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Daniel Cooley Uggla (born March 11, 1980) is a Major League Baseball All-Star second baseman for the Florida Marlins. Uggla finished third in the 2006 National League Rookie of the Year voting behind teammate and winner Hanley Ramirez, and Ryan Zimmerman of the Washington Nationals, but won the Players Choice and Sporting News NL ROY awards. Dan also has his own fan club at Dolphin Stadium who call themselves "Uggla's Ugglies".

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Florida Marlins starting pitcher Josh Johnson throws during the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals Saturday, March 6, 2010, in Jupiter, Fla. Josh Johnson (baseball)
New York Mets' Anderson Hernandez, left, collides with Florida Marlins catcher Brad Davis on a play at the plate during the eighth inning of a spring training baseball game Monday, March 8, 2010, in Jupiter, Fla. Davis dropped the ball, but Hernandez missed the plate and was injured on the play before being tagged out by Davis. Florida Marlins
St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols, right, gestures as he talks with Florida Marlins shortstop Hanley Ramirez, left, while warming up before the start of a spring training baseball game Saturday, March 6, 2010, in Jupiter, Fla. Hanley Ramirez
Former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft, front left, joins others, including David Samson, left, former New Jersey Attorney General; David N. Kelley, former U.S. Attorney for New York; Debra Yang, former U.S. Attorney for Los Angeles; John Carley, right, former senior vice president for legal affairs at Cendant Corp., and Weysan Dun, Special Agent in Charge of the Newark office of the FBI, at a news conference in Newark, N.J., Thursday, Sept. 27, 2007, to announce that five makers of medical device implants have reached a $310 million agreement to resolve concerns over doctor kickbacks. Authorities said the companies paid orthopedic surgeons exorbitant amounts of money to be consultants and exclusively use their products. David Samson
Tin Oo, deputy leader of Myanmar's National League for Democracy Party, right, talks to party members at his home after he was released from nearly seven years in detention, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010, in Yangon, Myanmar. Myanmar's ruling junta released the deputy leader of the country's pro-democracy party, but offered no indication that he or still-detained party leader Aung San Suu Kyi would be allowed to take part in this year's elections. National League
New York Mets' Mike Jacobs, right, is high-fived by teammate Jason Pridie after hitting a seventh-inning solo home run during the spring training baseball game with the Boston Red Sox in Port St. Lucie, Fla., Thursday, March 11, 2010. Pridie followed Jacobs with a home run of his own, both off Red Sox relief pitcher Fabio Castro. New York Mets
JUPITER, FL - MARCH 02: Infielder Jorge Cantu #3 of the Florida Marlins during photo day at Roger Dean Stadium on March 2, 2010 in Jupiter, Florida. Jorge Cantu
Florida Marlins president for baseball operations Larry Beinfest, center, talks with reporters after the trade deadline passed at Dolphin Stadium in Miami on Thursday, July 31, 2008. The Marlins acquired left-handed relief pitcher Arthur Rhodes from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for minor league right-hander Gaby Hernandez. Larry Beinfest
PORT ST LUCIE, FL - FEBRUARY 26: Starting pitcher Chris Volstad #41 of the Florida Marlins pitches against the New York Mets during a spring training game at Tradition Field on February 26, 2009 in Port St Lucie, Florida. The Mets defeated the Marlins 9-0. Chris Volstad
Florida Marlins' Gaby Sanchez, left, is safe at first as the throw gets away from New York Mets first baseman Ike Davis during the sixth inning of a spring training baseball game Monday, March 8, 2010, in Jupiter, Fla. Sanchez went on to second on the play. Gaby Sanchez
New York Mets Jason Bay, manager Jerry Manuel, Jeff Francoeur, and David Wright, left to right, share a light moment during spring training baseball workouts in Port St. Lucie, Fla. Thursday, March 11, 2010. David Wright
Philadelphia Phillies' J.C. Romero throws a softball during spring training baseball practice, Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010, in Clearwater, Fla. J.C. Romero
JUPITER, FL - MARCH 04: Pitcher Anibal Sanchez #19 of the Florida Marlins throws against the Washington Nationals on March 4, 2010 in Jupiter, Florida. Anibal Sanchez
New York Mets' Carlos Beltran, left, talks to Brooklyn Cyclones manager Pedro Lopez after Lopez pitched batting practice to Beltran, who was on a rehab assignment with the Class A Brooklyn Cyclones, prior to the Cyclones' baseball game against the Hudson Valley Renegades at KeySpan Park in the Brooklyn borough of New York on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009. Carlos Beltran
Seattle Mariners' Russell Branyan, right, is congratulated by Ichiro Suzuki after Branyan's three-run home run against the San Diego Padres in the second inning Wednesday, June 24, 2009, during a baseball game in Seattle. Russell Branyan
Second base umpire Adrian Johnson, right, signals New York Mets runner Daniel Murphy, center, out as Murphy signals himself safe after trying to stretch a third-inning single into a double in their baseball game against the Houston Astros at Citi Field in New York, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009. Astros shortstop Miguel Tejada, left, holds the ball in his ungloved hand. Daniel Murphy
BRADENTON, FL - MARCH 21: Pitcher Mike Stanton #29 of the Cincinnati Reds throws in relief against the Pittsburgh Pirates March 21, 2008 at McKechnie Field in Bradenton, Florida. Mike Stanton
CLEARWATER, FL - MARCH 11: Pitcher Joe Blanton #56 of the Philadelphia Phillies pitches against the Detroit Tigers March 11, 2010 at the Bright House Field in Clearwater, Florida. Philadelphia Phillies

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Florida Marlins second baseman Dan Uggla, left, dives to keep a throw in front of him as St. Louis Cardinals' Colby Rasmus slides into second base for what would have been a stolen base during the second inning of a spring training baseball game Saturday, March 6, 2010, in Jupiter, Fla. The stolen base didn't count because Cardinals batter Nick Stavinoha struck out to end the top half of the inning.

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Florida Marlins second baseman Dan Uggla, left, dives to keep a throw in front of him as St. Louis Cardinals' Colby Rasmus slides into second base for what would have been a stolen base during the second inning of a spring training baseball game Saturday, March 6, 2010, in Jupiter, Fla. The stolen base didn't count because Cardinals batter Nick Stavinoha struck out to end the top half of the inning.

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Florida Marlins' Dan Uggla, left, is safe at first for a single as St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols waits for the throw during the second inning of a spring training baseball game Saturday, March 6, 2010, in Jupiter, Fla.

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Florida Marlins' Dan Uggla, left, is safe at first for a single as St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols waits for the throw during the second inning of a spring training baseball game Saturday, March 6, 2010, in Jupiter, Fla.

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Florida Marlins second baseman Dan Uggla signals while working on infield drills during spring training baseball Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010, in Jupiter, Fla.

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Florida Marlins second baseman Dan Uggla signals while working on infield drills during spring training baseball Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010, in Jupiter, Fla.

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"If I were the same at this point this year from last year, in my mind, I'm going backwards ... It's little things like that."


Mike Stanton Mar 10 2010 11:39 PM from MLB.com

"That's basically what I'm trying to do"


Mike Stanton Mar 10 2010 11:39 PM from MLB.com

"He's playing the game ... I was telling Fredi in the dugout, 'This kid is 20 years old, and he's playing the game.' He's not just out there going through the motions of playing baseball. In his mind, he's playing the game. That,..."


Wes Helms Mar 10 2010 11:39 PM from MLB.com

"I'm impressed with Stanton's plate discipline this year ... Last year in the spring, he was fooled by offspeed pitches. This year, he's taking pitches. He's seeing the ball. And when he sees the pitch he likes, he's going at it..."


Wes Helms Mar 10 2010 11:39 PM from MLB.com

"I don't think I did fully"


Mike Stanton Mar 10 2010 11:39 PM from MLB.com

"I felt perfect, I wasn't sore ... I need more innings. It's fine because next time, I've got four innings."


Wandy Rodriguez Mar 10 2010 9:30 PM from Houston Chronicle

"Today I wanted to throw the ball down and throw my changeup and my breaking ball ... I felt fine, I just missed my spot."


Wandy Rodriguez Mar 10 2010 9:30 PM from Houston Chronicle

"He's a very important, often overlooked aspect of our putting players in the best position to have success"


Andrew Friedman Mar 10 2010 6:29 PM from Sports Illustrated

"They're getting a great teammate and a great guy"


Dan Uggla Mar 10 2010 4:31 PM from Worcester Telegram & Gazette

"I don't know if I could have ever lived up to the expectations ... I might have been able to if I had hit 25 and 100 every year, but definitely the table was set for me to do a lot of things. It didn't work out that way."


Jeremy Hermida Mar 10 2010 4:31 PM from Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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Florida Marlins second baseman Dan Uggla, left, dives to keep a throw in front of him as St. Louis Cardinals' Colby Rasmus slides into second base for what would have been a stolen base during the second inning of a spring training baseball game Saturday, March 6, 2010, in Jupiter, Fla. The stolen base didn't count because Cardinals batter Nick Stavinoha struck out to end the top half of the inning.

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Florida Marlins second baseman Dan Uggla, left, dives to keep a throw in front of him as St. Louis Cardinals' Colby Rasmus slides into second base for what would have been a stolen base during the second inning of a spring training baseball game Saturday, March 6, 2010, in Jupiter, Fla. The stolen base didn't count because Cardinals batter Nick Stavinoha struck out to end the top half of the inning.

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Florida Marlins' Dan Uggla, left, is safe at first for a single as St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols waits for the throw during the second inning of a spring training baseball game Saturday, March 6, 2010, in Jupiter, Fla.

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Florida Marlins' Dan Uggla, left, is safe at first for a single as St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols waits for the throw during the second inning of a spring training baseball game Saturday, March 6, 2010, in Jupiter, Fla.

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Florida Marlins second baseman Dan Uggla signals while working on infield drills during spring training baseball Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010, in Jupiter, Fla.

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Florida Marlins second baseman Dan Uggla signals while working on infield drills during spring training baseball Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010, in Jupiter, Fla.

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