The big summer for former Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland just got a little bit bigger. Ilitch Companies announced on Monday that the Tigers, owned by Christopher Ilitch, will retire Leyland's No.

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Jim Leyland’s family and friends, well-aware of how emotional he is, aren’t quite sure how Leyland will get through his Baseball Hall of Fame speech Sunday. Ahead of the ...

Jim Leyland went back to work ... I suppose having his own children, he's very close to the kids; I suppose it changed his perspective." Leyland had finally made it, by anyone's definition.

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates had both Hall of Famers, outfielder Barry Bonds and manager Jim Leyland, on the same team and it yielded great results. Bonds and Leyland both made it to the ...