The Detroit Tigers will be hiring Ron Gardenhire as their next manager, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. Gardenhire was brought on board to be Torey Lovullo's second-in command last November, bringing a wealth of managerial experience alongside the rookie Lovullo. Ron had been manager of the Minnesota Twins for 13 seasons, from 2002-14, compiling a record of 1068-1039 and taking them to the playoffs on six occasions. However, the Twins lost their last 12 playoff games under him, including three consecutive Division Series sweeps. [The streak reached 13 with their wild-card exit at the hands of the Yankees this season]
After leaving the Minnesota dugout at the end of the 2014 season, he stuck around the Twins organization as a special assistant.