How long was Prince Fielder in the MLB?
Prince Semien Fielder is an American former professional baseball first baseman and designated hitter, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers, Detroit Tigers, and Texas Rangers. Prince was selected in the first round of the 2002 Major League Baseball. Draft by the Brewers out of Eau Gallie High School in Melbourne,…
Prince Semien Fielder is an American former professional baseball first baseman and designated hitter, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers, Detroit Tigers, and Texas Rangers. Prince was selected in the first round of the 2002 Major League Baseball.
Draft by the Brewers out of Eau Gallie High School in Melbourne, Florida, and spent the first seven years of his MLB career with the Brewers before signing with the Tigers, in January 2012. In November 2013, Fielder was traded to the Rangers, where he played the remainder of his career.
How long was Prince Fielder in the MLB?
Texas Rangers slugger Prince Fielder’s career is over after 12 years in Major League Baseball. Fielder officially announced he would no longer be able to play, per TR Sullivan of MLB.com. “I can’t play Major League Baseball anymore, Fielder said during a press conference. It sucks to have it taken away early, he added.
“It took too much brain to walk in a straight line, that was real I was thinking, how am I going to hit a fastball,” Fielder said. Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports first reported Tuesday that Fielder would announce his decision to step away from the big leagues. Rosenthal added Fielder is not retiring, but doctors will not clear him to play. Jon Heyman of Today’s Knuckleball noted Fielder will still receive the $100-plus million still owed on his contract because it’s a medical issue.
