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Gerald Laird named manager for Tigers minor league team

Posted at 6:18 PM, Dec 13, 2016
and last updated 2016-12-13 18:18:24-05
DETROIT (AP) -- Former major league catcher Gerald Laird is now a minor league manager.
   
The Detroit Tigers announced Tuesday that Laird will manage at Class A Connecticut this coming season. The 37-year-old Laird last played in the major leagues in 2015, when he appeared in one game for the Arizona Diamondbacks. He played for the Tigers from 2009-10 and again in 2012.
   
Mike Rojas will manage at Triple-A Toledo for the Tigers, and Lance Parrish will again manage Double-A Erie.