Bruce Fields
Encyclopedia
Bruce Alan Fields is a retired Major League Baseball
outfielder
and the current hitting coach of the Cleveland Indians
. He played during three seasons at the major league level for the Detroit Tigers
and Seattle Mariners
. He was drafted by the Tigers in the 7th round of the amateur draft. Fields played his first professional season with their Rookie league Bristol Tigers
in , and split his last season between the Atlanta Braves
' Triple-A club, the Richmond Braves
, and the Toronto Blue Jays
' Triple-A team, the Syracuse Chiefs, in .
From 1997 through 2000, Fields was head coach of the Class-A West Michigan Whitecaps
, leading them in 2000 to the league's best record and winning the Midwest League Manager of the Year award twice. He coached the Triple-A Toledo team for two seasons, before serving as hitting coach for the Detroit Tigers
from 2003 to 2005. Fields recently just took over as hitting coach for the Cleveland Indians on June 19, 2011. Jon Nunnally recently held the position until being fired for taking the blame of the Tribe's offensive struggles.
Fields is the father of minor league prospects Daniel Fields (selected in the sixth round by the Detroit Tigers in the 2009 draft) and Aaron Fields (selected in 42nd round by the Cleveland Indians in the 2010 draft).
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
outfielder
Outfielder
Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder...
and the current hitting coach of the Cleveland Indians
Cleveland Indians
The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Since , they have played in Progressive Field. The team's spring training facility is in Goodyear, Arizona...
. He played during three seasons at the major league level for the Detroit Tigers
Detroit Tigers
The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant...
and Seattle Mariners
Seattle Mariners
The Seattle Mariners are a professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington. Enfranchised in , the Mariners are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Safeco Field has been the Mariners' home ballpark since July...
. He was drafted by the Tigers in the 7th round of the amateur draft. Fields played his first professional season with their Rookie league Bristol Tigers
Bristol White Sox
The Bristol White Sox are a minor league baseball team in Bristol, Virginia, USA. They are a Rookie-level team in the Appalachian League and have been a farm team of the Chicago White Sox since 1995. The White Sox play home games at Devault Memorial Stadium. Opened in 1969, Devault Memorial Stadium...
in , and split his last season between the Atlanta Braves
Atlanta Braves
The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Braves have played in Turner Field since 1997....
' Triple-A club, the Richmond Braves
Richmond Braves
The Richmond Braves were the Triple-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves and played in the International League. Colloquially referred to as the R-Braves, they were based in Richmond, Virginia, where they played from 1966, when the Milwaukee Braves moved to Atlanta where their AAA team, the Crackers,...
, and the Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto Blue Jays
The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Blue Jays are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball 's American League ....
' Triple-A team, the Syracuse Chiefs, in .
From 1997 through 2000, Fields was head coach of the Class-A West Michigan Whitecaps
West Michigan Whitecaps
The West Michigan Whitecaps are a Class A minor league baseball team, affiliated with the Detroit Tigers, that plays in the Midwest League. Their home games are played in Comstock Park, Michigan, a suburb of Grand Rapids.-Franchise history:...
, leading them in 2000 to the league's best record and winning the Midwest League Manager of the Year award twice. He coached the Triple-A Toledo team for two seasons, before serving as hitting coach for the Detroit Tigers
Detroit Tigers
The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant...
from 2003 to 2005. Fields recently just took over as hitting coach for the Cleveland Indians on June 19, 2011. Jon Nunnally recently held the position until being fired for taking the blame of the Tribe's offensive struggles.
Fields is the father of minor league prospects Daniel Fields (selected in the sixth round by the Detroit Tigers in the 2009 draft) and Aaron Fields (selected in 42nd round by the Cleveland Indians in the 2010 draft).
External links
- "Bruce Fields Statistics". The Baseball Cube. 9 January 2008.
- "Bruce Fields Statistics". Baseball-Reference. 9 January 2008.