Jeff Larish #19

Jeffrey D. Larish... Married Julia Hunter (12/1/08)... 2001 graduate of McClintock High School (AZ)... Attended Arizona State University from 2002-05... Was an All-Pac-10 Conference selection as a sophomore (2003) and as a senior (2005)... Earned 2nd team All-American honors by Baseball America as a sophomore... Was named to the 2005 College World Series All-Tournament team... Tied an ASU and College World Series record by belting three home runs in a single game, June 21 vs Nebraska... Played for the United States during the 2003 Pan American Games... Hobbies: Working out, playing basketball, watching movies and playing video games... Signed by: Brian Reid.

2010

Was a non-roster invitee to DET spring training and began the season with Toledo (AAA)...Spent time on the DL with a left groin strain, 5/19-6/3...Batted .304, 10 HR, 40 RBI over his final 48 games with Toledo after hitting .236, 5 HR, 15 RBI over his first 36 games...Named International League Batter of the Week, 6/14-20 (.421, 8-19, 3 HR, 10 RBI)...Homered in 3 straight games, 6/15-18...Had a season-best 12-game hit streak, 7/2-16 (.298, 14-47)...Had his contract selected by DET on 7/25 and appeared in 3 games before being designated for assignment, 7/30...Was claimed off waivers by OAK on 8/3 and assigned to Sacramento (AAA)...Hit safely and drove in at least one run in all 8 of his games with Sacramento...Combined to go 5-for-9 with 3 HR, 10 RBI and 5 runs scored between both games of a DH, 8/6 at Albuquerque...Was recalled by OAK, 8/9 and made his team debut in a start at 1st base that night at SEA...Was optioned back to Sacramento on 8/16 and recalled by OAK for the remainder of the season on 8/20...Set a career high with 4 RBI and tied his career high with 3 hits, 8/30 at NYY...Made his 1st career appearance in the OF, starting in LF, 8/29 at TEX

2009

Saw action with the Tigers in two separate stints in 2009 after making the club's Opening Day roster out of Spring Training for the first time in his career...Optioned to Triple A Toledo by the Tigers on April 28 -- hit safely in four of his five games with the Mud Hens before being recalled by the Tigers on May 5...Homered in three straight games for the Tigers May 10-13...Optioned back to Toledo by the Tigers on June 6...Collected a season-high five hits for the Mud Hens on June 23 versus Durham...Hit .400 (14x35) with three doubles, two home runs and seven RBI over a 10-game hitting streak July 21-August 2...Sidelined August 27-September 5 with right wrist inflammation...Recalled by the Tigers from Toledo on September 5 and placed on the 60-day disabled list for the remainder of the season with right wrist inflammation...Underwent right wrist surgery on September 15, a procedure performed by Dr. Donald Sheridan in Arizona.

2008

Opened the 2008 season with Triple A Toledo before seeing his first major league action in three separate stints with Detroit...Rated as possessing the best power in the International League by Baseball America...Connected for a season-high two home runs for Toledo on April 5 versus Durham -- equaled the high with two home runs on May 17 at Columbus and August 5 at Louisville...Led the International League with 21 RBI during April, while he was second with seven home runs and 56 total bases -- he hit .268 (26x97) in 26 games during the month...Batted .287 (27x94) with three doubles, nine home runs and 22 RBI in 27 games during May...Had his contract purchased from Toledo by the Tigers on May 28...Made his major league debut on May 30 at Seattle -- collected his first major league hit in the fifth inning, an infield single off R.A. Dickey...Belted his first major league home run on June 6 versus Cleveland, a solo shot off Paul Byrd in the seventh inning...Optioned to Toledo by the Tigers on June 24...Recalled from Toledo by the Tigers on July 10 -- established a career high with three hits that day versus Minnesota... equaled the high with three hits on September 24 versus Kansas City...Batted .444 (4x9) with a double, home run and three RBI in four games for the Tigers before being optioned back to Toledo on July 20...Recalled from Toledo by the Tigers for the remainder of the season on August 27...Posted a career-high eight-game hitting streak September 15-26, batting .526 (10x19) with four doubles and three RBI...Hit .333 (13x39) in 19 games during September...Batted .375 (9x24) with runners in scoring position for the Tigers...Named the the fifth-best prospect in the Tigers organization following the season by Baseball America...Hit .331 (41x124) with 34 runs scored, nine doubles, six home runs and 29 RBI in 30 games with Mesa in the Arizona Fall League following the season -- second in the league with 34 runs scored, while he tied for second with 29 RBI.