DETROIT -- Rich Dubee, who served as the Phillies pitching coach during their World Series title in 2008 and subsequent postseason runs, is expected to be named as the next Tigers pitching coach, Major League sources told MLB.com. The Tigers have not confirmed.
Teams are discouraged from making announcements during the World Series so as not to take attention away from Major League Baseball's signature event. Thursday, however, is an off-day between Games 2 and 3 of the Fall Classic.
Dubee served as the Marlins pitching coach from 1998 to 2001, leading the club's rebuild of the pitching staff behind A.