Brent Clevlen
| Brent Clevlen | |
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| Philadelphia Phillies | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: October 27, 1983 Austin, Texas |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| July 30, 2006 for the Detroit Tigers | |
| Career statistics (through 2008 season) |
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| Batting average | .233 |
| Home runs | 3 |
| Runs batted in | 7 |
| Teams | |
Brent Aaron Clevlen (born October 27, 1983, in Austin, Texas) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Philadelphia Phillies organization.
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[edit] Personal life
Clevlen graduated from Westwood High School in 2002.[1]
[edit] Major leagues
Clevlen was a 2nd-round pick by the Detroit Tigers in the 2002 first-year player draft.[1] 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 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 activated.[2]
On July 31, 2010, he was designated for assignment by the Atlanta Braves.
Clevlen signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Reds on May 9, 2011, after starting the season with the Wichita Wingnuts in independent baseball.[3]
On August 4, 2011, Clevlen signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Phillies. [4] After the season, he became a free agent, be re-signed a minor league contract with the Phillies on January 27, 2012.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Clevlen cold, hungry", The Austin American-Statesman, Chuck Licata, June 19, 2003
- ^ McCauley, Janie (June 18, 2008). "Polanco leads Tigers past Giants". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2008-06-22. http://web.archive.org/web/20080622134645/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/06/16/sports/s220649D98.DTL. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ^ Clevlen Purchased by Reds, Wingnuts Pare Down Roster
- ^ "Phillies signed free-agent OF Brent Clevlen". Fantasy SP. http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Brent_Clevlen/1744055/phillies-signed-free-agent-of-brent-clevlen-to-a-minor-league. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Major League Baseball outfielders
- Baseball players from Texas
- People from Austin, Texas
- Gulf Coast Tigers players
- West Michigan Whitecaps players
- Lakeland Tigers players
- Erie SeaWolves players
- Toledo Mud Hens players
- Detroit Tigers players
- Atlanta Braves players
- Philadelphia Phillies players
