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TIGERS FRONT OFFICE
SCOTT
PLEIS
DIRECTOR,
AMATEUR SCOUTING
Enters his sixth season in the Tigers organization and the third full season in his current role.
• Responsible for the day-to-day activities of the Tigers amateur scouting department.
• Joined the Tigers as a national crosschecker following the 2007 season, a position he held until being named to
his current position on August 6, 2010.
• Prior to joining the Tigers organization, Pleis served as the East Coast Crosschecker with the Chicago Cubs for
three years (2005-07).
• Served as an area scout with the New York Yankees for 10 years (1995-2004).
• A fourth round draft selection by the Toronto Blue Jays in 1981, he played two seasons in the Blue Jays
organization (1981-82) and three in the St. Louis Cardinals organization (1983-85) before retiring following
the 1985 season.
• Pleis, 49, his wife, Lisa, and sons, Austin (10) and Brock (8) reside in St. Louis, MO.
SCOTT
BREAM
DIRECTOR,
PRO SCOUTING
Returns to the Tigers organization as director, pro scouting, his first season in that role and 13th with the club...
served the team in a variety of roles over 12 seasons (1999-2010) during his first stint with the Tigers.
• Assists Scott Reid with the coordination of the club’s major league scouts, while also scouting at the major
league level and assisting the organization with special assignments.
• Spent the previous two seasons (2011-12) with the San Diego Padres as a Major League Scout/Special
Assistant to the General Manager.
• Worked nine seasons as a major league scout with the Tigers (2002-10).
• Joined the Tigers scouting team as an advance scout, spending three seasons in the role (1999-2001) before
being named assistant general manager prior ot the 2002 season.
• Played 10 seasons at the minor league level with the Padres (1989-95), Chicago Cubs (1995) and Tigers
(1996-98)...he saw action with Double A Jacksonville and Triple A Toledo in his three seasons as a player in the
Tigers organization.
• Bream, 42, and his wife, Shelly, have two daughters, Brooke and Mackenzie.
40-YEAR-OLD TIGERS TO HIT A HOME RUN
Three Tigers players have connected for a home run at the age of 40-or-older, for a total of 56 home runs. Darrell Evans
leads the way with 49 home runs for the Tigers at the age of 40-or-older. The following is the list of players to hit a home run
with the Tigers at the age 40-or-older:
Player Home Runs
Darrell Evans 49
Doc Cramer 6
Bobby Lowe 1
Courtesy of David Vincent
2013 DETROIT TIGERS INFORMATION GUIDE