Detroit Tigers reliever Bryan Garcia was the team's closer when the 2020 season ended.
Once manager AJ Hinch was hired, defined roles were thrown away. He instead focuses on high-leverage situations, in which Gregory Soto, Michael Fulmer and Jose Cisnero have shined recently to help the bullpen to a 1.94 ERA since May 16.
Garcia, 26, has worked his way out of pitching in key moments because of poor results. On Sunday, the Tigers demoted him to Triple-A Toledo. Hinch asked Garcia to clean up his delivery and improve the command of his pitches.