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Jim Leyland

BOSTON, MA - MAY 28: Jim Leyland #10 of the Detroit Tigers reacts after being thrown out of the game by first base umpire Chris Guccione, right, as third base umpire Tim Tschida steps between them in the second inning at Fenway Park May 28, 2012 in Boston, Massachusetts.

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  • Detroit OF Delmon Young apologizes after arrest

    the team's 7-6 loss to the New York Yankees that Dombrowski was still working out several issues relating to Young.Manager Jim Leyland snapped at a reporter who asked about Young after Detroit's fifth straight loss."Get lost, get lost, get lost," Leyland said.   Read more »

  • Tigers get HRs from Fielder, Young to beat Jays

    runs and four hits in 5 1-3 innings. He struck out four and walked two.Smyly ended the spring with a 4.00 ERA, but manager Jim Leyland said there was something about the youngster that earned him a spot on the team."Doesn't show much emotion," Leyland said.   Read more »

  • Everything is cool so far at Tigers' hot corner

    so, the Tigers will be able to silence skeptics of their Big Switch."You guys can all put a rest to that," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said Friday before his club played against the local college. "[Cabrera] is playing third base."The Tigers, who ended the   Read more »

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About Jim Leyland

James Richard Leyland (born December 15, 1944 in Perrysburg, Ohio) is a Major League Baseball manager for the Detroit Tigers. He led the Florida Marlins to a World Series championship in 1997. With the Tigers' victory in the 2006 American League Championship Series, Leyland has become the seventh manager in history to win pennants in both the National and American Leagues. He is a 3-time Manager of the Year Award winner, twice in the National League (1990 and 1992), and once in the American League in 2006.

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