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Ausmus, 54, succeeded Jim Leyland as Detroit's
manager in the 2014 season and guided the Tigers to an American
League Central title in his first year. The Tigers went 314-332
in Ausmus' four seasons in charge and did not return to the
playoffs or win a postseason game.
The Angels went 72-90 in Ausmus' lone year as their manager in
2019. Most recently, he spent the 2022 season as the bench coach
of the Oakland Athletics.
Ausmus spent 18 seasons as a major league catcher for the San
Diego Padres (1993-96), Tigers (1996, 1999-2000), Houston Astros
(1997-98, 2001-08) and Los Angeles Dodgers (2009-10). He was an
All-Star in 1999, a three-time Gold Glove winner and a lifetime
.251 hitter with 80 home runs, 607 RBIs and 102 stolen bases.
Ausmus was a draft pick of the Yankees in 1987 but never played
for their big-league club, as he moved to the Colorado Rockies
in the 1992 expansion draft.
--Field Level Media
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