The Detroit News · Oct 19, 2017
Ron Gardenhire to be Tigers’ next manager
(Photo: Carlos Osorio / Associated Press)The Tigers have decided on an old arch-enemy as their new manager.
Ron Gardenhire, whose Twins teams for years tormented the Tigers, has been picked to replace Brad Ausmus and oversee what could be a bruising rebuilding era at Comerica Park, according to a source familiar with the two parties’ conversations who requested anonymity.
Gardenhire, who next week turns 60, has worked this season as Diamondbacks bench coach. He last managed in 2014 as the Twins receded following some lustrous years when six times under Gardenhire they won Central Division championships while delivering to the Tigers disappointment that fans, at times, regarded as demonic.