Tigers Fire Pitching Coach Chris Bosio Following ‘Insensitive’ Remark About Team Employee

On Wednesday, the Detroit Tigers fired pitching coach Chris Bosio after it was revealed he made insensitive remarks to another team employee.

Tigers Fire Pitching Coach Chris Bosio

General manager Al Avila told ESPN that bullpen coach Rick Anderson will replace Bosio. Andeson will in turn be replaced by pitching instructor A.J. Sager. 

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Tigers pitcher Alex Wilson commented on the unfortunate nature of the situation.

“We’re sorry to everyone that it affected,” Wilson told the Chicago Tribune. “It’s not a good day here. It’s a sad day. But we’re going to move forward, and hopefully this brings us closer than we’ve ever been.”

The exact comment Bosio made has not as of yet been revealed, although according to Fox News, a local television station said the coach used “racially charged language” to address the employee in question. The Tigers released the following statement on the incident:

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Bosio, 55, is a former MLB pitcher who payed for Seattle and Milwaukee and who had just joined the Tigers this year after working as the Chicago Cubs’ pitching coach for six seasons.

During his time in Chicago, Bosio helped lead the team to record the lowest ERA in MLB for three straight years (2015-2017). The Cubs won the World Series in 2016 and advanced to the NL Championship series in 2017.

The Tigers (36-45) are third in the AL Central, half-a-game behind second-place Minnesota and nine games behind leader Cleveland. Detroit has lost eight straight games, the last of which was a 3-0 home loss to the Oakland Athletics.