Dane Myers #26

Played collegiately at Rice University...as a junior, earned second team All-Conference USA honors after leading the Owls in hits, homers, total bases and steals as a batter, and posting the second-best ERA on the team as a pitcher...Graduated from James E. Taylor HS (Katy, Texas), where he was a three-year letterman in football...other notables to attend Taylor High include Janeane Garofalo (comedian and actress) and Mark Matejka (guitarist for Lynyrd Skynyrd).

2025

Made his first Opening Day roster...His 18 steals ranked second on the Marlins' team...Per Baseball Savant, his arm strength on defense ranked in the 97th percentile...led Miami with seven outfield assists...On 4/28 at LAD belted a pinch-hit grand slam off Anthony Banda...became the seventh player in Marlins franchise history to hit a pinch-hit grand slam, the first since 2016...Made a running catch into the center field wall to end the game on 4/9 at NYM...that catch was deemed MLB's Electric Play of the Week...Produced a .318/.362/.455 slash (28-for-88) in 31 games to open the season...Hit safely in five straight games from 6/13-19, which was part of a nine-game on-base streak from 6/13-6/22...Slashed .286/.328/.405 in 55 road games (48-for-168)...Made three appearances on the injured list 5/11-30 (right oblique strain), 8/31-9/15 (right oblique strain) and 9/24-remainder of the season (right knee laceration).

2024

In his second Major League season with Miami, slashed .263/.333/.442 (25-for-95) with six doubles, one triple, three home runs and 19 RBI in 44 games over two stints (April 28-July 15 and Sept. 24-end of season)...Did not make Miami’s Opening Day roster after going 14-for-34 (.412) during Spring Training with three home runs and five RBI in 17 games...Made season debut as the starting right fielder on April 28 vs. WSH, and recorded his first career triple in his first at-bat. He became the 14th player in Marlins history to hit a triple in his first game of the season, and the first since JB Shuck on April 13, 2018 vs. PIT...Myers and teammate Vidal Bruján each tripled in the first inning on April 28 vs. WSH, marking the first time the Marlins have had multiple players triple in the same inning since Oct. 5, 2022 (Jon Berti and JJ Bleday). Marked the 24th occurrence in club history...Recorded his first career walk-off hit on April 30 vs. COL, with an RBI-single in the 10th inning to plate Bryan De La Cruz. Had entered the contest in the eighth inning as a defensive replacement, and drove in two runs on a single up the middle with the bases loaded in his first at-bat of the game in the ninth inning...Recorded four outfield assists, including a pair in back-to-back games on June 14-15 at WSH...Was batting .368 (7x19) with one double, one homer, and three RBI in seven games (five starts) in July before suffering injury...Placed on the 10-day IL with a left ankle fracture on July 18, and later transferred to the 60-day IL...In four games to finish the season after reinstatement from the IL, hit .250 (3-for-12) with one double, one home run and five RBI...Appeared defensively in 22 games (18 starts) in right field, 12 games (three starts) in center field and nine games (one start) in left field, combining to post a .970 fielding pct. in 222 innings...Batted .281 (16-for-57) with an .857 OPS against left-handed pitchers, while posting a .237 AVG (9-for-38) with a .652 OPS against right-handed pitchers

2023

Finished his first Major League season batting .269 (18-for-67) with three doubles, one home run, nine RBI and a .644 OPS (.358 SLG./.286 OBP) in 22 games...Reached base safely in eight of his first 10 career games with six multi-hit contests, batting .444 (16x36) with seven runs, two doubles, one home run and eight RBI...Marked the most hits (16) by a Marlins player through his first 10 career games (previous high was 15 by Charles LeBlanc and Harold Ramírez)...Became the second player in franchise history to collect at least seven hits and five RBI through his first five career games, joining Kevin Millar in 1998...Matched a club record, collecting five hits through his first three career games to join Charles Leblanc (2022), Nick Fortes (2021), Justin Bour (2014), Ed Lucas (2013), Giancarlo Stanton (2010) and Ryan Jackson (1998) as the only seven players in Marlins history to achieve the feat...Hit his first career home run on July 9, 2023 vs. PHI off Aaron Nola in the third inning. Homered on a fly ball to right field...Made his first Major League start on July 5 vs. STL. Went 2-for-4 and matched a Club record by recording two hits in back-to-back games to start his career...Joined Mike Redmond and Ryan Jackson in 1998 as the only three players to collect four hits through their first two career games...Made his Major League debut on July 4 vs. STL...Entered at CF during the 5th inning and went 2x3 with two runs scored, becoming just the seventh player in Club history to record multiple hits and multiple runs scored in their MLB debut...Became the first player to do so at loanDepot park and just the third player in franchise history to do so at home...Posted a .316 AVG (118-for-374) with 14 doubles, three triples, 15 home runs, 50 walks and a .895 OPS in 100 Minor League games...Split time between Double-A Pensacola and Triple-A Jacksonville before having contract selected by Miami on July 3...Earned the Southern League Player of the Week Award for June 4, having gone 10-for-20 (.500) with three homers and 10 RBI in a five-game span...Was named a MiLB.com Organizational All-Star...Following the season, played for the Gigantes del Cibao in the Dominican Winter League, going 21-for-79 (.266) with two doubles, one home run and eight RBI over 25 games played.