DETROIT — Seventeen years after AJ Hinch was a backup catcher for the 2003 Tigers, he’s coming back to Detroit to help the latest group of young Tigers take the next step toward contention. Detroit hired the former Astros and D-backs manager as its next skipper on Friday. The announcement DETROIT — Seventeen years after
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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. The Detroit Tigers are “making progress” on finalizing a deal to hire A.J. Hinch as
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6:34pm: Hinch is the favorite for the job, per Morosi and Beck. 5:10pm: The Tigers interviewed A.J. Hinch for their vacant managerial position on Thursday, Jon Morosi and Jason Beck of MLB.com report. Hinch is one of several candidates known to have spoken with the Tigers as they seek a replacement for the retired Ron
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Evan Petzold   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers’ Spencer Torkelson crushes homer in instructional league Detroit Tigers top prospects Riley Greene and Spencer Torkelson put together solid at-bats in the first inning of an instructional league game, Monday, Oct. 19, 2020. No, the Detroit Tigers aren’t considering Jim Leyland as their
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After the completion of the regular season and alternate training sites, most player development staffs have turned their attention to instructional league play. In the past, instructs have been populated by new draftees, recent international signings and players at the bottom rungs of their organizational ladder. This year, in an attempt to make up for
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