Alan Trammell is back with the Detroit Tigers.
Nine years after being fired as the team's manager and 37 years after his first game at shortstop, Trammell is rejoining the organization as a special assistant to team president Dave Dombrowski.
Trammell played for the Tigers from 1977-1996, joining Al Kaline as the only other player to spend an entire 20-year career with Detroit. He served as the hitting coach in 1999 and was the manager from 2003-2005. In his first season, the Tigers lost an American League-record 119 games, but improved by 29 games in 2004.
"I am very excited to be back on board with the Tigers," Trammell said in a statement. "It is an honor to return to Detroit and I am looking forward to working with Dave and contributing to the organization."
Since being replaced by Jim Leyland for the 2006 season, Trammell has had stints as a bench coach with both the Cubs and Diamondbacks.
"On behalf of ownership and the Detroit Tigers organization, we're thrilled Alan Trammell has returned to the ballclub," Dombrowski said. "Tram will forever be revered as one of the greatest Tigers to ever wear the olde English 'D' and we view this as an opportunity to add an outstanding baseball person who offers a wealth of experience and perspective from his 20-plus seasons, all with the Tigers, and his most recent years of managing and coaching.
"It's great to have him back."
