Dan Uggla | |
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Second baseman | |
Born: Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. | March 11, 1980|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 3, 2006, for the Florida Marlins | |
Last MLB appearance | |
October 3, 2015, for the Washington Nationals | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .241 |
Home runs | 235 |
Runs batted in | 706 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Daniel Cooley Uggla (born March 11, 1980) is an American former professional baseball second baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Florida Marlins, Atlanta Braves, San Francisco Giants, and Washington Nationals. In 2010, Uggla won the Silver Slugger Award at second base.
Uggla finished third in the 2006 National League Rookie of the Year voting, behind then-teammate and winner Hanley Ramírez, and future teammate Ryan Zimmerman of the Washington Nationals, but won the Players Choice and Sporting News NL ROY Awards. He is also the only second baseman in MLB history to hit at least 30 home runs in five consecutive seasons.