"Detroit, this is your new Prince.

He's a hard-swinging, hard-playing slugger hardwired to hardly miss games. He knows about hard feelings, too. He still holds them for his father. He's quick to laughter but also has flashes of unhinged anger. He's emotional but approachable. He's heavy, but surprisingly athletic. He's a great teammate. A leader. A family man and a doting father.

This is Tigers first baseman Prince Fielder. According to people who knew him well and interacted with him daily in Milwaukee, Fielder is all of the above and more.

Tony Gwynn Jr. met him in 2003 in Beloit, Wis. Minutes after they met, Fielder asked Gwynn to be his roommate. Both follow in their famous fathers' footsteps. They bonded instantly."