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Prince Fielder | First Baseman

Team: Detroit Tigers
Age / DOB:  (29) / 5/9/1984
Ht / Wt:  5'11' / 275
Bats / Throws: Left / Right
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Entering play on Thursday, Prince Fielder was hitting just .229 in May.
Over 13 games this month, the mammoth slugger has posted a pedestrian (for him, at least) .229/.383/.417 triple slash. With 11 of those games against the Astros, Twins and Indians, Fielder owners were surely looking for more fantasy production. Since posting a 1.009 OPS in the season's opening month, pitchers are tap dancing around Fielder, walking him 13 times (including three HBPs and one IBB) in 60 May plate appearances. He leads the American League in walks and times on base. May 16 - 10:57 PM

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Prince Fielder - 1B - Tigers

Prince Fielder belted his seventh home run of the season in the Tigers' win over the Twins on Tuesday.

Fielder singled in the first inning and launched a two-run shot in the fifth, finishing the night 2-for-4 with two RBI. Miguel Cabrera and Alex Avila also homered in the game. Fielder owns an exceptional .301/.417/.591 batting line and 27 RBI in 25 games this season. He should be in the MVP running when all is said and done.
Apr 30 - 10:12 PM
Prince Fielder - 1B - Tigers

Prince Fielder will serve as the DH for Saturday's game against the Braves.

The Tigers are just looking to lessen the workload on Fielder, who's started all 21 games this season. Victor Martinez will replace him at first base.
Related: Victor Martinez
Source: Jason Beck on Twitter
Apr 27 - 11:48 AM
Prince Fielder - 1B - Tigers

Prince Fielder went 2-for-4 with a home run in Sunday's extra-innings loss.

Fielder was hitting just .160 with no home runs over his last seven games, so it's a much needed breakout. Despite the massive slump, Fielder still ranks sixth in the American League in slugging-percentage. His 12 walks are behind only Albert Pujols and Dustin Pedroia.
Apr 21 - 9:20 PM
Prince Fielder - 1B - Tigers

Prince Fielder went 0-for-6 with five strikeouts in Wednesday's 14-inning game against the Mariners.

Talk about running hot and cold; Fielder went from driving in 19 runs in 11 games to going 0-for-11 with nine strikeouts the last two days. He had struck out a total of seven times in his first 11 games.
Apr 18 - 2:45 AM
Prince Fielder - 1B - Tigers

Prince Fielder went 4-for-5 with a three-run homer and a double against the A's on Saturday.

Fielder has been swinging the bat awfully well since the final few days of the spring. His homer drove in all of Detroit's runs tonight and gave him 17 RBI in 10 games. Now if only someone could drive him in; excluding his homers, he's scored just three times this year. That was a problem throughout last year, too.
Apr 13 - 2:18 AM
Prince Fielder - 1B - Tigers

Prince Fielder drove in five runs with a pair of homers in the Tigers' 8-3 defeat of the Yankees on Friday.

Fielder took lefty specialist Boone Logan deep in the fifth to give the Tigers the lead and then added some insurance runs with a two-run homer in the seventh off Shawn Kelley. He entered the day 2-for-12 with one RBI through three games.
Apr 5 - 4:39 PM
Prince Fielder - 1B - Tigers

Prince Fielder homered in a second straight game Friday against the Rays.

Fielder went the first 27 days of March without a homer after hitting two in five games in February. In addition to his two-run shot off Jeremy Hellickson today, he delivered a sac fly. He's hitting .305 with 18 RBI in 59 at-bats.
Mar 29 - 5:05 PM
Prince Fielder - 1B - Tigers

Prince Fielder and Miguel Cabrera both homered Saturday to give the Tigers all three of their runs in a loss to the Blue Jays.

Fielder hit a two-run homer off Brandon Morrow in the first, and Cabrera added a solo shot off Steve Delabar in the third.
Feb 23 - 5:27 PM
Prince Fielder - 1B - Tigers

Prince Fielder singled and belted a solo homer in Wednesday's loss to the Athletics.

Fielder's blast off an 0-2 mistake from A.J. Griffin in the third inning gave the Tigers a 2-0 lead, a lead they kept until the A's touched up Jose Valverde for three runs in the ninth. Prince had just one single in 13 plate appearances prior to tonight's showing.
Thu, Oct 11, 2012 01:11:00 AM
Prince Fielder - 1B - Tigers

Prince Fielder slugged his 30th home run of the season as the Tigers topped the Twins 2-1 on Sunday.

The two-run shot in the eighth inning provided all of Detroit's offense in the afternoon victory. Fielder now has 30 or more homers in six straight seasons. He's batting .309/.407/.525 through his first 159 games with the Tigers.
Sun, Sep 30, 2012 05:04:00 PM
Prince Fielder - 1B - Tigers

Prince Fielder delivered an RBI single in the first inning on Tuesday as the Tigers beat the Royals 2-0.

Fielder also drew a walk in the game. He is enjoying tremendous success in his first season with Detroit, hitting .309/.409/.520 with 28 homers and 104 RBI. As long as he avoids a late season slump, he'll finish above the .300 mark for the first time in his fantastic young career.
Tue, Sep 25, 2012 09:27:00 PM
Prince Fielder - 1B - Tigers

Prince Fielder doubled and ripped a solo home run in Friday's loss to the Angels.

Fielder got Ervin Santana in the second inning. The home run was his 25th of the year, and 10th since the All-Star break. The Tigers may have been expecting a little more power from their $214 million man, but his .315/.412/.529 slash is more than getting the job done.
Sat, Sep 8, 2012 01:25:00 AM
Prince Fielder - 1B - Tigers

Prince Fielder will serve as the designated hitter Tuesday against the Indians.

It's just a way to give him a bit of a breather. Don Kelly will play first base while Delmon Young gets the day off.
Related: Delmon Young, Don Kelly
Source: Brian Britten on Twitter
Tue, Sep 4, 2012 01:25:00 PM
Prince Fielder - 1B - Tigers

Prince Fielder went 3-for-4 with a double and a run scored but the Tigers fell to the Royals on Thursday.

Fielder's double was the only extra-base hit that the Tigers could muster off Jeremy Guthrie and company, and he scored their only run on an RBI single from Jhonny Peralta in the eighth inning. Prince continues to post solid numbers across the board in his first tour of the American League, now hitting .314/.410/.522 with 23 homers and 93 RBI.
Thu, Aug 30, 2012 10:58:00 PM

Depth Charts

Batters
PosRoleName
C1Alex Avila
2Brayan Peña
1B1Prince Fielder
2B1Omar Infante
2Ramon Santiago
SS1Jhonny Peralta
3B1Miguel Cabrera
LF1Andy Dirks
2Matt Tuiasosopo
CF1Austin Jackson
2Avisail Garcia
3Don Kelly
RF1Torii Hunter
DH1Victor Martinez
Starting Pitcher
PosRoleName
S1Justin Verlander
2Max Scherzer
3Doug Fister
4Anibal Sanchez
5Rick Porcello
Relief Pitcher
PosRoleName
R1Jose Valverde
2Joaquin Benoit
3Phil Coke
4Octavio Dotel
5Luke Putkonen
6Darin Downs
7Drew Smyly
8Jose Ortega