Sports
Prince Fielder
born 1984 · baseball player, first baseman, designated hitter
Power-hitting first baseman who signed what was then the richest contract in Tigers history in 2012 and helped Detroit reach the World Series that year.
- Born
Ontario, California
age 42- Birth name
- Prince Semien Fielder
- Detroit years
- 2012–2013
- Field
- Sports
01 / The Detroit story
The Detroit story
As a boy, Fielder used to join his father Cecil, then a Tigers slugger, for batting practice at Tiger Stadium, and at twelve he hit a ball into the stadium's upper deck during a game. He returned as an adult in January 2012, when Detroit signed him to a nine-year, $214 million contract, the largest in franchise history at the time, to protect Miguel Cabrera in the batting order. Fielder played all 162 games that season and helped the Tigers reach the World Series, though Detroit was swept by San Francisco. He and his father remain the only father-son pair to each hit 50 home runs in a season. After two seasons in Detroit he was traded to Texas for Ian Kinsler in November 2013; neck injuries ended his career a few years later.
Highlights
- Signed a nine-year, $214 million contract with Detroit in 2012, then the largest in Tigers history
- Played all 162 games in 2012 as the Tigers reached the World Series
- With his father Cecil, one of two father-son pairs to each hit 50 home runs in a season
- Traded to Texas for Ian Kinsler in November 2013
02 / Their Detroit places
Their Detroit places 1
Where they lived, worked, performed and liked to hang out. Closed and demolished places stay here too, because they are part of the city's history.
Played here · 2012–2013
Comerica Park
His home field for two seasons, including the 2012 World Series run.