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Daniel Fields

Daniel L. Fields is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played one game in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers in 2015.

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Daniel Fields
Fields batting for the Erie SeaWolves, double-A affiliates of the Tigers, in 2013.
Outfielder
Born: (1991-01-23) January 23, 1991
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 4, 2015, for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
June 4, 2015, for the Detroit Tigers
MLB statistics
Batting average.333
Total bases2
Runs1
Stats at Baseball Reference 
Teams
Fields batting for the Lakeland Flying Tigers, advanced-A affiliates of the Tigers, in 2012 source ↗

Daniel L. Fields (born January 23, 1991) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played one game in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers in 2015.

He is the first player since Steve Kuczek in 1949 to hit a double and the first player since Gary Martz in 1975 to play left field in his only career Major League game.1

Career

Detroit Tigers

Fields was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the sixth round of the 2009 Major League Baseball draft out of University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy in Detroit Michigan.2 Fields started his career with the High-A Lakeland Flying Tigers in 2010, and hit .240/.343/.371 with eight home runs. He spent the 2011 season with Lakeland hitting .220/.308/.326 with eight home runs. Fields again started the 2012 season with Lakeland but was promoted to Double-A Erie SeaWolves after hitting .266/.318/.357 with one home run in 62 games. In 29 games with Erie, he hit .264/.352/.358 with two home runs. Fields spent the 2013 season with Erie, hitting .284/.356/.435.3 He was added to the Tigers' 40-man roster on November 20, 2013, in order to be protected from the Rule 5 draft.4 Fields played for Erie, the Gulf Coast Tigers and Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens in 2014 and started the 2015 season with Toledo.

Fields was promoted to the major leagues for the first time on June 2, 2015.5 He made his major league debut on June 4, and recorded his first career major league hit, a double in the 9th inning off Dan Otero of the Oakland Athletics.6 He was designated for assignment by the Tigers on September 8. Fields struggled down the stretch, batting just .206 (52-for-253) to finish with a .229 (103-for-450) average, 26 doubles, eight triples, seven home runs, 41 RBI, and 17 stolen bases with the Mud Hens.7

Chicago White Sox

Fields was claimed off waivers by the Milwaukee Brewers on September 10, 2015.8 On December 7, he was claimed off waivers by the Los Angeles Dodgers.9 Fields was designated for assignment by the Dodgers on December 30, following the signing of Scott Kazmir.10 On January 7, 2016, Fields was claimed off of waivers by the Chicago White Sox.11 He made 32 appearances for the Triple-A Charlotte Knights, batting .216/.311/.267 with one home run, 15 RBI, and four stolen bases. Fields was released by the White Sox organization on May 27.

Los Angeles Dodgers

On June 7, 2016, Fields signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He played in 10 games for the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers and hit .250 with three RBI and two stolen bases. Fields also made five appearances each for the Single-A Great Lakes Loons and Double-A Tulsa Drillers. On August 4, Fields was released by the Dodgers organization.12

Bridgeport Bluefish

Fields signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks organization on February 20, 2017.13 He was released by the Diamondbacks prior to the start of the regular season on March 27.

On April 11, 2017, Fields signed with the Bridgeport Bluefish of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. In 85 appearances for Bridgeport, he batted .297/.387/.487 with 12 home runs, 51 RBI, and one stolen base.

Long Island Ducks

On November 1, 2017, Fields was drafted by the Long Island Ducks in the Bridgeport Bluefish dispersal draft. Fields played in 96 games for the Ducks in 2018, hitting .267/.346/.425 with nine home runs, 40 RBI, and 12 stolen bases.

Fields played in 89 contests for Long Island during the 2019 season, batting .244/.325/.453 with 14 home runs, 36 RBI, and 11 stolen bases. Fields did not play in a game for the team in 2020 due to the cancellation of the season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fields made 77 appearances for the Ducks in 2021, slashing .299/.409/.560 with 12 home runs, 48 RBI, and five stolen bases.14 He played in seven games for Long Island in 2022, and went 5-for-25 (.250) with one home run, four RBI, and one stolen base.

Charleston Dirty Birds

On May 10, 2022, Fields was traded to the Charleston Dirty Birds in exchange for a player to be named later. However, three days later, Fields retired from professional baseball.15

Personal life

Fields is the son of former MLB player, Bruce Fields.16

References

References

  1. "Cup of Coffee Batters". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  2. Kornacki, Steve (September 11, 2009). "Tigers Draft Pick Daniel Fields Takes Batting Practice at Comerica Park". MLive. Booth Newspapers. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
  3. Sipple, George (August 11, 2013). "Detroit Tigers Farmhand Daniel Fields Enjoying Career Numbers in Erie". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
  4. "Tigers Purchase Contracts of Seven Players" (Press release). Detroit Tigers. November 20, 2013. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
  5. Iott, Chris (June 2, 2015). "Detroit Tigers to Promote Outfielder Daniel Fields from Triple-A Toledo". MLive. Booth Newspapers. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  6. Zúñiga, Alejandro (June 4, 2015). "In unexpected debut, Fields sees it all". MLB.com. Archived from the original on June 6, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  7. Beck, Jason (September 8, 2015). "Tigers call up 4, designate Fields". MLB.com. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  8. Iott, Chris (September 10, 2015). "Outfielder Daniel Fields claimed off waivers by Milwaukee Brewers: 'It's bittersweet'". MLive. Booth Newspapers. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  9. Weisman, Jon (December 7, 2015). "Another claim check: Dodgers add OF Daniel Fields". dodgers.com.
  10. Gurnick, Ken (December 30, 2015). "Dodgers ink Kazmir to 3-year contract". mlb.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  11. White Sox Claim Daniel Fields From Dodgers
  12. Minami, Craig (August 5, 2016). "Dennis Santana wins third straight decision, Loons fly high in 12-3 victory". SB Nation. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  13. Eddy, Matt (February 20, 2017). "MINOR LEAGUE TRANSACTIONS: FEB. 11-16". Baseball America. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
  14. "Fields Returns for Fourth Season with Flock". April 6, 2022.
  15. "Atlantic League Professional Baseball: Transactions".
  16. Emrich, Robert (January 2, 2013). "Fields' Time with Dad Paying Off". Minor League Baseball. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
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