Detroit Tigers' A.J. Hinch 'appreciative' to be back in playoffs facing old Houston Astros squad
For each of the past three offseasons, A.J. Hinch returned home to the Houston area. He spent those Octobers watching baseball. And those experiences were “miserable,” he acknowledged. But the Detroit Tigers’ fourth-year manager was far from that Monday as he prepped for another postseason run at Minute Maid Park before Tuesday’s American League wild-card round opener against the Houston Astros.