Detroit Tigers minor league players
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Below is a partial list of minor league baseball players in the Detroit Tigers system.
Justice Bigbie
Justice Gabriel Bigbie (born January 24, 1999) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Detroit Tigers organization.
Bigbie attended Grassfield High School in Chesapeake, Virginia and played college baseball at Western Carolina University. After his senior year of high school, Bigbie played collegiate summer baseball with the Geneva Red Wings of the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League. In the summers after his freshman and sophomore years with the Catamounts, Bigbie played summer ball with the Madison Mallards of the Northwoods League (NWL). In 2019, he was named NWL Most Valuable Player, batting .349 across 68 games and leading the league in RBI. In summer 2020, the NWL responded to the Covid-19 pandemic by operating with hyper-regional pod divisions that included temporary teams. Bigbie played for one of these temporary teams, the K-Town Bobbers, alongside future MLB players such as Drake Baldwin and Brett Harris.
Bigbie was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 19th round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft. He made his professional debut that year with the Florida Complex League Tigers. He played 2022 with the Lakeland Flying Tigers and West Michigan Whitecaps and started 2023 with West Michigan before being promoted to the Erie SeaWolves and later the Toledo Mud Hens.
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