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Adam Troy Dunn (born November 9, 1979 in Houston, Texas,) is a Major League Baseball first baseman and outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds. He bats left-handed and throws right-handed.

In his five-season career, Dunn owns a .901 OPS with 158 home runs and 374 runs-batted-in in 501 games.

He was elected to the 2002 National League All-Stars team.

At six feet, six inches in height and weighing 275 pounds, Dunn, who is one of the National League's most feared sluggers, invites frequent comparisons to Mark McGwire. However, the consensus among baseball pundits is that Dunn is far more athletic than McGwire.

Adam Dunn's most productive season came in 2004, when he posted career highs in batting average (.266), home runs (46), RBI (102), runs (105), hits (151), doubles (34), on base percentage (.388), slugging average (.569) and OPS (.957).

Dunn mashed his way to the big league scene in 2001 and set a National League rookie record for the most home runs in a month by hitting 12 in August. On September 30, 2004, Dunn once again got his name in Major League Baseball's record book — albeit not in the manner he wished. That day, Dunn struck out three times against Chicago Cubs right-hander Mark Prior, raising his season total to 191 and surpassing Bobby Bonds' single season strikeout record of 189, set in 1970. He finished the season with 195 strikeouts.

Dunn's 46 homers in 2004 were the fourth most in Cincinnati Reds history. That year, he joined Hall of Fame second baseman Joe Morgan as the only Reds to score 100 runs, drive in 100 runs, and draw 100 walks in a single season. Dunn repeated the feat the following season.

Despite the high strikeout total, Dunn arguably exhibits good plate discipline. He is among the major league leaders every season in number of pitches per at-bat, an indication that he generally knows when to swing and when to take. Although his career batting average is .249, he has compiled a robust .382 on-base percentage while striking out about ten times for every six walks.

Position changes

In December, 2005, Reds manager Jerry Narron informed the press that, due to the trade of popular first baseman Sean Casey to the Pittsburgh Pirates, Adam Dunn would move to first base for the 2006 season. However, with the later acquisition of free agent first baseman Scott Hatteberg (who played for the Oakland Athletics in 2005,) and the March 20th trade of outfielder Wily Mo Pena to the Boston Red Sox for right-handed starting pitcher Bronson Arroyo, Dunn has likely been returned to left field.

Interesting facts

In 2004 Dunn hit a 535-foot home run, which ranks as one of the longest in the last 30 years - a drive that cleared the stands at Great American Ball Park, bounced on the street, and came to rest on driftwood in the Ohio River.
Dunn was one of the top high school quarterbacks in Texas, and was offered a full athletic scholarship to play at the University of Texas. When Texas signed Chris Simms
, son of former New York Giants' quarterback Phil Simms
, and discussed moving Dunn to tight end, Dunn decided to enter the MLB Draft instead.
In 2003, Dunn had three home runs, two walks and eight RBI in six plate appearances as a pinch-hitter giving him a ridiculous .833 on base percentage and 3.000 slugging percentage in that capacity.

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