Bruce Fields

Bruce Alan Fields

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 185 lb.
• High School Everett High School (Lansing)
• Debut September 3, 1986
• Final Game July 14, 1989
• Born October 6, 1960 in Cleveland, OH USA

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Biographical Information

Bruce Fields won three minor league batting titles. He led the Southern League in 1985 (.323), the American Association in 1986 (.368), and the Pacific Coast League in 1989 (.351). He made his major league debut with the Detroit Tigers late in the 1986 season.

Fields was named Midwest League Manager of the Year in 1997 and 2000. He replaced Jon Nunnally as the Cleveland Indians' hitting coach on June 19, 2011, remaining there until the end of the 2012 season. He was scheduled to be hitting coach for the St. Lucie Mets in 2020 before the season was cancelled due to Covid-19.

Fields' son, Daniel Fields, made the majors in 2015, also with the Tigers.

• 1992 Coach London Tigers
• 1993-1994 Coach Toledo Mud Hens
• 2003-2005 Hitting coach Detroit Tigers
• 2006 Coach Buffalo Bisons
• 2007-2011 Minor league hitting coordinator Cleveland Indians
• 2011-2012 Hitting coach, Cleveland Indians
• 2013-2018 Minor league hitting coordinator Detroit Tigers
• 2019 Coach St. Lucie Mets
• 2021 Coach Binghamton Rumble Ponies

Year-By-Year Minor League Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs
1995	Jamestown Jammers	New York-Penn League	32-44	13th	Detroit Tigers
1996	Jamestown Jammers	New York-Penn League	39-36	7th	Detroit Tigers
1997	West Michigan Whitecaps	Midwest League	92-39	1st	Detroit Tigers	Lost in 1st round
1998	West Michigan Whitecaps	Midwest League	83-57	1st	Detroit Tigers	League Champs
1999	West Michigan Whitecaps	Midwest League	68-72	10th	Detroit Tigers
2000	West Michigan Whitecaps	Midwest League	88-52	1st	Detroit Tigers	Lost in 1st round
2001	Toledo Mud Hens	International League	65-79	12th	Detroit Tigers
2002	Toledo Mud Hens	International League	81-63	4th	Detroit Tigers	Lost in 1st round