A release from the team this morning. More on this story to come from freep.com:
The Detroit Tigers announced today that Jeff Jones has informed the ballclub of his retirement thus capping his 38-year career in professional baseball. The Tigers have started a search to hire a new pitching coach.
Jones has served as the Tigers pitching coach since his appointment on July 3, 2011, marking the first time he served in that capacity at the major league level. During his tenure as the Tigers pitching coach, Justin Verlander (2011) and Max Scherzer (2013) each captured the American League Cy Young Award, while Anibal Sanchez won the American League ERA crown in 2013.