Tigers reportedly hire Maldonado as quality-control coach
The Tigers are weighing offseason changes after a 76-86 season, with Jazz Chisholm Jr. floated as a possible second-base target as Gleyber Torres approaches free agency. Detroit also signed injured left-hander Nick Raquet to a two-year minor-league deal aimed at a potential 2028 contribution and is reportedly hiring former catcher Martín Maldonado as a quality-control coach, reuniting him with A.J. Hinch and giving Framber Valdez a familiar mentor.
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About A. J. Hinch
Andrew Jay Hinch is an American professional baseball coach and former catcher who is the manager of the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). As a member of Team USA, Hinch won a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics before playing in MLB for the Oakland Athletics (1998–2000), Kansas City Royals (2001–2002), Detroit Tigers (2003), and Philadelphia Phillies (2004).
Everything about A. J. Hinch →- Occupation
- baseball player, baseball manager
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- May 15, 1974