Brent Clevlen

Infobox MLB player


width = 150
name = Brent Clevlen
position = Outfielder
team = Detroit Tigers
number = 27
bats = Right
throws = Right
birthdate = birth date and age|1983|10|27
birthplace = city-state|Austin|Texas
debutdate = July 30
debutyear = 2006
debutteam = Detroit Tigers
statyear = June 15, 2008
stat1label = Batting average
stat1value = .236
stat2label = Home runs
stat2value = 3
stat3label = Runs batted in
stat3value = 7
teams =
*Detroit Tigers (by|2006–by|2008)

Brent Aaron Clevlen (born October 27, 1983, in Austin, Texas) is a Minor League Baseball outfielder in the Detroit Tigers organization.

Major League

He was a 2nd-round pick by the Detroit Tigers in the 2002 first-year player draft. 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 Mudhens later in the 2006 season as Alexis Gomez emerged as a valuable bench player. Tigers manager Jim Leyland has stated that Clevlen would benefit from playing everyday in Toledo, and remains second in the team's depth chart for center field. 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".

In by|2007, Brent was called up when the Detroit Tigers expanded their rosters.

In by|2008, Clevlen was called up in place of injured Clete Thomas, but returned to Toledo when Thomas was activated. [cite news | title=Polanco leads Tigers past Giants | url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/06/16/sports/s220649D98.DTL | work=San Francisco Chronicle | first=Janie | last=McCauley | date=June 18, 2008 | accessdate=2008-06-18]

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