Danny Muno
| Danny Muno | |||
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.jpg) Muno with the New York Mets | |||
| New York Mets | |||
| Infielder | |||
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Born: February 9, 1989 Long Beach, California | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 17, 2015, for the New York Mets | |||
| MLB statistics (through June 13, 2015) | |||
| Batting average | .120 | ||
| Home runs | 0 | ||
| Runs batted in | 0 | ||
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Daniel Muno (born February 9, 1989) is an American professional baseball infielder in the New York Mets organization. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the Mets in 2015.
Career
Prior to playing professionally, he attended Loyola High School and then California State University, Fresno. As a college freshman, he hit .332 with 62 runs in 77 games, was named Freshman of the Year and helped lead Fresno State to victory in the 2008 College World Series. He batted .379 with 25 doubles and 74 runs in 62 games as a sophomore. He was named All-Western Athletic Conference at second base.
In his junior year, he hit .329 with 68 runs in 63 games and became the career Fresno State walk leader, with 167. He was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 26th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign a contract, opting to remain in college for his senior year. He hit .348 with 47 runs, 52 RBI and 46 walks in 56 games as a senior. After being taken by New York in the 8th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft, he signed a contract. The signing scout was Doug Thurman.
Muno hit .355 with 23 doubles, 45 runs scored, 43 walks (to only 39 strikeouts) and 9 stolen bases in 59 games for the Brooklyn Cyclones in his first professional season, 2011. He led the New York-Penn League in batting average, on-base percentage and OPS. Baseball America named him the 18th-best prospect in the New York-Penn League, the 30th-best prospect in the Mets system and the player with the best strike zone discipline in the Mets organization following the season.[1] He was also a New York-Penn League Mid-Season All-Star and an MiLB.com Organization All-Star.[2]
With the St. Lucie Mets in 2012 Muno hit .280 with 19 stolen bases in 22 tries, 50 walks and 6 home runs in 81 games. He was suspended 50 games for testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs.[3] Baseball America again said he had the best strike zone discipline in the Mets system. He hit .249 with 86 runs, 27 doubles, 15 stolen bases in 26 tries and 92 walks for the Binghamton Mets in 2013. He began 2014 with the Las Vegas 51s.
He made his major-league debut on April 17, 2015 as a pinch-hitter, recording a single off Marlins' reliever Sam Dyson for his first MLB hit. He then stole second base, his first stolen base in the majors. Muno was outrighted off the Mets roster on August 31, 2015.
References
- ↑ "BaseballAmerica.com: Stats: Danny Muno". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
- ↑ "Daniel Muno Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
- ↑ "Two minor leaguers, Daniel Muno and Luis Rojas, get 50-game suspensions - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
External Links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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