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Hitting coach Marcus Thames shines for Yankees. Can he save Detroit Tigers as manager?

A .364 batting average won DJ LeMahieu the American League batting title in 2020. Twenty-two home runs secured Luke Voit's crown as the 2020 home run king.

While the faces of the franchise, Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton, battled through injuries, LeMahieu and Voit — as they helped to do last year — carried the New York Yankees to the postseason.

Credit must be given to their hitting coach, right?

That is former Detroit Tigers outfielder Marcus Thames.

Thames is one of general manager Al Avila's candidates for the Tigers' managerial vacancy after former manager Ron Gardenhire retired Sept.