The Detroit Tigers find themselves facing elimination after a Game 2 loss to the Cleveland Guardians , but much of the postgame conversation centered on manager AJ Hinch and his decision to pinch-hit for Riley Greene in the seventh inning. Hinch clarified afterward that the call was based on matchups and not a slight toward his star outfielder. Hinch turned to right fielder Jahmai Jones, a 28-year-old who hit .287 this season in 129 at-bats, to take the at-bat in the situation.

WXYZ Detroit’s Brad Galli took to X (formerly known as Twitter), sharing a video of Hinch explaining his decision in the Game 2 postgame press conference.

“The pinch hit was really more about Jahmai Jones,” AJ Hinch said. “It was not a knock on Riley… it’s a competition, one-on-one, and they won a lot of t

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