Though he never materialized into a consistent option for the Marlins, on April 19, 2006, while playing against the Cincinnati Reds in the Great American Ballpark, Abercrombie, facing pitcher Mike Gosling, hit a home run 486 feet, according to Hit Tracker Online's Standard Distance (considered "the best way of comparing home runs hit under a variety of different conditions" by the website).
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This home run was the furthest recorded distance of any home run since Hit Tracker has kept track of HR distances, until on September 27, 2008, Adam Dunn of the Arizona Diamondbacks hit a home run of Standard Distance 501 feet.
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Reginald Damascus Abercrombie (born July 15, 1981) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who currently plays for the Olmecas de Tabasco in the Mexican League.
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In 2006, he joined a rookie cast that included Hanley Ramírez, Dan Uggla, Jeremy Hermida, Josh Johnson, Josh Willingham, Eric Reed, Mike Jacobs, and Scott Olsen, a group that overperformed considering the meager expectations, which were placed on them due to the frugal nature of Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria.
Abercrombie & Fitch | Reggie Jackson | Reggie Miller | Reggie Bush | Reggie White | John Abercrombie (guitarist) | John Abercrombie | Reggie Watts | Reggie Fils-Aime | Patrick Abercrombie | Reggie McKenzie (linebacker) | Reggie McKenzie | Abercrombie | Sir Patrick Abercrombie's | Reggie Rockstone | Reggie McNeal | Reggie Lucas | Neil Abercrombie | William R. Abercrombie | Reggie Wells | Reggie Tsiboe | Reggie Theus | Reggie Swinton | Reggie Rucker | Reggie Perrin | Reggie Oliver | Reggie Mantle | Reggie Lewis | Reggie Johnson | Reggie Houston |
Future major league players who appeared in the game included Dickeron, Reggie Abercrombie, Carlos Villanueva, and Sean Marshall.
While Hermida was sidelined, Aguila got most of the at bats in right field until the Marlins signed Joe Borchard; afterwards, Aguila was part of a platoon in center field with Eric Reed and Reggie Abercrombie.