Sports Kirk Gibson changed baseball 35 years ago in LA. But he never wanted to leave Detroit Tigers March 27, 2023March 28, 2023 Carlos Monarrez Comments Off on Kirk Gibson changed baseball 35 years ago in LA. But he never wanted to leave Detroit Tigers Kirk Gibson was called a disgrace when he left the Detroit Tigers in 1988 to join the LA Dodgers and lead them to a World Series with a historic HR.