Daniel Joseph Muno (born February 9, 1989) is an American former professional

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. He played in

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(MLB) for the

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in 2015.

Amateur career

Prior to playing professionally, he attended Loyola High School and then

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. As a freshman with

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, he hit .332 with 62 runs in 77 games, was named Freshman of the Year and helped lead Fresno State to victory in the

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. He batted .379 with 25 doubles and 74 runs in 62 games as a sophomore. He was named All-

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at second base. In his junior year, he hit .329 with 68 runs in 63 games and became the career Fresno State walk leader, with 167. He was drafted by the

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in the 26th round of the

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, but did not sign a contract, opting to remain in college for his senior year. He hit .348 with 47 runs, 52 RBI and 46 walks in 56 games as a senior. In 2009, he played

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in the

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for the

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, and returned to the league in 2010 to play for both the Firebirds and the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox. After being taken by New York in the 8th round of the

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, he signed a contract. The signing scout was Doug Thurman.

Professional career

New York Mets

Minor league

Muno hit .355 with 23 doubles, 45 runs scored, 43 walks (to only 39 strikeouts) and 9 stolen bases in 59 games for the

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in his first professional season, 2011. He led the

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in batting average, on-base percentage and OPS. ''

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'' named him the 18th-best prospect in the New York–Penn League, the 30th-best prospect in the Mets system and the player with the best strike zone discipline in the Mets organization following the season. He was also a New York–Penn League Mid-Season All-Star and an MiLB.com Organization All-Star. With the

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in 2012 Muno hit .280 with 19 stolen bases in 22 tries, 50 walks and 6 home runs in 81 games. He was suspended 50 games for testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs. ''Baseball America'' again said he had the best strike zone discipline in the Mets system. He hit .249 with 86 runs, 27 doubles, 15 stolen bases in 26 tries and 92 walks for the

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in 2013. He began 2014 with the Las Vegas 51s.

Major leagues

Muno made his major-league debut on April 17, 2015 as a pinch-hitter, recording a single off Marlins' reliever

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for his first major league hit. He then stole second base. In 2015 Muno tied a Mets record with three errors in one game. He was outrighted off the Mets roster on August 31, 2015. He began 2016 with the Las Vegas 51s before being released on June 28.

Chicago White Sox

On July 1, 2016, Muno signed a minor league contract with the White Sox. After batting .211 in 33 games for the

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, he was released on August 17, 2016.

Miami Marlins

On August 20, 2016, Muno signed a minor league contract with the

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. In 8 games for the Double–A

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, he batted .222/.364/.222 with no home runs or RBI. Muno elected free agency following the season on November 7.

Southern Maryland Blue Crabs

On February 20, 2017, Muno signed a minor league contract with the

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. He was released prior to the start of the season on March 25. On April 6, 2017, Muno signed with the

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of the

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. In 18 games he hit .254/.429/.390 with one home run, four RBI, and four stolen bases.

Seattle Mariners

On May 11, 2017, Muno had his contract purchased by the

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. Muno re–signed with the Mariners organization on a minor league contract on October 30, 2017. He played in 62 games for the Triple–A

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, hitting .195/.321/.265 with one home run and 23 RBI. Muno elected free agency following the season on November 2, 2018. Muno joined the

front office as a sales manager following the 2018 season.

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