Danny Mars
Danny J. Mars (born January 22, 1994) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Kansas City T-Bones of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball. Listed at and , he is a switch-hitter and throws right-handed.
Career
The Red Sox selected Mars out of Chipola College in Marianna, Florida for their sixth-round pick of the 2014 MLB Draft. A speedy outfielder and line-drive hitter, Mars posted a strong season with the Chipola Indians, while collecting a slash line of .380/.460/.584 with four home runs, 35 runs batted in and 25 stolen bases in 48 games. He also showed advanced recognition skills as a disciplined hitter, based on his 1.45 walk-to-strikeout ratio (29-to-20) in 166 plate appearances. He had committed to play at Florida State University, before being selected by the Red Sox. He then rejoined the Drive during the midseason, slashing a .258./315/.303 line with 19 steals in 50 games. Mars was injured after that and finished the season among the top-10 Red Sox prospects in several categories, ranking second in stolen bases behind Yoan Moncada (45), third in triples (10) to Aneury Tavárez (13) and Andrew Benintendi (12), seventh in hits (120), eighth in batting average and runs scored, and tenth in OBP. Mars was selected to join the Surprise Saguaros of the Arizona Fall League during the postseason.
Mars spent 2017 with the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs where he compiled a .304 batting average with six home runs and 47 RBIs with a .754 OPS in 119 games. Mars started the 2018 season with Double-A Portland. He was released by the Red Sox organization on March 29, 2019.
On June 8, 2019, Mars signed with the Kansas City T-Bones of the independent Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.
Career
The Red Sox selected Mars out of Chipola College in Marianna, Florida for their sixth-round pick of the 2014 MLB Draft. A speedy outfielder and line-drive hitter, Mars posted a strong season with the Chipola Indians, while collecting a slash line of .380/.460/.584 with four home runs, 35 runs batted in and 25 stolen bases in 48 games. He also showed advanced recognition skills as a disciplined hitter, based on his 1.45 walk-to-strikeout ratio (29-to-20) in 166 plate appearances. He had committed to play at Florida State University, before being selected by the Red Sox. He then rejoined the Drive during the midseason, slashing a .258./315/.303 line with 19 steals in 50 games. Mars was injured after that and finished the season among the top-10 Red Sox prospects in several categories, ranking second in stolen bases behind Yoan Moncada (45), third in triples (10) to Aneury Tavárez (13) and Andrew Benintendi (12), seventh in hits (120), eighth in batting average and runs scored, and tenth in OBP. Mars was selected to join the Surprise Saguaros of the Arizona Fall League during the postseason.
Mars spent 2017 with the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs where he compiled a .304 batting average with six home runs and 47 RBIs with a .754 OPS in 119 games. Mars started the 2018 season with Double-A Portland. He was released by the Red Sox organization on March 29, 2019.
On June 8, 2019, Mars signed with the Kansas City T-Bones of the independent Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.
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