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Detroit Tigers: Chris Fetter Hired as Pitching Coach

Jun 24, 2019; Omaha, NE, USA; Michigan Wolverines starting pitcher Tommy Henry (47) and Michigan Wolverines pitching coach Chris Fetter (left) walk on the field prior to game one of the championship series of the 2019 College World Series against the Vanderbilt Commodores at TD Ameritrade Park. Mandatory Credit: Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports

The Detroit Tigers are hiring Chris Fetter to be team’s new pitching coach. Here’s why that’s great news for fans.

A few weeks back our own Dan Hasty wrote a list of potential names to be the next pitching coach for the Detroit Tigers, and at the the top of the list was Chris Fetter, who Dan described as “The potential home-run hire…”

Consider this one over and gone, because on Friday morning Jon Paul Morosi tweeted this:

Sources: #Tigers hiring Chris Fetter as their pitching coach.