Prince Fielder is expected to announce that he has been declared medically disabled at a press conference with the Rangers on Wednesday, FOX MLB Insider Ken Rosenthal first reported Tuesday. “I just want to thank my teammates and all the coaching staff”.
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“He took a lot of pride in taking the field each and every day and going out there and producing and trying to help the team win”, Verlander said. She wouldn’t let me get down at the house, she wouldn’t let me mope, she would never let me feel any less about myself than I should. That guaranteed deal goes through 2020, for $24 million each season.
‘To not be able to play is going to be tough’. Due to an insurance policy, the rangers inherited when taking on his contract they’re only responsible for paying $44 million of the total.
Tigers owe $26 million on Prince Fielder’s contract. It’s too bad Fielder can’t play the game he loves any longer, either. His tenure in Detroit was short lived, as a late night blockbuster trade sent him to the Texas Rangers in exchange for fellow All-Star second baseman Ian Kinsler. “I’ve been in a big league clubhouse since I was their age”, he said, looking sons, 11-year-old Jadyn and 10-year-old Haven. Drew Dossett, who two years ago did a cervical fusion of two disks just below the area that was bothering Fielder in July.
Fielder was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 2002 draft.
Assuming he doesn’t find a medical opinion that will allow him to play, Fielder will end his career with 1,645 hits, a.283 career batting average, 319 home runs and 1,028 RBI over 12 Major League Baseball seasons.
And now, after 89 games this season and yet another surgery, it appears that we’ve seen the last of Prince Fielder on a baseball diamond.
In 12 seasons, Fielder has a.283 average, with 1,028 RBI and 319 home runs.
According to Rangers manager Jeff Banister, Fielder will certainly be back around the team when he’s able to. In an odd twist of fate, Prince will finish his career with 319 home runs, the same number as Cecil, who played for the Tigers from 1990 to 1996.
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“It’s emotional, I believe, for the entire baseball community”, Banister said.
