Monday’s news that Scott Harris is arriving as new front-office general for the Tigers was proof how much the Tigers mean to big-league baseball. This always was going to be their good fortune, this genuine status, from the day last month when Al Avila was discharged following seven years of too much losing. Begin with
Baltimore, Md. — There was definitely a spring in manager AJ Hinch’s step here Monday. He’d known for a couple of weeks that, in all likelihood, Tigers chairman and CEO Christopher Ilitch was going to hire San Francisco Giants general manager Scott Harris as the Tigers president of baseball operations. And finally, he could let
Detroit Tigers (55-91) vs. Baltimore Orioles (76-69) Time/Place: 7:05 p.m. Camden YardsSB Nation Site: Camden ChatMedia: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: LHP Tyler Alexander (3-10, 5.35 ERA) vs. RHP Tyler Wells (7-6, 3.93 ERA) Game 147 Lineups TIGERS ORIOLES TIGERS ORIOLES Riley Greene – CF Austin Hays – LF Victor Reyes –
It’s a new era for Tigers baseball. Scott Harris grew up in a winning culture that values analytics, now he’s the Tigers’ new president of baseball operations.
Manager Gabe Kapler (L) of the San Francisco Giants speaks with general manager Scott Harris and the Detroit Tigers’ new president of baseball operations after a game against the San Diego Padres was postponed at Petco Park. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images)
The Detroit Tigers‘ front office just got a whole lot younger. Few people have climbed the baseball ranks as quickly as the Tigers’ new president of baseball operations, Scott Harris. The Tigers made the move to hire Harris, 34, about a month after firing Al Avila, who served as general manager and vice president, midseason.
Baltimore, Md. — AJ Hinch was talking about rookie Garrett Hill after the loss to the White Sox on Sunday. Hill had one really good inning and one rough one. “His stuff was very good at the beginning, really explosive,” Hinch said. “Once he got into the stretch, it was a little bit different. But he’s
This story was excerpted from Jason Beck’s Tigers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. The notes on the bulletin board in the Tigers’ clubhouse on Friday as players arrived indicated a pregame team meeting was looming. The early arrival of so many players
The Tigers’ search for a new front office leader has reached its conclusion, as they’re set to hire Giants general manager Scott Harris as their new president of baseball operations, per ESPN’s Jeff Passan (Twitter link). Detroit fired Al Avila from his post as general manager back on Aug. 10. Harris spent three seasons as
The Detroit Tigers are hiring Giants’ GM Scott Harris to be their new president of baseball operations, first reported by ESPN’s Jeff Passan. It caught pretty much everyone by surprise, as he had not been previously linked to the Tigers front office opening.
DETROIT — Riley Greene’s defense continues to kill hopes of extra-base hits in the depths of Comerica Park, and his latest effort was rewarded with the Electric Play of the Week presented by Chevrolet. The stare on Alex Bregman’s face after Greene’s diving grab on Tuesday spoke volumes to the quality of the catch. The
On Sunday, Hurricane Fiona made landfall in Puerto Rico, bringing with it massive flooding and winds that P.R. Governor Pedro Pierluisi described as “unprecedented.” Puerto Rico native Javier Báez is doing his part to help his home country through this unprecedented time, as the Tigers shortstop posted on Instagram that he’s offering free meals to
Baltimore, Md. — The Tigers have their new boss. The Tigers have hired San Francisco Giants general manager Scott Harris as president of baseball operations, a source confirmed Monday to The Detroit News. The news was first reported by ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Harris, 36, had been the general manager of the Giants for three seasons after
The Detroit Tigers have hired a new president of baseball operations — former Giants GM Scott Harris is headed to the Motor City. Harris has long been considered a future star in the industry, and he left a comfortable situation as the general manager in San Francisco to take a step up in Detroit.
The Detroit Tigers have officially hired a replacement for Al Avila. News recently broke on Twitter, from Jeff Passan, that the Tigers got their guy. According to reports, the Detroit Tigers have gone out and hired Scott Harris to serve as their team’s baseball operations president.
On Monday afternoon, Jeff Passan of ESPN reported that the Detroit Tigers are set to hire Scott Harris as their new president of baseball operations. Harris, a veteran of Theo Epstein’s World Series winning braintrust with the Chicago Cubs in 2016, has been the San Francisco Giants general manager under president of baseball operations, Farhan
The Detroit Tigers have hired San Francisco Giants general manager Scott Harris as the organization’s new president of baseball operations, a source with knowledge of the situation told the Free Press. Harris, 35, inherits a rebuild that former general manager Al Avila began in 2017. Avila, who spent seven seasons in charge of the Tigers’
The Tigers will hire current Giants general manager Scott Harris to be their next president of baseball operations, sources told MLB.com’s Jon Paul Morosi on Monday. Neither club has confirmed the news. Harris is in his third season as the Giants’ GM, having joined the organization in November 2019. In his first two seasons, the
Needless to say, it’s been a very disappointing first year with the Detroit Tigers for Javier Baez. He has not lived up the $20 million that he will make this season. But the month of September has been much better for the 29-year-old.
The regular season is winding down for the Detroit Tigers as a summer of misery slowly draws to a close. The Motor City Kitties are only nine defeats away from their first 100-loss season since 2019, a brutal campaign that saw the team lose 114 games. With just 16 more games remaining, the Tigers need