On October 4, 2005, after six years away from the dugout, Jim Leyland is hired to manage the Detroit Tigers . Leyland replaces Alan Trammell , who was fired at the end of the season. In 1997, Leyland guided the Florida Marlins to a World Series title, and in Pittsburgh in the 1990s, he had won three
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