The Detroit Tigers lost some of their coaching firepower Tuesday when third base coach Chip Hale packed his bags for the University of Arizona, where he will be introduced Wednesday as the baseball team's head coach.
Colleges have picked apart manager AJ Hinch's coaching staff. Rice University hired assistant hitting coach Jose Cruz Jr. as its head coach in June. When Cruz departed, Triple-A Toledo hitting coach Mike Hessman joined the big leagues as the interim assistant hitting coach for the remainder of the season.
This time, there might not be an addition to fill the void.