Detroit Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire is retiring immediately, general manager Al Avila told reporters before Saturday's game against the Cleveland Indians. Avila said the decision is partly health-related, though he did not expand.
Bench coach Lloyd McClendon will finish out the season as Detroit's manager.
Cody StavenhagenAl Avila says Ron Gardenhire told him his decision today. Bench coach Lloyd McClendon will run the team for the rest of the season.
Gardenhire joined the club in 2018, four years after a 13-year stint with the rival Minnesota Twins, and led the Tigers to a 132-241 record in two-plus seasons.