Dunn was a standout quarterback at New Caney High School in Texas. He finished the season with 195 strikeouts. He finished his career with an at bats per home run ratio of 14.89, according to Baseball Reference, placing him 11th all-time. With Adam Dunn having hit 40+ home runs five times already, the 41 bombs he hit this year may not have seemed very surprising, but after the abysmal 2011 he put together, it … [28][29] In his first game as a National, he hit a home run and had four RBIs. Through 2011, he led all active left fielders in career errors, totaling 60 errors.[38]. On May 6, 2015, Bryce Harper hit three home runs in a game, becoming the fourth Washington National to do so.[33]. With 462 home runs and 1,168 runs batted in, Dunn has notched 2,001 games under his belt, yet he will finish his career without a single plate appearance in the postseason. [25], In 2008, he walked 19.1% of the time, the highest percentage in major league baseball; however, he also struck out 164 times in 651 plate appearances. Brennaman was filling air time by taking calls from listeners, a segment he dubbed "The Banana Phone". [44] Dunn finished the 2012 season with a .204 batting average, 41 home runs, and 96 RBI. In 25 games with Oakland, he batted .212 with a .316 on-base percentage, two home runs and 10 RBIs. Prior to the appendectomy, Dunn was hitting .286 with a home run and 5 RBIs. On August 5, 2014 much to the delight of the remaining fans at U.S. Cellular Field and members of the White Sox dugout, Dunn pitched the top of the ninth inning during a demoralizing blowout loss of 16-0 to the Texas Rangers. Dunn's 46 home runs in 2004 were the fourth most in Cincinnati Reds history. Veteran Major Leaguer Adam Dunn, who hinted to reporters throughout the season that 2014 could be the last year of his 14-year big-league career, took to … [49], On March 1, 2009, Dunn joined the United States team for the 2009 World Baseball Classic at the late request of coach Davey Johnson. He struck out 2,379 times while drawing 1,317 walks, all while posting a career .237 BA to go along with an .854 ops. In that game, Dunn hit a ball to center field that was a few feet from being a game ending home run (the game famously ended in a tie). "[59], In 2009, Dunn was rated the worst fielder in the Major Leagues by Ultimate Zone Rating, at −35. ... Adam Dunn… Dunn was the definition of a Three True Outcomes player. Konerko-2145 hits, 416 home runs Ortiz-1861 hits, 401 home runs Dunn-1400 hits, 400 home runs However, there’s a very good case to be made that Konerko is the worst hitter of the three. Dunn made his Major League debut on July 20, Template:Mlby, and set a National League rookie record for the most home runs in a month by hitting 12 in August. Dunn, 34, has hit 97 home runs with the White Sox since joining the team four seasons ago (2011-current). Dunn will end his fourteen year career with a .237 batting average, a .364 on-base percentage, a .490 slugging percentage, and 462 home runs. Adam Dunn has the fifth-lowest career at bats per home run average in Major-League history. [citation needed], After Nick Johnson was traded to the Florida Marlins, Dunn was made the Washington Nationals' everyday first baseman.[31]. Get the latest news, stats, videos, highlights and more about designated hitter Adam Dunn on ESPN. On the season, Ramirez is hitting .325 with seven home runs, 34 runs batted in and nine stolen bases. A blank field indicates a tie. On July 1, Dunn was elected by his peers to the 83rd All-Star Game in Kansas City, his second career All-Star selection and one of four White Sox selections on the season. Born: November 9, 1979 in Houston, TX us Draft: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 2nd round of the 1998 MLB June Amateur Draft from New Caney HS (New Caney, TX).. High School: New Caney HS (New Caney, TX) Debut: July 20, 2001 (Age 21-253d, 15,535th in MLB history) With Dunn taking the mound and Leury Garcia pitching earlier in the season on April 16, 2014, it marked the first time since 1979 that position players pitched in two games in the same season for the White Sox. [48] After a few productive games early on with the A's, Dunn's performance declined and became similar to his time with Chicago. When I'm in that little funk that I get in, you know, every year for 'x' amount of times, I'm the worst in the league. Dunn had mentioned that he would rather not play first base. He's on pace for career highs in home runs, walks, slugging percentage, RBI and OPS. He is 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m) in height and weighs 285 pounds (129 kg). As a result, he left the Longhorns to concentrate on baseball in 1999. Adam Troy Dunn (born November 9, 1979), nicknamed Big Donkey, is an American former professional baseball left fielder and first baseman. File:Adam Dunn 08.jpg. Adam Dunn hits 400th career home run In the eighth inning against the Royals on Saturday night, White Sox slugger Adam Dunn hit the 400th home run of his major-league career. Adam Dunn joined Mark Reynolds in Major League Baseball's 40-homer, 200-strikeout club in the summer of 2012, at a time when that all-or-nothing statistical combination seemed absurd to the point of unthinkable. But by that date Nationals left fielder Adam Dunn had accumulated 299 career home runs, so the 23,708 fans at the game hoped that he could duplicate the Fourth of July 2008 feat of Albert Pujols. Dunn tattooed a home run completely out of the stadium against pitcher José Lima. Enter Adam Dunn. Married Rachel … has three children: Brady, Casey and MacKenzie … Twitter: @adamdunn_44 … is a 1998 graduate of Caney (Texas) High School where he totaled 4,792 yards and 44 touchdowns as a quarterback … attended the University of Texas and played one season of football (redshirted) … announced intention to play baseball full-time in the spring of 1999. He was selected to play in 2 All-Star Games. [22], In 2018, he was named to the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame. But there is more to the career of this man. His 13.96 ratio (about one home run every 14 times he comes to bat) is eclipsed only by Mark McGwire (10.61), Babe Ruth (11.76), Barry Bonds (12.90), and Jim Thome (13.68). [53] On March 8, Dunn scored on a three-run triple by Chris Iannetta, and had a solo home run against Venezuela. He walks to his position. Both during his career with the Reds and since he has been close friends with Austin Kearns. Related Video Royals Rally For Wild-Card Walk-Off Win [41] Dunn recorded three hits in a July 24, 2012 game, his second three-hit game on the season and first since April 20. I don't think you'd be very happy if we brought Adam Dunn here." [60][61] After the Nationals moved him to first base midway through the 2009 season, his UZR/150 was −30.8 – the next closest first baseman (over 500 innings) was Victor Martinez, at −9.1. [34][35] On April 6, 2011 Dunn underwent an appendectomy which caused him to miss five games. Dunn ends his career with a .237 batting average, 462 home runs and 1,168 RBIs but a zero in the postseason games played column. His power numbers are legendary, however — before this season he hit 354 career home runs. He became only the 3rd player to join the 200 strikeout club and his number of strikeouts established a new American League record, falling just one short of the major league record set by Mark Reynolds in 2009. You see no energy whatsoever and that disappoints the heck out of me. Chicago White Sox signed free agent 1B Adam Dunn. [10][16] Also in 2006, Dunn made Cincinnati headlines with one of the biggest home runs of his career, a walk-off grand slam to cap a 9-run rally to beat the Indians June 30. CINCINNATI – On Aug. 10, 2004, vs. the Dodgers in the fourth inning, Reds left fielder and slugger Adam Dunn did something that will be hard to equal at Great American Ball Park. [4] He also ranked third on the all-time strikeout list at the time of his retirement, with 2,379, and fourth for the most Golden sombreros (at least four strikeouts in a game) at 19, tied with Bo Jackson. In 2002, Dunn had a career-high 128 walks and a .400 on-base percentage. In April, Dunn spent a week on the disabled list with kidney stones. Dunn launched 462 home runs and whiffed 2,379 times over 14 career seasons with the Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox and three other […] That year, he joined Hall of Fame second baseman Joe Morgan as the only Reds players to score 100 runs, drive in 100 runs, and draw 100 walks in a single season. During that same year, he was selected to the 2002 National League All-Star team. Defensively he posted a .981 fielding percentage. Most of his home runs, 270 of them, came while playing for … [26] Defensively, he had the lowest fielding percentage of all starting major league left fielders, .968, and committed more errors (7) than any other NL left fielder.