Detroit — It turns out that before the Tigers flew home from Kansas City after concluding the 2020 season, general manager Al Avila interviewed two coaches from Ron Gardenhire’s staff for the manager vacancy – interim manager Lloyd McClendon, which has been reported, and outfield coach Dave Clark, which until now had not been reported.
Clark, like McClendon, meets many of the prerequisites Avila set for the job. He’s managed and won championships in the minor leagues in both the Pirates and Astros systems. He managed in the Dominican Winter League and was the interim manager of the Astros for 13 games in 2009.