DETROIT (Michigan News Source) – The Detroit Tigers have a new President of Baseball operations.

Scott Harris has been hired as the president of baseball operations and will replace Al Avila. The Tigers fired Avila last month.

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Harris has worked as the general manager of the San Francisco Giants since 2019.

Previously, he spent seven years with the Chicago Cubs.

The Tigers are convinced the 36-year-old Harris has the ability to build an organization in the modern game. The Giants won 107 games in 2021