It has been a turbulent week for the Detroit Tigers.
The franchise announced on Tuesday, May 5, it has fired Triple-A Toledo manager Gabe Alvarez, less than 24 hours after the team announced Tarik Skubal will need surgery on his left throwing elbow.
The Tigers said Alvarez was fired "due to a violation of club policy," with no further details about why he was let go.
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He will be replaced by Mike Hessman, who played 1,436 games at the Triple-A level and hundreds more at lower levels. Hessman has been a hitting coach with Toledo since 2023 and worked with the Tigers before that, accepting a demotion to the minor-league staff after the 2022 season.
