Detroit — Alex Avila kept his home in Metro Detroit. Ian Kinsler rented it out in 2016.
So, is there an eviction notice coming?
"At the end of the season, he ended up moving out anyway," Avila said, with a laugh, during a phone call with The News on Friday night. "It's worked out."
Avila and the Tigers agreed on a reunion, finalizing a one-year, $2-million deal for him to return to the Tigers as the backup catcher to James McCann.
Avila spent one season away from the Detroit organization that is run by his father, general manager Al Avila, with the Chicago White Sox last season.