Brent Clevlen
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Brent Aaron Clevlen (born October 27, 1983) is an American former professional baseball outfielder who played parts of four major leagues seasons with the Detroit Tigers and Atlanta Braves.
Personal life
Clevlen graduated from
Major leagues
Clevlen was a 2nd-round pick by the Detroit Tigers in the 2002 first-year player draft.[1] In 2005, Clevlen was named the Tigers minor league players of the year while playing for Lakeland.[2] He made his Major League debut on July 30, 2006, in a 6–4 loss to the Minnesota Twins. He started at 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
Clevlen was optioned down to the Tiger's AAA-affiliate Toledo Mud Hens later in the 2006 season as Alexis Gómez emerged as a valuable bench player.[citation needed] Tigers manager Jim Leyland has stated that Clevlen would benefit from playing every day in Toledo, and remains second in the team's depth chart for center field.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]
In 2007, Brent was called up when the Detroit Tigers expanded their rosters.
In 2008, Clevlen was called up in place of injured Clete Thomas, but returned to Toledo when Thomas was reactivated.[3]
On July 31, 2010, he played in four games for the Atlanta Braves and then was designated for assignment and became a free agent at the end of the season.
Clevlen was to start the season with the independent
On April 19, 2012, Clevlen signed a minor league deal with the
. He also began 2013 in the Diamondbacks organization, splitting time with Mobile and Reno before being released. Over those 2 seasons (152 games), Clevlen hit .265 with 19 HR and 77 RBI in 523 PA.On June 17, 2013, Clevlen returned to Wichita.
On February 25, 2016, Clevlen signed with the
On November 16, 2018, Clevlen was announced at the manager of the Cleburne Railroaders (American Association of Independent Professional Baseball). On December 17, 2020, after two years as the manager, Clevlen was replaced by Mike Jeffcoat.
References
- ^ The Austin American-Statesman, Chuck Licata, June 19, 2003
- ^ 2015 Detroit Tigers Media Guide. pg. 387.
- ^ McCauley, Janie (June 18, 2008). "Polanco leads Tigers past Giants". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on June 22, 2008. Retrieved June 18, 2008.
- ^ "Brent Clevlen Sold to Phillies". OurSports Central. August 5, 2011.
- ^ Nicholson-Smith, Ben (April 19, 2012). "Minor Moves: Pelzer, Clevlen". MLB Trade Rumors.
- ^ "Big League Bat Returns To Wingnuts". WichitaWingnuts.com. June 19, 2013. Archived from the original on June 1, 2015.
- ^ "Wichita Wingnuts Brent Clevelen Named American Association MVP". September 13, 2014.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
