson wants a shot at the minors – in baseball.

Mickelson is scheduled to have a tryout Friday with Toledo, the Triple-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers, with hopes of pitching for the Mud Hens this weekend.

“This is a lifetime dream of mine, and I’m extremely grateful to the Toledo organization for giving me the chance to live it,” Mickelson said in a statement.

Mickelson, whose 21 victories on the PGA Tour are the most of any player in the modern era to have never won a major, threw to six players from the Akron Aeros, a Double-A team, last weekend during the NEC Invitational.

He offered $300 to anyone who could hit a homer off him, and the best anyone could

do was a fly to the warning track.

Mickelson, who throws right-handed, says he often plays catch to loosen his rotator cuff. He has worked recently with former Texas Rangers pitching coach Tom House.

Told that Mickelson was going to try out with the Mud Hens, Tiger Woods smiled and said, “Good luck.”

Paul Azinger was among the players who watched Mickelson pitch last week in Akron.

“He’ll probably be effective, because those guys haven’t seen a 68-mph fastball since Little League,” Azinger said from the Deutsche Bank Championship outside Boston.

Despite a chance to pitch in the minors, Mickelson isn’t about to quit his day job.

“I know which sport is mine, but I just could not pass on this opportunity,” he said.