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2013 TIGERS
• Hit .321 (17x53) with three doubles, a triple, three home runs and 12 RBI in 19 games during September.
In his first full season at the major league level, he established career highs in nearly every offensive category as he
saw action at first base, third base, in left field, center field and right field for the Tigers during the 2010 season.
• Belted his first major league home run on April 21 at the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, a solo shot in the fifth inning
off Jered Weaver.
• Hit .333 (8x24) in 19 games during May.
• Established a career high with four hits on August 20 versus Cleveland.
• Batted .341 (14x41) with a double, four home runs and eight RBI in 21 games during August.
• Collected a career-high three RBI on September 6 versus the Chicago White Sox.
• Hit .276 (35x127) in 63 games at home...batted .207 (23x111) in 56 games on the road.
• Batted .220 (22x100) with one home run in 66 games prior to the all-star break...hit .261 (36x138) with eight home runs
in 53 games following the all-star break.
• Hit .286 (14x49) with runners in scoring position.
Finished second in the International League with a .331 batting average for Toledo in 2009, while he was third with a
.404 on-base percentage...tabbed Toledo’s Player of the Year.
• Selected to the International League’s post-season all-star squad.
• Drove in a season-high five runs for Toledo on May 2 at Lehigh Valley.
• Compiled a 13-game hitting streak May 19-June 1, batting .490 (25x51) with five doubles, a home run and six RBI.
• Tabbed the International League Player of the Week for May 25-31 after hitting .556 (15x27) with four doubles and five
RBI in seven games.
• Earned Tigers Minor League Player of the Month honors for May after batting .365 (38x104) with seven doubles, three
triples, two home runs and 15 RBI in 29 games -- third in the International League with a .365 batting average during
the month.
• Had his contract purchased by the Tigers from Toledo on June 12.
• Hit safely in six of his seven games June 14-21, batting .476 (10x21) with two doubles and three RBI.
• Designated for assignment by the Tigers on July 8 -- had his contract outrighted to Toledo on July 9.
• Finished with a season-high four hits for Toledo on July 23 versus Syracuse -- equaled the high for the Mud Hens with
four hits on August 22 at Columbus.
• Finished ninth in the International League with a .337 batting average (35x104) in 29 games during August -- collected
six doubles, two triples, three home runs and 14 RBI during the month.
• Had his contract purchased by the Tigers from Toledo on September 5 -- saw action in 12 games with Detroit over the
remainder of the season.
Spent the entire 2008 season with Triple A Tucson after signing with the Arizona Diamondbacks as a minor league free
agent during the off-season.
• Second-hardest batter to strike out in the Pacific Coast League, fanning once every 10.89 plate appearances.
• Belted a season-high two home runs and collected a season-best four RBI on May 4 at Albuquerque -- matched the
high with four RBI on June 14 versus Colorado Springs.
• Collected a season-best five hits on August 14 at Colorado Springs.
• Hit .319 (36x113) with six doubles, a triple and 14 RBI in 28 games during August.
Received his first major league action after making the Pittsburgh Pirates Opening Day roster in 2007.
• Made his major league debut as a pinch-hitter on April 2 at Houston, popping out to shortstop.
• Collected his first major league hit on April 13 versus San Francisco, a single as a pinch-hitter in the second inning off
Russ Ortiz.
• Designated for assignment by the Pirates on June 12 -- had his contract outrighted to Triple A Indianapolis on June
20...saw action in 18 games with Indianapolis before having his contract purchased by the Pirates on July 15.
• Limited to one appearance as a pinch-hitter with the Pirates before being designated for assignment on July 19 --
had his contract outrighted to Indianapolis on July 24.
Opened the 2006 season with Toledo before having his option transferred to Double A Erie on July 4.
• Collected a season-best four RBI for Toledo on May 17 at Norfolk.
• Posted a nine-game hitting streak with Erie August 8-16, batting .389 (14x36).
• Designated for assignment by the Tigers on September 3 -- had his contract outrighted to Erie on September 8.
Topped all Tigers minor leaguers with a .311 batting average between Erie and Toledo in 2005.
• Named to the Eastern League’s post-season all-star squad.
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