He says he was told, simply, “We’re going in a different direction.”
No other explanation was offered Tuesday when Tom Prince, who managed the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens to a first-place Midwest Division finish and 74-56 record in 2021, was told he would not be returning in 2022, all during a short conversation with Tigers general manager Al Avila.
"I asked, but I didn’t get one,” Prince said Wednesday when questioned if there had been any elaboration on why he was being dismissed. “I’m just thankful for my time there. I enjoyed the people I worked with.