The 2008 Detroit Tigers team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 2008 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.
Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 2008 Detroit Tigers Opening Day starters list, a 2008 Detroit Tigers salary list, a 2008 Detroit Tigers uniform number breakdown and a 2008 Detroit Tigers primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.
"With an offense that had stud players at just about every position, many of them veterans, and a rotation that ranked among the best in baseball in 2006, the (2008 Detroit) Tigers came into Spring Training among the American League titans. Fans talked openly in January about World Series tickets. Opponents talked about Detroit as if it had a title to defend, not as a team trying to make a play upward. A funny thing happened on the way into the season -- just not ha-ha funny for Detroit." - Sportswriter Jason Beck on MLB.com (09/30/2008)
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
52 | Denny Bautista | 6-05 | 170 | Right | Right | 1980-08-23 |
40 | Yorman Bazardo | 6-02 | 200 | Right | Right | 1984-07-11 |
53 | Francis Beltran | 6-06 | 255 | Right | Right | 1979-11-29 |
38 | Jeremy Bonderman | 6-00 | 220 | Right | Right | 1982-10-28 |
49 | Eddie Bonine | 6-05 | 220 | Right | Right | 1981-06-06 |
41 | Francisco Cruceta | 6-02 | 180 | Right | Right | 1981-07-04 |
32 | Freddy Dolsi | 6-00 | 160 | Right | Right | 1983-01-09 |
48 | Kyle Farnsworth | 6-04 | 230 | Right | Both | 1976-04-14 |
49 | Casey Fossum | 6-01 | 160 | Left | Left | 1978-01-06 |
58 | Armando Galarraga | 6-03 | 230 | Right | Right | 1982-01-15 |
34 | Freddy Garcia | 6-04 | 255 | Right | Right | 1976-10-06 |
41 | Gary Glover | 6-05 | 205 | Right | Right | 1976-12-03 |
49 | Jason Grilli | 6-05 | 235 | Right | Right | 1976-11-11 |
59 | Todd Jones | 6-03 | 200 | Right | Left | 1968-04-24 |
40 | Chris Lambert | 6-01 | 205 | Right | Right | 1983-03-08 |
45 | Aquilino Lopez | 6-03 | 165 | Right | Right | 1975-04-21 |
31 | Zach Miner | 6-03 | 225 | Right | Right | 1982-03-12 |
50 | Clay Rapada | 6-05 | 195 | Left | Right | 1981-03-09 |
29 | Nate Robertson | 6-02 | 215 | Left | Right | 1977-09-03 |
56 | Fernando Rodney | 5-11 | 240 | Right | Right | 1977-03-18 |
37 | Kenny Rogers | 6-01 | 205 | Left | Left | 1964-11-10 |
44 | Bobby Seay | 6-02 | 221 | Left | Left | 1978-06-20 |
35 | Justin Verlander | 6-05 | 225 | Right | Right | 1983-02-20 |
21 | Dontrelle Willis | 6-04 | 225 | Left | Left | 1982-01-12 |
54 | Joel Zumaya | 6-03 | 210 | Right | Right | 1984-11-09 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
15 | Brandon Inge | 5-11 | 190 | Right | Right | 1977-05-19 |
7 | Ivan Rodriguez | 5-09 | 205 | Right | Right | 1971-11-30 |
52 | Dusty Ryan | 6-04 | 220 | Right | Right | 1984-09-02 |
57 | Dane Sardinha | 6-00 | 215 | Right | Right | 1979-04-08 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
24 | Miguel Cabrera | 6-04 | 267 | Right | Right | 1983-04-18 |
9 | Carlos Guillen | 6-01 | 180 | Right | Both | 1975-09-30 |
26 | Mike Hessman | 6-05 | 215 | Right | Right | 1978-03-05 |
46 | Mike Hollimon | 6-01 | 185 | Right | Both | 1982-06-14 |
19 | Jeff Larish | 6-02 | 200 | Right | Left | 1982-10-11 |
14 | Placido Polanco | 5-09 | 190 | Right | Right | 1975-10-10 |
8 | Edgar Renteria | 6-01 | 200 | Right | Right | 1975-08-07 |
39 | Ramon Santiago | 5-11 | 175 | Right | Both | 1979-08-31 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
27 | Brent Clevlen | 6-02 | 190 | Right | Right | 1983-10-27 |
28 | Curtis Granderson | 6-01 | 200 | Right | Left | 1981-03-16 |
19 | Jacque Jones | 5-10 | 176 | Left | Left | 1975-04-25 |
20 | Matt Joyce | 6-02 | 194 | Right | Left | 1984-08-03 |
30 | Magglio Ordonez | 6-00 | 215 | Right | Right | 1974-01-28 |
25 | Ryan Raburn | 6-00 | 185 | Right | Right | 1981-04-17 |
3 | Gary Sheffield | 5-11 | 190 | Right | Right | 1968-11-18 |
33 | Marcus Thames | 6-02 | 205 | Right | Right | 1977-03-06 |
36 | Clete Thomas | 5-11 | 195 | Right | Left | 1983-11-14 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
2008 Detroit Tigers Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
The 2008 Detroit Tigers played 162 games during the regular season, won 74 games, lost 88 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at Comerica Park (Park Factors: 102/102) where 3,202,645 fans witnessed their 2008 Tigers finish the season with a .457 winning percentage.
Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 2008 Detroit Tigers Opening Day starters list, a 2008 Detroit Tigers salary list, a 2008 Detroit Tigers uniform number breakdown and a 2008 Detroit Tigers primary starters list:
Did you know that a 2008 Detroit Tigers Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?