AROUND THE HORN
Tigers:
The Tigers hired Giants general manager Scott Harris as the club’s new president of baseball operations. “Throughout this extensive search process, we were determined to find the best person to run our baseball operations,” Tigers CEO and chairman Christopher Ilitch said in a statement Monday. “Scott’s vision for how to construct a baseball organization to compete and win in the modern game is impressive. His leadership ability is polished from both his experience as an executive at multiple levels and mentorship from some of the game’s most talented baseball operations leaders. Scott is a difference maker, innovator and fiercely competitive, always looking for an edge. We’re excited to welcome Scott and his fiancé, Elle, to the Tigers family, and look forward to the bright future of our organization.” The Tigers had been searching for a new leader since longtime general manager Al Avila was let go last month. Harris joined the Giants after the 2019 season. He had the title of general manager, although he was below Farhan Zaidi, the Giants’ president of baseball operations, in the club hierarchy. Prior to joining the Giants, Harris spent seven years working in the Cubs’ baseball operations department, working his way up to assistant GM under Theo Epstein. “This is an exciting day for me and my family, and I’m humbled by the opportunity to lead baseball operations for the Detroit Tigers,” Harris, 36, said in a statement released by the Tigers. “The Tigers have a rich history and tradition as a charter member of the American League, and I can’t wait to get to work on the next chapter of Tigers baseball.” Avila had spent two decades in the Tigers’ organization and was hired in 2015 to replace Dave Dombrowski as GM. The Tigers embarked on a rebuilding process five years ago that has yet to pay dividends. After spending big on free-agents this offseason, they’re on pace to lose nearly 100 games.
Guardians: Josh Naylor and Amed Rosario hit threerun HRs, Cal Quantrill kept his home unbeaten streak intact and the Guardians thumped the visiting Twins 11-4, taking four of five in the series from an AL Central pursuer. Naylor homered in the first inning off Sonny Gray (8-5) and Rosario connected in the sixth off rookie Ronny Henriquez to make it 7-3 as the first-place Guardians opened a fourgame division lead. The Guardians begin a threegame series in Chicago on Tuesday against the secondplace White Sox. Quantrill (13-5) stuck around until the sixth and improved to 13-0 in 32 starts at Progressive Field. The right-hander is one win shy of matching Vic Raschi’s record for dominance in one ballpark. Raschi went 14-0 at Comiskey Park from 1947-55.
Extra inning: The Mets are on track to have baseball’s highest payroll for the first time since 1989. The Dodgers started the season as the top spender and fell into second due to Trevor Bauer’s suspension. According to updated figures through Aug. 31 complied by MLB, the Mets entered the last full month of the season with a $273.9 million payroll. The Dodgers are second at $267.2 million.