Mike_Gerber_(baseball)

Mike Gerber

Mike Gerber

American baseball player (born 1992)

For other people named Michael Gerber, see Michael Gerber (disambiguation).

Michael Jeffrey Gerber (born July 8, 1992) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers and San Francisco Giants and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chunichi Dragons.

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Career

Gerber was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 40th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft out of Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville, Illinois. He did not sign and attended Creighton University to play college baseball.

Detroit Tigers

Gerber was then drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 15th round of the 2014 MLB Draft.[1] He made his professional debut with the Connecticut Tigers and also played with the West Michigan Whitecaps. Gerber spent 2015 with West Michigan and played in the Arizona Fall League after the season.[2][3]

He spent most of the 2017 season with the AA Erie SeaWolves. The Tigers added him to their 40-man roster after the 2017 season. On April 20, 2018, the Tigers added Gerber to the 25-man roster ahead of a doubleheader as the 26th man.[4] He made his major league debut in the second game when he pinch-ran for Miguel Cabrera. Although he was sent back down after the doubleheader, Gerber was again called up three days later.[5] After being returned to the minors, Gerber was recalled on July 31, 2018, following the deadline trade of Tigers outfielder Leonys Martín.[6] That night, Gerber recorded his first career major league hit and first RBI. Batting in the bottom of the eighth inning against the Cincinnati Reds, he hit a line drive down the third base line for a double, scoring José Iglesias from first base. This turned out to be the game-winning RBI in a 2–1 Tigers victory.[7]

San Francisco Giants

On December 10, 2018, Gerber was claimed off waivers by the San Francisco Giants from the Tigers.[8] He had his contract purchased on May 3, 2019. He tied for the minor leagues lead in 2019 with 41 doubles, and batted .308/.368/.569.[9] He was designated for assignment on November 5.[10] Gerber elected free agency on November 12.

Colorado Rockies

On December 18, 2019, the Colorado Rockies signed Gerber to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.[11] Gerber did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[12] He became a free agent on November 2, 2020.

Chunichi Dragons

On December 2, 2020, it was reported that Gerber had reached a deal with the Chunichi Dragons in the Nippon Professional Baseball League.[13] On April 28, 2021, Gerber made his NPB debut. Gerber hit .156/.174/.178 in 12 games with the Dragons. On October 20, 2021, the Dragons announced that Gerber would not return to the team in 2022.[14]

References

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    Allard, Marc. "Gerber swinging hot bat for Tigers". Retrieved November 19, 2016.
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    "Tigers like prospect Mike Gerber's approach". Retrieved November 19, 2016.
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    "Call-up to Tigers 'super exciting' for OF Mike Gerber". Detroit News. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
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    "After brief taste on Friday, Mike Gerber ready for Tigers debut, part 2". MLive.com. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
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    Fenech, Anthony (July 31, 2018). "Detroit Tigers trade Leonys Martin to Indians for infield prospect". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
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    "Boyd rebounds in big way vs. NL Central foe". MLB.com. 2018-07-31. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
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    Todd, Jeff. "Giants Claim Mike Gerber". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
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    "2019 Register Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
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    Kerry Crowley (November 5, 2019). "Giants hit the waiver wire, acquire three players, subtract two from 40-man roster". The Mercury News. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
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    "Rockies' Mike Gerber: Latches on with Colorado". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
  12. [12]
    "2020 Minor League Season Canceled". mlbtraderumors.com.
  13. [13]
    "中日が左中距離砲ガーバー＆左腕ロサリオと大筋合意" [Chunichi have guts of agreement with pull-hitter Gerber and lefty Rosario]. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 2020-12-02. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  14. [14]
    "⚾｜中日がガーバーと来季契約せず 球団が発表、今季12試合出場で打率.156". 20 October 2021.
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