Selected by Houston in the third round of the 2016 MLB Draft out of Tulane University...acquired by the Tigers along with Daz Cameron and Franklin Pérez from Houston in exchange for Justin Verlander and a player to be named later (Juan Ramirez) on Aug. 31, 2017.
2024
Spent the entire 2024 season with the Tigers, playing in 102 games and batting .197/.255/.352 with 16 doubles, one triple, 10 homers and 36 RBI...Ranked fifth among Major League catchers with 13 defensive runs saved...Went 2x5 with two runs scored and two doubles on May 7 at Cleveland...marked his first career game with multiple doubles...Hit two solo home runs in the 2-1 win over Texas on June 3…logged his first multi-homer game of the season and the third of his career (last, Sept. 17, 2023 at Los Angeles (AL))…marked the first time a Tiger hit two solo home runs in a 2-1 win since Norm Cash on May 8, 1971 vs. Kansas City...Crushed a two-run home run on June 30 at Los Angeles (AL) that traveled a career-long 443 feet...Belted his third career grand slam (last, May 7, 2023 at St. Louis) on July 20 at Toronto...marked his second game this year and ninth of his career with three-or-more runs batted in...Notched his first triple of the year on July 22 at Cleveland...was his first triple since hitting three in 2021...Drove in a career-best seven runs and went 3x5 with two doubles and a grand slam on Aug. 13 vs. Seattle...his seven RBI were the most by a Tigers player since Ryan Raburn also drove in seven on July 25, 2007 at Chicago (AL)… it also tied the most in a game by a catcher in franchise history, equaling Bill Freehan on Sept. 8, 1974 at New York (AL) and Rudy York on Aug. 31, 1937 vs. Washington…became the first backstop to do so in all of baseball since Elias Díaz did so on Sept. 9, 2022 vs. Arizona…his seven RBI matched the most in Comerica Park history, achieved most recently by Chicago (AL)’s Avisaíl García on Sept. 14, 2017…was the second Tiger to do so in Comerica Park history, joining Bobby Higginson on June 13, 2000 vs. Toronto...Drilled a game-tying RBI double down in the ninth inning on Aug. 30 vs. Boston…was his first career game-tying hit in the ninth inning-or-later...In his playoff debut on Oct. 1 at Houston, he became Detroit’s 10th different catcher to ever record a postseason multi-hit effort (last, Alex Avila on Oct. 13, 2013 at Boston)...Went 1x2 with a double and a walk on Oct. 9 vs. Cleveland, reaching base safely in each of his first five games this postseason...became the third Tigers catcher to record a postseason on-base streak of five games-or-better, joining Alex Avila (12 games in 2012) and Mickey Cochrane (twice, six games in 1934 and five games in 1935).
2023
Completed his first full season with the Tigers in 2023, playing in 107 games... Ranked fifth among American League catchers with 21 home runs...among AL catchers with at least 350 plate appearances, he ranked third with a .444 slugging percentage and fourth with 2.2 fWAR... Finished the season with a career-high 21 home runs...became the seventh player in franchise history to hit 20-or-more homers while playing at least 50 percent of their games at catcher, joining Bill Freehan, Eric Haase, Matt Nokes, Lance Parrish, Mickey Tettleton and Rudy York... Made an Opening Day roster at the Major League level for the first time in his career... Made his first start since July 18, 2021 on April 2 at Tampa Bay, hitting a solo home run in the ninth inning, his first big league homer since July 11, 2021... Named the Tigers Player of the Month for April, playing in 18 games during the month and posting a .786 OPS with two doubles, three home runs and eight RBI... Hit a go-ahead grand slam in the sixth inning on May 7 at St. Louis...was his second career grand slam (other, July 11, 2021 at Minnesota)... Belted a pair of home runs on June 9 vs. Arizona, his first career multi-homer game... Entered as a defensive replacement in left field in the eighth inning on June 28 at Texas...marked his first time playing outfield in his professional career... Hit his first career pinch-hit home run on Aug. 2 at Pittsburgh, a solo shot in the eighth inning... Recorded his second multi-homer game of the season on Sept. 17 at Los Angeles (AL), hitting a solo shot in the second inning and a three-run blast in the third... Launched his 20th home run of the season on Sept. 18 at Los Angeles (NL)... homered in three consecutive games for the first time in his career.
2022
Missed the entire 2022 season while rehabbing from Tommy John surgery.
2021
Limited to just 38 games in 2021 after suffering a season-ending injury July 19...Swiped his first big league stolen base June 5 at Chicago (AL), becoming the first Tigers catcher to steal a base since John Hicks on April 17, 2019, vs. Pittsburgh...Threw out at least one runner attempting to steal in four straight games from May 31-June 9, which was the longest streak by a Tigers catcher since May 22-27, 2014, when Alex Avila had at least one runner caught stealing in five straight games...Hit the longest home run of his career June 9 vs. Seattle, a solo shot that traveled 423 feet...Recorded his first Major League triple and homered June 10 vs. Seattle...homered in consecutive games for the first time in his career...Made his first career pitching appearance June 12 vs. Chicago (AL), allowing two runs on two hits and a walk in 1.0 inning...also played third base for the first time in his career in the contest...Added his second three-bagger of the season June 22 vs. St. Louis, becoming the first Tigers catcher since James McCann in 2017 to have multiple triples in a season...Hit the first grand slam of his Major League career July 11 at Minnesota, a go-ahead blast in the ninth inning...marked the sixth time since 2000 that a Tigers player has hit a go-ahead grand slam in the ninth inning-or-later (last, John Hicks, Sept. 14, 2019, vs. Baltimore)...Went on the injured list July 19 with right arm soreness and missed the rest of the season.
2020
Spent the entire 2020 season at the alternate training site in Toledo... Ranked as the No. 10 prospect and as the best defensive catcher in the Tigers organization by Baseball America.
2019
Saw the first Major League action of his career in 2019, appearing in 35 games with the Tigers...Belted a pair of home runs for Double A Erie on April 16 at Bowie...also had a pair of homers on May 3 vs. Bowie...Named the Tigers Minor League Player of the Month for May, hitting .325/.432/.636 with six doubles, six home runs and 22 RBI in 23 games between Erie and Triple A Toledo...Made his Major League debut on July 30 at Los Angeles (AL), going 2x4 with a RBI…became the first Tiger to have multiple hits and a RBI in his big league debut since JaCoby Jones on August 30, 2016 vs. Chicago (AL)...Belted the first home run of his Major League career on July 31 at Los Angeles (AL), hitting a solo shot in the third inning off Jose Suarez…scored three runs in the game, becoming the first Tigers player with three runs scored in one of his first two Major League games since Scott Livingstone on July 19, 1991 at Kansas City and first catcher since Lance Parrish on September 7, 1977 vs. Baltimore...Hit his fourth home run on August 13 vs. Seattle, becoming the first Tigers catcher since at least 1908 to hit four homers in his first 11 career games...Ranked as the 10th-best prospect in the Tigers organization by Baseball America following the season.
2018
Played in a career-high 99 games in 2018 as he spent the entire season with Double A Erie...Selected to MLB Pipeline's All-Defense Team for the second straight year as the best defensive catcher in the Minors...Ranked fourth in the Eastern League with one home run every 20.71 at-bats...Had a three-homer game and drove in a season-high four runs on June 12 at Hartford...Played with the Mesa Solar Sox in the Arizona Fall League, hitting .167/.231/.271 with eight runs scored, five doubles and one RBI in 13 games...was selected to play in the AFL's Rising Stars Game.
2017
Began the 2017 season in the Houston Astros organization, before being traded to the Tigers on August 31...Played in 13 games during May, hitting .364 (16x44) with 11 runs scored, five doubles, one triple, three home runs and 10 RBI...Collected a season-high four hits and drove in a season-best four RBI on July 4 at Myrtle Beach...Homered in three consecutive games from July 8-10 at Down East...Posted a 12-game hitting streak from July 2-16...hit .420 (21x50) with 11 runs scored, two doubles, five home runs and 17 RBI during the streak...Rated as the fifth-best prospect and as being the best defensive catcher in the Tigers organization by Baseball America following the season.
2016
Completed his first season of professional baseball in 2016, playing in 46 games between Single A Tri-City and Single A Quad Cities ... Had a season-high three hits on July 25 vs. Vermont ... Ranked as the 20th-best prospect in the Astros organization by Baseball America following the season.
