Former Detroit Tigers VP Sues Over Her Firing, Alleges Age, Race, and Sex Discrimination

A former Detroit Tigers vice president is suing the ballclub and parent company, Olympia Entertainment, alleging racial, sex and age discrimination over her 2020 firing.

Elaine Hendrix worked for the Tigers for nearly 21 years, starting in 1999 as one of the point people when the team was transitioning to Comerica Park from Tiger Stadium. She was the team’s vice president of public affairs and strategic planning, and was credited with the success of the team’s winter caravan and community outreach efforts.

She was fired Sept. 20, 2020, after receiving the first negative job-performance review of her time with the Tigers, according to the lawsuit, filed Monday in federal court in Detroit.

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