Report: Giants GM Harris to join Tigers as president

San Francisco Giants general manager Scott Harris is joining the Detroit Tigers as the team's new president of baseball operations, ESPN's Jeff Passan reports.

The Detroit Tigers are hiring San Francisco Giants general manager Scott Harris as their new president of baseball operations, sources tell ESPN. Harris' rise in the industry has been meteoric and he's been seen as a future front-office star. Now he'll run the show in Detroit.

Harris was hired by the Giants at the conclusion of the 2019 season after eight years in the Chicago Cubs organization as director of baseball operations. Prior to joining the Cubs, Harris spent two years in the Commissioner's Office as a coordinator for Major League Operations.

The Redwood City, CA native joins the Tigers front office following the dismissal of longtime general manager Al Avila last month. Avila had been with the team since 2002 and became GM in 2015.

The Tigers will miss the playoffs for an eighth consecutive season, currently sitting last in the American League Central with a record of 55-91 (.377).