Detroit Tigers manager Brad Ausmus is expected to be fired by owner Mike Ilitch after the season, according to multiple reports.
The Detroit Free Press and WDIV-TV in Detroit reported Thursday night, citing sources, that Ilitch will dismiss Ausmus after the Oct. 4 season finale against the Chicago White Sox.
The Free Press reported a source said former Tigers president and general manager Dave Dombrowski "fought off ownership so that it didn't happen much earlier." Ausmus was hired by Dombrowski, who was fired Aug. 4 and replaced by Al Avila.
"I haven't been told anything," Ausmus, who has one year remaining on his three-year deal, told the Detroit News in a text message late Thursday night when asked about the reports.