The Detroit Tigers announced today that they’ve terminated the contract of pitching coach Chris Bosio. Little is known as of yet, and things may stay that way. Per the Tigers statement, Bosio apparently made insensitive comments that violated club policy. According to MLB.com’s Jason Beck, Bosio made the comments to a team employee, but no further details are available at this time.
Per the club’s statement, they intend to have no further comment on the matter.
Bosio has been widely credited for his work with the Tigers’ pitching staff this season, and no hint of any issues had emerged before the news dropped.