The Detroit Tigers’ workplace problems extended to their broadcasting team.
The Athletic’s investigation into misconduct within the organization revealed that two former Tigers players who worked as broadcasters were removed from the air following allegations of inappropriate behavior.
Cameron Maybin joined Bally Sports Detroit as a pre- and post-game analyst in 2023 after a brief stint with YES Network. According to The Athletic, Maybin’s first season in Detroit included multiple incidents involving female team employees.
The Athletic reported that early in the 2023 season, Maybin allegedly told one team employee he liked to watch her walk away from him. At least two women received what they considered inappropriate late-night calls or messages from Maybin.
The Athletic viewed the text messages Maybin sent to female employees. In one, he wrote: “probably not the best idea we hang I’m trying to stay married.” In another message, after a woman declined to socialize with him, Maybin wrote: “You can always stop by, my door is wide open for you.”
HR began asking employees about Maybin’s behavior in May 2023, according to The Athletic. Despite the investigation, Maybin continued appearing on broadcasts for the rest of the season. He didn’t return in 2024.
Craig Monroe’s situation was more serious. The longtime Tigers broadcaster was taken off the air in June 2024 after being publicly accused of sexual abuse of a minor. In July 2024, police in Frisco, Texas, took a report for sexual assault of a child listing Monroe as the suspect, according to The Athletic.
The Frisco Police Department told The Athletic the case was inactive but declined further comment. Monroe’s attorney issued a statement in 2024 saying Monroe “vehemently” denied the claims. Monroe told The Athletic he wanted to respond but needed to consult his legal team first, then didn’t respond to follow-up inquiries.
The broadcaster had worked Tigers games since 2012 after a nine-year MLB playing career.
Both Maybin and Monroe had been removed from broadcasts before The Athletic’s investigation published. FanDuel Sports Network (formerly Bally Sports Detroit) issued a statement saying: “Upon being made aware of the allegations against Cameron Maybin and Craig Monroe, we coordinated with the Tigers, and both were removed from the network’s broadcasts, and their contracts were not renewed.”
Maybin’s case fits into the broader pattern of workplace misconduct that The Athletic documented throughout the Tigers organization. His behavior toward female employees mirrors allegations against multiple front office executives who were also removed from their positions.
As for Monroe, his case involved criminal allegations that go well beyond workplace misconduct.
The Athletic’s investigation found that at least eight men employed by the Tigers, its business arm, or broadcast partners were accused of misconduct toward women since 2023. Six of those men either resigned, were fired, or didn’t have their contracts renewed.
The broadcasting booth wasn’t immune to the workplace culture problems that plagued the Tigers’ front office. Both Maybin and Monroe are gone, but the broader organizational issues The Athletic documented suggest this wasn’t an isolated problem.
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Since the beginning of 2023, Sam has been a staff writer for Awful Announcing and The Comeback. A 2021 graduate of Temple University, Sam is a Charlotte native, who currently calls Greenville, South Carolina his home. He also has a love/hate relationship with the New York Mets and Jets.