Thomas Wayne Fletcher (June 28, 1942 – May 9, 2018) was an American professional baseball player and former Major League pitcher, a left-hander who appeared in one game with the Detroit Tigers in 1962.

[1][2] Listed as 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and 175 pounds (79 kg), Fletcher signed with the Tigers in 1962 and spent the bulk of the season with the Knoxville Smokies of the Sally League, getting into 17 games (with 11 starts) and posting a sterling 2.33 earned run average with two complete games and a shutout.

Detroit recalled him in September when rosters expanded to 40 men, and on the 12th, he made his MLB debut at Tiger Stadium.

Within two weeks of his Major League debut, Fletcher was admitted to Henry Ford Hospital with the left side of his body paralyzed.

When he returned to baseball, his arm was much weaker and the Tigers released him after parts of five more minor league seasons.