12:02 pm: The Tigers have announced Hinch’s hiring on a “multi-year” contract. 12:01 pm: The Tigers are expected to officially announce the hiring of A.J. Hinch as the club’s manager by the end of the day, hears Jon Morosi of MLB Network (Twitter link). Lynn Henning and Chris McCosky of the Detroit News previously reported Hinch
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Tony Paul   | The Detroit News Detroit — AJ Hinch has said he’s sorry, and shown remorse. And the Tigers have accepted his apology, naming him the franchise’s 39th manager Friday. It’s Hinch’s third managerial stop, after Arizona (2009-10) and Houston (2015-19); he was fired by the Astros amid the sign-stealing cheating scandal that rocked Major
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Evan Petzold   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Watch: Detroit Tigers introduce A.J. Hinch as manager Detroit Tigers owner Christopher Ilitch and GM Al Avila introduce new manager A.J. Hinch, Oct. 30, 2020. A.J. Hinch’s name has become synonymous with a few unsettling words in the baseball world: sign-stealing, cheating, suspension and scandal. But his
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Evan Petzold   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers GM Al Avila explains manager search, offseason expectations Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila speaks with reporters Friday, October 2, 2020, following his team’s season to share offseason expectations. Now that the Detroit Tigers have hired A.J. Hinch as their manager, the next
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DETROIT — The Tigers introduced A.J. Hinch on Friday as their 39th manager in franchise history, following the retired Ron Gardenhire. Here are a half-dozen questions coming out of Hinch’s introductory Zoom conference along with general manager Al Avila and chairman/CEO Christopher Ilitch. 1. Did the Tigers get a break on Hinch when the rival
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