{"id":38575,"date":"2020-09-19T23:25:52","date_gmt":"2020-09-20T03:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=38575"},"modified":"2020-09-19T23:25:52","modified_gmt":"2020-09-20T03:25:52","slug":"detroit-tigers-manager-ron-gardenhire-retires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2020\/09\/19\/detroit-tigers-manager-ron-gardenhire-retires\/","title":{"rendered":"Detroit Tigers Manager Ron Gardenhire Retires"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just before Saturday night&#8217;s game against the Cleveland Indians, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/mlb-teams\/detroit-tigers\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>Detroit Tigers<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0manager, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/managers\/gardero01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Ron Gardenhire<\/strong><\/a>, announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/sports\/breaking\/ct-ron-gardenhire-retires-detroit-tigers-20200919-seegr6ic7ncjrokazvsyejlkju-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">that he will retire,<\/a> effective immediately. Gardenhire cited his health, as a result of food poisoning, and increased stress levels as reasons for his decision. Before his three-year stint with the Tigers, Gardenhire managed 13 years with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/mlb-teams\/minnesota-twins\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>Minnesota Twins<\/strong><\/a>. He led the Twins to six postseason appearances and an ALCS appearance over his career. Tigers&#8217; bench coach, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/mcclell01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lloyd McClendon<\/a><\/strong>, will manage the club for the rest of the 2020 season.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire announced his immediate retirement Saturday about an hour before a game against the Indians, saying he has been \u201cstressed out\u201d and not feeling well.<\/p>\n<p>Bench coach Lloyd McClendon is taking over for the rest of the season.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Cuce2GsKRH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/Cuce2GsKRH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chicago Tribune Sports (@ChicagoSports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChicagoSports\/status\/1307446909997584384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 19, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>16-Year Managing Career for Gardenhire<\/h2>\n<p>After his 13-year career managing the Minnesota Twins, Gardenhire has managed the Tigers for the last three seasons. He has been part of a large rebuild for the Tigers as they lost 98 games in 2018 and 114 games last season. Entering today, they have a 21-29 record. Despite the rough past three seasons, Gardenhire has a .484 win percentage as a manager.\u00a0 For his career, Gardenhire has a 1068-1039 record with the Twins and a 132-241 record with the Tigers.<\/p>\n<p>With the Twins, postseason success was an issue for Gardenhire. Despite winning six AL Central titles, the Twins got out of the first round just once. Further, Gardenhire&#8217;s team was swept in his last three postseason appearances. Following these disappointing appearances, Gardenhire was ousted after four consecutive 92+ loss seasons at the end of his tenure.<\/p>\n<h2>Moving Forward with the Tigers<\/h2>\n<p>In his first game as interim manager, Lloyd McClendon has surpassed a large milestone by winning his 500th career game after the Tigers beat the Indians 5-2 on Saturday. McClendon managed five seasons with the<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/mlb-teams\/pittsburgh-pirates\/\" target=\"_self\">Pittsburgh Pirates<\/a><\/strong> and two seasons with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/mlb-teams\/seattle-mariners\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>Seattle Mariners<\/strong><\/a>, but he has never reached the postseason. Although McClendon will almost certainly not be the manager next season, getting his 500th win is still a special moment for him. Entering Saturday, the Detroit Tigers hold a 21-29 record. They are four and a half games behind the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/mlb-teams\/toronto-blue-jays\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>Toronto Blue Jays<\/strong><\/a> for the second Wild Card spot.<\/p>\n<p>Main Image<br \/>\n<a id=\"OiOnCvDiSYtgxNjNZrDxtw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1228602520\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'OiOnCvDiSYtgxNjNZrDxtw',sig:'OQxeqdlkpyDutOyr6S8Pu8W-B43RKjlynoGvQVSGEXM=',w:'594px',h:'418px',items:'1228602520',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just before Saturday night&#8217;s game against the Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers\u00a0manager, Ron Gardenhire, announced that he will retire, effective immediately. Gardenhire cited his health, as a result of food poisoning, and increased stress levels as reasons for his decision. Before his three-year stint with the Tigers, Gardenhire managed 13 years with the Minnesota Twins. 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