This comes as no surprise to anyone but Ron Gardenhire has made it official that Joe Jimenez will be the Detroit Tigers closer to begin the 2020 season.
Detroit #Tigers Manager Ron Gardenhire told me Joe Jimenez will be the team’s closer. He also discusses who could be next in line and will likely handle 8th inning duties.
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— Craig Mish (@CraigMish) March 10, 2020
In 2019, Jimenez went 4-7 (9 saves) with a 4.37 ERA in 66 appearances with the Tigers.
