CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - SEPTEMBER 20: Players of the Detroit Tigers huddle at the mound during the fourth inning against the Chicago White Sox at Rate Field on September 20, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jayden Mack/Getty Images) Getty
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO - MARCH 10: Martín Maldonado #15 of Team Puerto Rico looks on against Team Canada during the seventh inning at Hiram Bithorn Stadium on March 10, 2026 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) Getty
The Detroit Tigers entered the season as the favorites to win the American League Central.
The Tigers not only failed to win the division but also missed the postseason entirely, finishing fourth in the American League Central with a 76-86 record.
GettyCHICAGO, ILLINOIS – SEPTEMBER 20: Players of the Detroit Tigers huddle at the mound during the fourth inning against the Chicago White Sox at Rate Field on September 20, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jayden Mack/Getty Images)
The Cleveland Guardians won the division with an 85-77 record and hold a 2-1 lead over the Tampa Bay Rays in the American League Division Series.
Amid the ALCS, the Tigers hired a 15-year MLB veteran to join their coaching staff.
GettySAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO – MARCH 10: Martín Maldonado #15 of Team Puerto Rico looks on against Team Canada during the seventh inning at Hiram Bithorn Stadium on March 10, 2026 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
The Tigers hired 15-year MLB veteran Martín Maldonado to their coaching staff.
The Athletic's Chandler Rome wrote on X :
Longtime MLB catcher Martín Maldonado is in agreement to join the Detroit Tigers coaching staff, sources tell @CodyStavenhagen and me – Former MLB catcher Martín Maldonado to join Tigers coaching staff: Sources
Maldonado will be the Tigers' quality control coach. He spent the 2026 season as a special assistant for the Atlanta Braves .
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