Edwin Rios, Los Angeles Dodgers. (Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images)
The Tigers hired former Dodgers 1B coach George Lombard to be their bench coach.
Some viewed former Los Angeles Dodgers first base coach George Lombard as a potential managerial candidate this offseason due to the work he’s done since 2015. It’s no secret the organization has a tremendous pipeline in just about every aspect of the game.
In short, Dodgers fans in the know expected him to leave. However, they didn’t expect him to depart for the enemy. Last month, it kind of flew under the radar that Lombard left the Dodgers to become the bench coach for the Detroit Tigers …
… Under manager AJ Hinch, who was instrumental in screwing the Dodgers out of the 2017 World Series when he was with the Houston Astros.