Prince Fielder

Prince Fielder is a former Detroit Tiger.

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Former Detroit Tigers slugger Prince Fielder is expected to announce Wednesday that he is medically unable to play and his baseball career is over, FOX Sports reported today.

Fielder, 32, was an All-Star in his two seasons with Detroit. The Tigers traded him to the Texas Rangers on Nov. 20, 2013, for second baseman Ian Kinsler.

After playing all 162 games for the Tigers in 2012 and 2013, Fielder battled injury problems almost immediately in Texas.

Fielder underwent his first neck surgery May 27, 2014, ending his 2014 season. It was the first time in eight seasons he played fewer than 157 games.

He was having the worst season of his career in 2016 before being shut down for another neck surgery last month.

To be clear: Prince Fielder is not retiring. He is medically disabled and doctors will not clear him to play, sources say. — Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) August 9, 2016

Fielder will be paid $24 million annually through 2020. The Tigers contributed $30 million as part of the trade for Kinsler, which was to be paid in $6 million increments from 2016-2020. The Rangers also had an insurance policy that will pay $9 million of Fielder's remaining salary each year, according to the Dallas Morning News.

Fielder would end his career with 319 home runs, the same number as his father Cecil, who also played for the Tigers from 1990-1996.

Fielder signed a nine-year, $214 million contract with the Tigers on Jan. 26, 2012, after spending the first seven years of his career with the Milwaukee Brewers.

The Tigers traded him because they had a logjam at the first base/designated hitter spot as Miguel Cabrera transitioned from third to first. The roster had three players -- Fielder, Cabrera and Victor Martinez -- for only two spots.

The deal worked out well for the Tigers, who acquired an everyday second baseman who was an asset offensively and defensively.

Kinsler, 34, is having one of the best years of his career in 2016. He's hitting .299 with 21 home runs and an OPS of .841 in 109 games.

The Tigers play the Rangers in a three-game series beginning Friday at Arlington.