Baseball Guru
11-05-2001, 04:52 PM
By LARRY LAGE
AP Sports Writer
November 5, 2001, 8:39 PM EST
DETROIT (AP) -- The Detroit Tigers are expected to hire Florida Marlins executive Dave Dombrowski as president, a source close to the situation told The Associated Press on Sunday.
The source, speaking on condition of anonymity, also said Tigers general manager Randy Smith and manager Phil Garner would keep their jobs. Both have two years remaining on their contracts.
The announcement is expected early this week.
"We may have some things to say tomorrow," Dombrowski said in a telephone interview from his Florida home Sunday night. "Anything I would say tonight would be preliminary."
Steve Copses, a spokesman for the Marlins, said the team would have no comment.
Dombrowski, the Marlins' president and GM, would be replacing Tigers owner Mike Ilitch, who appointed himself team president when John McHale left the Tigers for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
Dombrowski was a candidate for similar positions with the Toronto Blue Jays and Texas Rangers. The Rangers hired former Cleveland executive John Hart as general manager.
Dombrowski is widely regarded as one of baseball's top executives. He has two years left on a five-year, $5 million contract, but owner John Henry gave him permission to talk to other teams.
He has been the Marlins general manager since 1991 -- 18 months before the expansion team's first game. He helped build the Marlins, who won the 1997 World Series. Dombrowski went to Florida after serving as general manager of the Montreal Expos for two years.
The Tigers (66-96) finished last season with a losing record for an unprecedented eighth consecutive season. They lost 13 more games than they did in 2000.
AP Sports Writer
November 5, 2001, 8:39 PM EST
DETROIT (AP) -- The Detroit Tigers are expected to hire Florida Marlins executive Dave Dombrowski as president, a source close to the situation told The Associated Press on Sunday.
The source, speaking on condition of anonymity, also said Tigers general manager Randy Smith and manager Phil Garner would keep their jobs. Both have two years remaining on their contracts.
The announcement is expected early this week.
"We may have some things to say tomorrow," Dombrowski said in a telephone interview from his Florida home Sunday night. "Anything I would say tonight would be preliminary."
Steve Copses, a spokesman for the Marlins, said the team would have no comment.
Dombrowski, the Marlins' president and GM, would be replacing Tigers owner Mike Ilitch, who appointed himself team president when John McHale left the Tigers for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
Dombrowski was a candidate for similar positions with the Toronto Blue Jays and Texas Rangers. The Rangers hired former Cleveland executive John Hart as general manager.
Dombrowski is widely regarded as one of baseball's top executives. He has two years left on a five-year, $5 million contract, but owner John Henry gave him permission to talk to other teams.
He has been the Marlins general manager since 1991 -- 18 months before the expansion team's first game. He helped build the Marlins, who won the 1997 World Series. Dombrowski went to Florida after serving as general manager of the Montreal Expos for two years.
The Tigers (66-96) finished last season with a losing record for an unprecedented eighth consecutive season. They lost 13 more games than they did in 2000.