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Tom Brookens is a former American baseball player, who played as a third baseman for the Detroit Tigers from 1979 to 1988. He was born on August 10, 1953, in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, and attended Fairfax High School in Virginia. After graduating, he was drafted by the Tigers in the first round of the 1975 MLB draft.
Brookens made his MLB debut with the Tigers in 1979 and became a regular starting third baseman in 1982. He was known for his strong throwing arm and his solid defensive abilities. Brookens played a key role in the Tigers' success in the 1984 season, helping the team win the World Series. He batted .231 with six home runs and 33 RBI in 128 games that year. Brookens continued to play for the Tigers until the 1988 season, after which he signed with the New York Yankees for one year before retiring.
Following his retirement as a player, Brookens became a coach, working for several different organizations, including the Tigers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cleveland Indians, and Seattle Mariners. He was inducted into the Fairfax High School Athletic Hall of Fame in 2017. Brookens remains active in baseball and continues to work as an instructor and mentor for young players.
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The most expensive item with a signature of Tom Brookens (Tom Brookens Signed Rawlings Official MLB Baseball JSA Certified) was sold in June 2025 for $134.29 while the cheapest item ( 1982 Donruss Tom Brookens Autographed Card Detroit Tigers) found a new owner for $0.25 in September 2020. The month with the most items sold (12) was December 2008 with an average selling price of $0.99 for an autographed item of Tom Brookens. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2019 with $64.95 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.65 was June 2009. In average, an autographed item from Tom Brookens is worth $3.99.
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Latest News about Tom Brookens
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Tom Brookens awaits next move (11/21/2013): Where will Tom Brookens make his next major league appearance? One thing seems certain -- it won't be for the Detroit Tigers. Tom Brookens keeping busy but isn't expected to return to Detroit Tigers (11/21/2013): Tom Brookens hasn’t exactly been waiting by the phone. While his coaching future is in limbo, Brookens, 60, said this morning that he has been hunting in Pennsylvania and Virginia. Tom Brookens removed as Detroit Tigers' third-base coach, but could be considere (11/08/2013): The Detroit Tigers officially named Dave Clark as the team's third-base coach and outfield instructor Wednesday, essentially filling the role previously held by Tom Brookens. Are Tom Brookens, Mike Rojas candidates for Detroit Tigers' job opening? (10/28/2013): There’s no indication of whether general manager Dave Dombrowski will interview Tom Brookens or Mike Rojas for the Detroit Tigers’ managerial vacancy. Miguel Cabrera, Tom Brookens both accept blame for critical out at home in Detro (10/18/2013): Seconds before Tom Brookens put his hands up at third in an attempt to stop Miguel Cabrera, he was spotted waving the reigning AL MVP around third, giving him the green light to charge home.
Older News Stories about Tom Brookens
Analysis: Detroit Tigers' aggressiveness pays off; Jim Leyland applauds Tom Broo (09/2013): Some questioned Thursday's late-inning call, pointing to a similar decision Tom Brookens made just this past weekend that resulted in Fielder getting thrown out at the plate in the ninth inning to end the game. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Fayetteville's Tom Brookens now Detroit Tigers' third bas (03/2013): Tom Brookens will be watching the Detroit Tigers' season from a whole different perspective this season. Brookens, of Fayetteville, spent the last three Major League seasons as the first base coach for the Tigers. But this year, he'll be coaching from the other side of the diamond, at third base. Tom Brookens ready for added pressure, danger as Detroit Tigers third-base coach (01/2013): Former Detroit Tigers third baseman and current third base coach Tom Brookens visited Saginaw's Temple Theatre on Thursday as part of the Tigers Winter Caravan. 
New Tigers third base coach Tom Brookens expects fans to boo him, too (12/2012): Tom Brookens has news for you, Tigers fans. He's going to get a runner thrown out at home, too. "If I don't get anybody thrown out," he said. "quite honestly, there's something wrong."
