Brent Clevlen #24

He and his wife Amanda reside in Leander, TX...Hit .461 with 11 HR, 40 RBI and five stolen bases as junior at Westwood High School in Texas in 2001...Selected as a Second-Team High School All- American by Baseball America in 2002 after batting .571 (64-for-112) with 49 runs scored, 11 doubles, 12 HR, 45 RBI and six stolen bases as a senior at Westwood High School...Rated the 33rd-best prospect overall and fourth-best in the state of Texas prior to the draft by Baseball America in 2002...Signed by Tim Grieve (Tigers).

2010

Played in 53 games batting .257 with eight doubles and 29 RBI with Gwinnett (AAA) in his first season in the organization. Appeared on the Major League roster on two separate occasions...Had his contract purchased on 5/14 from Gwinnett (AAA).Was hitting .259 in 26 games at the time of his call-up...Appeared as a pinch-hitter on 5/16 and belted his second career double and his first ML hit since 6/15/08 in his first career appearance as a Brave...Placed on the disabled list from 5/24-7/27 with a right great toe sprain suffered 5/23 at PIT, his only start with the big-league Club. Hit .385 (5-for-13) with three RBI in four rehab games with Rome (A) & GWI (AAA)...Went 0-for-3 on 5/23 at PIT in his only ML start (LF) in 2010 and his first since 6/15/08...Was recalled a second time from GWI on 7/27; his only appearance was as a pinch-runner on 7/29 vs. WSH before being designated for assignment on 7/31. He joined the Gwinnett (AAA) Club where he played the remainder of the season.

2009

Spent the entire season with Triple-A Toledo...His 128 games played and 64 RBI each ranked second on the team...Played 118 games in the outfield (72 in CF, 45 in RF, 7 in LF)...Ranked third on the Club with 16 home runs...His 139 strikeouts were third-most on the Mud Hens...Hit .331 (50-for-151) against lefties and .235 (77-for-328) vs. right-handers...In June, hit .312 (29-for-93) with 2 HR, 2 3B, 6 2B and 14 RBI.

2008

Played the majority of the 2008 season with Triple A Toledo, belting a career-high 22 home runs for the Mud Hens...Selected to the International League's mid-season all-star squad...Led the International League with 166 strikeouts...Collected a season-high four hits for the Mud Hens on April 20 versus Louisville -- equaled the high with four hits on July 31 versus Indianapolis and August 5 at Louisville...Posted a 15-game hitting streak May 19-June 4, batting .455 (25x55) with four doubles, seven home runs and 27 RBI...Drove in a season-best six runs on May 29 versus Buffalo...Earned Tigers Minor League Player of the Month honors for May after hitting .359 (37x103) with 18 runs scored, seven doubles, three triples, six home runs and 30 RBI -- third in the International League with 30 RBI during the month, while he tied for third with a .359 batting average and tied for fifth with 68 total bases...Belted a season-high two home runs on June 3 at Louisville -- equaled the high with two home runs on July 17 at Pawtucket and July 21 at Rochester...Recalled from Toledo by the Tigers on June 6...Collected a season-best two hits for the Tigers on June 10 versus the Chicago White Sox -- equaled the high with two hits on June 15 versus the Los Angeles Dodgers...Optioned back to Toledo on June 18 after appearing in 11 games for the Tigers...Tabbed the International League Player of the Week for July 14-20 after hitting .400 (6x15) with three home runs and five RBI in four games...Fared better against righthanded pitchers with Toledo, batting .287 (109x380)...he hit .250 (24x96) with lefties on the mound...Batted .297 (91x306) with 14 home runs and 62 RBI for the Mud Hens prior to the all-star break...hit .247 (42x170) with eight home runs and 20 RBI following the all-star break...Saw action in 18 games with Escogido in the Dominican Winter League following the season, batting .260 (13x50) with two doubles and three RBI.

2007

Limited to 104 games between two levels of the minor leagues due to a fractured right finger, before being recalled by the Tigers on September 8...Opened the season with Triple A Toledo -- managed a .207 batting average (28x135) in his first 37 games before landing on the disabled list on May 14 with the fractured right finger...Assigned to the Gulf Coast League Tigers as part of an injury rehab assignment on June 19...Batted .416 (15x36) with two home runs and eight RBI over an 11-game stretch with the Tigers June 22-July 5...Reinstated from Toledo's disabled list on July 6...Hit safely in eight of his nine games with the Mud Hens July 7-18, batting .405 (15x37) with three doubles, five home runs and 12 RBI...Belted a season-high two home runs on July 12 versus Richmond...Tabbed the International League Player of the Week for July 9-15 -- hit .533 (8x15) in four games during the week, scoring three runs and collecting two doubles, three home runs and seven RBI...Tied for fifth in the International League with five home runs during July for the Mud Hens -- batted .261 (23x88) with 13 runs scored, five doubles and 17 RBI in 23 games during the month...Saw action in all three of Toledo's games during the International League playoffs, batting .200 (2x10) with an RBI...Played in 13 games with Detroit during September -- majority of his action was as a defensive replacement in the outfield.

2006

Opened the season at Double A Erie before seeing his first major league action with the Tigers over the season's final two months...Rated as possessing the best outfield arm in the Eastern League by Baseball America...Fifth in the Eastern League with 138 strikeouts...Posted a 14-game hitting streak for the SeaWolves April 14-29, batting .288 (17x59) with six doubles, a home run and eight RBI...Batted .314 (16x51) over a 15-game stretch July 1-15, scoring eight runs and collecting four home runs and 12 RBI...Recalled by the Tigers from Erie on July 29 -- made his major league debut on July 30 at Minnesota, doubling in his first major league at-bat in the third inning off Johan Santana...Established career highs with three hits, two home runs and two RBI at Tampa Bay on August 1 -- belted his first major league home run in the fifth inning against Travis Harper...matched the high with two RBI on August 16 at Boston and August 20 versus Texas...Optioned back to Erie by the Tigers following the game on August 27 at Cleveland...Batted .310 (9x29) in eight games with Erie before being recalled by the Tigers on September 5...Hitless in 10 at-bats during his 14 games with the Tigers following his recall on September 5...Tied for third among American League rookies with two triples, while he tied for sixth with three outfield assists...Named the third-best prospect and rated as possessing the best outfield arm in the Tigers organization following the season by Baseball America.

2005

Tabbed the Florida State League Most Valuable Player and Tigers Minor League Player of the Year for his efforts at Lakeland (A)...Selected to both the league's mid- and post-season All-Star squad and launched a home run during the league's All-Star Game on 6/18 after winning the Yuengling Home Run Derby prior to the game...Topped the league with 102 RBI and a .387 on-base percentage and was tied for second with 65 walks, third with 239 total bases, fourth with 149 hits and eighth with a .302 batting average...Second among all league outfielders with 16 assists...Named to Baseball America's high Single-A All-star Squad following the season...Garnered Tigers Minor League Player of the Month honors for April (.375, 33-for-88, 4 2B, 1 3B, 6 HR and 27 RBI)...In seven games during the FSL playoffs, he batted .296 (8-for-27) with 5 HR and 11 RBI...Hit .310 (116-for-374) against right-handers and .275 (33-for-120) vs. lefties...Batted .329 (55-for-167) with runners in scoring position...Hit .538 (7-for-13) with 18 RBI with the bases loaded...Named the fourth-best prospect in the Tigers organization and 14th-best prospect in the FSL following the season by Baseball America...Rated the best outfield arm in the Florida State League by Baseball America...Tabbed the best hitter for average in the Tigers organization following the season by Baseball America.

2004

Tied for ninth in the Florida State League with six triples for Lakeland...Led all league outfielders with 15 errors...Finished fourth in the league with 127 K...Posted a 10-game hitting streak 4/22-5/8 (.378, 14-for- 37, 1 2B and 4 RBI)...Batted .433 (13-for-30) with 4 2B, 1 HR and 3 RBI during a 10-game hitting streak 8/5- 18...Named the 14th-best prospect in the Tigers organization following the season by Baseball America.

2003

Led West Michigan (A) with 67 runs scored, 125 hits and 12 HR...Tied for the club lead with 63 RBI...Topped the Midwest League with 138 games played, tied for the lead with 16 grounded into double plays and finished third with 72 walks...Tied for fourth among all Tigers minor leaguers with 63 RBI...Named 2ndbest prospect in the Tigers organization, 10th-best prospect in the Midwest League and 18th-best outfield prospect following the season by Baseball America...Named the best power hitter in the Tigers organization following the season by Baseball America.

2002

Made his professional debut with the GCL Tigers after being Detroit's second-round selection in the June 2002 draft...Second on the CGL Tigers with three home runs and 21 RBI...Named the Gulf Coast League Player of the Week twice during the season, 7/29-8/4 (.375, 2 3B, 1 HR, 9 RBI) and 8/12-18 (.333, 1 2B, 2 HR, 10 RBI)...Collected a season-best four hits on 8/6 vs. GCL Phillies...Named the 9th-best prospect in the Tigers organization and 10th-best prospect in the GCL following the season by Baseball America.