Duane Below

Professional career

Below attended Britton-Macon Area School District in Britton, Michigan, and Lake Michigan College before being drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 19th round of the 2006 amateur draft. He began his professional career that year, pitching for the GCL Tigers and the Oneonta Tigers, combining for a 2–0 record and a 2.09 ERA in 17 games. In 2007, he started 26 games for the West Michigan Whitecaps, posting a 13–5 record with a 2.97 ERA and 160 strikeouts over 145 2/3 innings.

The following season with the Lakeland Flying Tigers, he went 8–7 with a 4.46 ERA in 27 appearances. He split 2009 between Lakeland and the Erie SeaWolves, going 2–4 with a 2.70 ERA in eight starts, and spent 2010 with Erie, where he had a 7–12 record and a 4.93 ERA in 28 starts. Below was called up to the Tigers in 2011 to fill a starting vacancy after Charlie Furbush was reassigned to the Toledo Mud Hens. He made his major league debut on July 20, 2011, against the Oakland Athletics, allowing one earned run in five innings and earning a no-decision.

He finished the season 0–2 in 14 games. In 2012, Below made the Tigers' opening roster after an injury to Luis Marte, earning wins in relief against the Boston Red Sox in his first two appearances. The Tigers designated him for assignment on April 24, 2013. He was claimed off waivers the next day by the Miami Marlins, who assigned him to the Triple-A New Orleans Zephyrs.

New York Mets (second stint)

Below made two appearances for Miami, allowing three runs on six hits with two strikeouts. On July 31, 2013, he signed with the Kia Tigers of the KBO League, where he went 3–2 with a 4.02 ERA and 38 strikeouts in 47 innings across 11 games. He signed a minor league contract to return to the Detroit Tigers organization on December 11, 2013.