{"id":114870,"date":"2025-10-31T11:34:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T11:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=114870"},"modified":"2025-10-31T11:34:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T11:34:20","slug":"tigers-hire-new-front-office-executive-from-cubs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=114870","title":{"rendered":"Tigers hire new front office executive from Cubs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<nav aria-label=\"articleLabel\">\n<ol id=\"articleLabel__list\">\n<li id=\"articleLabel__listItem\">Tigers<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<ul>\n<li><time datetime=\"2025-10-30176182846700012:47:47\">Updated: Oct. 30, 2025, 12:47 p.m.<\/time><\/li>\n<li><span aria-hidden=\"true\">|<\/span><time datetime=\"2025-10-30176182688100012:21:21\">Published: Oct. 30, 2025, 12:21 p.m.<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\">\n<article id=\"arc-PANWP3WJMRH4LEFFAVRYHU72SQ\" data-type=\"article\">\n<div>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<div><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mlive.com\/resizer\/v2\/2ZF5ALFRZNH5PEN675UUXRFPFY.JPG?auth=169d63762c983098020aaf738e352c40bc1c2dedf41fb124c6dbe60c554144c3&amp;width=500&amp;smart=true&amp;quality=90 500w\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mlive.com\/resizer\/v2\/2ZF5ALFRZNH5PEN675UUXRFPFY.JPG?auth=169d63762c983098020aaf738e352c40bc1c2dedf41fb124c6dbe60c554144c3&amp;width=800&amp;smart=true&amp;quality=90 800w\" media=\"(max-width: 800px)\" sizes=\"80vw\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mlive.com\/resizer\/v2\/2ZF5ALFRZNH5PEN675UUXRFPFY.JPG?auth=169d63762c983098020aaf738e352c40bc1c2dedf41fb124c6dbe60c554144c3&amp;width=1280&amp;smart=true&amp;quality=90 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, (max-width: 800px) 80vw, 60vw\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mlive.com\/resizer\/v2\/2ZF5ALFRZNH5PEN675UUXRFPFY.JPG?auth=169d63762c983098020aaf738e352c40bc1c2dedf41fb124c6dbe60c554144c3&amp;width=1280&amp;smart=true&amp;quality=90\" alt=\"Tigers hire new front office executive from Cubs\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>A new Tigers vice president has spent the last three years in an on-field role with the Cubs. (Devin Anderson-Torrez | MLive.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p id=\"CGDT3MRRMNDTNJJSXXF2CW6SEY\">DETROIT &#8212; The Detroit Tigers have hired Chicago Cubs coach Alex Smith to an executive position in the front office.<\/p>\n<p id=\"YMAR4NKOWJGMNPOCYLN5M5QYPQ\">Smith, who served as the Cubs\u2019 Major League strategy coach, had been with the organization since 2015 and part of the on-field staff since 2023. He will hold the title of vice president of baseball strategy with the Tigers. <i>The Athletic<\/i> first reported the move this week.<\/p>\n<p id=\"CUE6MPP2QNG33B66RNI5ASDFWQ\">Scott Harris, the Tigers\u2019 president of baseball operations, worked in the Cubs\u2019 front office from 2012 to 2019. Since joining Detroit, he has brought over several other Cubs alumni, including general manager Jeff Greenberg and director of player development Shane Farrell.<\/p>\n<p id=\"5TU6DJLVX5E7BI6JZFIZRJ3CAY\">Longtime Tigers executive Jay Sartori left the organization earlier this month to join the Atlantic Coast Conference as vice president of sport technology and innovation. Sartori had served as Detroit\u2019s vice president and assistant general manager for operations and strategy.<\/p>\n<p id=\"LZYG6GAZA5DJZAOQIMPC26ZGGE\">In other news, Tigers hitting coach Keith Beauregard, who joined the staff after the 2022 season, will not return in 2026, as first reported by the <i>Detroit Free Press<\/i>. Beauregard had been one of three hitting coaches on A.J. Hinch\u2019s staff, along with Michael Brdar and Lance Zawadzki.<\/p>\n<p id=\"FJWZ5FOCPFHJRO5SRIWY57RH6E\">Beauregard, 42, spent four seasons in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization before joining Detroit. He worked as a minor-league hitting instructor from 2019-20 and as assistant field coordinator from 2021-22. Before that, he was an assistant coach at Santa Clara University and the University of Massachusetts Lowell.<\/p>\n<p id=\"CVBCLKDLFNF4ZC5HGBWZQZSW5E\">It\u2019s the second departure from Hinch\u2019s 2025 staff; first base coach Anthony Iapoce will also not return. The Tigers have not yet confirmed any coaching changes.<\/p>\n<p id=\"JGZDWD652JF5NASMBB3XUFUUAA\">Hinch, who agreed to a second contract extension this season, is entering his sixth year as the Tigers\u2019 manager.<\/p>\n<section data-gaid=\"\u00abR1n598m\u00bb\">\n<ul data-testid=\"list\">\n<li>Tigers retain familiar face to bolster catching depth<\/li>\n<li>Javier B\u00e1ez\u2019s reinvention sparks an unexpected second act with Tigers<\/li>\n<li>Should the Tigers bring back Jake Rogers in 2026? Here\u2019s why it makes sense<\/li>\n<li>Two former Tigers relievers to miss 2026 after elbow surgeries<\/li>\n<li>Smokeless tobacco products banned at Detroit sports venues<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Evan Woodbery has covered the Detroit Tigers and Major League Baseball for MLive.com since 2016. He has previously covered the Saints\/NFL for The Times-Picayune\/NOLA.com; University of Tennessee athletics for&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. 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