Brewers in March 2009. Detroit Tigers On April 22, 2009 Tyner was traded to the Detroit Tigers. The Tigers released Tyner on June 17, 2009. The home run drought Prior to 2004, Tyner had a severe home run drought until he hit one in a minor league game in Richmond in 2004. Tyner finally hit his first (and only) major league home run against the Cleveland Indians on July 28, 2007, against Jake Westbrook. This home run came after 1,220 major league at bats in 390 career games and traveled 352 feet. At the time, Tyner had the longest home run drought in the major leagues. When he hit the home run, ex-teammate Luis Castillo took over the major league lead for a home run drought, not having hit one in 612 at-bats. Of MLB players who made their debut in 2000 or later, Tyner has the most at bats with exactly 1 career home run. Personal life Tyner is married to his high school sweetheart, Annie. The couple have three daughters; Payton, Presley and Parker. They also have a son, Reid. He awards $1,500 scholarships to southeast Texas scholar-athletes under the Juliet Tyner Memorial Scholarship Foundation. The foundation was created in honor of his mother, who died from breast cancer in 1998. Along with former Pittsburgh Pirates minor leaguer Morgan Walker, Tyner operates the Southeast Texas Baseball Academy, which runs baseball programs for 8–12-year-olds. References External links 1977 births Living people Baseball players from Texas Major League Baseball outfielders New York Mets players Tampa Bay Devil Rays players Minnesota Twins players Cleveland Indians players Sportspeople from Beaumont, Texas Texas A&M Aggies baseball players St. Lucie Mets players Binghamton Mets players Norfolk Tides players Durham Bulls players Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Richmond Braves players Rochester Red Wings players Charlotte Knights players Toledo Mud Hens players Nashville Sounds players