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Representing the Detroit Tigers as of 2024, Andrew Jay Hinch's baseball journey started at Midwest City High School and then continued at Stanford University. After which he went on to represent Team USA in international tournaments such as World Junior Baseball Championships in 1991 and 1992 where he earned a bronze medal and a silver medal respectively. Following this, he was seen with Team USA at the Summer Olympics where they clinched a bronze medal in an team effort. Later on, he plied his trade in the MLB from 1998-2004 after being drafted in 1996 by the Oakland Athletics. His career as a player saw him represent four MLB teams i.e. the Oakland Athletics, Kansas City Royals, Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Phillies over the course of a six-year career.
After retiring, he changed gears and became a manager starting with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2009-10, the Houston Astros from 2015-19 before joining the Detroit Tigers in October 2020. Remarkably, he was the World Series Champion in 2017 with the Astros but later faced criticism for the the World Series Champion in 2017.
A.J. Hinch's Contract
A.J. Hinch received a new contract extension on December 5, 2023 as per mlb.com. Based on the information, he signed a long-term contract extension with the Detroit Tigers. However, information like his salary and terms and duration of the contract has not been revealed in the public domain due to the decision of Scott Harris, president of baseball operations. He has decided to not reveal the terms and duration of the contracts for non-player personnel of the team.
A.J. Hinch’s Contract History
These are the contracts that A.J. Hinch has signed in his managerial career as of 2024 -
2018
A.J. Hinch signed a contract extension with the Houston Astros. The contract was supposed to take him through the 2022 as per mlb.com. However, he was fired by the team in 2020 after the revelation of his inaction to stop the sign-stealing scandal in 2017.
2020
A.J. Hinch signed a five-year contract with the Detroit Tigers as their manager on October 30, 2020 as per mlb.com. However, the terms of the contract were not revealed.
2023
A.J. Hinch signed a long-term contract extension with the Detroit Tigers as their manager on December 5, 2023. Once again, details regarding the contract have been kept under wraps.
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