Jeff Frazier
Jeffrey Michael Frazier is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers in 2010.
Career
Amateur career
Frazier played on Toms River, New Jersey, little league teams that made the 1995 Little League World Series and 1996 Junior League World Series. He attended Toms River [High School South], where he was named The Star-Ledgers state player of the year in 2001.Frazier attended Rutgers University and played for the Rutgers [Scarlet Knights baseball] team. In 2003, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham A's of the Cape Cod Baseball League and was named a league all-star.
Detroit Tigers
The Detroit Tigers selected Frazier in the third round of the 2004 [Major League Baseball draft]. He made his professional debut with the Low-A Oneonta Tigers.Seattle Mariners
On February 7, 2007, Frazier was traded to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for Yorman Bazardo. He made 122 appearances split between the High-A High Desert Mavericks and Double-A West Tenn Diamond Jaxx, batting a combined.276/.327/.400 with eight home runs and 57 RBI.Detroit Tigers (second stint)
On March 28, 2008, Frazier was traded back to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for future considerations.On July 29, 2010, Frazier was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. On July 31, he recorded his first big league hit. Frazier made nine appearances for Detroit, going 5-for-23 with one RBI and one walk. On November 4, Frazier was removed from the 40-man roster and sent outright to the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens; he subsequently elected free agency.