Longtime MLB infielder, former Detroit Tigers manager dies at 76

DETROIT — Phil Garner, the hard-nosed infielder nicknamed “Scrap Iron” who later managed three Major League Baseball teams, including the Detroit Tigers, died Saturday night after a long battle with cancer. He was 76. Garner passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, following a more than two‑year battle with pancreatic cancer, according to a statement from his youngest son, Ty. “Phil never ...