The Detroit Tigers have named former Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire their new skipper signing him to a three year deal today.
Gardenhire managed the Twins from 2002 to 2014 leading the club to 6 AL Central titles. However, the team never got past the NLDS. Well, at least he didn't manage in Boston or Washington.
In 2017, Gardenhire was the bench coach for Torey Lovullo in his inaugural season as manager for the Arizona Diamondbacks who won the NL Wild Card before falling to the eventual NL champion Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS.
The Tigers are in full rebuild mode having traded off the likes of Justin Verlander, Justin Upton and J.D. Martinez losing 98 games for the worst record in the AL. Gardenhire worked effectively with young players with the Twins and should have the Tigers roaring again by the end of the decade, perhaps sooner.
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