The Detroit Tigers have a new scouting director.
Mark Conner, who has worked for the San Diego Padres since 2010, has been hired as the Tigers' amateur scouting director under new assistant general manager Rob Metzler, sources with knowledge of the situation told the Free Press on Saturday.
Conner served as the Padres' scouting director for seven seasons, from 2015-21, before being reassigned to the role of special assistant to general manager A.J. Preller in September 2021. The Tigers have not confirmed Conner's hire.
The Tigers hired Metzler from the Tampa Bay Rays' scouting department on Tuesday morning.