Brandon Inge

• Detroit Tigers (2001-2012)
• Oakland Athletics ( 2012)
• Pittsburgh Pirates (2013 -present)

• All- Star 2009

Charles Brandon Inge ( ɪndʒ; born May 19, 1977 in Lynchburg, Virginia) is an American 3rd baseman of the baseball team Detroit Tigers. He is 1.80 m tall and weighs 88 kg.

Career

Brandon Inge was selected in the second round of the MLB Draft in 1998 by the Detroit Tigers. Until 2004, he played as a catcher, but was transferred to the acquisition of Iván Rodríguez to third base.

In the first half of 2006, he hit 17 home runs, the second most of his team, but only had a batting average of .221. In the second half he hit .251 with 27 home runs and the second highest number of Tigers. On 27 October 2006, the Closer of the St. Louis Cardinals, Adam Wainwright reached in Game 5 of the World Series 2006 in the ninth inning, the last and decisive Out against Inge, who finished with a strikeout the game and the Cardinals to the World Series Champion made ​​.

In 2008, he was temporarily reversed back to its former position as a catcher after the Tigers Ivan Rodriguez transferred in July 2008 to the New York Yankees. However, the 2009 season Inge began again as a third baseman. For the first time he was elected this year in the All- Star team of the American League. After the end of the season he had to have surgery on both knees undergo, but was able to play at the start of the 2010 season at third base. On 26 August 2010 he reached his 1000th hit in a game against the Kansas City Royals. A month later, on 25 September 2010 came his 1100 strikeout -. , A new team record. After the end of the season Inge extended his contract with the Tigers for another two years for $ 11.5 million