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Adam Dunn
Adam Troy Dunn (born November 9, 1979), nicknamed "Big Donkey", is an American former professional baseball left fielder and first baseman. He played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily for the Cincinnati Reds. A two-time MLB All-Star, Dunn was known for his prodigious power and his high propensity to strike out. He hit 38 or more home runs in seven straight seasons, tied with Babe Ruth for the second-longest such streak in MLB history, and was 11th all-time in at bats per home run at the time of his retirement. In addition, in 2004, he hit the fourth-longest home run in MLB history, a 535-foot blast that landed in a different state. However, he ranks third on the all-time strikeout list, with 2,379, and still holds the American League record for most strikeouts in a single season, with 222 in 2012.
Dunn's statistical profile was highly unusual for its day; he walked, struck out, or homered in nearly half his career plate appearances. Consistent with the principles of the then-emerging sabermetric movement, Dunn helped prove that a batter could significantly contribute to his team despite an unimpressive batting average. Today, he is considered one of the better hitters of his era. However, his defense was panned by both traditional scouting methods and modern defensive metrics. Jayson Stark called Dunn "the most unique baseball player who ever lived."
Dunn was a dual-sport athlete at New Caney High School near Houston, Texas, playing both baseball and football. Although Dunn was naturally right-handed, his father Skip taught him to bat left-handed after noticing that he hit for greater power as a lefty. Growing up, he cheered for the hometown Houston Astros. After his graduation from high school, the Cincinnati Reds drafted Dunn in the second round (50th overall) of the 1998 Major League Baseball draft.
New Caney retired Dunn's football and baseball numbers in 2015. It also named its baseball field after him.
A standout football quarterback, Dunn went 24–9 in three seasons as a starter in high school and won the district championship in his senior season.
Dunn was recruited by Notre Dame, Tennessee, and Texas A&M, but committed to the Texas Longhorns football team as part of Mack Brown's first recruiting class. He struck an agreement with the Cincinnati Reds which allowed him to play for the Longhorns during the college football season.
However, Dunn never played a snap in a competitive game. He redshirted his freshman season. Although he started the season as the No. 3 quarterback, he found himself backing up Major Applewhite after Richard Walton was injured. With Applewhite entrenched in the starting role for the foreseeable future and star recruit Chris Simms arriving on campus, Dunn was asked to move to the tight end position in spring 1999. He briefly practiced as a tight end, but ultimately left the Longhorns to concentrate on baseball. He called it "probably the hardest decision I'd ever had to make."
Dunn played four seasons in the minor leagues. Although he did not exhibit the drastically low batting averages of his major league career - he never batted lower than .281 - he showed strong plate discipline at an early age, and never posted an on-base percentage lower than .404.
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Adam Dunn
Adam Troy Dunn (born November 9, 1979), nicknamed "Big Donkey", is an American former professional baseball left fielder and first baseman. He played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily for the Cincinnati Reds. A two-time MLB All-Star, Dunn was known for his prodigious power and his high propensity to strike out. He hit 38 or more home runs in seven straight seasons, tied with Babe Ruth for the second-longest such streak in MLB history, and was 11th all-time in at bats per home run at the time of his retirement. In addition, in 2004, he hit the fourth-longest home run in MLB history, a 535-foot blast that landed in a different state. However, he ranks third on the all-time strikeout list, with 2,379, and still holds the American League record for most strikeouts in a single season, with 222 in 2012.
Dunn's statistical profile was highly unusual for its day; he walked, struck out, or homered in nearly half his career plate appearances. Consistent with the principles of the then-emerging sabermetric movement, Dunn helped prove that a batter could significantly contribute to his team despite an unimpressive batting average. Today, he is considered one of the better hitters of his era. However, his defense was panned by both traditional scouting methods and modern defensive metrics. Jayson Stark called Dunn "the most unique baseball player who ever lived."
Dunn was a dual-sport athlete at New Caney High School near Houston, Texas, playing both baseball and football. Although Dunn was naturally right-handed, his father Skip taught him to bat left-handed after noticing that he hit for greater power as a lefty. Growing up, he cheered for the hometown Houston Astros. After his graduation from high school, the Cincinnati Reds drafted Dunn in the second round (50th overall) of the 1998 Major League Baseball draft.
New Caney retired Dunn's football and baseball numbers in 2015. It also named its baseball field after him.
A standout football quarterback, Dunn went 24–9 in three seasons as a starter in high school and won the district championship in his senior season.
Dunn was recruited by Notre Dame, Tennessee, and Texas A&M, but committed to the Texas Longhorns football team as part of Mack Brown's first recruiting class. He struck an agreement with the Cincinnati Reds which allowed him to play for the Longhorns during the college football season.
However, Dunn never played a snap in a competitive game. He redshirted his freshman season. Although he started the season as the No. 3 quarterback, he found himself backing up Major Applewhite after Richard Walton was injured. With Applewhite entrenched in the starting role for the foreseeable future and star recruit Chris Simms arriving on campus, Dunn was asked to move to the tight end position in spring 1999. He briefly practiced as a tight end, but ultimately left the Longhorns to concentrate on baseball. He called it "probably the hardest decision I'd ever had to make."
Dunn played four seasons in the minor leagues. Although he did not exhibit the drastically low batting averages of his major league career - he never batted lower than .281 - he showed strong plate discipline at an early age, and never posted an on-base percentage lower than .404.