President of Baseball Operations, Scott Harris, along with manager AJ Hinch, sat down with the media for their end of the year press conference on Monday morning. One key piece of news revealed was a long-term extension for Hinch that was signed sometime during the 2025 season. Specifics weren’t provided, but presumably a deal characterized as “long-term” is at least three years, keeping Hinch in charge through 2028.

There’s no surprise in that. Hinch has been one of, if not the biggest factors in taking the Tigers from a 70 win rebuilding club to back-to-back postseason appearances, each including a Wild Card round victory and a Game 5 ALDS defeat. Considering that the club has added very little from outside their own system, most of that growth has been the result of homegrown players b

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