Shawn Hare – #25 and #10
Shawn Hare was one of the more highly anticipated Tigers prospects in the late 1980s and early ‘9os.
We fans waited for the next group of young talent to take over for the aging crew from the mid ’70s* and Hare, a first baseman and outfielder, was in the mix — and he went to Rochester Adams High and Central Michigan, so local interest was high.
*This is a recording.
The Tigers signed him as an amateur free agent in the summer of 1988, and he spent the 1989 season at Lakeland, hitting .324 with an .838 OPS. That performance earned him a big jump to Triple-A Toledo for 1990.
In 1991, after spending time in Toledo and at Double-A London (Ontario), Hare got the call to the majors and made his Tigers debut on Sept. 6, 1991.
Pinch-hitting for Pete Incaviglia in the bottom of the sixth, Hare drew a walk off A’s reliever Kevin Campbell. Then, in the bottom of the eighth and the Tigers up 11-2, Hare popped out to third, in foul territory.
He appeared in nine games the rest of the way, and got his first major-league hit in the second-to-last game of the year, Oct. 5, 1991, a double to left off Orioles starter Dave Johnson. That double was his only hit in 19 at bats. He finished the year with a .093 average.
Hare’s 1992 season began in Toledo before being called up in May for his final stint in Detroit. He appeared in 15 games, batting .115, with his final hit came on July 29, a single of the White Sox’s Donn Pall. His final game as a Tiger came on Aug. 2, 1992, against Cleveland.
He spent 1993 and part of ’94 in Toledo, and was selected of waivers by the Mets and appeared in 22 games in New York. In January 1995, Hare signed with the Rangers, appearing in 18 games.
His final major-league appearance was June 17, 1995. From 1995 to ’97, Hare bounced around Triple-A with the Rangers, Cardinals, Tigers (again) and Yankees. In 1998, he concluded his pro career playing for the Haitai Tigers of the Korean Professional Baseball league.
Birthdays
Hernan Perez, Josh Wilson, Shawn Hare and the late Joseph Burns
Today’s Grid
⚾️ Immaculate Grid 359 9/9 – Rarity: 17
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