John Joseph McHale (September 21, 1921 – January 17, 2008) was an American first baseman and executive in Major League Baseball who served as the general manager of three teams: the Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves, and Montreal Expos.
 He served as the first president and executive director of the Expos during their maiden years in the National League, and owned ten percent of the team.
 His son John McHale Jr. is the current MLB executive vice president (administration).
Alfred Joseph "Cy" Ferry (September 27, 1878 – September 27, 1938) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for two seasons.
 He pitched in three games for the Detroit Tigers during the 1904 Detroit Tigers season and in one game for the Cleveland Naps during the 1905 Cleveland Naps season.
 His brother, Jack Ferry, was also a major league pitcher.
Brian Andrew Dubois (born April 18, 1967) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for two seasons.
 He played for the Detroit Tigers for six games during the 1989 Detroit Tigers season and 12 games during the 1990 Detroit Tigers season.
The 2011 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 111th season.
 The season began on March 31 at New York against the Yankees, and the home opener was on April 8 against the Kansas City Royals.
 The Tigers honored the late Sparky Anderson during the season.
 The Tigers sent five players to the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game: starting pitcher Justin Verlander, first baseman Miguel Cabrera, catcher Alex Avila, shortstop Jhonny Peralta, and closer José Valverde.
 The regular season concluded September 28 at home against the Cleveland Indians, with the Tigers holding a 95–67 record.
Anthony Christopher Clark (born June 15, 1972), is a former Major League Baseball first baseman and current executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association.
The 1996 Detroit Tigers had a record of 53–109 for the third worst winning percentage (.327) in team history.
 With a number of capable batters (Cecil Fielder, Tony Clark, Bobby Higginson, Alan Trammell, Rubén Sierra, and Damion Easley), the team scored a respectable 783 runs.
 However, the 1996 Tigers lacked pitching and allowed their opponents to score 1,103 runs.
 No team in American League history and only one in major league history (the 1930 Philadelphia Phillies) has given up more runs.
 No pitcher on the team had more than 7 wins.
 Of the games the Tigers lost, 58 were by four or more runs, a record for the number of games lost by such a margin.
 The Tigers made more unwanted history when they were swept 12–0 by the Cleveland Indians in the regular season series, losing all twelve games played while being outscored, 79–28.
Prince Semien Fielder (born May 9, 1984) is an American professional baseball first baseman and designated hitter for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB).
 He has also played for the Milwaukee Brewers and Detroit Tigers.
 He was selected in the first round of the 2002 Major League Baseball draft by the Brewers out of Eau Gallie High School in Melbourne, Florida, and spent the first seven years of his MLB career with the Brewers before signing with the Detroit Tigers in January 2012.
 In November 2013, he was traded to the Rangers, where he ended his playing career due to injury in 2016.
Timothy James Hyers (born October 3, 1971 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American professional baseball hitting coach and a former Major League first baseman who played for the San Diego Padres (1994–95), Detroit Tigers (1996) and Florida Marlins (1999).
 During his active career, he threw and batted left-handed, stood 6 ft tall and weighed 185 lb .
David Brian Maxcy (born May 4, 1971) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Detroit Tigers for two seasons.
 He pitched 41 games during the 1995 Detroit Tigers season, and pitched two more during the 1996 Detroit Tigers season.
Milton Edward Welch (born July 26, 1924) is a former Major League Baseball catcher.
 He was born in Farmersville, Illinois and played in one game for the Detroit Tigers, on June 5 during the 1945 Detroit Tigers season.
 He is the oldest in a group of nearly 1,500 players who have appeared in exactly one Major League game.

Question: The 1996 Detroit Tigers season included a fomer Major League first baseman who is hthe current executive director of what?
Answer: the Major League Baseball Players Association