Al Avila has been the man in charge of the Detroit Tigers rebuild since he took over as the team’s GM in 2015. Now, the Tigers organization has decided to stick with him for a few more years as the team announced Avila’s extension on Friday, per Anthony Fenech of the Detroit Free Press.
Today Detroit Tigers Chairman and CEO Christopher Ilitch announced he has extended the contract of Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations and General Manager, Al Avila. pic.twitter.com/1wwEj32nYV
Avila’s existing contract was set to expire after the 2020 season, but he will stick around for a few more years, hopefully, to see the rebuilding process to fruition.