The Detroit Tigers extended the contract of A.J. Hinch, their manager for the past five seasons, the team announced Monday.

President of baseball operations Scott Harris confirmed the extension without disclosing terms at the club’s season-ending press conference, which followed Detroit’s elimination in the American League Division Series.

“We extended A.J. earlier in the year,” Harris said Monday. “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.”

Hinch is the fifth-longest tenured manager in the majors. He has led the Tigers to a .486 win percentage since being hired befo

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