| Cecil Fielder | |
|---|---|
 Fielder in 1996 | |
| First baseman / Designated hitter | |
| Born: September 21, 1963 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Professional debut | |
| MLB: June 20, 1985, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
| NPB: April 8, 1989, for the Hanshin Tigers | |
| Last appearance | |
| NPB: September 14, 1989, for the Hanshin Tigers | |
| MLB: September 13, 1998, for the Cleveland Indians | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .255 |
| Home runs | 319 |
| Runs batted in | 1,008 |
| NPB statistics | |
| Batting average | .302 |
| Home runs | 38 |
| Runs batted in | 81 |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Cecil Grant Fielder (/ˈsɛsəl/; born September 21, 1963) is an American former professional baseball designated hitter and first baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB). Fielder was a power hitter in the 1980s and 1990s. He attended college at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). He played in MLB for the Toronto Blue Jays (1985–1988), in Japan's Central League for the Hanshin Tigers (1989), and then in MLB for the Detroit Tigers (1990–1996), New York Yankees (1996–97), Anaheim Angels in 1998, and Cleveland Indians in 1998. With the Yankees, he won the 1996 World Series over the Atlanta Braves. In 1990, he became the first player to reach the 50–home run mark since George Foster hit 52 for the Cincinnati Reds in 1977 and the first American League player to do so since Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris famously hit 54 and 61 in 1961.
He is the father of Prince Fielder, who similarly established himself as a premier power hitter during his career. The Fielders are the only father and son to both have 50-home run seasons in MLB history, and were the only father–son duo to have 40–home run seasons until 2021, when they were joined by Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and his own father.[1] Cecil Fielder is being inducted October 2024 into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in Detroit.