Brent P. Dlugach is an American

United States

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 baseball

Baseball

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 shortstop. He was briefly called up to the Detroit Tigers

Detroit Tigers

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 when the rosters expanded in late 2009.

College

Dlugach played college baseball at the University of Memphis

University of Memphis

The University of Memphis is an American public research university located in the Normal Station neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee and is the flagship public research university of the Tennessee Board of Regents system....

 where he was named a second-team Conference USA

Conference USA

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 selection as a junior.

Professional career

Dlugach was selected by the Tigers in the 6th round of the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft

2004 Major League Baseball Draft

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. He played in Single-A from 2004–06 and was promoted to Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens

Toledo Mud Hens

The Toledo Mud Hens are a minor league baseball team located in Toledo, Ohio. The Mud Hens play in the International League, and are affiliated with the major league baseball team the Detroit Tigers, based approximately 50 miles to the north of Toledo. The current team is one of several...

 late in 2006 and played in all of Toledo's playoff games. Dlugach missed most of the 2007 and 2008 minor league seasons after injuring his shoulder. In 2009, Dlugach spent the majority of the season at Toledo and was named to the International League

International League

The International League is a minor league baseball league that operates in the eastern United States. Like the Pacific Coast League and the Mexican League, it plays at the Triple-A level, which is one step below Major League Baseball. It was so named because it had teams in both the United States...

 All-Star team.

Dlugach was called up to the Tigers on September 1, 2009, when the MLB rosters expanded.

On November 4, 2010 he was traded from the Tigers to the Boston Red Sox

Boston Red Sox

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 for a player to be named later

Player to be named later

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 or cash. On December 21, 2010, he was designated for assignment by the Boston Red Sox to make room for Bobby Jenks

Bobby Jenks

Robert Scott "Bobby" Jenks is an American professional baseball relief pitcher with the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball...

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