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Marmol
Marmol Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 36°40′39″N 66°48′21″E / 36.6775°N 66.80583°E / 36.6775; 66.80583Coordinates: 36°40′39″N 66°48′21″E / 36.6775°N 66.80583°E / 36.6775; 66.80583
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Balkh Province
District	Marmul District
Time zone	+ 4.30

Marmol or Marmul is a town and seat of Marmul District in Balkh Province in northern Afghanistan.^[1]

References[link]

1. ^ National Geospatial Intelligence Agency

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Carlos Mármol
Chicago Cubs – No. 49
Relief pitcher
Born: (1982-10-14) October 14, 1982 (age 29) Bonao, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 4, 2006 for the Chicago Cubs
Career statistics (through May 30, 2012)
Win-Loss	18-26
Earned run average	3.43
Strikeouts	612
Saves	97
Teams
Chicago Cubs (2006-present)
Career highlights and awards
Midwest League All-Star (2004) Florida State League All-Star (2005) All-Star selection (2008) DHL Delivery Man Award (2010)

Carlos Mármol pitching for the Chicago Cubs in 2009.

Carlos Agustín Mármol (born October 14, 1982, in Bonao, Dominican Republic) is a relief pitcher for the Chicago Cubs.

Minor league career[link]

Mármol started his career as a catcher/outfielder. In his last season as a hitter, in 2002, he batted .258 with a .271 OBP for the Arizona Cubs in the Rookie League, and .149 with a .167 OBP for the Lansing Lugnuts in the Midwest League.

After batting .273 in 14 minor league games, Mármol converted to become a pitcher. He went 26–19 with a 3.41 ERA before being called up to the majors and being added to the major league roster in November 2005.^[1]

Major league career[link]

2006[link]

Mármol made his major league debut on June 4, 2006, against the St. Louis Cardinals in a relief appearance. He pitched two scoreless innings and gave up one hit while striking out three.

After Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood was placed on the disabled list for the second time of the season, Mármol was called on to make a spot start. He joined Rich Hill, Ángel Guzmán, Sean Marshall, Juan Mateo, Ryan O'Malley, and Jae Kuk Ryu as one of seven rookies to make a start for the 2006 Cubs. On June 11, against the Cincinnati Reds, in his first Major League start he allowed just one run on two hits, struck out seven, and walked three in an eventual 9–3 Cubs victory.

He went on to make 19 appearances and 13 starts in the 2006 season. It was an up and down first season, and he scuffled down the stretch, posting a 6.08 ERA in 77 innings, and walked 6.9 batters per 9 innings.

2007[link]

Mármol returned to the major leagues in 2007 as a relief pitcher for the Cubs. Due to an injury to Cubs closer Ryan Dempster, Mármol was called upon to pitch in the ninth inning of a game against the Colorado Rockies on June 27, 2007.^[2] He pitched a scoreless frame, recording two strikeouts, for his first major league save.

In his second season, he flourished in the bullpen as a setup man and finished the season with a stellar ERA of 1.43 and struck out 96 batters in 69.1 innings. His ERA was good enough for third in the major leagues among relievers, behind only Seattle Mariners closer J. J. Putz and Los Angeles Dodgers closer Takashi Saito. He received one 10th place vote and came in 26th in the MVP award voting.

2008[link]

Entering the 2008 season, Mármol was in a tight battle for the Cubs closer spot that was now vacant with former closer Ryan Dempster having moved to the starting rotation. He competed with Kerry Wood and Bob Howry for the spot, and while both he and Wood had solid numbers in the spring, manager Lou Piniella opted for the veteran Wood to close and kept Mármol in the setup role he excelled at in 2007. With Wood suffering from a blister, Mármol was selected to replace him at the All-Star Game, and pitched a scoreless 13th inning of relief in an eventual 15-inning National League loss.

2009[link]

Mármol competed with Kevin Gregg for the closer's role after the departure of Kerry Wood before the 2009 MLB season, but lost the role to Gregg.^[3]

In spring training in 2009 he led all pitchers in hit batsmen, with 5 (in 10.1 innings).^[4] As of August 18, 2009, he was leading all NL pitchers in hbp in the regular season, with 11 (in 56.1 innings), and his 52 walks averaged over 8 walks per 9 innings.

However, after a series of disappointing appearances by Gregg in August, and after Gregg allowed 12 homers in 56 ¹⁄₃ innings (the most in the majors for a reliever), Piniella announced on August 18 that Mármol would replace Gregg as closer.^[5]

2010[link]

Mármol won the DHL Delivery Man Award for the month of September.^[6] He finished the 2010 campaign with 16.0 strikeouts averaged per nine innings (138 in 77 ²⁄₃ innings), breaking the record for highest K/9 ratio by a pitcher with at least 50 innings pitched, previously held by Eric Gagne's 14.9 mark over his 2003 season.

2011[link]

In 2011, Mármol led the National League and tied for the major league lead in blown saves (with Jordan Walden) with 10.^[7]

Pitching style[link]

Mármol delivers with a sidearm motion from the stretch and is noted for his excellent ability to hide the ball. He has a fastball with superb tailing action, and is usually thrown between 92-95 MPH. The slider is his most effective pitch, and he can throw it such that it is effectively three different pitches—a straight slider, a curveball, and a sweeping breaking ball that moves sharply down and away from right-handed hitters. While Mármol occasionally struggles with command of his fastball, it has excellent late movement making it tough to hit when he can keep it in the zone. Mármol is known to get himself in a jam by walking batters frequently, but he is known to gain fortunate defense to get out of it due to opposing batter's susceptibility to striking out, and their relative inability to record hits off of him.

References[link]

External links[link]

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Aramis Ramírez
Ramírez with the Cubs in 2008.
Milwaukee Brewers – No. 16
Third baseman
Born: (1978-06-25) June 25, 1978 (age 34) Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 26, 1998 for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Career statistics (through May 23, 2012)
Batting average	.283
Home runs	318
Hits	1,825
Runs batted in	1,147
Teams
Pittsburgh Pirates (1998–2003) Chicago Cubs (2003–2011) Milwaukee Brewers (2012–present)
Career highlights and awards
3× All-Star Selection (2005, 2008, 2011) 2008 NL Hank Aaron Award 2011 NL Silver Slugger Award for NL 3B 4× NL Player of the Week

Aramis Nin Ramírez (English pronunciation: /əˈrɑːmɨs/; born June 25, 1978, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is an All-Star Major League Baseball third baseman for the Milwaukee Brewers.

He started his professional career with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1998, before being traded to the Cubs in 2003. On November 12, 2006, Ramírez signed a five-year deal with the Cubs.

MLB career[link]

Pittsburgh Pirates[link]

On November 7, 1994, Ramírez signed a contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates.^[1] On May 26, 1998, he made his major league debut with the Pirates, becoming the youngest player in MLB at that time.^[2]

Ramírez struggled in his first three seasons, splitting playing time between the Pirates and Triple-A Nashville. Playing with the Pirates for an entire season for the first time in 2001, Ramírez hit .300 with 34 home runs. In 2002, his batting performance dipped to .234 with 18 home runs.

Chicago Cubs[link]

2003 season[link]

Ramírez was traded to the Chicago Cubs with outfielder Kenny Lofton on July 23, 2003.^[3] Ramírez finished the 2003 season strong in Chicago, though he led the majors with 33 errors at third base. He had the lowest fielding percentage of all Major League third basemen with .929. The Cubs made the playoffs and defeated the Atlanta Braves before being beaten by eventual World Series champions the Florida Marlins in the seven-game 2003 National League Championship Series. During Game 4 of the NLCS, Ramírez made Cubs history. In the first inning, Ramírez hit the first grand slam in the playoffs in Cubs history off Marlins starter Dontrelle Willis. Ramírez was one of the more productive Cubs' players during the NLCS, hitting 3 home runs, driving in 7 RBIs, and hitting a triple in Game 1.

2004 season[link]

On September 16, 2004, Ramírez became the 14th player in Major League history to have two different games with three home runs in a season.^[4] On defense, his range factor of 2.26 was the lowest among all Major League third basemen.^[5]

2005 season[link]

In 2005, he was elected to play in his first Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Ramírez finished the season on the disabled list, after straining his quadriceps femoral muscle on August 24. He finished the season with 31 home runs and 92 RBIs.

2006 season[link]

In 2006, Ramírez hit 38 home runs while driving in 119 runs. He collected his 1000th hit on July 15 versus the New York Mets.^[6] On defense, his range factor of 2.41 was the lowest among Major League third basemen for the third straight year.^[5] After the season, he was listed as being potentially the biggest free agent in the market. Ramírez elected to stay with the Cubs, agreeing to a 5-year, $73 million contract on November 12, 2006.

2007 season[link]

Ramírez takes a swing.

Ramírez hit his 200th career home run off Claudio Vargas on April 23, 2007. On June 29, 2007, Ramírez had one of the best games of his career, in which he went 3 for 5, highlighted by ending a crucial game against the Milwaukee Brewers with a two-out, two-run home run in the bottom of the 9th off pitcher, Francisco Cordero to cap a five-run comeback win. Many Cubs fans saw this game as the best comeback win of the season, which also sparked a new rivalry with the Brewers.

The Cubs won the 2007 National League Central division, thanks in large part to Ramírez, whose 101 RBIs led the team. He finished second on the Cubs in home runs (26) and batting average (.310). The divisional title came only after battling it out with Milwaukee for the final month of September.

Ramírez made strides to improve his defensive game in 2007, as he lowered his error total and improved his range factor for the third consecutive year.

2008 season[link]

On June 20, in the bottom of the 9th, during the first game of the 2008 Crosstown Classic against the Chicago White Sox, Ramírez hit his 2nd home run of the day for a walk off. He went on to homer in each of the next two games in that series.

On July 7, Ramírez was selected to play in the 2008 MLB All-Star Game as a reserve. Prior to game 4 of the 2008 World Series, Ramírez was awarded the Hank Aaron Award as the most outstanding offensive performer in the National League. Ramírez finished the season with the lowest range factor (2.16) of all major league third basemen.^[7]

2009 season[link]

Ramírez got off to a quick start in 2009 with 5 RBI during the Cubs' opening series against the Houston Astros. His first-inning homer in the season opener off Roy Oswalt was the 250th of his career. On April 18 against the St. Louis Cardinals, he hit a walk-off home run in the 11th inning.

On May 8, Ramírez dislocated his left shoulder while fielding a ground ball in a game against the Milwaukee Brewers.^[8]

2010 season[link]

Ramirez began the season fairly slowly, batting .168 with 5 home runs and 22 RBIs through his first 47 games before landing on the 15-Day Disabled List on June 9 with a bruised thumb. Infielder Chad Tracy was recalled from the Iowa Cubs to replace Ramirez.

Ramirez returned to the starting lineup on June 25 in Chicago against the White Sox. On defense, in 2010 he had the lowest fielding percentage among major league third baseman, at .939.^[9]

2011 season[link]

Ramirez activated his $14 million dollar option on November 3, 2010 to stay with the Cubs for the 2011 season.

On June 27, 2011, Ramirez and teammate Carlos Pena homered twice in a 7-3 win over the Colorado Rockies. Ramirez and Pena both hit a two-run home run and a solo home run each.^[10]

On July 1, 2011, Ramírez hit his 300th career home run against the Chicago White Sox just 1 day after Mark Teixeira hit his 300th Home run^[11]

On July 10, 2011, Aramis Ramirez was asked by National League manager Bruce Bochy to replace Placido Polanco in the 2011 MLB All-Star game, but Ramirez declined the invitation due to previous plans to be with his family during the break.^[12]

On October 30, 2011, Ramirez declined his portion of the $16 million option on his contract and chose to become a free agent.^[13]

On November 2, 2011, Ramirez was awarded the The Louisville Slugger Silver Slugger Award for best offensive NL 3rd Baseman. In his 9th season as a Cub, Ramirez batted .306 with 35 doubles, 26 HRs and a team-high 93 RBIs. He also led the team in slugging percentage and on-base percentage.

Milwaukee Brewers[link]

Fielding for the Milwaukee Brewers

On December 12, 2011, Ramirez signed a 3-year deal worth $36 million with the Milwaukee Brewers.^[14]

See also[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Aramis Ramírez

• List of top 300 Major League Baseball home run hitters

References[link]

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Prince Fielder
Prince Fielder in 2007 with Milwaukee
Detroit Tigers – No. 28
First baseman
Born: (1984-05-09) May 9, 1984 (age 28) Ontario, California
Bats: Left	Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 13, 2005 for the Milwaukee Brewers
Career statistics (through May 23, 2012)
Batting average	.283
Home runs	237
Runs batted in	681
Slugging percentage	.536
On-base percentage	.388
Hits	1,043
Teams
Milwaukee Brewers (2005–2011) Detroit Tigers (2012–present)
Career highlights and awards
3× All-Star (2007, 2009, 2011) 2011 All Star Game MVP 2× Silver Slugger Award (2007, 2011) 2007 NL Hank Aaron Award Brewers franchise leader for home runs in a season (50 in 2007) 50 home run club 2009 Home Run Derby winner

Prince Semien Fielder (born May 9, 1984) is an American professional baseball player for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball. Playing first base, he is currently listed at 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) (180 cm) and 285 lb (129 kg). He was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the first round of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft out of Eau Gallie High School in Melbourne, Florida, and he played for the Brewers from 2005 through 2011.

He is the son of former first baseman Cecil Fielder. Prince and Cecil Fielder are the only father-son combination in MLB history to each hit 50 home runs in a season. Fielder holds the Brewers' team record for home runs in a season, and is the league's youngest player to hit 50 home runs in a season. He became the first Brewer to win the Home Run Derby, defeating Nelson Cruz 6–5 in the final round of the 2009 derby. He is a three-time all-star.

Child of the Big Leagues[link]

Prince, like many sons of prominent major leaguers, was a fixture around his father's teams' clubhouses growing up. In addition, he starred alongside his father in a McDonald's commercial and appeared with him on MTV's "Rock N' Jock Softball".

When his father played for Detroit, Prince would sometimes come along for batting practice. Contrary to popular belief, Fielder did not hit a home run into the upper deck of Tiger Stadium^[1] at the age of 12, but he did hit a home run over the fence as a pre-teen. Fielder set the story straight in a 2007 interview with Fox Sports during a road trip to Detroit, saying that it "just went over the fence."

High school and middle school career[link]

Fielder attended St Edwards school in Vero Beach for 2 years where he played only on Junior varsity

Fielder spent his first three years of high school playing at Florida Air Academy. He then transferred to Eau Gallie High School to play baseball there his senior year (2002).^[2] He hit .524 with 13 doubles, 10 home runs, 41 RBIs, and 47 runs in his senior year. He was named by the Florida Today as the All-Space Coast Player of the Year in 2002.^[3]

Professional career[link]

Milwaukee Brewers (2005–2011)[link]

2005[link]

Fielder began the 2005 season with the minor league Nashville Sounds, and later served as a designated hitter for the Brewers during interleague play. Fielder married his wife Chanel during the Triple-A All-Star Break. He earned his first call-up to the Majors on June 13, 2005, but he was sent back down to the Sounds after the end of interleague play, since Lyle Overbay was already the regular first baseman for the team. Fielder was again called up to the Majors on August 17, 2005, and went on to finish the season with the Brewers, where he was used as a pinch-hitter. He was the 6th-youngest player in the league.

On June 15, 2005, he collected his first major league hit, a double, off Hideo Nomo, and drove in his first big league run with his second hit of the night at Tampa Bay.

2006[link]

Prince Fielder and Rickie Weeks at Spring Training, 2005

After Lyle Overbay was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays, Fielder became the Brewers' starting first baseman in 2006 and was an early favorite for National League Rookie of the Year.

Prince did not get off to a great start in the 2006 regular season, going 0–9 with 7 strikeouts. In his twelfth at-bat Fielder finally made a big splash, delivering a game-winning hit that drove home Geoff Jenkins for the winning run in the bottom of the 8th inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The hit not only won the game for the Brewers, but secured an opening series sweep. Even with his early season struggles, Prince was named the National League's Rookie of the Month for April, and hit consistently since. On Mother's Day, May 14, 2006, Fielder was one of more than fifty hitters who brandished a pink bat to benefit the Breast Cancer Foundation. With his eighteenth home run of the year, Fielder broke the Brewers' rookie home run record previously held by Greg Vaughn.

He led all major league rookies with twenty-eight homers in the 2006 season. On defense, he had the lowest zone rating among NL first basemen, .804.^[4]

2007[link]

Fielder with the Nashville Sounds

Fielder had a strong first half in 2007, earning a start at first base in the 2007 All-Star game over the previous two MVP winners, Ryan Howard (2006) and Albert Pujols (2005).

On August 13, 2007, Fielder was featured on a magazine cover for the first time when he was featured on the August 13, 2007, issue of ESPN The Magazine.^[5]

On September 15, 2007, Fielder broke the Brewers franchise record for home runs in a season, hitting his forty-sixth in a game against the Cincinnati Reds. The record was previously jointly held by Richie Sexson (twice) and Gorman Thomas.

On September 25, Fielder became the youngest player ever to reach fifty home runs in a season, joining his estranged father in the exclusive club. Fielder has stated that he hopes to surpass his father's total of 51 home runs in a season (1990) as a way of exorcising the demons that have come with being the son of a prominent major leaguer. "A lot of people said that's the only reason I got drafted... I don't mind people comparing me to him but I'm a completely different player. One day I want people to mention my name and not have to mention his," Fielder has said. Earlier in the season, Cecil Fielder had told a magazine that it was his famous name that led to his son being such a highly touted prospect. The younger Fielder also saw his contention in the 2007 NL MVP race as a way of proving his father wrong, but gets little else from the rift but motivation saying, "You've got to look at who's saying it. Let's be honest. He's not really the brightest guy." ^[6]

Fielder ranked first in the National League in home runs (50) in his MVP-caliber 2007 season, was second in slugging percentage to teammate Ryan Braun (.618), second in at bats per home run (11.5) and OPS (1.013), third in RBIs (119) and extra base hits (87), fourth in total bases (354) and hit by pitch (14), fifth in intentional walks (21) and sacrifice flies (8), seventh in runs (109) and times on base (269), and ninth in walks (90).

In 2007 he led all major league first basemen in errors, with fourteen, and was last among eligible major league first basemen in range factor (8.49).

Fielder earned the Milwaukee Brewers Team MVP award, the Player's Choice NL Outstanding Player award, 2007 Silver Slugger award, and was voted the National League's Hank Aaron Award winner.^[7]

2008[link]

Unable to come up with an agreement for a long-term contract with the Brewers, Fielder and his agent, Scott Boras, signed a one-year, $670,000 deal with the Brewers. Fielder was quoted saying, "I'm not happy about it at all," showing his disappointment in not being able to reach an agreement with the club.^[8]

On June 19, Fielder hit the second inside-the-park home run of his career, against the Toronto Blue Jays.

On August 4, Fielder and teammate Manny Parra got into a scuffle in the dugout during a game against the Cincinnati Reds in which Parra was the starting pitcher. They were having a brief conversation, which led to Parra throwing his jacket down and Fielder shoving him. Fielder had to be restrained by teammates Ray Durham, Dave Bush, J. J. Hardy, Ryan Braun, and pitching coach Mike Maddux. ESPN reported that night that the dispute was over Parra heading back to the clubhouse after being pulled from the game instead of staying in the dugout to watch the Brewers bat in the next inning. Baseball Tonight also reports the exchange was started when Parra told Fielder to "get off his fat ass and play defense." Manager Ned Yost said reporters asking questions about the incident was as rude as "going over to the neighbors' house after they've been fighting and asking about it."

On September 23, Fielder hit his second walk-off home run against the Pittsburgh Pirates, helping the Brewers keep pace with the New York Mets in the NL Wild Card race.

Fielder was named the National League Player of the Week for the week of September 15–21 after he batted .462, with 27 total bases, six doubles, 11 RBI, .533 on-base percentage, and a 1.038 slugging percentage.^[9]

Fielder ended the 2008 regular season with a .276 batting average, 34 home runs, 102 RBI, 86 runs and 84 walks. The Brewers finished 90–72, earning the NL Wild Card on the final day of the regular season, their first postseason berth as a National League club and their first since losing to the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1982 World Series. They faced the Philadelphia Phillies and were eliminated in four . Fielder hit the Brewers' only home run of the series, in Game 4.^[10]

2009[link]

Fielder (left), Ryan Howard (center), and President Barack Obama (right) before the start of the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, July 14, 2009

After the 2008 season Fielder was seeking an $8 million salary in 2009, while the Brewers filed for $6 million. On January 23 the Brewers and Fielder avoided arbitration and finalized a two-year $18 million contract.^[11]

Fielder hit his first career grand slam against Rafael Perez of the Cleveland Indians on June 15, 2009, at Progressive Field.^{[citation needed]}

Fielder was one of four NL first basemen who made the 2009 NL All Star Team.^{[citation needed]} Fielder won the 2009 State Farm Home Run Derby in St Louis. Fielder began the Derby with a Rickie Weeks bat, but quickly switched to one of Ryan Braun's because it was longer and gave him more plate coverage.^[12] He made the finals with seventeen home runs after the first two rounds, eliminating local favorites Albert Pujols and Ryan Howard. He then beat former Brewers teammate Nelson Cruz with six homers in the final round. His twenty-three long balls tied for the sixth-most in the Derby's history.^[13] He also hit the longest home run of the Derby at 503 feet.^[14]

On August 4, Fielder was involved in an incident with Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Guillermo Mota. With two outs in the ninth inning, Mota hit Fielder with a pitch on the leg, (apparently in retaliation for Mota's teammate Manny Ramirez being hit in the hand by Brewers pitcher Chris Smith). Mota was ejected. After the 17–4 Dodgers victory, Fielder went to the Dodgers clubhouse, in an effort to confront Mota. The Dodgers security guards stopped Fielder from entering, though the incident was captured by a television crew. Both Mota and Fielder were fined by Major League Baseball for their roles in the incident.^[15]

Fielder had a good month of September. While playing the San Francisco Giants on September 6, Fielder hit a walk off home run. This was the second walk off hit Fielder had against the Giants. Then, on September 19, Fielder set the Brewers' single-season record for RBIs at 127, beating Cecil Cooper's 1983 record of 126.^[16] He set this record during a game against the Houston Astros—the team Cooper was managing at the time. The record-breaking RBI was a sacrifice fly, scoring Mike Cameron. He finished the season with 141 RBIs, which surpassed his father's career high of 133 in 1991.

Fielder finished tied for first in the National League in RBIs with Ryan Howard, and second in home runs with 46. He is one of three players in Brewers franchise history to have 100 or more RBIs in three consecutive seasons, along with Richie Sexson (2001–03) and Ryan Braun (2008–10).^[17]

2011[link]

On January 18, Fielder and the Brewers agreed on a one-year, $15.5 million contract.^[18] Fielder was named MVP of the 82nd All Star Game, in which he hit a 3-run home run.^[19]

Along with Fielder, Braun also hit 30 home runs on the season, marking the 4th time the duo each hit at least 30 home runs in a season. Only 6 other duos have done this in major league history.

He became one of three Brewers who have had four 100-RBI seasons, along with Cecil Cooper and Braun.^[20]

On September 27 in a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Fielder went 3-for-3 with three homeruns and a walk, and 5 RBIs. It was his first career three-home run game.

In 2011, Fielder batted .299, led the National League in intentional walks (32; a Brewers record), was second in the league in home runs (38), and was third in slugging percentage (.566).^[21] On defense, he led the majors in errors committed by a first baseman (15) and had the lowest fielding percentage of all first basemen (.990).^[22][23] Through 2011, he had the second-highest career slugging percentage (.540) and OPS (.929) of any player in Brewers history, behind Braun, and was second in career home runs (230) to Robin Yount.^[21]

He came in third in the voting for the 2011 National League Most Valuable Player Award, behind winner Ryan Braun and Matt Kemp.^[24]

Detroit Tigers (2012-present)[link]

2012[link]

Following the 2011 World Series, Fielder became a free agent. On January 26, 2012 Fielder agreed to a nine-year, $214 million contract with the Detroit Tigers to play first base and replace the offensive output of the injured Víctor Martínez. ^[25]

On April 5, 2012, Fielder made his debut with the Tigers^[26] and singled in his first at bat.

Fielder hit his first two home runs as a Tiger on April 7, 2012, in a 10-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox.

Personal life[link]

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Fielder and his wife Chanel have two children: Jadyn and Haven.^[27]

He had a long running feud with his ex-baseball playing father Cecil Fielder.^[28]

The tattoo on the left side his neck is in Korean. 왕자 means "Prince".^[29]

Prior to the 2008 season Fielder became a vegetarian, removing meat and fish from his diet. Fielder made this choice after reading Skinny Bitch by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin, given to him by his wife Chanel.^[30][31] However, his time as a vegetarian was short-lived; in January 2012, in his introductory press conference as a Detroit Tiger, he stated, "I'm not a vegetarian. I was, for like three months."^[32]

References[link]

External links[link]

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• Prince Fielder Interview at Baseball Digest Daily – June 2006
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