A Comerica Park videoboard displays a thank you message to Detroit Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire, who announced his retirement prior to a baseball game against the Cleveland Indians, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, in Detroit.
This year was taking more of a toll on the 62-year-old Detroit Tigers manager than he'd necessarily let on.
General manager Al Avila said he made a routine visit to Gardenhire’s office Saturday, when the manager told him about the decision.
“On behalf of all of us with the Detroit Tigers, congratulations to Ron Gardenhire on a tremendous managerial career,” Tigers CEO Christopher Ilitch said in a statement.
“Always, you'll miss baseball,” Gardenhire said.