Dane Myers #17

Full name is Dane Michael Myers...Attended Rice University in Houston, Tex...Was born in Columbus, Texas and went to James E. Taylor High School in Katy, Tex. where he also played football...Dane and his wife, Mallory, got married in Nov. of 2022...The couple gave birth to their first child, Daegan Joseph Myers, in Jan. 2024 and have two dogs, Benny and Jeter.

2023

Finished his first Major League season batting .269 (18x67) 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 2x4 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 (118x374) 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 10x20 (.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 21x79 (.266) with two doubles, one home run and eight RBI over 25 games played.