page_title: Josh Willingham
section_title: Florida Marlins
hierarchical_section_title: Josh Willingham / Professional career / Florida Marlins
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context_page_description: Joshua David Willingham is a former American professional baseball left fielder. He played in Major League Baseball for the Florida Marlins, Washington Nationals, Oakland Athletics, Minnesota Twins and Kansas City Royals.
context_section_description: The Florida Marlins selected Willingham in the 17th round, with the 491st overall selection, of the 2000 Major League Baseball draft.  He made his MLB debut on July 6, 2004, against the Pittsburgh Pirates but did not garner regular playing time until 2006.
  After struggling to find a fielding position for Willingham, as his advanced hitting abilities did not allow him the opportunity to develop defensively, the Marlins made Willingham their starting left-fielder during the 2006 season in wake of the Marlins's "market correction" in the 2005 offseason.
  On April 4, 2006, Willingham recorded his first career multi-homer game, launching two against the Houston Astros. He ended the 2006 season with a solid line of .277/.356/.496 with 26 home runs and 74 runs batted in.
  2007 proved to be another successful season for Willingham in his sophomore season.  He maintained a solid batting average while hitting 21 home runs and 89 runs batted in.  He became the team's regular left fielder in 2007, making just three errors in 223 total chances.
  Willingham saw a reduced amount of playing time in 2008 due to a 50-game stint on the disabled list, appearing in just over 100 games as opposed to over 140 in the previous two years.  His production suffered as his batting average regressed (.258) and his home run totals dipped to 15 on the season. He homered in 4 straight games for first time in career, September 21–26.
caption: Willingham batting for the Marlins in June 2007
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