DETROIT – The Detroit Tigers and A.J. Hinch agreed to another extension during the 2025 season, Scott Harris revealed Monday.
The topic came up during Monday’s end-of-season presser. Harris was asked about reports late in the season that Hinch was close to an extension.
“I can share that that report was baseless, because we actually extended A.J. earlier in the year,” Harris said. “I absolutely love working with A.J. I think he’s one of the best managers in the game. We have now proactively extended him twice, because we want him to be here as long as he’s willing to be here, and I want to work with him as long as I can possibly work with him.
“It was one of the easier conversations I’ve had because, as he’ll share, he wants to be here, too, and I think we’re both bullish on our future in this organization and we’re both proud of what we’ve done in the three years together.”
Hinch said he’s thrilled to remain the manager of the Tigers.
“I’ve gotten asked a ton (over the years) about contracts and commitment and things like that,” Hinch said. “I’m so happy being in Detroit, and I’m so proud to be the manager here. I love working for Scott. It is the second time that I was approached and asked for more, and it’s an immediate yes for me. When you have an environment that both pushes you and satisfies you, you want to be in it. So I was honored. I was thrilled. It was one conversation with my wife and went back to Scott with an immediate yes, and off we went."
Hinch said it’s hard to focus on his personal situation in the middle of the season, so he and Harris just wanted to get it done and move on without talking about it. That’s why the news didn’t come out midseason when the deal was done.
“But I can’t tell you how proud I am enough to be the manager of the Tigers,” Hinch said. “It’s a rewarding place to be. It’s somewhere -- I bought a home here. We live here the majority of the year and continue to be thrilled to become more and more Michiganders as a family. So very grateful from Chris (Ilitch) to Jeff (Greeburg) to Scott. All of us are on board to bring a World Series here, and that’s why I want to be here.”
There’s an organizational policy not to share terms of non-player contracts, so the length of Hinch’s deal was not disclosed.