Andre Lipcius #20

Married Audrey...Played college baseball at the University of Tennessee from 2017-19, batting .300/.393/.483 (190-for-633) with 37 doubles, 25 home runs, 126 RBI and 122 runs scored in 169 games…majored in nuclear engineering...Started all 52 of the Volunteers games at first base as a freshman, 55 of 56 at shortstop as a sophomore and all 61 at third base as a junior...Batted .308/.399/.587 (73-for-237) with 15 doubles, 17 home runs, 58 RBI and 51 runs scored as a junior … led the team in home runs...Played for Harwich in the 2019 Cape Cod League, hitting .313/.391/.456 (50-for-160)…was named a league All-Star...Graduated in 2016 from Lafayette High School in Williamsburg, Va...His twin brother, Luc, also played baseball at Tennessee.

2024

Spent the season with Class AAA Oklahoma City in the Dodgers organization, batting .271/.351/.458 (152-for-561) with 26 doubles, 25 home runs, 89 RBI, 86 runs scored and 68 walks in 140 games...set career highs in virtually every category...Led the Baseball Club in games played and hits, tied for the lead in total bases (257) and ranked second in homers, RBI, walks and extra-base hits (53)…Appeared in 93 games at first base, 19 at third, 11 at second and one in left field...Went to spring training with the Tigers before being designated for assignment on 2/29...was traded to the Dodgers on 3/4 in exchange for cash considerations…was DFA again on 3/16 and outrighted to Oklahoma City on 3/23...Went 3-for-5 with two home runs, five RBI and three runs scored on Opening Night at Tacoma…was 4-for-5 with a double, homer and three RBI on 4/11 at Round Rock...Batted .350/.442/.563 (36-for-103) with 10 doubles, four home runs, 18 RBI and 19 runs scored over 26 games in May…went 3-for-5 with two doubles, four RBI and four runs scored on 5/9 at Sugar Land...Recorded his second four-hit game of the season on 6/8 vs. Round Rock, going 4-for-5 with two doubles, a homer and career-high six RBI...Played in 14 games for Licey in the Dominican Winter League.

2023

Saw his first Major League action in 2023, playing in 13 games with the Tigers...also appeared in 97 games with Triple A Toledo...Played in 24 games with Toledo in June, slashing .304/.375/.413 with five doubles, one triple, one home run and 10 RBI...Sidelined from July 9-Aug. 7 with a left oblique strain...Launched a pair of home runs and drove in six as part of a 4-for-5 performance on Aug. 22 at Louisville...Hit .343/.438/.612 with one double, one triple, five home runs and 21 RBI in his last 18 games with Toledo from Aug. 8-31...Made his Major League debut on Sept. 1 at Chicago (AL), entering as a pinch hitter in the seventh inning and going 0-for-2....Recorded his first Major League hit and home run on Sept. 2 against the White Sox, hitting a two-run shot in the first inning off Mike Clevinger...became the first Tiger to have his first big league hit come as a home run since Akil Baddoo on April 4, 2021 vs. Cleveland...Posted his first career multi-hit game, Sept. 7 at New York (AL), going 2-for-4 with a run scored...had multiple hits in three-of-four games from Sept. 7-15.

2022

Played in 134 games between Double A Erie and Triple A Toledo in 2022... Had three doubles and drove in three runs on May 21 vs. New Hampshire... Posted five straight multi-hit games from June 25-30, going 10x20 with six runs scored, five doubles and four RBI... Named Tigers Minor League Player of the Month for June, batting .384/.505/.589 with six doubles, three home runs and 12 RBI... Was promoted to Triple A Toledo on August 3 and hit .319/.390/.514 with six doubles, one triple, two home runs and 11 RBI in 21 games with the Mud Hens during that month... Ranked as the No. 18 prospect in the Tigers organization by Baseball America following the season.