DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The Detroit Tigers are parting ways with their vice president/general manager. Detroit has fired Al Avila after over 20 years with the organization.
Vice president and assistant general manager Sam Menzin will continue as the day-to-day point of contact for the baseball operations department.
Tigers chairman and CEO Christopher Ilitch said in a statement he will oversee the search process for their next baseball operations leader, in collaboration with several members of the baseball and business operations executive teams.
Detroit hasn’t made the postseason since the 2014 season.
