Fields was drafted by the Tigers in the seventh round of the
1978 MLB draft out of
Lansing Community College. He played his first professional season with their Rookie league
Bristol Tigers in 1978, and split his last season between two
Triple-A clubs, the
Richmond Braves and the
Syracuse Chiefs, in 1991. In 1978, he was a
Florida State League All-Star and led the league in
stolen bases. He led the
Southern League in
batting average in 1985, then the
American Association in batting average in 1986. Fields made his MLB debut with the Tigers on September 3, 1986, getting a hit against the Mariners. He played in 16 games for the Tigers, batting .279, then spent 1987 back in the minors, setting a
Toledo Mud Hens single-season record with 32
doubles. After that season, Detroit traded Fields to the Mariners for
Stan Clarke. He made the Mariners
Opening Day roster but was sent down after batting 2-for-14. He returned to the majors in July, hitting a pinch-hit home run against the
Chicago White Sox, his only MLB home run, on July 25. He had his best stretch in the majors, hitting .302 after his recall. He played in three games for the Mariners in 1989, ending his MLB career. == Coaching career ==