Tigers announce contract extension for manager AJ Hinch

The sample size was small, and of course pre-selected for the wisest and most knowledgeable fans of the Detroit Tigers fans by virtue of it being a Bless You Boys poll, but by and large opinions of manager AJ Hinch proved very positive in our recent polling. That’s good, because he’s here for the long haul.

On Monday evening, the Detroit Tigers announced that they had signed Hinch to a long-term contract extension. His previous deal ran through 2025, and as reported by Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic, the new deal was actually completed the week after the 2023 season ended.

We noted the other day that Hinch recently indicated that he would be around for at least three more seasons when he answered “absolutely” when asked on the Foul Territory podcast if he would reach his 1000th managerial win with the Tigers. That was about as much detail as we’ve ever heard from Hinch or the Tigers for that matter, in regards to his contract status. Perhaps the chatter around that appearance sparked the announcement today.

One would guess he’s locked in for at least the next four or five seasons at this point.