A's honor late son of Pat Neshek with patch (PHOTO)

The Oakland Athletics will wear a patch on their uniforms tonight to honor the late son of reliever Pat Neshek. Gehrig John Neshek passed away on Wednesday, less than a full day after he was born.

It's a small, but touching tribute for Neshek, who rejoined his teammates in Detroit on Friday.

Here is more from USA TODAY Sports' Bob Nightengale in Detroit:

It will take time to heal, and as Neshek said, the pain will never go away. Yet, for now, he and Stephanee know they made the right choice to come to Detroit and rejoin the team for the American League Division Series playoffs beginning Saturday against the Detroit Tigers. They are with friends and family who can help them during the painful healing process.

"It was a great decision; my wife recommended it,'' Neshek said. "I was fine with whatever she wanted. But the first thing she said was, 'I need to get out of here and some baseball.' I just wanted to be by her side to get through this.

"This is really good for me. It really takes your mind off a lot of the bad stuff that happened. It's a very good way of healing, putting the pieces back together.

"It's tough, but I've been getting a lot of support from the guys and other players around baseball, guys I played with, fans of baseball, and that's really helped us. "If nothing else, you kind of wanted to do it in my son's honor, to come back."