Brent Clevlen

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**Brent Clevlen**
Major League Baseball debut
Detroit Tigers — No. 24
Center fielder
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
July 30, 2006 for the Detroit Tigers
Former teams

Brent Aaron Clevlen (born October 27, 1983, in Austin, Texas) is an outfielder for the Detroit Tigers.

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He was a 2nd-round pick by the Detroit Tigers in the 2002 first-year player draft. He made his major league debut on July 30, 2006, in a 6-4 loss to the Minnesota Twins. He started center field in his first game. His first catch in the field was intended to be a sacrifice fly by Minnesota catcher Joe Mauer, but ended up being an inning-ending double play, as Clevlen threw the runner out at home plate. In his first MLB at bat, he doubled off Twins ace Johan Santana.

On August 1, 2006, in his second major league game, Clevlen hit his first major league home run against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 5th inning off pitcher Travis Harper. He later added another home run in the 9th inning off pitcher Ruddy Lugo going 3-for-5 for the night, with 3 runs scored and 2 RBI.