| Dane Myers | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Myers with theMiami Marlins in 2025 | |
| Miami Marlins – No. 54 | |
| Third baseman /Outfielder | |
| Born: (1996-03-08)March 8, 1996 (age 29) Columbus, Texas, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 4, 2023, for the Miami Marlins | |
| MLB statistics (through 2025 season) | |
| Batting average | .245 |
| Home runs | 10 |
| Runs batted in | 59 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
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Dane Michael Myers (born March 8, 1996) is an American professionalbaseballinfielder andoutfielder for theMiami Marlins ofMajor League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.
Dane Michael Myers was born in Columbus, Texas, and attendedJames E. Taylor High School inKaty, Texas.[1] He attendedRice University, where he was atwo-way player for theRice Owls baseball team. He earned 2nd Team All-Conference USA honors his junior year (2017) after leading the Owls in hits, home runs, total bases and stolen bases. He also held the second best ERA on the team.[2]
TheDetroit Tigers selected Myers as apitcher in the sixth round, with the 185th overall pick, of the2017 Major League Baseball draft.[3] He made his professional debut with theConnecticut Tigers of the short-seasonNew York-Penn League. He logged a 2.33 ERA in 13 games (12 starts). In 2018, Myers started 14 games for the Single–AWest Michigan Whitecaps, registering a 3.33 ERA with 61 strikeouts across 73.0 innings of work.[4] He spent the 2019 season with the High–ALakeland Flying Tigers, appearing in 15 games and struggling with a 6.54 ERA with 38 strikeouts across52+1⁄3 innings pitched,[5] before landing on the Injured List.
Upon returning from the IL, Myers was converted to a hitter, something he had not done since college. In 3 games at rookie-levelGulf Coast League, he went 3-5 with 4 walks and played third base.
Myers did not play in 2020 due toCOVID-19 pandemic and the cancellation of the minor league baseball season.[6] In 2021, he played in 45 games split between Lakeland, West Michigan, and the Double–AErie SeaWolves, hitting .292/.371/.442 with 4 home runs, 24 RBI, and 5 stolen bases.[7] In 2022, Myers split the year between Erie and the Triple–AToledo Mud Hens. In 121 total games, he batted .267/.315/.489 with career–highs in home runs (25), RBI (77), and stolen bases (21).[8] He became just the third Detroit Tigers minor leaguer to record a 20-20 season.[9]
On December 7, 2022, Myers was selected by theMiami Marlins in the minor league phase of theRule 5 draft.[10] He split time between the Double–APensacola Blue Wahoos and Triple–AJacksonville Jumbo Shrimp to begin the year. On July 3, 2023, Myers was selected to the40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[11] In 22 games for Miami in his rookie campaign, he batted .269/.286/.358 with one home run and nine RBI.
Myers was optioned to Triple–A Jacksonville to begin the 2024 season.[12] He was recalled on April 28 to replace the injuredAvisaíl García and took over as the right-handed hitting component of a platoon in right field withJesús Sánchez.[13][14] García was designated for assignment at the conclusion of his rehab assignment on June 4, and Myers kept his roster spot with the Marlins.[15] In 40 games with Miami, he slashed .265/.337/.422 with two home runs, 14 RBI, and four stolen bases. On July 14, Myers suffered a fractured left ankle after kicking theclubhouse door.[16] He was transferred to the 60–day injured list on August 25.[17] Myers was activated on September 24.[18]
Myers made 106 appearances for the Marlins during the 2025 campaign, batting .235/.291/.326 with six home runs, 31 RBI, and 18 stolen bases. On September 24, 2025, Myers was placed on the injured list due to a right knee laceration, an injury suffered when he collided with the outfield wall while attempting to make a catch; he was subsequently ruled out for the remainder of the season.[19]