​NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 21: Mark Reynolds #39 of the New York Yankees is congratulated by teammates after scoring a run in the third inning against the San Francisco Giants during interleague play on September 21, 2013 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) | Getty Images The Yankees received their “Bronx Bombers” moniker long before any of the sluggers of the modern era were born, but the nickname lives on for a reason. For decades after Murderer’s Row terrorized the league, the Bombers have almost always fielded lineups dotted with power hitter, and in recent years, they’ve often been criticized for how much emphasis they’ve placed on the long ball and how often they strike out.Though he wasn’t with the franchise for long, few Yankees have embodied the idea of the hard-swinging (and often missing) slugger more than Mark Reynolds. Mark Andrew ReynoldsBorn: August 3, 1983 (Pikeville, KY)Yankees Tenure: 2013Mark Reynolds moved with his family to Virginia Beach, Virginia, after being born in Kentucky, and in 1994 he played for the Virginia Blasters Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) baseball program and was also a four-year letterman in baseball, basketball, and golf at First Colonial High School. He graduated in 2001 and went on to attend the University of Virginia, where he also played baseball. He attended the school for three seasons, playing shortstop for one and shifting to third base for his sophomore and junior Cavalier campaigns. His results on the left side of the infield and in the batter’s box led him to being drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 16th round of the 2004 MLB Draft.The 2005 season saw Reynolds stick in South Bend in Low-A, where he played in 118 games, slashed .254/.319/.454, had 19 home runs and 76 RBI’s while striking out 107 times in 434 at-bats. After that season, he saw another promotion in 2006, first to High-A Lancaster, where he finished with an OPS over 1.000 and a .670 slugging percentage, thanks to 43 of his 92 hits being for extra bases and 23 of them being homers. That earned him a promotion to Double-A with the Tennessee Smokies in Knoxville, where he impressed in 30 games, finishing the season with an .870 OPS.Reynolds began his season in 2007 in Double-A, this time with the Mobile BayBears, the new affiliate of the Diamondbacks. He hit .306 in 37 games, and as a result of an injury to major leaguer Chad Tracy, the all-or-nothing slugger was called up for his first MLB action. He debuted against the Colorado Rockies on May 16, 2007, and not only did he look like he would fit in, but he also exceeded expectations. He drove in 14 runs in his first 15 MLB games and ended up playing 111 games total that year. He finished third among National League rookies in strikeouts (129), but he also finished fourth in runs (62), tied for fourth in triples (4), and tied for sixth in homers (17), showcasing his excellent offensive potential at just