Detroit — Tigers manager AJ Hinch, speaking at his postseason press conference earlier this month, was quick to absolve the club’s training and medical staff of any blame for the season-long rash of injuries the Tigers dealt with in 2022.
But he also suggested the entire process needed to be reviewed and evaluated.
Three weeks later, the Tigers have made some changes at the top of their training department.
Kevin Rand, who has been with the organization since 2002, will not have his contract renewed. After serving as the Tigers’ head athletic trainer through 2017, he’d been bumped to the role of senior director of medical services working out of the team’s facility in Lakeland.