Tigers give Leyland 2-year extension (AP)

Courtesy Yahoo! Sports - Top News  Fri, 06/19/2009 - 15:43

Jim Leyland will be sticking around in the Detroit dugout for awhile. The Tigers gave their manager a two-year contract extension Friday through the 2011 season.

Financial terms were not announced. "It's extremely well deserved," Tigers president and general manager Dave Dombrowski said.

The 64-year-old Leyland is in his fourth season with the Tigers, and this was the last year on his...

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