Detroit Tigers give manager A.J. Hinch long-term contract extension and hire 4 new coaches

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Detroit Tigers signed manager A.J. Hinch to what the team said was a long-term contract extension and hired four new coaches for his staff.

Hinch has managed the Tigers for three years after five seasons in Houston, where he led the Astros to the 2017 World Series title but was given a one-year suspension by Major League Baseball and fired by Houston ahead of the 2020 season for his role in the team’s sign-stealing scandal.

“We’re not going to share the terms or details of the contracts for non-players,” president of baseball operations Scott Harris said Monday. “But we are pumped that A.J. is going to be the manager of the Tigers for a long time.”

Detroit finished second in the AL Central at 78-84 this year, its seventh straight losing season.

The Tigers also hired Joey Cora as third base coach, Anthony Iapoce as first base coach, Ryan Sienko as catching coach and Lance Zawadzki as assistant major league hitting coach.

Cora spent the past two seasons coaching third for the New York Mets. He held the same position with the Pittsburgh Pirates from 2017-21 and was their infield coach as well. Cora was a bench coach with Miami in 2012 and the Chicago White Sox between 2007-11 after serving as their third base coach from 2004-06.