Josh Lester #26

Attended the University of Missouri and Columbus (GA) HS...Won the 2006 Little League World Series with Northern (GA) Little League. Secured the final out of the Championship Game and gave a tearful interview with ESPN's Erin Andrews after the game.

2022

Spent most of the season at Triple-A Toledo; had his contract selected on 9/4 and optioned to Toledo on 9/8...Set professional career highs in games (145), hits (137), doubles (39), runs scored (84), RBI (99) and stolen bases (7)...Made his MLB debut on 9/5 at LAA, striking out as a pinch hitter; made his only other appearance with Detroit the following day on 9/6, going 0-for-4 as the designated hitter...Paced all Triple-A players in doubles, extra-base hits (70) and total bases (267) while finishing second in RBI...Led the Tigers organization in hits, doubles, extra-base hits, total bases, runs and RBI; his doubles were the most by a Tigers Minor Leaguer since 2017, and his extra-base hits and total bases were the most since 2014...Had four different hitting streaks of at least eight games, including a season-high 10 straight from 7/10-26; slashed .333/.356/.571 (14-for-42) with four doubles, two homers, nine runs scored, 11 RBI, two walks and one stolen base during the stretch...Finished 4-for-4 with a double, two home runs, five RBI and two runs scored in his final home game of the season on 9/25 vs. Columbus; set a single-game career high with 11 total bases; marked his 10th career multi-homer effort.

2021

Spent most of the 2021 season with Double-A Erie, playing in 84 games...also saw time at the Triple-A level, appearing in 25 games with Toledo...Had a four-hit performance May 20 vs. Binghamton, going 4-for-5 with two doubles, a triple and three RBI...Selected Double-A Northeast Offensive Player of the Week for the week ending August 29 after hitting .333/.400/.815 with two doubles, a triple, three home runs and eight RBI in six games...Earned Tigers Minor League Player of the Month and Double-A Northeast Player of the Month honors for August, batting .363/.427/.950 with seven doubles, two triples, 12 home runs and 25 RBI in 22 games...had three multi-homer efforts for Erie during the month, hitting two round-trippers Aug. 7 at Harrisburg, Aug. 10 vs. Altoona and Aug. 20 at Richmond...Posted consecutive multi-homer games for Triple-A Toledo on Sept. 10-11 at Iowa.

2020

Worked out remotely during the 2020 season as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019

Played in 106 games with Double A Erie in 2019...Named a Tigers Organization All-Star by MiLB.com...Ranked fifth in the Eastern League with 17 home runs...Drove in five runs and went 3x4 with a double on July 21 at Richmond. 

2018

Appeared in a career-high 127 games in 2018 as he spent the entire season with Double A Erie and was named the affiliate’s Co-Player of the Year...Named a Tigers Organization All-Star by MiLB.com...Ranked third in the Eastern League with 61 walks, while he was fourth with 75 RBI, tied for fourth with 21 home runs, tied for sixth with 46 extra-base hits, seventh with 211 total bases and ninth with 71 runs scored...Went a perfect 4x4 with a double and a solo home run on July 27 vs. Akron...Blasted a pair of solo homers in the first game of the doubleheader on July 28 vs. Akron...Selected Eastern League Player of the Week for the week ending August 26 after hitting .393/.438/1.107 with two doubles, six home runs and 11 RBI...drove in six runs on August 20 vs. Akron and had a two-homer game on August 24 at Bowie...Earned Tigers Player of the Month honors for August, batting .279/.345/.587 with eight doubles, eight home runs and 23 RBI.