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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Detroit Tigers general manager Dave Dombrowski told the&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;Detroit Free Press&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;that he expects manager Brad Ausmus to return next season.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dombrowksi&amp;nbsp;said he expects Ausmus's entire coaching staff to return as well.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ausmus led the Tigers to a 90-72 regular season in his first year as manager. It was a three-game regression from 2013, but Detroit still won the American League Central and made the postseason for the fourth consecutive year.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the playoffs, the Tigers were swept 3-0 in the ALDS by the Baltimore Orioles, the first time Detroit failed to win a series in its current postseason appearance streak.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 &lt;strong&gt;JAFFE: Three Strikes: Power reigning in playoffs&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ausmus&amp;nbsp;received some criticism this season for the performance of the Tigers' bullpen, particularly the way he handled the late innings and his closer situation. Detroit finished 27th in MLB with a 4.29 bullpen ERA, and Ausmus continued to use veteran Joe Nathan as the team's closer despite his 4.81 ERA and seven blown saves.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Tigers bullpen continued to struggle in the ALDS. The team's relievers allowed 10 earned runs in 2.2 innings, which included blowing a three-run lead in Game 2 in the bottom of the eighth inning.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ausmus was hired before last season despite no previous managing experience. After an 18-year playing career in MLB, Ausmus spent three seasons as a special assistant to the baseball operations department for the San Diego Padres.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022\u200B&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;NIESEN: Youth leading the way for Cardinals in postseason&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The 45-year-old has two years remaining on his contract.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;-&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;Ben Estes&lt;/em&gt;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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