AL Central

Despite missing the playoffs for the second consecutive season, the Detroit Tigers reportedly exercised manager Brad Ausmus' fourth-year option for 2017 on Tuesday night. 

For the second time in his career, Rick Renteria will try his hand at managing in Chicago.

Chicago White Sox manager Robin Ventura told reporters he is stepping down from his position after a 6-3 loss to the Minnesota Twins on the final day of the regular season, saying his exit was a "personal decision" and that the team "needed a new voice."

Cleveland Indians outfielder Michael Brantley missed nearly the entire 2016 season due to a shoulder injury, and that ailment could cost him time in 2017 as well. 

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Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Corey Kluber is among the most dominant hurlers in baseball, but the former Cy Young Award winner will miss time after going down with a quadriceps injury.

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For the first time since 2007, the Cleveland Indians are the champions of the American League Central thanks to their 7-4 win over the Detroit Tigers on Monday.

The victory immediately led to plenty of celebration in the locker room, as Matt Loede of NEO Sports Insiders and Dave Chudowsky of WKYC shared:

If the season ended Thursday, the Detroit Tigers would own the American League's second wild-card slot.

And they'd be one dangerous wild card.

Remember when touted young Minnesota Twins outfielder Byron Buxton was the butt of smarmy "Buston" jokes?

Yeah. About that.

The Detroit Tigers announced outfielder Justin Upton left Monday's game against the Minnesota Twins with a left calf strain.

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When the Detroit Tigers gave Jordan Zimmermann a $110 million contract over the winter, they could have imagined his spearheading a charge into the postseason when September came around.