Danny Homan:
Most baseball historians would say that Hector Abad was the greatest SS of all time, and that only a tiny number of others could even be rationally thrown into the discussion. Danny Homan, whose career was just getting started when Abad was at the height of his, was one of those players.
Homan was the #2 overall draft pick in 2020, taken by Nashville. Homan spent roughly one month at AA that season, and though his OBP was very solid, his other numbers were, in a word, awful. Nevertheless, Nashville promoted him to the big leagues in early May of 2020, and installed him as the starting designated hitter. Amazingly, he had a quite respectable rookie season, showing both power and the ability to draw a walk. Despite this, Homan was relegated to the bench in 2021, and saw a decline in his numbers, especially his OBP, which dropped from .345 as a rookie to .313 in his sophomore season. With Nashville fighting hard for a division title in the highly competitive Southeast Division in 2022, and Homan still struggling to get off the bench, the writing was on the wall. In early July, the Predators dealt the young Homan to a struggling Harrisburg team in exchange for 29 year old starting pitcher, Clarence Webb. The move paid off. In a year when every team in the Southeast finished above .500, Nashville survived to capture first place. They reached the World Series, but lost. In Harrisburg, though Homan would not start right away, he would get the benefit from being mentored by one of the greats, Michael Mathew. Mathew was by then 36 years old, so Homan was hopeful that a starting spot would open up soon.
As 2023 began, Homan and Mathew shared the SS duties, with Homan gradually dominating the playing time, much to Mathew's dismay. Then, at the trade deadline, Harrisburg placated the unhappy veteran by trading him away. In a somewhat ironic twist of fate, the team that Mathew was traded to.... was none other than Nashville. Once again, Nashville's machinations would lead to a World Series appearance and defeat. Meanwhile, Homan took his now secure claim on the starting job and ran with it, posting his best season yet. His numbers improved yet again in 2024, as he reached 40 doubles and 20 homeruns for the first time in his career. Even as Homan was on the road to becoming a superstar, Harrisburg was headed in the other direction. The year Homan had been acquired, they had lost 90 games. That number had dropped first to 100, and then to 104. In 2025, Homan ripped 50 doubles for the first time in his career, and was named to his first All Star team. He also won his first Gold Glove Award. Even though the Capitals would improve to 78 wins in '25, Homan elected to leave as a free agent.
The Tucson Diamondbacks hadn't reached the postseason since 2006, and hadn't even had a winning season since 2019. That would all change in 2026, as Tucson aggressively upgraded their middle infield with two big free agent signings: 2B Joseph Lee and SS Danny Homan. It was perhaps fitting that Homan came back to the American League. Hector Abad had been an All-Star every year since 2011, and all but four of those had come in the AL. The last 7 had all been with Atlanta. So it was that in 2026, Abad would make his final All Star appearance, and pass the torch to the young Homan, who was making just his second appearance in the midsummer classic. Homan wouldn't miss the game until 2039. Tucson's offseason spending ended their long playoff-less streak. The Diamondbacks won the Central Division with 87 wins but fell to Nashville in the ALCS in 5 games.
In 2027, even as Tucson won its second straight division title, Homan took his career to a whole new level, smashing 57 doubles and 45 homers, while hitting .330 with an OPS over 1.000. Once again, the Diamondbacks faltered in the ALCS, losing in 6 games to Knoxville. Homan reached 60 doubles for the first time in his career in '28, and won the first Silver Slugger Award of his career. Tucson made it three years in a row atop the Central Division, though they just squeaked over .500 at 83-79. And, once again, it was a postseason disappointment, as they fell to Knoxville in the ALCS in 7 games.
Homan won his second straight Silver Slugger Award in '29, but it was not enough for Tucson to capture its fourth division title in a row. The Diamondbacks just missed the playoffs, finishing one game back of Grand Rapids. Tucson returned to the postseason in 2030, but like they had so many times before, the Diamondbacks faltered in the ALCS, losing to Knoxville in 7 games. Great seasons from Homan weren't enough to put Tucson on top of a weak Central Division in either '31 or '32. The '32 Diamondbacks sunk to last place, and they lost the most games since their disastrous 2024 campaign.
In '33, Homan produced his 6th consecutive 60 double and 1.000+ OPS season, and the Diamondbacks rebounded with a vengeance. Tucson took the Central Division crown by 7 games over defending World Series champion, Memphis, and finished with 93 wins. Longtime postseason nemesis, Knoxville, was finally overcome, and the Diamondbacks were headed to the World Series for the first time since 2006. Alas for Tucson, they were up against a Pittsburgh team out for blood. Only a year ago, the Pirates had been stunned by Memphis in the World Series, and they were determined not to allow such a debacle to occur again. The Pirates quickly grabbed the first two games of the series, outscoring Tucson 12-2. In Game 3, Pittsburgh raced out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning, and led 4-2 heading into the bottom of the third. Homan, 0 for 12 in his previous three playoff games, stepped to the plate with 1 out and 1 on in the bottom of the third inning. He promptly ripped a game-tying, two run homerun, and the Diamondbacks went on to win their only game of the Series, 9-5. Tucson dropped the next two games to lose the Series.
Tucson missed the postseason in 2034, though their 89 wins would have been enough to win the Southeast Division. In '35, they won 97 games, the most in franchise history, but fell to an 86 win Washington team in the ALCS. In 2036, they broke
that franchise record for wins, and won a whopping 101. They fell, however, to Nashville in the ALCS. Nashville, with a paltry 76 wins, would become just the second team with a losing record to reach the World Series. 2037 saw Homan reach 500 homeruns for his career, but the Diamondbacks slipped to second place in the division.
2038 was a year of many things. Baseball expanded from 16 teams to 20 teams. Homan was named to his 14th consecutive All Star team. It would be his last. In early August, Homan became the 6th player to achieve both 500 homeruns and 3,000 hits in a career. Tucson won a franchise record 106 games, beating out Memphis by one game for the Central Division crown. The Diamondbacks then survived Atlanta in 7 games to reach the World Series. Their opponent was a familar one. Just 5 years ago, Tucson had fallen in the World Series to Pittsburgh. Now they faced them again.
Game One went to the Pirates, as Tucson blew an early 4-0 lead. Game Two was shaping up to be the same. The Diamondbacks grabbed a quick 4-0 lead in the first inning, getting back to back homeruns from DH Hernando Romero and Homan. In the blink of an eye, however, Pittsburgh led 7-4. Tucson battled back, and rallied from a 9-7 deficit in the 8th inning. The game went to extra innings, and Tucson prevailed, winning 10-9 in 11 innings. Tucson edged Pittsburgh 4-2 in Game Three, with Homan providing 3 hits. Homan belted a 3 run homer in the fourth game, and Tucson routed the Pirates, 13-5. Tucson, in a position to capture their first ever World Series, trailed 2-1 in Game Five, until Homan blasted a go ahead, two run homerun in the 8th inning. The Diamondbacks couldn't hold the lead, however, and Pittsburgh staved off elimination with a 4-3 victory. Trying to force a Game 7, the Pirates led 2-0 going into the third inning of Game Six. But Tucson got a run scoring double from Homan, and broke the game open with a 5 run third. The Diamondbacks pulled away to win 8-3, capturing the first championship in franchise history.
Homan returned to where it all began in 2039, signing with Nashville. Unfortunately, Nashville would barely finish better than the second year Miami Dolphins, losing 100 games to Miami's 101. In 2040, the 38 year old Homan saw his power completely and utterly vanish. Predators' fans said the same thing regarding quality baseball in Nashville, as the team sunk to dead last in the Southeast Division, losing 103 games. It was the worst record in franchise history, and a bitter pill to swallow for a franchise that had won 13 division titles, and made 10 World Series appearances, with 3 World Series wins in the 38 years of the league's existence. In '41, Homan left Nashville, and returned to Tucson. He saw little playing time, and was released in July, bringing his baseball career to an end.
At the time of his retirement, Homan ranked second only to Hector Abad on the all time hit list. He was tied for 6th in homeruns. He was the all time leader in RBIs and doubles. He ranked 6th in walks, and 3rd in runs scored. He began the 2082 season at number 6 on the hit list, but has since been passed by Ricky Vega. He is tied for 17th in homeruns. He remained the all time leader in RBI until being passed by Ricky Vega this season. He remains the all time leader in doubles. He is 12th in walks. He ranked 4th in runs scored at the start of the season, but has since been passed by Santiago Serrato.
Homan's stats:
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Career Batting Stats
Year G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Teams
2020 95 320 85 20 1 12 50 35 39 73 1 0 .266 .345 .447 .792 NAS
2021 73 178 46 10 0 6 35 28 14 52 0 0 .258 .313 .416 .728 NAS
2022 122 221 33 11 0 11 32 30 38 59 2 0 .149 .274 .348 .623 NAS HAR
2023 142 433 118 30 3 15 61 71 58 109 4 2 .273 .358 .460 .818 HAR
2024 154 560 149 47 2 20 79 96 87 118 3 4 .266 .365 .464 .829 HAR
2025 155 553 161 55 0 29 109 95 83 87 7 3 .291 .384 .548 .932 HAR,NL
2026 152 604 179 47 2 25 100 102 78 74 3 3 .296 .377 .505 .882 TUC,AL
2027 154 572 189 57 0 45 142 139 95 37 1 5 .330 .426 .666 1.092 TUC,AL
2028 154 576 199 63 2 35 139 135 96 30 3 4 .345 .439 .644 1.083 TUC,AL
2029 154 570 199 68 5 43 149 132 73 33 6 0 .349 .423 .712 1.135 TUC,AL
2030 156 593 195 68 1 34 131 124 77 31 0 2 .329 .406 .619 1.025 TUC,AL
2031 153 575 195 60 2 30 116 121 98 31 5 0 .339 .435 .607 1.042 TUC,AL
2032 151 590 190 63 3 37 129 115 83 34 4 1 .322 .406 .627 1.033 TUC,AL
2033 155 568 198 60 2 39 145 131 101 38 12 2 .349 .447 .667 1.114 TUC,AL
2034 155 559 184 49 5 39 142 126 104 39 5 2 .329 .434 .644 1.078 TUC,AL
2035 156 586 174 48 3 32 131 119 105 42 6 4 .297 .404 .553 .957 TUC,AL
2036 156 563 191 56 4 35 142 123 106 38 6 3 .339 .444 .639 1.083 TUC,AL
2037 152 572 188 38 5 39 114 122 88 33 4 1 .329 .418 .617 1.035 TUC,AL
2038 156 586 173 38 0 30 120 114 98 42 3 2 .295 .396 .514 .910 TUC,AL
2039 154 564 181 49 2 21 113 100 89 34 3 2 .321 .413 .527 .940 NAS
2040 146 465 126 33 2 7 73 65 61 75 1 2 .271 .356 .396 .751 NAS
2041 24 28 7 3 0 0 3 7 7 6 0 0 .250 .400 .357 .757 TUC
Total 3069 10836 3360 973 44 584 2255 2130 1678 1115 79 42 .310 .403 .570 .972
Career Minor League Batting Stats
Year G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS
2020, AA 34 109 22 4 0 0 5 17 29 34 1 0 .202 .364 .239 .603
Career Postseason Batting Stats
Year G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS
2026 5 21 6 2 0 1 2 4 0 2 0 0 .286 .286 .524 .810
2027 6 21 5 1 0 3 8 5 4 2 0 0 .238 .360 .714 1.074
2028 7 27 7 0 0 1 4 4 3 2 0 0 .259 .333 .370 .704
2030 7 22 3 2 0 0 5 3 4 0 0 0 .136 .269 .227 .497
2033 11 43 10 4 0 1 6 6 5 3 0 0 .233 .313 .395 .708
2035 6 25 7 1 0 3 7 6 4 2 0 0 .280 .379 .680 1.059
2036 5 19 6 1 0 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 .316 .381 .368 .749
2038 13 46 13 4 0 3 10 9 6 2 0 0 .283 .365 .565 .931
Total 60 224 57 15 0 12 43 39 28 15 1 0 .254 .337 .482 .819
Player History
Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by Nashville in 2020...
Had first career hit on 5/12/2020, off William Norberg (GR)...
Hit first career homerun on 5/26/2020, off Art Western (ATL)...
Traded from Nashville to Harrisburg on 7/8/2022 (Going to NAS: P C. Webb. Going to HAR: SS D. Homan, P E. Leclaire)...
Was selected to the 2025 Allstar game...
Drove in 6 runs against Rochester on 9/5/2025...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/8/2025, hitting .476 with 2 HR, 10 RBI...
Won Gold Glove Award at Shortstop in 2025...
Signed as a free agent by Tucson on 2/4/2026 to a 4-year deal worth $11,727,000 per year...
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Knoxville on 5/15/2026...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/19/2026, hitting .538 with 3 HR, 9 RBI...
Was selected to the 2026 Allstar game...
Won Gold Glove Award at Shortstop in 2026...
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/2027, hitting .383 with 9 HR, 30 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/23/2027, hitting .522 with 2 HR, 9 RBI...
Was selected to the 2027 Allstar game...
Won Gold Glove Award at Shortstop in 2027...
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/2028, hitting .348 with 7 HR, 33 RBI...
Was selected to the 2028 Allstar game...
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/2028, hitting .354 with 7 HR, 29 RBI...
Won Silver Slugger Award in 2028, hitting .345 with 35 HR, 139 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/2029, hitting .396 with 12 HR, 32 RBI...
Was selected to the 2029 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/21/2029, hitting .481 with 2 HR, 9 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/2029, hitting .395 with 7 HR, 27 RBI...
Had 21-game hitting streak snapped on 8/3/2029...
Won Silver Slugger Award in 2029, hitting .349 with 43 HR, 149 RBI...
Won Gold Glove Award at Shortstop in 2029...
Had 20-game hitting streak snapped on 4/6/2030...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/28/2030, hitting .522 with 2 HR, 7 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against Washington on 5/29/2030...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/2/2030, hitting .563 with 3 HR, 10 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/9/2030, hitting .484 with 4 HR, 11 RBI...
Was selected to the 2030 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/14/2030, hitting .556 with 2 HR, 12 RBI...
Was selected to the 2031 Allstar game...
Had 20-game hitting streak snapped on 5/12/2032...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/30/2032, hitting .563 with 2 HR, 7 RBI...
Was selected to the 2032 Allstar game...
Drove in 6 runs against Grand Rapids on 7/16/2032...
Won Gold Glove Award at Shortstop in 2032...
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Atlanta on 4/21/2033...
Had 2000th career hit on 5/26/2033, off Ruben Schock (GR)...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/2/2033, hitting .500 with 2 HR, 5 RBI...
Was selected to the 2033 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/14/2033, hitting .370 with 5 HR, 16 RBI...
Hit 3 homeruns against Nashville, driving in 6 runs on 9/15/2033...
Was selected to the 2034 Allstar game...
Drove in 6 runs against Knoxville on 7/25/2034...
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/2034, hitting .350 with 11 HR, 29 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/8/2034, hitting .500 with 2 HR, 6 RBI...
Was selected to the 2035 Allstar game...
Drove in 7 runs against Nashville on 7/13/2035...
Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against Washington on 4/17/2036...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/21/2036, hitting .565 with 5 HR, 11 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against Kansas City on 6/5/2036...
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/2036, hitting .375 with 8 HR, 35 RBI...
Was selected to the 2036 Allstar game...
Drove in 6 runs against Washington on 9/15/2036...
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Grand Rapids on 4/4/2037...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/7/2037, hitting .577 with 3 HR, 10 RBI...
Had 500th career homerun on 5/16/2037, off Miguel Deltoro (KNO)...
Was selected to the 2037 Allstar game...
Was selected to the 2038 Allstar game...
Had 3000th career hit on 8/8/2038, off Arthur Ponton (NAS)...
Drove in 7 runs against Denver on 9/12/2038...
Won World Series with Tucson in 2038...
Signed as a free agent by Nashville on 2/24/2039 to a 2-year deal worth $10,863,000 per year...
Drove in 6 runs against Denver on 5/7/2040...
Signed as a free agent by Tucson on 2/5/2041 to a 1-year deal worth $552,000 per year...
Released by Tucson on 7/14/2041, refused assignment to minors...
Retired and inducted to the Hall of Fame in 2042.
Batting Leader Boards Appearances
AVG
2027 - .330 - 5th
2028 - .345 - 2nd
2029 - .349 - 1st
2031 - .339 - 7th
2033 - .349 - 3rd
2034 - .329 - 6th
2036 - .339 - 4th
2037 - .329 - 8th
OBP
2027 - .426 - 2nd
2028 - .439 - 1st
2029 - .423 - 1st
2030 - .406 - 7th
2031 - .435 - 1st
2033 - .447 - 2nd
2034 - .434 - 7th
2035 - .404 - 8th
2036 - .444 - 3rd
2037 - .418 - 6th
SLG
2025 - .548 - 6th
2027 - .666 - 3rd
2028 - .644 - 1st
2029 - .712 - 1st
2030 - .619 - 7th
2031 - .607 - 6th
2032 - .627 - 3rd
2033 - .667 - 1st
2034 - .644 - 4th
2036 - .639 - 4th
2037 - .617 - 3rd
OPS
2025 - .932 - 5th
2027 - 1.092 - 2nd
2028 - 1.083 - 1st
2029 - 1.135 - 1st
2030 - 1.025 - 7th
2031 - 1.042 - 3rd
2032 - 1.033 - 4th
2033 - 1.114 - 2nd
2034 - 1.078 - 3rd
2035 - .957 - 8th
2036 - 1.083 - 3rd
2037 - 1.035 - 4th
Hits
2027 - 189 - 7th
2028 - 199 - 5th
2029 - 199 - 3rd
2030 - 195 - 9th
2033 - 198 - 7th
2036 - 191 - 10th
2037 - 188 - 6th
Doubles
2024 - 47 - 1st
2025 - 55 - 2nd
2026 - 47 - 10th
2027 - 57 - 3rd
2028 - 63 - 1st
2029 - 68 - 1st
2030 - 68 - 2nd
2031 - 60 - 1st
2032 - 63 - 3rd
2033 - 60 - 1st
2034 - 49 - 3rd
2035 - 48 - 3rd
2036 - 56 - 3rd
Homeruns
2025 - 29 - 9th
2027 - 45 - 3rd
2028 - 35 - 7th
2029 - 43 - 2nd
2032 - 37 - 10th
2033 - 39 - 8th
2034 - 39 - 6th
2036 - 35 - 10th
RBI
2025 - 109 - 5th
2027 - 142 - 3rd
2028 - 139 - 1st
2029 - 149 - 1st
2030 - 131 - 6th
2031 - 116 - 10th
2032 - 129 - 5th
2033 - 145 - 3rd
2034 - 142 - 5th
2035 - 131 - 8th
2036 - 142 - 2nd
Runs
2027 - 139 - 2nd
2028 - 135 - 1st
2029 - 132 - 2nd
2030 - 124 - 5th
2031 - 121 - 7th
2032 - 115 - 10th
2033 - 131 - 2nd
2034 - 126 - 6th
2035 - 119 - 7th
2036 - 123 - 7th
BB
2024 - 87 - 8th
2027 - 95 - 5th
2028 - 96 - 5th
2030 - 77 - 9th
2031 - 98 - 4th
2032 - 83 - 5th
2033 - 101 - 2nd
2034 - 104 - 4th
2035 - 105 - 6th
2036 - 106 - 4th