More than a half-decade into a rebuild that has no signs of ending soon, the Detroit Tigers have fired executive vice president and general manager Al Avila, the team announced Wednesday.
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Tigers vice president and assistant general manager Sam Menzin will assume the day-to-day duties of the job while the team searches for Avila's replacement.
The move ends a Tigers tenure that goes back to 2002 for Avila, who joined the club as an assistant general manager under Dave Dombrowski.