Oh wow... I'm actually sorry to hear that! Leyland is a class act. I thought he was 68, not 70. Just a couple years' difference.
We have the Single-A (short season) Connecticut Tigers minor league team here in Connecticut (Norwich, CT). I'm pretty sure we've seen Jim Leyland's son or grandson play in a game or two (Pat Leyland). Also on the CT Tigers' roster: Ben Verlander, Justin's younger brother.
Al Kaline made an appearance at a CT Tigers game a year or two ago. He was absolutely mobbed by fans...
Leyland says he made up his mind in early September.
Al Kaline still works for the Tigers after all these years.
Ben Verlander and Torii Hunter Jr have both signed on to the Tigers development program.