Dan Uggla hits home run number 30

by craig on Sep 23, 2009 6:48 PM EDT in News and Rumors

Dan Uggla keeps etching his name in the record books.

Marlins Get your Marlins Tickets now! second baseman Dan Uggla nailed a solo homer off Marlins killer Jamie Moyer in the second inning of the nightcap for his 30th of the season. He is the second Marlin to record three seasons with 30 or more homers, having hit 31 in 2007 and 32 last year. Ex-Marlin Miguel Cabrera is the other. Cody Ross added his career-high 23rd homer later.

All of the above is true, but Danny became the first Marlin to hit 30 home runs in three consecutive seasons. Which incidentally are the only three season he has played for the Marlins or in the majors for that matter. Now if I had some time to do the research on Rule 5 draft picks hitting 30 home runs in consecutive years, and I don't, I'm guessing he owns that record too.

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congrats to Dan

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by Patssuck456 on Sep 23, 2009 11:22 PM EDT reply actions

He's been a great find for the Fish, and I couldn't be happier for him

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by ocelotfox on Sep 24, 2009 3:31 AM EDT reply actions

He's been playing 4 seasons. He hit 27 his first year.

However, he is the first second baseman to begin his career with 4 straight 25+ homer seasons.

He is only the third second baseman to ever have 4 straight 25+ homer seasons at any point in his career. The other two are Alfonso Soriano and Ryne Sandberg.

by Fishcrazy on Sep 24, 2009 10:58 AM EDT reply actions