DETROIT (Michigan News Source) – The Detroit Tigers announced on Monday that former manager Jim Leyland will be the 10th individual in franchise history to have his number retired.
The ceremony to retire Leyland’s No. 10 will take place at Comerica Park on August 3. Additionally, Leyland will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in July. He is the second ex-Tigers manager to receive this honor, following Sparky Anderson, whose No. 11 was retired in 2011. Leyland spent the final eight years of his 22-year managerial career with the Detroit Tigers.
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Leyland managed the Tigers for eight seasons from 2006 to 2013. They won two AL pennants and three American League Central titles during that span. With a record in Detroit of 700-597, he is one of three managers in franchise history to have won at least 700 games.
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