Cecil Fielder

Cecil Fielder
Fielder in 1996
First baseman / Designated hitter
Born: (1963-09-21) September 21, 1963 (age 61) 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
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Toronto Blue Jays (1985–1988) Hanshin Tigers (1989) Detroit Tigers (1990–1996) New York Yankees (1996–1997) Anaheim Angels (1998) Cleveland Indians (1998)
Career highlights and awards
3× All-Star (1990, 1991, 1993) World Series champion (1996) 2× Silver Slugger Award (1990, 1991) 2× AL home run leader (1990, 1991) 3× AL RBI leader (1990–1992)

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]