Andre Lipcius #27

Played collegiately at the University of Tennessee, where he was named to the ABCA/Rawlings South All-Region second team in 2019...was tabbed a freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper in 2017 and was selected to the SEC All-Freshman Team...Selected by the Tigers in the third round of the 2019 MLB Draft out of the University of Tennessee (signing scout: Harold Zonder).

2023

Saw his first Major League action in 2023, playing in 13 games with the Tigers...also appeared in 97 games with Triple A Toledo...Played in 24 games with Toledo in June, slashing .304/.375/.413 with five doubles, one triple, one home run and 10 RBI...Sidelined from July 9-August 7 with a left oblique strain...Launched a pair of home runs and drove in six as part of a 4-for-5 performance on Aug. 22 at Louisville...Hit .343/.438/.612 with one double, one triple, five home runs and 21 RBI in his last 18 games with Toledo from Aug. 8-31...Made his Major League debut on Sept. 1 at Chicago (AL), entering as a pinch hitter in the seventh inning and going 0-for-2....Recorded his first Major League hit and home run on Sept. 2 against the White Sox, hitting a two-run shot in the first inning off Mike Clevinger...became the first Tiger to have his first big league hit come as a home run since Akil Baddoo on April 4, 2021 vs. Cleveland...Posted his first career multi-hit game, Sept. 7 at New York (AL), going 2-for-4 with a run scored...had multiple hits in three-of-four games from Sept. 7-15.

2022

Played in 134 games between Double A Erie and Triple A Toledo in 2022... Had three doubles and drove in three runs on May 21 vs. New Hampshire... Posted five straight multi-hit games from June 25-30, going 10x20 with six runs scored, five doubles and four RBI... Named Tigers Minor League Player of the Month for June, batting .384/.505/.589 with six doubles, three home runs and 12 RBI... Was promoted to Triple A Toledo on August 3 and hit .319/.390/.514 with six doubles, one triple, two home runs and 11 RBI in 21 games with the Mud Hens during that month... Ranked as the No. 18 prospect in the Tigers organization by Baseball America following the season.