TJ Hopkins #81

Selected by Cincinnati in the ninth round of the 2019 MLB Draft out of the University of South Carolina...Acquired by San Francisco from Cincinnati in exchange for a player to be named later on Dec. 19, 2023...Claimed off waivers by the Tigers from San Francisco on Feb. 13, 2024.

2023

Saw his first big league action in 2023, playing in 25 games with Cincinnati...Had a strong first two months of the season with Triple A Louisville, slashing .337/.434/.544 with 14 doubles, seven home runs and 27 RBI...Made his Major League debut on June 3 vs. Milwaukee, entering as a pinch hitter and drawing a bases loaded walk...Picked up his first big league hit on June 5 vs. the Brewers with a single off Julio Teheran...Recorded his first career multi-hit game on June 7 vs. Los Angeles (NL)...also had two hits in the second game of the doubleheader on Aug. 23 at Los Angeles (AL)...Hit a pair of home runs and drove in five on July 21 vs. Columbus...Sidelined from Sept. 9-18 with a left hamstring strain.

2022

Combined to play in 126 games between Double A Chattanooga and Triple A Louisville in 2022...Belted a pair of homers and drove in seven runs on April 23 at Mississippi...Named Reds Minor League Player of the Month for April, batting .308/.413/.662 with five doubles, six home runs and 20 RBI...Posted a 10-game hitting streak with Chattanooga from July 26-Aug. 7, going 21x44 with nine doubles, one triple, one home run and 11 RBI.

2021

Spent the entire 2021 season with Double A Chattanooga...On the injured list from August 5-26 with a low back strain...Hit .313/.397/.418 with three doubles, two triples and eight RBI in 21 games during June.

2020

Worked out remotely during the 2020 season as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

2019

Began his professional career in 2019 with Single A Billings...Had an 11-game hitting streak from July 23-Aug. 3, batting .435/.469/.761 with two doubles, two triples, three home runs and 11 RBI.