Prior to the Los Angeles Dodgers defeating the Tampa Bay Rays in the World Series, first base coach George Lombard was the subject of managerial interest as the Detroit Tigers looked to fill their vacancy.
The Tigers’ interest led to interviewing Lombard while he was in the postseason bubble with the Dodgers. After speaking with a slew of other candidates as well, Detroit decided on hiring former Houston Astros manager AJ Hinch, who was eligible to return to the sport after serving a suspension that stemmed from his club’s sign-stealing scandal in 2017.
Although Lombard remained with the Dodgers for the time being, he is off to Detroit after all to become a bench coach for the Tigers on Hinch’s staff, according to Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic:
The Tigers have made more coaching hires, sources tell me and @Britt_Ghiroli.