SAN DIEGO -- Astros manager A.J. Hinch said he reached out to Kirk Gibson earlier this week following Gibson's diagnosis of Parkinson's disease. Gibson was Hinch's bench coach when he took over the manager's job with the D-backs in 2009.
"Knowing Gibby, he will fight the fight as hard and as good as anybody," Hinch said. "It's a really sad day to hear about the struggles that are ahead for him."
Gibson, who succeeded Hinch as Arizona's manager in 2010, revealed his diagnosis Tuesday in a statement released through Fox Sports Detroit, which hired him this spring as an analyst.