Brad Ausmus
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"As player"

* San Diego Padres (–)

* Detroit Tigers ()

* Houston Astros (–)

* Detroit Tigers (–)

* Houston Astros (–)

* Los Angeles Dodgers (–)

"As manager"

* Detroit Tigers (–present)

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* Major League Baseball All-Star Game/All Star (1999 Major League Baseball All-Star Game/1999)

* 3× Rawlings Gold Glove Award/Gold Glove Award (2001, 2002, 2006)

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"Bradley David "Brad" Ausmus" (; born April 14, 1969) is a former catcher in Major League Baseball, and the current Manager (baseball)/manager of the Detroit Tigers. He has also previously managed the Israel national baseball team.

A 1987 draft pick of the New York Yankees, he chose to alternate between attending Dartmouth College and playing minor league baseball. He then had an 18-year major league playing career with the San Diego Padres, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, and Los Angeles Dodgers. During his playing days he was an 1999 Major League Baseball All-Star Game/All Star in 1999, a three-time Rawlings Gold Glove Award/Gold Glove Award winner (2001, '02, and '06), and won the 2007 Darryl Kile Award "for integrity and courage".

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I didn't notice a dramatic difference. The difference is if his leg is bothering him, he can compensate with his arm. But if he's compensating with his arm, he's not going to last very long. He'll end up not only with a sore leg but a sore shoulder. And Roger is a classic leg-driving pitcher.

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He tried to act like he was happy for us and smiled, but you could tell it was eating him up inside, ... He came here with Roger hoping for the promise of the postseason and the World Series. But after he had that surgery, his season ended.

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I know Roger's going to take the ball if it's going to help us, ... I'm sure he had some adrenaline going. He had another inning or two in him.

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Our bullpen is definitely deeper (than last year), ... Guys like Chad Qualls and Dan Wheeler were kind of feeling out what roles they would have, but they established early in the season that they would be legitimate late-inning guys.

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I think it's ridiculous, ... that Major League Baseball would stick its nose into this business all of sudden, when we're down 0-2 in the World Series, having never mentioned it for 81 regular-season games or five postseason games.

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People don't understand that pain he has played with. It's not simple pain. It's the kind of pain people associate with an injury.

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They brought the left-hander to turn Lance around and he came up with a big hit immediately, ... Lane did a great job battling against Devine getting a single. They all had good at-bats, but Lance's was the one that opened the door.

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