Reggie Abercrombie
| Reggie Abercrombie | |
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| Florida Marlins – No. 61 | |
| Center field | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| debut | |
| April 4, 2006, for the Florida Marlins | |
| Career statistics (through September 8, 2007) | |
| Batting average | .211 |
| HR | 7 |
| RBI | 29 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
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Reginald Demascus Abercrombie (born July 15, 1980 in Columbus, Georgia) is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Florida Marlins. He was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 23rd round of the June 1999 Major League Baseball Draft, but chose to attend Lake City Community College in Florida during the 1999-2000 school year. After a strong Spring Training in 2006, in which he batted .358 with a .394 on-base percentage and a .627 slugging percentage, the Marlins called him up to the big club.
His ascent to the majors was somewhat surprising, considering he had only had brief stints above Single-A ball. Though once viewed as a marginal prospect, the Marlins have high hopes for him. In 2006, he joined a rookie cast that included Hanley Ramírez, Dan Uggla, Jeremy Hermida, Josh Willingham, Eric Reed, Mike Jacobs, and Scott Olsen. In Abercrombie's July 14 game against the Houston Astros, he hit his 5th home run of the year off of Roger Clemens.
Career Notables
- He recorded his first Major League hit in his first game, going 2 for 5 against the Houston Astros on April 4, 2006.
- His first home run was a mammoth 493 ft. blast on April 19, 2006 on the road off Michael Gosling of the Cincinnati Reds.
Reggie Abercrombie graduated from Columbus High School in Columbus, Ga.
Abercrombie won the 2005 Minor League home run derby, hitting a home run 506 ft in which was the farthest ever hit in 21 years.