An exhaustive plan to rebuild the Detroit Tigers into a playoff contender and Comerica Park hot-ticket perhaps moved a step closer Thursday night as the team neared agreement to make A.J. Hinch the team’s new manager.
A source close to negotiations, who requested anonymity until a contract is finalized, said fine print was being resolved that could perhaps lead to an announcement as early as Friday.
The Tigers have been preparing for a new manager since Ron Gardenhire retired with a week to go in 2020’s regular season.
Hinch, who is 46, won a World Series with the Astros in 2017 and for five seasons steered one of big-league baseball’s most radiant rosters to winning seasons and October drama.