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Marlins Trade Team Leader in Home Runs to the Rangers for Minor Leaguers

The Marlins rarely keep their best power hitters.

Stephen Douglas

Jake Burger celebrates a home run in his final season with the Marlins.
Jake Burger celebrates a home run in his final season with the Marlins. / Jim Rassol-Imagn Images
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The Miami Marlins have traded infielder Jake Burger to the Texas Rangers. According to The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal the Marlins traded their 2024 home run leader to the Rangers in exchange for some minor league players.

Burger, who hit 29 home runs last season and 34 in 2023 when he was traded in-season from the Chicago White Sox, will turn 29 in April and be arbitration eligible after this season. The Marlins paid him $760,000 last season.

Burger's trade continues an odd trend for the Marlins who have a habit of quickly losing their clubhouse leader in home runs.

Jorge Soler walked in free agency after hitting 36 for the Marlins in 2023. Jesús Aguilar led the team in home runs in 2022 despite the fact that he was designated for assignment in late August and eventually waived. Adam Duvall tied Aguilar for the team lead in homers in 2021 and also left via free agency. Brian Anderson hit 11 home runs in the pandemic shortened 2020 season and remained with the club for two more seasons before he left as a free agent.

Any player planning on having a breakout season in Miami in 2025 should probably rent instead of buy.

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STEPHEN DOUGLAS

Stephen Douglas is a Senior Writer on the Breaking & Trending News Team at Sports Illustrated. He has been in journalism and media since 2008, and now casts a wide net with coverage across all sports. Stephen spent more than a decade with The Big Lead and has previously written for Uproxx and The Sporting News. He has three children, two degrees and one now unverified Twitter account.

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