Editing Cecil Fielder (section)

==Personal life==
In October 2004, ''[[The Detroit News]]'' reported that Fielder was suffering from domestic and gambling problems. They relied on court documents from Fielder's divorce and a lawsuit brought against him by Trump Plaza Hotel and Casinos in [[New Jersey]] describing debts to various casinos, credit card companies and banks.<ref>{{cite web |last=Girard |first=Fred |date=October 19, 2004 |title=Poor tale of Cecil Fielder |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2004-10-18-cecil-fielder-troubles_x.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120714113700/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2004-10-18-cecil-fielder-troubles_x.htm |archive-date=July 14, 2012 |access-date=January 9, 2014 |website=[[USA Today]] |publisher=[[The Detroit News]] |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Fielder later filed a [[libel]] suit against [[Gannett]], the parent company of ''The Detroit News'', and the lead reporter, Fred Girard, accusing them of slander and defamation of character. The suit sought US$25{{nbsp}}million in damages and fees. The trial court dismissed the suit and the [[Michigan Court of Appeals]] affirmed the decision.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wall |first=Barbara W. |date=August 11, 2006 |title=DISMISSAL OF FORMER ATHLETE'S LIBEL SUIT AGAINST DETROIT NEWS UPHELD |url=http://www.gannett.com/go/newswatch/2006/august/nw0811-3.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061022114732/http://www.gannett.com/go/newswatch/2006/august/nw0811-3.htm |archive-date=October 22, 2006 |website=[[Gannett]]}}</ref>

Fielder's son [[Prince Fielder|Prince]] was a [[first baseman]] who played his career with the [[Milwaukee Brewers]], [[Detroit Tigers]], and [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]]. Fielder was originally involved in his son's professional career, even negotiating his first contract. After a dispute as to whether Cecil should receive a typical agent's fee for negotiating the contract, Prince and his family were no longer on speaking terms with Cecil.<ref name="autogenerated1"/> In a 2012 interview, Cecil Fielder said that he and Prince had recently begun speaking again, and that their relationship was improving.<ref>{{cite web |last=Schrader |first=Steve |date=January 24, 2012 |title=Cecil Fielder shocked by son Prince's signing with Tigers |url=http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012120124055 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203005930/http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012120124055 |archive-date=December 3, 2013 |access-date=January 9, 2014 |website=[[Detroit Free Press]] |df=mdy-all}}</ref> On September 25, 2007, Prince hit his 50th home run of the season, making Cecil and Prince the only father/son duo in Major League history to each reach the milestone. The two each have 319 career home runs, and are tied for 126th on the career MLB home run list.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Career Leaders & Records for Home Runs |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/HR_career.shtml |website=[[Baseball Reference]]}}</ref>

After managing the [[South Coast League]]'s [[Charlotte County Redfish]] in 2007, Fielder became the manager of the [[Atlantic City Surf]] of the [[Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball]] in 2008. On March 25, 2011, Fielder was named to the [[Torrington Titans]] advisory board.<ref>{{cite web |date=March 26, 2011 |title=Cecil Fielder to Join Torrington Titans |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4172446 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109010000/http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4172446 |archive-date=January 9, 2014 |access-date=January 9, 2014 |website=OurSports Central |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

On October 17, 2024, Fielder was inducted into the [[Michigan Sports Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kildee |first=Katy |date=October 17, 2024 |title=Michigan Sports Hall of Fame inducts 2024 honorees |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/picture-gallery/media/photo/2024/10/17/michigan-sports-hall-of-fame-inducts-10-new-honorees/75725868007/ |access-date=December 30, 2024 |website=[[The Detroit News]] |language=en-US}}</ref>