Brent Clevlen
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| Detroit Tigers — No. 27 | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: October 27, 1983 Austin, Texas |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| July 30, 2006 for the Detroit Tigers | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2007) |
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| Batting average | .245 |
| Home runs | 3 |
| Runs batted in | 6 |
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Brent Aaron Clevlen (born October 27, 1983, in Austin, Texas) is an outfielder for the Toledo Mud Hens. He has also spent time at the major league level as a member of the Detroit Tigers.
[edit] Major League
He was a 2nd-round pick by the Detroit Tigers in the 2002 first-year player draft. He made his major league debut on July 30, 2006, in a 6-4 loss to the Minnesota Twins. He started center field in his first game. His first catch in the field was intended to be a sacrifice fly by Minnesota catcher Joe Mauer, but ended up being an inning-ending double play, as Clevlen threw out Luis Castillo at home plate. In his first MLB at bat, he doubled off Twins ace Johan Santana.
On August 1, 2006, in his second major league game, Clevlen hit his first major league home run against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 5th inning off pitcher Travis Harper. He later added another home run in the 9th inning off pitcher Ruddy Lugo going 3-for-5 for the night, with 3 runs scored and 2 RBI.
Clevlen was optioned down to the Tiger's AAA-affiliate Toledo Mudhens later in the 2006 season as Alexis Gomez emerged as a valuable bench player. Tigers manager Jim Leyland has stated that Clevlen would benefit from playing everyday in Toledo, and remains second in the team's depth chart for center field. Following the season, Clevlen was named the third-best prospect and rated as possessing the best outfield arm in the Tigers organization by Baseball America.
In 2007, Brent was called up unexpectedly when the Detroit Tigers expanded their rosters
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
