Daniel Rohrmeier (born September 27, 1965) is a former professional

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. He played in

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for the

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in , and in the

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from to for the

Hanwha Eagles The Hanwha Eagles () are a South Korean professional baseball team based in Daejeon that competes in the KBO League. The Eagles' home ballpark is Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark. They have won the Korean Series once, in 1999, and the league penn ...

and

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. Rohrmeier attended St. Thomas University, and in 1986 he played

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with the

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of the

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. He was selected by the

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in the 5th round of the

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. In his first professional season, he batted .329 as a

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for the High-A Peninsula White Sox. In both and , he batted .259 and was sent as part of a conditional deal to the Texas Rangers. While in the Rangers organization, he played three seasons for Double-A

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. Despite having reasonable success, he was released by the Rangers in . On February 23, 1992, Rohrmeier signed with the

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. Rohrmeier began playing for the Double-A Southern League's Memphis in 1992. Late in the 1994 season, while still playing for the Chicks under manager

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, Rohrmeier was approaching Johnson's own single-season Southern League record for doubles. Rohrmeier was released on August 10 by the Royals because, according to the club, he had a physical and verbal altercation with Johnson stemming from his argument with an umpire. According to what ''

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'' called " hers in the Southern League," however, Rohrmeier was let go because he was closing in on Johnson's record. After making some calls, Rohrmeier was offered a roster spot with the

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' Southern League affiliate within 24 hours of his release. He would end up setting a new Southern League single-season doubles record with 41. Playing in their minor leagues through and the

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minor leagues in , he signed with the Seattle Mariners on December 12, 1996. Rohrmeier had a career year in with Triple-A

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. He batted .297 with 33

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s and 120 RBI and earned a September promotion to the majors, going 3 for 9. In , he again played for Triple-A Tacoma and again had a strong season, batting .286 with 25 home runs and 104 RBI. In 1999, Rohrmeier signed with the

, a team in South Korea's

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. He and fellow American import Jay Davis, as well as Koreans Song Ji-man and

Chang Jong-hoon Chang Jong-hoon (born April 10, 1968) is a retired former infielder in the KBO League. He spent his entire 20-year career with Binggrae/Hanwha Eagles. He is currently a coach with the team. Chang was a two-time KBO MVP, and led the league in ...

, led the Eagles to the 1999

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championship; the team had a slugging percentage of .487, the highest team total in KBO League history.Viquez, Marc
"Getting to Know Korean Baseball Teams, Uniforms, and Logos,"
''Chris Creamer's SportsLogos.net'' (June 19, 2020). Rohrmeier contributed with 45 home runs and 109 RBI to go with a

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of .292/.388/.643. He played two seasons for the Eagles, then one season for the

, before retiring after the 2001 season.

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