I’ll start this by saying I’m a huge Jim Leyland fan. I wish there were more managers and coaches like him; total no nonsense take no crap style. His style has worked with three out of the four teams he has coached (I totally forgot he was manager of Colorado, and I’m sure I’m not the only one who forgot that). Even considering all my respect for Leyland for his baseball resume, I was even…
Detroit Tigers Wives and Girlfriends (WAGS)
Middle relievers aren’t a typical post for us here at PlayerWives.com. However, in the case of Phil Coke, that middle reliever tag seems obsolete at this point. With the strike throwing machine picking up 2 saves so far in the ALCS, we figured it was time to find out more about Phil Coke’s wife Bobbie Coke. Phil admittedly hit a rough patch earlier in the 2012 regular season. It was a rough stretch that he…
Being the wife of a professional athlete comes with both positive and negative aspects. While the money and fame are obvious boons, there’s always the looming threat of being traded away to another city. There may be no woman on earth who understands this more than Octavio Dotel’s wife Massiel Dotel. Since Octavio was first called up to majors in 1999, he’s seen 13 teams, none of which lasted longer than his stint with the…
Meet Jose Valverde’s wife, Luisa. The couple has one child together, daughter Montscrat born in 2003. The entire family makes their offseason home in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. While playing with the Diamondbacks, a feature piece was written on Valverde. In the piece on MLB.com, Jose admits that after being burned by friends and family with their hands out once he hit it big in the majors, he realized he has only one true friend…
Jhonny and Molly met in May, 2002, when the Avon, OH native met Jhonny who was then the SS for the Akron Aeroes. After months of calling each other as friends, Molly suggested she go visit Jhonny at the Arizona Fall League that October. The couple was got engaged in April, 2006, and were married in January, 2007. While staying in Goodyear, AZ for Spring Training, Molly was stung by a scorpion in bed in…
Alex Avila’s wife Kristina Avila (formerly Kristina Perez), is a charitable soul. The Davies, FL native is a regular at the Tigers Wives charity events and frankly throughout the city of Detroit. Involved in many projects, including work with the Salvation Army, Race for a Cure, and Greening of Detroit. Alex Avila married his wife Kristina on December 10, 2010 after having been together since high school. The couple has one child, Avery who was…
UPDATE: Anyone else perplexed by Prince Fielder’s relatively poor season at the plate? I’ll bet Prince Fielder’s wife Chanel Fielder can explain. On May 28, 2013, Prince Fielder filed a dissolution-of-marriage case against wife Chanel Fielder. The proceedings have not yet played out and divorce is not finalized, but clearly on the way. We’ll keep an eye on this one (as will many single women in Detroit) UPDATE: 07/2009: For those paying attention to the…