of Tigers owner Mike Ilitch intending to fire manager Brad Ausmus after this season, Philadelphia Eagles Home Office the Tigers announced Saturday the skipper will return for2016.Executive VP of Baseball Operations & General Manager Al Avila announced Brad Ausmus will continue as Tigers Manager. Detroit Tigers (@tigers) Ilitch planned to fireAusmusmuch earlier this season, but formerpresident and general manager Dave Dombrowskiwas against the move. Ilitch surprised many when he fired Dombrowski in early August.Al Avila, Dombrowski'stop a sistant, took over in Le'Raven Clark Jersey his stead and will supportAusmus in 2016, the final year of histhree-year contract.MORE: |, Avila said the Tigers' baseball operations has been undergoing an evaluation proce s for the past two months and that he informed Ausmus that he wanted him to continue as manager Tarron Jackson Jersey ."It is my belief, and our collective belief within our baseball operations department, that Brad is the right manager for this team given where the team is, at this point in time, and for us to achieve our goals in 2016," Avila said via the statement. on Saturday that Ilitch left the decision up to him."I called him and I said, 'Mr. Ilitch, I' Miles Sanders Jersey m going to keep Brad Ausmus' and he said, 'God ble s you, let's move forward,'" Avila said. anthony fenech (@anthonyfenech) Last in the AL Centralwith a 72-81record, the Tigers dealt starsYoenisCespedes,David PriceandJoakimSoriaat thetrade deadline, evidence of their attempt to rebuild on the fly and regain their status as an AL power quickly.Injuries toMiguel Cabrera,JoseIglesias,Joe Nathan, JustinVerlanderandVictorMartinez set theTigers back earlier this seasonand were largely to blame forcosting them a fifth consecutive division title.Ausmus, whowas hired with no previous Derek Barnett Jersey managerial experience, is 162-153as the Tigers' skipper.