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Dave Dombrowski

Dave Dombrowski

David Dombrowski (born July 27, 1956) is the current president, CEO, and general manager of the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball.

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Tigers extend manager Jim Leyland's contract through 2012, GM Dave Dombrowski's through 2015

One day before their big series against second-place Cleveland, the Detroit Tigers ended months of speculation about their manager and front office.

The Tigers have extended manager Jim Leyland's contract through the 2012 season, and general manager Dave Dombrowski has agreed to a four-year extension through 2015. Both contracts were set to expire after this season, but with Detroit in first place, owner Mike Ilitch decided the time was right to work out new deals."Dave has built a solid foundation for this organization and assembled competitive teams that give us a chance to win year in and year out. We have a lot of confidence in his continued leadership of the Detroit Tigers," Ilitch said. "I know Jim shares our desire to deliver a winner. We're pleased to have him continue leading the Detroit Tigers on the field."The announcement came on a day off for the Tigers as they prepared for probably their biggest series of the season so far. Detroit begins a three-game set at Cleveland on T...

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