The Latest Breaking News from AJ Hinch

CHICAGO — Apparently there is no such thing as a minor arm injury. Not when that arm is attached to a Tigers pitcher.

DETROIT — Rookie Kerry Carpenter hadn’t even been officially activated yet when Tigers manager AJ Hinch assembled the team in the clubhouse and told them general manager Al Avila, the man who one way or another was responsible for them all being in that room, had been fired.

DETROIT — For the most part, Christopher Ilitch delivered the news like you would expect from the CEO. Directly. Unemotional.

DETROIT — Might want to hold off on Miguel Cabrera’s retirement party.

DETROIT — For the first time, aging Detroit Tigers legend Miguel Cabrera just doesn't know.

TORONTO — The first three games of this series were spirited and competitive. Sunday, not so much.

TORONTO — To be honest, it was a recipe for disaster.

CLEVELAND — Tigers’ manager AJ Hinch was talking about rookie Riley Greene before the game. He was asked what Greene might’ve learned from striking out four times against Cleveland’s Triston McKenzie Thursday night.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Turns out, all Akil Baddoo needed to do was trust that being Akil Baddoo was plenty good enough.

DETROIT — Sitting in the dugout hours before the game, manager AJ Hinch was asked what he liked best about rookie Riley Greene so far. Hinch didn’t miss a beat.

DETROIT — The way Jonathan Schoop was buzzing around the ball field Monday, playing both games of the doubleheader against Cleveland, you’d never know he was 30 years old and grinding through a miserable start to his 10th big-league season.