Cecil Fielder

Cecil Grant Fielder (pronounced /ˈsɛsəl/) (born September 21, 1963 in Los Angeles, California) is a former professional baseball player of African-American and Dominican Descent who was a noted power hitter in the 1980s and 1990s. He attended college at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). He played with the Toronto Blue Jays (1985–88), Detroit Tigers (1990–96), New York Yankees (1996–97), Anaheim Angels and Cleveland Indians (both in 1998). In 1990, he became the first player to reach the 50-home run mark since George Foster hit 52 for the Cincinnati Reds in 1977. He is the father of Milwaukee Brewers power hitting first baseman Prince Fielder, who in 2007 reached the 50-home run mark as his father had done, and also won the 2009 Homerun Derby.