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#26 Chase Utley

#27 Justin Ruggiano

#43 Luis Avilan

#57 Alex Wood

162 ● 2015 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES MEDIA GUIDE

2014● Made his 7th career Opening Day start for the Phillies

(2006-10, 2013-14)● Started at 2nd base for the NL All-Star team, his 6th

career selection (all starts) and went 1-for-1, 2B, RBI, HBP● T-2nd in the NL in intentional walks (12), T-3rd in SF (9),

T-6th in game-winning RBI (15), ranked 7th in go-aheadRBI (27), T-7th in HBP (13), 8th in fewest SO/PA (7.81) andT-10th in games (155)

● Led all NL 2nd basemen in games (147), doubles (35),RBI (77), XBH (52), walks (52) & times on base (222),ranked 2nd in triples (6), total bases (237) & AB (578) andT-2nd in HR (11) & runs (74)

● Set a career high in SF (9) and tied his career high in triples

● Batted .294 (47-160) with RISP, including .344 (21-61)from 7/21 through the remainder of the season

● Led the team with 36 doubles, his most since 2008 (41)● Had a hit in each of his first 11 games (.489, 22-45); the

last Phillie to do that was Don Detemer in 1963 (12 G)● Became the first Phillie to collect 20 hits in his first 40 AB

of the season since Von Hayes in 1989 (20-40)● Hit his 300th career double, 4/5 at CHI● Missed 2 games with the flu, 4/8-9● Slugged his 3rd career walk-off HR, 6/26 vs MIA; his 1st

since 9/4/06 vs HOU● Collected his 1,500th career hit, 6/29 vs ATL● Slugged his 5th career grand slam, 7/29 at NYM● Did not homer in his final 153 AB, the longest drought

of his career (last HR – 8/10 vs NYM)

2013● T-9th in the NL and tied his career high in triples (6)● His 135 hits, 25 2B, 18 HR, 69 RBI, 49 XBH and 226 total

bases were his highest totals in each category since 2009● Among NL 2nd basemen, finished 2nd in triples & SLG

% (.470), 3rd in OBP (.346) & XBH (48), T-3rd in doubles,4th in AVG (.281), HR (17), RBI (64), runs (72), total bases(219) & SB (8) and 5th in hits (131) & walks (44)

● Slugged his 200th career HR on Opening Day in ATL● Spent 4 weeks on the DL with an oblique strain

(5/21-6/20); played in 2 rehab games with Reading (AA)● With RISP, batted .330 (35-106), including .448 (13-29)

from 8/25 through the remainder of the season● In his final 28 games, batted .340 (35-103), 5 2B, 3B,

2 HR, 19 RBI● Had his 20th career multi-HR game, 6/29 at LAD (2 HR)● Collected his 800th RBI, 9/16 vs MIA● Hit a 3-run HR in consecutive games, 9/16-17● Had 10 RBI in a 3-game series, 9/16-18, tying the mark

by any Phillie in a 3-game series since 1921 (3rd time by Utley)

● Went 4-for-7 (.571), HR, 5 RBI as a pinch-hitter

2012● Began the season on the 15-day DL with

chondromalacia; did not participate in any springtraining games for the 2nd straight year

● Played in a combined 10 rehab games with Clearwater(A) and Lehigh Valley (AAA) before being activated (.189,7-37, 2 HR, 6 RBI)

● Homered in his 1st at-bat of the season, 6/27 vs PIT● After making his season debut on 6/27, led the team in

go-ahead RBI (16), walks (43), HBP (12), SF (6) & OBP(.365) and T-1st in hits (77)

● Of his 11 HR, 4 gave the Phillies a lead and 2 tied the game

● Reached base safely in 70 of 81 starts (86%)● Batted .301 (25-83), 4 2B, HR, 16 RBI in his final 24 games● T-7th in the NL in HBP (12)

2011● Began the season on the 15-day DL with right knee

tendinitis/chondromalacia; did not participate in anyspring training games

● Was activated on 5/23 following 9 rehab games withClearwater (7 at 2B, 2 as DH); also batted .429 (6-14), 2 HRin 2 extended spring training games as DH, 5/7-8

● Got his 100th career SB, 6/29 vs BOS● Set the Phillies record for most games played at 2nd

base (1,004), 8/12 vs WSH● Left the game, 9/7 vs ATL, in the bottom of the 8th inning

after getting hit in the helmet by a pitch in the bottom ofthe 6th inning; missed the next 7 games (9/8-14)

● Reached base safely in 91 of his 103 games (88.3%)● The Phillies averaged 4.84 runs in games he appeared in

(499 R/103 G) compared to 3.6 runs in games he didn’tappear in (214 R/59 G)

● Was successful in 14 consecutive stolen base attemptsto extend his streak to 20 straight steals, dating to the2010 season

● Committed 1 error in his final 46 starts (219 TC)● Set a career high for hits in a playoff series (7) in NLDS

2010● Was elected as the starting 2nd baseman for the NL

All-Star team for the 5th straight year, but could not playdue to injury (left thumb sprain)

UTLEY PHAST FACTS

● 6-time NL All-Star starter (2006-10; 2014)● 4-time NL Silver Slugger for 2nd basemen

(2006-09)● Starting 2nd baseman for Team USA in 2006 WBC● Played in 2006 Japan All-Star Series

B-T: L-RHT: 6-1; WT: 190OPENING DAY AGE: 36BORN: December 17, 1978, Pasadena, CA RESIDES: San Francisco, CA

ML SERVICE: 11 years, 27 daysHOW OBTAINED: Selected by Phillies in 1st round (15th overall) of June 2000 draft

CONTRACT STATUS: Signed a two-year contract extension on 8/8/13, takinghim through 2015, with three club/vesting options for 2016, 2017 and 2018

SECOND BASEMANCHASE UTLEY

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● Ranked 3rd in the NL in HBP (18) and 9th in OBP (.387) &AVG with RISP (.333)

● Homered in 4 straight games, 4/5-9, falling 1 short of hiscareer high (5, done twice)

● Had his 18th career multi-HR game, 4/14 vs WSH, tyinghim for 5th place on the Phillies’ all-time list (Pat Burrell);his only multi-HR game of the season

● Collected his 1,000th career hit, 4/28 at SF (singled offBrian Wilson in 9th inning)

● Missed 43 games (6/29-8/15) while on the DL with a leftthumb sprain and had ligament surgery on 7/1 (Dr.Andrew Weiland); made 4 rehab starts with Clearwater,playing 3 games at 2B and 1 as DH

● Hit .273 (44-161), 5 HR, 28 RBI in 43 games afterreturning from the DL on 8/17

● Tied his career high with 6 RBI, 9/2 at COL, including his4th career grand slam (Matt Reynolds)

● Reached base safely in 29 straight games, 8/31-10/2 (35 H, 14 BB, 9 HBP, .436 OBP)

● Had a season-high 10-game hit streak, 9/18-28● Hit .457 (21-46) with RISP after 6/15

2009● Made his 4th consecutive start at 2nd base for the NL

All-Star team (0-2)● Won his 4th straight NL Silver Slugger Award● Led all ML players in HBP (24) and SB % (100.0)● Among NL players, finished 3rd in runs (112), T-4th in

times on base (273), T-7th in game-winning RBI (16) and10th in OBP (.397)

● Led all NL 2nd basemen in runs, OBP, SLG % (.510), XBH(63), total bases (290) & go-ahead RBI (25), T-1st in HR(31), 2nd in SB (23) & walks (88) and T-2nd in hits (161)

● Became the 10th Phillie in club history to have a 20-HR/20-SB season

● Set career highs in walks and SB and stole home for the1st time, 9/15 vs WSH

● Was HBP, 5/14 vs LAD, to break the all-time Phillies record● Collected his 500th career RBI, 4/17 vs SD and scored his

500th career run, 4/18 vs SD● Slugged his 150th career HR – his 2nd career inside-the-

park HR – 7/9 vs CIN (Micah Owings)● Had 2 multi-HR games, giving him 17 in his career, tying

him with Greg Luzinski for 6th place in Phillies history● Set an MLB record by reaching base safely in 27 straight

postseason games (streak began in 2007); streak wassnapped in Game 3 of the World Series, 10/31 vs NYY

● Tied Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson and set an NL recordfor the most HR (5) in a single World Series

● Became the 2nd player in MLB history to have 2 multi-HRgames in one World Series (Willie Aikens for KC in 1980)

● Had 4 HR and 6 RBI vs LHP throughout the postseason● Named to The Sporting News postseason NL All-Star

squad

2008● Led the NL in HBP (27), T-5th in XBH (78) & runs (113),

6th in total bases (325) & times on base (268), T-7th ingames (159) & SF (8), 9th in SLG % (.535) & IBB (14), T-9thin HR (33) & go-ahead RBI (25) and T-10th in hits (177) &doubles (41)

● Led all NL 2nd basemen in hits, doubles, HR, RBI, runs,XBH, total bases and SLG %

● Won the Silver Slugger Award for NL 2nd basemen● Defensively, led all NL 2nd basemen in total chances (816)

and assists (463) and finished 3rd in fielding % (.984)● Made his 3rd straight start at 2nd base for the NL

All-Star team (1-3) and competed in the HR Derby (hit 5 in the 1st round)

● Finished 15th in NL MVP voting (30 points)● Became only the third 2nd baseman in MLB history to

have 4 straight 100-RBI seasons, joining Jeff Kent (6,1997-2002) and Charlie Gehringer (5, 1932-36)

● Set a career high in HR (33)● Became the first 2nd baseman in MLB history to have 10

HR before the end of April and the 1st Phillie in franchisehistory to end June 1 at 20 HR

● Had his 14th career multi-HR game, 4/4 at CIN, includinghis 100th career HR (Jeremy Affeldt)

● Broke his own Phillies record with 27 HBP (had 25 in 2007)● Set a Phillies single-game record with 3 HBP, 4/8 at NYM,

becoming the first MLB player to get hit 3 times in agame since 7/3/06 (Nomar Garciaparra)

● Collected his 150th career double, 4/6 at CIN and his400th career RBI, 4/18 vs NYM

● Had an extra-base hit in 8 straight games (3 2B, 7 HR),4/16-23; since 1956, only one other 2nd baseman had alonger streak (Pete Rose – 9 games, 7/31-8/8/66)

● Twice tied a Phillies record by homering in 5 straightgames, 4/17-21 (6 HR total) and 5/28-6/2 (5 HR total),becoming one of only 4 players in MLB history to havetwo 5-HR streaks in the same season; Harmon Killebrew(1970), Frank Thomas (1994) and Barry Bonds (2001)were the others

● Reached base safely in 26 straight games, 4/8-5/5 (.442 OBP)

● Won NL Player of the Month honors for April (.352, 10 HR, 21 RBI)

● Hit his 10th HR of the season, 4/23 at MIL, in the team’s22nd game of the season, tying Cy Williams (1923) forthe 2nd-fewest games into a season needed for a Phillieto reach 10 HR; Mike Schmidt did it in the first 12 games in 1976

● Had an extra-base hit, RBI and run scored in 9 straightgames, 5/25-6/3; had 20 RBI in the 9 games

● Set a career high with 6 RBI, 5/26 vs COL● Made 2 starts at 1st base: 4/25 at PIT and 5/6 at ARI● Hit a 2-out, 2-run double in Game 1 of the NLDS vs MIL

to give the Phillies a 2-0 lead in their 3-1 win● Became the 3rd player in NLCS history to walk 4 times

in a game, 10/10 vs LAD(others: Darren Daulton,10/10/93 vs ATL andKen Caminiti, 10/8/98vs ATL)

● Became the 34thplayer in WS historyto hit a HR in his 1stat-bat, 10/22 vs TB(Scott Kazmir)

2007● Finished 8th in NL

MVP voting● Won the NL Silver

Slugger Awardfor 2ndbasemen

● Became thefirst Phillies2ndbaseman tobe electedas an NLAll-Starstartertwice


● Led all MLB 2nd basemen in RBI (103), SLG % (.571) andOBP (.413) and T-1st in 2B (48)

● Led the NL in HBP (25), finished 2nd in home AVG (.372),3rd in AVG (.332) & AVG vs RHP (.340), T-3rd in 2B & 3-hitgames (20), 6th in OBP (.410), 7th in SLG % (.566) and T-9th in XBH (75); was the 9th-hardest player in the NLto double up (1 GIDP/75.7 AB)

● Set career highs in AVG and doubles ● Set a single-season franchise record for doubles by a

2nd baseman● Had the most doubles in April (13) by a Phillie since

divisional play began in 1969● Became the 1st MLB player to have 40 doubles in 95

team games since 1996, when Edgar Martinez did it in81 team games for SEA

● Was just the 4th Phillie since 1935 to have back-to-back 40-double seasons (others: Pete Rose, Bobby Abreu andJimmy Rollins)

● Named NL Co-Player of the Week, 4/23-29 (.444, 12-27, 3 2B, 2 HR, 10 RBI, 7 R, .778 SLG %)

● Had his first career 5-hit game, 4/25 vs WSH● Was on the 15-day DL, 7/27-8/27 (broken right hand),

after being hit by a pitch from WSH’s John Lannan● Had a team-best 19-game hitting streak, 9/5-25 (.333,

27-81, 4 HR, 13 RBI)● Made one start at 1st base, 9/9 vs FLA● Hit a game-tying HR off Tom Glavine in the 6th inning,

9/14 at Shea Stadium● Named to The Sporting News postseason NL All-Star

squad

2006● T-7th in NL MVP voting with NYM’s Jose Reyes,

garnering 98 points● Played for Team USA in the inaugural World Baseball

Classic● Became the 15th player in MLB history with a .300 AVG,

200 hits, 30 HR, 100 RBI, 40 doubles and 130 runs in oneseason and the 2nd Phillie (Hall of Famer Chuck Klein,1930 & 1932)

● Elected by the fans as the starting 2nd baseman for theAll-Star Game, his 1st All-Star appearance

● Became the 3rd Phillie in club history with 200 hits and30 HR in the same season, joining Klein (4 times – 1929-32) and Lefty O’Doul (1929); 44th player in MLB historyto do it and one of two in 2006 (Vladimir Guerrero)

● 17th Phillie in club history with 200 hits and 1st since1999 (Doug Glanville); his hit total was the most by aPhillies 2nd baseman since 1975, when Dave Cash ledthe NL with 213

● Won the NL Silver Slugger Award for 2nd basemen● Led the NL in runs (131) and tied for the lead in multi-hit

games (64), finished 2nd in hits (203), 3rd in at-bats(658), T-3rd in games (160), 5th in total bases (347), T-6thin HBP (14), T-8th in game-winning RBI (14) and 10th inAVG (.309) & AVG vs RHP (.312)

● First 2nd baseman in Phillies history with multiple 100-RBI seasons

● Led all ML 2nd basemen in hits (198), HR (31), RBI (100),runs (128), XBH (74), total bases (338), go-ahead RBI (22)and game-winning RBI (14)

● Had the 2nd-most hits (65) in the NL vs LHP● Batted .327 (55-168), 5 HR, 21 RBI vs LHP from 5/21

through the remainder of the season● Set Phillies single-season records for HR and runs scored

by a 2nd baseman● Had a 35-game hit streak, 6/23-8/3 (.405, 62-153, 14 2B,

2 3B, 9 HR, 30 RBI, .699 SLG %), tied for 10th-longest inMLB history and tied with Luis Castillo for longest ever bya 2nd baseman; had 23 multi-hit games during the streak

● Had his 6th and 7th career multi-HR games, 4/13 at ATLand 4/14 at COL, becoming just the 2nd Phillie in thelast 70 years to have multi-HR games on consecutivedays (Scott Rolen in 1999 and Dolph Camilli in both1935 and 1936); also had 9 RBI in the 2-game span,including his 3rd career grand slam, 4/14 at COL

● Tied a Phillies record with 7 multi-HR games in one season

● Got his 1st career ejection, 4/23 vs FLA by 1B umpireDan Iassogna

● Named NL Player of the Week, 5/1-7 (.483, 14-29, 2 2B, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 9 R, .862 SLG %) and Co-Player of the Week,7/24-30 (.441, 15-34, 2 2B, 3B, 5 HR, 11 RBI, 1.000 SLG %)

● Won NL Player of the Month honors for July (.425, 45-106, 13 2B, 2 3B, 6 HR, 24 RBI, 26 R)

● Hit his 2nd career walk-off HR in the 10th inning, 9/4 vsHOU (Dave Borkowski)

● Tied for the NL lead with 10 HR in September, his 1stcareer double-digit HR month

● Named to The Sporting News postseason NL All-Star squad

● Played in the Japan All-Star Series

2005● Set a Phillies record for RBI in a season (105) by a 2nd

baseman and tied the record for HR (28) in his first fullseason in the majors

● Finished 6th in the NL in RBI ratio (5.17), T-8th in RBI andXBH (73) and T-9th in SF (7); his .313 AVG vs RHP was7th-best in the NL

● Led the team in doubles (39)● Hit the 15th pinch-hit grand slam in club history, 6/1 vs

SF (LaTroy Hawkins), to break a 6-6 tie; 1st pinch slam bya Phillie since Kevin Jordan, 4/20/01 vs ATL

● Slugged his 1st career walk-off HR, 7/22 vs SD (11thinning off Paul Quantrill)

● Had his first 5 career multi-HR games: 5/9 at MIL, 8/26 atARI, 8/31 at NYM, 9/23 at CIN and 10/1 at WSH

● Named NL Player of the Week, 7/14-17 (.471, 8-17, NL-leading 10 RBI)

● Had 5 RBI three times: 7/28 at COL, 9/23 at CIN and 9/28 vs NYM

● Hit his 1st career inside-the-park HR, 9/25 at CIN● Hit .450 (9-20), 1 HR, 23 RBI with the bases loaded

1. CHASE UTLEY 868

2. Robinson Cano 8513. Ian Kinsler 8224. Dan Uggla 7435. Brandon Phillips 725

1. Robinson Cano 17932. CHASE UTLEY 1446

3. Brandon Phillips 14344. Dustin Pedroia 13585. Ian Kinsler 1301

1. Dan Uggla 2322. CHASE UTLEY 209

3. Robinson Cano 208T4. Brandon Phillips 165T4. Ian Kinsler 165

MOST HOME RUNS, ML SECOND BASEMEN

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MOST HITS, ML SECOND BASEMEN

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MOST RUNS, ML SECOND BASEMEN

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● Started every Phillies game from 7/26 through theremainder of the season, a span of 62 consecutive games

● Committed just 9 errors through his first 120 games (618TC) before committing 7 in his final 22 games (124 TC)

● Made 6 starts at 1st base● Named co-winner of the Mike Schmidt MVP Award by

the Philadelphia chapter of the BBWAA

2004● Began the season with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (AAA)● Was recalled on 5/8 (Placido Polanco DL’d); went 2-for-4,

2B, RBI in his 1st start, 5/11 at SF (2nd base)● Had 14 RBI in 6 games, 5/16-22● Made his 1st career start/appearance at 1st base,

6/12 at MIN● Was optioned back to Scranton on 6/15 and hit 2 HR in

his first game back, 6/18 vs Pawtucket● Recalled again on 6/24 (Ricky Ledee DL’d)● Hit his 1st career pinch HR, 6/28 vs MTL (Claudio Vargas),

into the RF 2nd tier● Slugged a game-tying HR in the 9th inning, 7/9 vs ATL

(John Smoltz); Phils won 7-6 in 10 innings● Made 57 starts: 46 at 2nd base and 11 at 1st base● Started in each spot of batting order except 4th and 9th● Finished 5th in the NL in RBI ratio (1 RBI/4.68 AB) among

players with at least 250 at-bats● Hit .355 (11-31), 2 2B, 3 HR, 10 RBI, 3 BB as pinch-hitter;

T-3rd in the majors in pinch HR, 4th in pinch AVG and T-7th in pinch RBI

2003● Returned to 2nd base during spring training● Began the season with the Phillies as a utility infielder● Made his ML debut, 4/4 vs PIT (struck out in pinch AB);

his only at-bat before being optioned to Scranton on 4/6(RHP Eric Junge recalled)

● Was recalled on 4/24 (2B Placido Polanco DL’d)● Made his 1st ML start at 2nd base, 4/24 vs COL (2-4, 2B,

HR, 4 RBI), and hit a grand slam in his 2nd at-bat of thegame for his 1st ML hit; became the 3rd Phillie infranchise history to hit a grand slam for his 1st hit and 1stsince Jim Command, 7/11/54 at BKN; first Phillie to homerfor his 1st hit since Marlon Anderson, 9/8/98 vs NYM

● Was optioned back to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on 5/1(Polanco activated)

● Named Phillies Minor League Player of the Week, 6/2-8(.482, 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 6 R, BB, SB)

● Selected as the starting 2nd baseman for theInternational League in the Triple-A All-Star Game

● Named Red Barons Player of the Year● Finished 3rd in the IL in AVG (.323), T-2nd in runs (80),

3rd in SLG % (.517) and 4th in OBP (.390)● Was recalled on 8/14 (RHP Brandon Duckworth

optioned) and became the everyday 2nd baseman(Polanco moved to 3B); was hitting .405 with 4 HR in 12August games at time of promotion

● Stole his 1st ML base, 8/30 at NYM

● Trailing 3-2 with the bases loaded in the 8th inning, 9/2vs MTL, hit his 1st ML triple (Javier Vazquez) in thePhillies’ 5-3 win

● Hit a game-winning RBI single in the 10th inning, 9/27vs ATL in 7-6 win

● Was the final batter in the history of Veterans Stadium,9/28 vs ATL (grounded out)

● Named the 4th-best prospect in the IL by BaseballAmerica and to the 2003 Topps/Minor League BaseballTriple-A All-Star team

2002● Was a non-roster invitee to big league camp● Converted from 2nd base to 3rd base during spring

training and made the jump from Clearwater toScranton/Wilkes-Barre

● Recipient of the Paul Owens Award as best player in thePhillies minor league system

● Set a Scranton single-season record and led the IL with39 doubles, T-3rd in XBH (57)

● Led the team in HR (17)● Named Phillies Minor League Player of the Week,

4/15-21 (.444, 8-18, 2 HR, 8 RBI)● Sprained his left ankle, 8/12 at Pawtucket, and missed

17 games● Made 14 errors in his first 25 games and another 14 in

his last 68 games, including just 5 in his final 41 games● Hit .308, 6 2B, 3B, 4 HR, 23 RBI for Grand Canyon in the

Arizona Fall League; average was T-7th in the AFL● Rated the 2nd-best prospect in Phillies minor league

system and 14th-best in the IL by Baseball America

2001● Was a non-roster invitee to big league camp● Spent the entire season with Clearwater● Tied for the team lead in HR (16) and finished 2nd in hits

(120) and T-2nd in SB (19)● Selected as a Florida State League All-Star● Participated in MLB’s All-Star Futures Game played at

Safeco Field (2-3, HR, 2 RBI, SB, 2 R)● Led all FSL 2nd basemen in TC (574)● Named Phillies Minor League Player of the Week, 7/2-8

(.615, 3B, 2 HR, 6 RBI)● Participated in Florida Instructional League

2000● Made his pro debut with Batavia (A), 7/30 vs Vermont● Hit safely in 29 of 40 games with 14 multi-hit games● Reached base safely in 18 straight games, 8/9-24● Hit his 1st pro HR, 8/12 vs Utica● Named Phillies Minor League Player of the Month

for August● Hit .286 (2-7), RBI in 2 New York-Penn League

playoff games● Participated in FIL● Named Phillies’ 5th-best prospect by Baseball America


2. Brandon Phillips 7124. Dan Uggla 6855. Ian Kinsler 602


3. Dan Uggla 4804. Ian Kinsler 4735. Brandon Phillips 449


3. Brandon Phillips 22424. Ian Kinsler 21305. Dan Uggla 2083

MOST TOTAL BASES, ML SECOND BASEMEN

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MOST EXTRA-BASE HITS, ML SECOND BASEMEN

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MOST RBI, ML SECOND BASEMEN

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CHASE UTLEY’S CAREER STATISTICS

YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB CS E

2000 Batavia .307 40 153 21 47 13 1 2 22 0 2 2 18 23 5 3 32001 Clearwater .257 122 467 65 120 25 2 16 59 1 6 12 37 88 19 8 172002 Scranton .263 125 464 73 122 *39 1 17 70 0 4 20 46 89 8 3 282003 PHILLIES .239 43 134 13 32 10 1 2 21 0 1 6 11 22 2 0 3

Scranton .323 113 431 80 139 26 2 18 77 0 7 11 41 75 10 4 132004 Scranton .285 33 123 23 35 8 1 6 25 0 3 0 18 29 4 2 5

PHILLIES .266 94 267 36 71 11 2 13 57 1 2 2 15 40 4 1 42005 PHILLIES .291 147 543 93 158 39 6 28 105 0 7 9 69 109 16 3 162006 PHILLIES .309 160 658 *131 203 40 4 32 102 0 4 14 63 132 15 4 182007 PHILLIES .332 132 530 104 176 48 5 22 103 1 7 *25 50 89 9 1 10

Reading - a .100 3 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 02008 PHILLIES .292 159 607 113 177 41 4 33 104 1 8 *27 64 104 14 2 132009 PHILLIES .282 156 571 112 161 28 4 31 93 0 4 *24 88 110 23 0 122010 PHILLIES .275 115 425 75 117 20 2 16 65 0 5 18 63 63 13 2 11

Clearwater - a .250 4 12 1 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 22011 Clearwater - a .281 9 32 4 9 2 0 1 4 0 0 1 3 6 1 0 0

PHILLIES .259 103 398 54 103 21 6 11 44 1 2 14 39 47 14 0 52012 PHILLIES .256 83 301 48 77 15 2 11 45 0 6 12 43 43 11 1 7

Clearwater - a .156 9 32 3 5 0 0 1 5 0 1 2 3 5 1 0 0Lehigh Valley - a .400 1 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0

2013 PHILLIES .284 131 476 73 135 25 6 18 69 0 5 5 45 79 8 3 17Reading - a .000 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

2014 PHILLIES .270 155 589 74 159 36 6 11 78 0 9 13 53 85 10 1 11Minors Totals .278 461 1738 271 483 113 9 62 264 1 23 48 168 322 48 20 68

ML Totals .285 1478 5499 926 1569 334 48 228 886 4 60 169 603 923 139 18 127

* League leadera - Rehab assignment

UTLEY’S DIVISION SERIES STATISTICS

YEAR CLUB, OPP AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB CS E

2007 PHI, COL .182 3 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 02008 PHI, MIL .133 4 15 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 12009 PHI, COL .429 4 14 5 6 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 3 2 0 02010 PHI, CIN .273 3 11 3 3 0 0 1 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 22011 PHI, STL .438 5 16 5 7 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 3 0 1 0DS Totals .299 19 67 14 20 3 1 2 8 0 1 3 11 17 3 1 3

MISC● Is the Phillies’ all-time leader in postseason runs

(38), walks (34), SB (10), go-ahead RBI (10) andgame-winning RBI (5)

PERSONALChase Cameron Utley… Married Jennifer Cooper(1/20/07); has two sons, Benjamin (12/2/11) andMaxwell Chase (10/4/14)… 1997 graduate of LongBeach Polytechnic High School (CA)… AttendedUCLA… Hit .342 with 174 RBI in 177 career games atUCLA; hit .382 with 22 HR, 69 RBI in 64 games hisjunior year… T-3rd on school’s all-time HR list (53) andranks 5th in hits (256)… Ranks T-2nd on UCLA’s single-season list for hits (108 in 2000), 3rd in at-bats (283 in2000) and 5th in runs (81 in 2000)… Named OutstandingPlayer of the 2000 Oklahoma City Regional… Selected as1st-team All-American by The Sporting News and NCBWA…2010 inductee into the UCLA Hall of Fame… Joined formerteammates Mike Lieberthal and Randy Wolf as co-host of acharity dinner in 2005 and a billiards/pool tournament in2006 to raise money for the Philadelphia Futures mentorprogram… Since 2008, has raised over $1 million for thePennsylvania SPCA and has hosted All-Star Animals CasinoNights with wife Jennifer to benefit the organization… TheUtleys have also spearheaded fundraisers, including Save a

Pet at the Park, a Phillies pet calendar and taped PSAs forPSPCA… Annually donates full season tickets for patientsfrom the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and St.Christopher’s Hospital as part of his Chase’s Champscharitable ticket program… In 2011, launched The UtleyFoundation, which works with the Philadelphia Mural Artsprogram to educate the community and Philadelphiastudents in the inner city about animal abuse… Washonored for his dedication to giving back to the communitywith the Phillies Community Service Award and was theclub’s Roberto Clemente Award winner, both in 2013… 2014Phillies recipient of the Heart & Hustle Award presented bythe Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association…Hobbies: Golf and fishing… Signed by: Matt Lundin.

1. Robinson Cano .4992. CHASE UTLEY .493

3. Dan Uggla .4524. Ian Kinsler .4495. Dustin Pedroia .444

1. CHASE UTLEY .375

2. Luis Castillo .3703. Dustin Pedroia .3654. Robinson Cano .3585. Brian Roberts .355

HIGHEST OBP, ML SECOND BASEMEN,

2005-14(min. 2,500 PA)

HIGHEST SLG %, ML SECOND BASEMEN,

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2008 PHI, LAD .353 5 17 4 6 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 6 5 0 1 02009 PHI, LAD .211 5 19 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 22010 PHI, SF .182 6 22 5 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 2 3 0 1LCS Totals .241 16 58 12 14 3 0 1 5 0 0 1 14 11 3 1 3

UTLEY’S WORLD SERIES STATISTICS


2008 PHI, TB .167 5 18 5 3 0 0 2 4 0 0 1 5 5 3 0 02009 PHI, NYY .286 6 21 7 6 1 0 5 8 0 0 0 4 5 1 0 0WS Totals .231 11 39 12 9 1 0 7 12 0 0 1 9 10 4 0 0

UTLEY’S ALL-STAR GAME STATISTICS

YEAR CLUB, SITE AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB CS E

2006 NL, PIT .500 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02007 NL, SF .000 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02008 NL, NYY .333 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 02009 NL, STL .000 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02010 NL, LAA Injured – Did not play2014 NL, MIN 1.000 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0ASG Totals .300 5 10 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0

UTLEY’S WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC STATISTICS

YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB CS E

2006 USA .385 4 13 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2

UTLEY’S CAREER TRANSACTIONS● Selected by Los Angeles Dodgers in 2nd round of June 1997 draft, but did not sign● Selected by Philadelphia in 1st round (15th overall) of June 2000 draft● On disabled list with a broken right hand, July 27-August 27, 2007; included rehab assignment to Reading,

August 24-27● On disabled list with a left thumb sprain, June 29-August 16, 2010; included rehab assignment to Clearwater,

August 14-16● On disabled list with right knee tendinitis/chondromalacia, March 22-May 22, 2011; included rehab assignment to

Clearwater, May 10-21● On disabled list with bilateral chondromalacia, March 26-June 26, 2012; included rehab assignments to Clearwater,

June 12-25, and Lehigh Valley, June 26● On disabled list with an oblique strain, May 23-June 20, 2013; included rehab assignment to Reading, June 19-20

UTLEY’S CAREER FIELDING

POSITION PCT G PO A E TC DP

First base .995 27 178 22 1 201 16Second base .982 1391 2932 3844 126 6902 849

UTLEY’S GAME HIGHS

HITS: 5 – 4/25/07 vs WSH… RUNS: 3 – 25 times, last: 5/26/14 vs COL… DOUBLES: 3 – 9/1/10 at LAD… TRIPLES: 1… HOME

RUNS: 2 – 20 times, last: 6/29/13 at LAD… RBI: 6 – 2 times, last: 9/2/10 at COL… WALKS: 3 – 10 times, last: 8/5/14 vs HOU…STOLEN BASES: 2 – 6 times, last: 4/9/13 vs NYM… HITTING STREAK: 35 games – 6/23-8/3/06

UTLEY’S NOTABLE HOMERS

GRAND SLAMS: 5 – 4/24/03 vs COL (Aaron Cook); 6/1/05 vs SF (LaTroy Hawkins); 5/14/06 at COL (Sun-Woo Kim); 9/2/10 at COL(Matt Reynolds); 7/29/14 vs NYM (Josh Edgin)… INSIDE-THE-PARK HR: 3 – 9/25/05 at CIN (Randy Keisler); 7/9/09 vs CIN (MicahOwings); 7/26/11 vs SF (Barry Zito)… LEADOFF HR: None… PINCH HR: 5 – 6/28/04 vs MTL (Claudio Vargas); 7/22/04 vs FLA(Carl Pavano); 8/7/04 at LAD (Darren Dreifort); 6/1/05 vs SF (LaTroy Hawkins); 4/15/13 at CIN (Bronson Arroyo)… WALK-OFF HR:

3 – 7/22/05 vs SD (Paul Quantrill); 9/4/06 vs HOU (Dave Borkowski); 6/26/14 vs MIA (Chris Hatcher)

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JUSTIN RUGGIANO (12)POSITION: OutfielderAGE: 32, turns 33 April 12 BORN: 4-12-82 in Austin, TXBATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 210ML SERVICE: 4 years, 19 daysCONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2015ACQUIRED: Acquired from Chicago-NL in exchange for LHP Matt Brazis on Dec. 17, 2014PRONUNCIATION: roo-jee-AH-no

2014: • The Totals - Hit .281 (63x224) with

29 runs, 13 doubles, 1 triple, 6 home runs and 28 RBI in 81 games in his lone season with the Cubs.

• Defensively - Appeared in 34 games in right field (30 starts), 18 in center (16 starts) and 10 games in left field (6 starts) and finished with .991 field-ing percentage (1 E/117 TC).

• Finishing Strong - In his final 40 games (July 1-end of season), hit .317 (38x120) with 14 runs, 6 dou-bles, 4 home runs, 18 RBI, .341 on-base percentage and .467 slugging %..

• Splits - Hit .305 (25x82) off lefties…hit .268 (38x142) off right-handers.• RISP - Hit .280 (14x50) with runners in scoring position; .292 mark (7x24) with two outs.• Get Them Early - Batted .458 (11x24) when putting the first pitch in play.• Time Off - On 15-day disabled list April 24-May 25 (left hamstring strain)…hit .143 (3x21)

in six injury rehab games with Triple-A Iowa, May 19-25.• Ribbies - Career-high 5 RBI July 2 in Boston (3x6, double, home run).• Heating Up - In July hit .338 (25x74) with 5 doubles, 2 home runs & 14 RBI in 23 games.• Tough Ending - Finished the season on the disabled list Aug. 27 with left ankle inflamma-

tion and was transferred to the 60-day disabled list on September 2.PERSONAL: Justin Marshall Ruggiano…he and his wife Shelly have two children, Brooks

Ryan and Ava…graduated from L.C. Anderson (Texas) High School where he earned All-State honors as a senior and was selected to play in the Texas High School All-Star Game…attended Blinn Junior College in Brenham, Texas, before transferring to A&M…was member of Team USA that defeated Cuba to win International Baseball Federation World Cup in 2012, snapping Cuba’s streak of nine-straight World Cup gold medal wins…originally selected by Los Angeles Dodgers in 25th round of 2004 Draft out of Texas A&M.

2004: Hit .329 (51x155) with 12 doubles, 7 home runs & 36 RBI in 46 games with R-Ogden.2005: Split season with Single-A Vero Beach & AA Jacksonville, hit .323 (130x403) with 70

runs, 25 doubles, 5 triples, 15 home runs & 66 RBI in 124 games…Florida State League All-Star…promoted to Jacksonville in June & helped Suns to Southern League title.

2006: Hit .280 (112x400) with 76 runs, 32 doubles, six triples, 13 home runs and 72 RBI in 120 games with AA affiliates Montgomery and Jacksonville…was traded by Dodgers to Rays as the player to be named later in a 5-player trade on June 27…named Rays Minor League Player of the Month for April after hitting .348 (31x89) with 13 doubles and 27 RBI.

2007: Made big league debut in September, hitting .214 (3x14) with two runs and three RBI in seven games…Major League debut, September 19 at Angels, as pinch-runner…recorded first career big league hit, September 26 vs. the Yankees, singling off Joba Chamberlain…with AAA Durham, hit .309 (149x482) with 78 runs, 29 doubles, 20 home runs and 73 RBI in 127 games…was Durham Bulls Player of the Year…named International League mid-season & postseason All-Star…recognized by Baseball America as a Triple-A All-Star.

2008: Played 45 games in four stints with Rays…first career home run June 21 vs. Astros…AAA: Durham hit .315 (81x257) with 18 doubles, 3 triples, 11 home runs & 51 RBI.

2009: Appeared in team-high 123 games with AAA Durham, hit .253 (119x471) with 71 runs, 28 doubles, 15 home runs, 72 RBI and 23 stolen bases…in May hit .300 (30x100) with six homers and 21 RBI in 28 games…recorded career-high three home runs, May 5 at Gwinnett…led team with a .450 (9x20) average in the first round playoff series vs. Louisville…played for Caracas in the Venezuelan Winter League.

RUGGIANO’s CAREER HIGHSMOST HITS: 4 — 8/28/12 vs. WASMOST HOME RUNS: 2 — 3 times;

last: 8/16/13 vs. SFMOST RBI: 5 — 7/2/14 at BOS

MOST STOLEN BASES: 3 — 7/13/12 vs. WAS

LONGEST HITTING STREAK: 10 — 6/27-7/7/12

CAREER GRAND SLAMS: None

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2010: Spent entire season at AAA Durham aside from June 12-15 with the Rays (did not appear in a game)…hit .287 (131x457) with 77 runs, 31 doubles, 15 home runs, 70 RBI and 24 stolen bases in 117 games with the Bulls…his 77 runs ranked fourth in International League…recorded 10 outfield assists, good for third-best in IL…on seven-day D.L., May 3-15, with a left biceps strain…played for Yaquis de Obregon of Mexican Winter League.

2011: Hit .248 (26x105) with four doubles, four home runs and 13 RBI in 46 games with Tampa Bay after call-up on May 20…hit .271 (16x59) against right-handers compared to .217 mark (10x46) vs. southpaws…15-day D.L., August 10-September 1, with a left knee injury…hit .304 (51x168) with 13 doubles, 7 home runs & 34 RBI in 43 games at Durham.

2012: Began season in Houston’s system after signing as a minor league free agent...traded to Miami for catcher Jobduan Morales in May…hit .313 (90x288) with 23 doubles, 13 home runs and 36 RBI in 91 games with Miami…recorded career-high and team-best .313 average, while leading the club in OBP (.374)…hit .330 (30x91) against southpaws and .305 mark (60x197) against righties…his .400 (20x50) average & .740 slugging % in June qualified for first in N.L.…homered in three-straight games, July 2-4 at Milwaukee…season-ending shoulder injury, September 21 at Mets but was not placed on disabled list.

2013: Hit .222 (94x424) and set career highs with 128 games, 49 runs, 94 hits, 18 home runs, 41 walks and 15 stolen bases…hit .248 (33x133) against southpaws compared to a .210 mark (61x291) against righties…his first 12 homers of the season came on the road, tying Derrek Lee’s franchise record in 2000 for most consecutive home runs hit on the road to begin a season…set career-highs in runs scored (four) and hit by pitches (two) May 5 at Philadelphia…recorded three multi-homer games (May 5 at PHI, June 23 at SF & August 16 vs. SF)…on August 16, became the only player in club history to have multi-homer games in consecutive contests against same opponent (Giants).

RUGGIANO’s PLAYING RECORDYEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS SLG OBP2004 Ogden .329 46 155 26 51 84 12 0 7 36 0 3 6 23 38 6 1 .542 .4282005 Vero Beach .310 71 242 47 75 125 15 4 9 37 0 1 9 28 65 16 5 .517 .400 Jacksonville .342 53 161 23 55 85 10 1 6 29 0 1 6 17 56 8 3 .528 .4222006 Jacksonville .260 89 292 51 76 127 18 3 9 45 0 3 5 46 74 10 5 .435 .367 Montgomery .333 31 108 25 36 68 14 3 4 27 1 0 2 19 29 4 4 .630 .4422007 Durham .309 127 482 78 149 242 29 2 20 73 2 1 8 53 151 26 11 .502 .386 TAMPA BAY .214 7 14 2 3 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 .214 .2672008 Durham .315 66 257 49 81 138 18 3 11 51 0 5 5 22 77 20 3 .537 .374 TAMPA BAY .197 45 76 9 15 25 4 0 2 7 0 0 1 4 27 2 0 .329 .2472009 Durham .253 123 471 71 119 194 28 1 15 72 1 4 5 51 147 23 4 .412 .3302010 Durham .287 117 457 77 131 207 31 0 15 70 0 0 8 42 129 24 6 .453 .3572011 Durham .304 43 168 29 51 87 13 1 7 34 2 0 0 20 42 12 2 .518 .378 TAMPA BAY .248 46 105 11 26 42 4 0 4 13 1 1 0 4 26 1 1 .400 .2732012 Oklahoma City .325 39 117 21 38 68 13 1 5 29 0 2 0 18 24 5 3 .581 .409 MIAMI .313 91 288 38 90 154 23 1 13 36 1 1 0 29 84 14 8 .535 .3742013 MIAMI .222 128 424 49 94 168 18 1 18 50 1 0 5 41 114 15 8 .396 .2982014 CHICAGO (NL) .281 81 224 29 63 96 13 1 6 28 1 4 3 18 70 2 4 .429 .337 Iowa # .143 6 21 3 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 0 0 .190 .280Minor Lg Totals .295 811 2931 500 865 1429 202 19 108 503 6 20 55 342 838 154 47 .488 .377AL Totals .226 98 195 22 44 70 8 0 6 23 1 1 1 9 58 3 1 .359 .262NL Totals .264 300 936 116 247 418 54 3 37 114 3 5 8 88 268 31 20 .447 .331ML Totals .257 398 1131 138 291 488 62 3 43 137 4 6 9 97 326 34 21 .431 .319

RUGGIANO’s CAREER TRANSACTIONS— Selected by Los Angeles (NL) in 25th round of 2004 draft…signed by Scout Chris Smith.— Acquired by Tampa Bay with C Dioner Navarro and RHP Jae Seo for C Toby Hall, LHP

Mark Hendrickson and cash considerations on July 19, 2006.— On the 15-day disabled list Aug. 7-Sept. 1, 2011 with left knee bursitis; DL stint included

injury rehab assignment to Durham Aug. 14-Sept. 1.— Signed by Houston as a minor league free agent on Feb. 6, 2012.— Acquired by Miami in exchange for C Jobduan Morales on May 26, 2012.— Acquired by Cubs in exchange for OF Brian Bogusevic on Dec. 12, 2013.— On the 15-day disabled list with strained left hamstring April 24-May 26, 2014, included

rehab assignment at AAA Iowa.— On the 15-day disabled list after left ankle surgery Aug. 27; tranferred to 60-day DL on

Sept. 2, 2014 and removed from DL on Nov. 3, 2014.— Acquired by Seattle in exchange for RHP Matt Brazis on Dec. 17, 2014.

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Avilan’s Complete Record

Year Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2006 DSL Braves 2-4 3.29 12 8 0 0 0 41.0 45 17 15 5 4 12 30 2 02007 DSL Braves 6-3 2.44 14 13 0 0 0 70.0 54 23 19 4 5 16 71 5 12008 GCL Braves 0-3 2.58 10 4 0 0 0 38.1 31 14 11 2 3 15 49 1 02009 Danville 0-2 3.05 14 3 0 0 2 38.1 25 14 13 1 4 17 34 0 0 2010 Rome 2-1 2.61 10 0 0 0 0 20.2 15 8 6 1 1 9 21 0 0 Myrtle Beach 4-3 3.94 31 0 0 0 9 48.0 42 25 21 5 3 18 37 3 12011 Mississippi 4-8 4.57 36 13 0 0 1 106.1 113 66 54 10 8 4 78 5 3 2012 Mississippi 3-6 3.23 16 12 0 0 1 61.1 50 27 22 7 1 31 55 5 0 Atlanta 1-0 2.00 31 0 0 0 0 36.0 27 9 8 1 1 10 33 3 1 2013 Atlanta 5-0 1.52 75 0 0 0 0 65.0 40 12 11 1 4 22 38 3 1 2014 Atlanta 4-1 4.57 62 0 0 0 0 43.1 47 22 22 2 3 21 25 5 0 Gwinnett 0-1 5.40 9 0 0 0 0 11.2 13 8 7 0 0 11 6 0 0Minor Totals 21-31 3.47 152 53 0 0 13 435.2 388 202 168 35 29 165 381 21 5Major Totals 10-1 2.56 168 0 0 0 0 144.1 114 43 41 4 8 53 96 11 2

Avilan’s Division Series Record

Year Club, Opp. W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2013 Atl. vs. LAD 0-0 0.00 4 0 0 0 0 2.2 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0

Avilan’s Wild Card Series Record

Year Club, Opp. W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2012 Atl. vs. STL Did Not Pitch

Avilan’s 2014 Season Recap• Made 62 appearances (43.1 innings pitched) out of the bullpen while going 4-1 with a 4.57 ERA in his third Major League season. • Was optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett on 7/19; Made nine appearances out of the bullpen before being recalled by Atlanta on 8/14. Had a 5.40 ERA over 11.2 innings for GWI. Allowed eight runs (seven earned) on 13 hits while issuing 11 walks. • Allowed 22.9% (11-of-48) of his inherited runners to score, which ranked as the 14th-best mark in the National League.• Suffered his first career loss on 4/10 vs. NYM. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, his 110 appearances without a loss to start his career was the fifth-longest such streak in Major League history (since 1900).• ERA by month: April (7.36), May (2.53), June (3.86), July (11.57), August (3.00), September (4.22).• Twice allowed four or more earned runs, 4/14 at PHI (5 ER/1.0 IP) and 9/25 vs. PIT (4 ER/ 1.1 IP). Without those two appearances, his ERA for the season was 2.85 (13 ER/41.0 IP). His ERA between those two outings, 4/18-9/21, was 3.00 (12 ER/36.1 IP).• Despite allowing a career-high five runs (all earned and with a 5-1 lead) on four hits in the eighth inning on 4/14 at PHI, picked up his third win of the season after the Braves scored four runs in the ninth on Dan Uggla’s grand slam.• Pitched at a 0.73 ERA (1 ER/12.1 IP) from 4/18 to 5/26. • Entered 5/4 vs. SF with bases loaded and one out, needed one pitch to induce a double play to strand all three inherited runners.• Worked a season-high 2.0 IP on two occasions: 9/9 at WSH and 9/28 at PHI.• Made 10 relief appearances totaling 7.0 innings, going 0-0 with a 3.86 ERA with Cardenales de Lara of the Venezuelan Winter League.

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FULL NAME: Luis Armando Avilan BATS: Left THROWS: Left M.L. Service: 2.077HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 220BORN: 7/19/89 in Caracas, VenezuelaACQUIRED: Signed by the Braves as a non-drafted free agent on August 22, 2005.CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2015.

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Avilan’s Career Transactions• Signed by the Atlanta Braves as a non-drafted free agent on August 22, 2005.

Avilan’s Season and Career Highs 2014 Season CareerMost IP: 2.0, twice, last: 9/28 at PHI Most IP: 3.2, 7/17/12 vs. SFMost Runs Allowed: 5, 4/14 at PHI Most Runs Allowed: 5, 4/14/14 at PHIMost ER Allowed: 5, 4/14 at PHI Most ER Allowed: 5, 4/14/14 at PHIMost Hits Allowed: 4, twice, last: 9/25 vs. PIT Most Hits Allowed: 5, 7/17/12 vs. SFMost HRs Allowed: 1, twice, last: 7/7 at NYM Most HRs Allowed: 1, four times, last: 7/7/14 at NYMMost Walks: 2, twice, last: 7/13 at CHI Most Walks: 2, six times, last: 7/13/14 at CHIMost Strikeouts: 2, four times, last: 9/28 at PHI Most Strikeouts: 5, 7/17/12 vs. SFLongest Winning Streak: 3 games, 4/11-present Longest Winning Streak: 7 games, 10/3/12-4/4/14Longest Losing Streak: 1 game, 4/10 Longest Losing Streak: 1 game, 4/10/14

Avilan’s Career Highlights 2013: Produced a fine sophomore season, going 5-0 with a 1.52 ERA in 75 appearances out of the bull-pen...Held opponents to a .175 batting average and allowed just 40 hits over 65.0 innings pitched...His 1.52 ERA ranked seventh among Major League relievers and third among National League relievers...Among National League relievers, his .175 opponents’ batting average ranked sixth, while his 27 holds were tied for third, his 75 appearances ranked tied for fourth and his five wins were tied for 13th...Posted a streak of 35 consecutive appearances (from 5/24 to 8/14) without allowing an earned run...The streak was the second-longest single-season stretch in MLB history to ATL’s Craig Kimbrel, who had 38 such appearances in 2011...During the span, Avilan allowed just 22 baserunners (11 hits, nine BB and two HBP) over 31.2 innings pitched, while posting a .106 opponents’ batting average...Made his first career appearance in the postseason, appearing in all four of the Braves’ National League Division Series games vs. LAD...Posted 2.2 scoreless frames while allowing three hits...Induced a 1-6-3 double play in the seventh inning of Game 2 to preserve a 2-1 lead....According to the Elias Sports Bureau, he was just the second pitcher in MLB postseason history with an inning-ending 1-6-3 double play with the tying run on third base, joining CLE’s Bob Lemon (Game 6 of the 1948 World Series vs. the Boston Braves)...Over his final 54 games of the season, from 5/24 on, owned a 0.95 ERA (47.1 IP/5 ER) while holding opposing hitters to a .154 average...His ERA vs. National League teams was 0.79 (56.2 IP/5 ER) in 65 appearances, compared to 6.48 (8.1 IP/6 ER) vs. teams from the American League (10 appearances)...Held opposing left-handed hitters to a .144 (15-for-104) batting aver-age, compared to a .202 (25-for-124) average by opposing right-handed hitters...Completed 1.1 innings or more on 11 different occasions...Each of those 11 outings were scoreless, while he allowed just nine hits and logged 11 strikeouts over 18.0 total innings...Suffered a left hamstring strain and cramping on 4/16; missed just four team games with the injury...Earned the win in relief on opening night (4/1) vs. PHI, stranding two IR and logging 1.2 scoreless IP. 2012: Rookie southpaw made 31 Major League appearances, including 2.0+ innings of work nine times...Opened the season at Mississippi (AA) and was recalled on 7/5 from Gwinnett (AAA), where he did not make an appearance...Promoted to GWI on 7/4 after pitching in 16 games (12 starts) for MS..Made his Major League debut on 7/14 vs. NYM by fanning the only batter he faced (Ike Davis)...Earned his first career win on 10/3 at PIT (1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 K)...Allowed four earned runs in his first four outings (7.2 IP) with the Major League club, 7/14-22...Surrendered his first career home run to PHI’s Chase Utley in the eighth inning on 9/21...Allowed just four earned runs over his last 27 appearances (1.27 ERA, 28.1 IP) since 7/30...Went 5-3 with a 2.57 ERA in 22 games (all relief) for Cardenales de Lara of the Venezuelan Winter League. 2011: Spent first full season at Double-A Mississippi going 4-8 with a 4.57 ERA in 36 games (13 starts)...Started final 11 games of the season and 13 of his final 17 appearances...Went 1-4-1 with a 5.92 ERA in 23 outings out of the bullpen and 3-4 with a 3.82 ERA in 13 starts...Went 4-2 with a 2.47 ERA in 19 games (five GS) for the Cardenales de Lara of the Venezuelan Winter League...Had his contract purchased and he was added to the Braves 40-man roster on 11/16/11. 2010: Went a combined 6-4 with a 3.54 ERA (27 ER/68.2 IP) in 41 appearances between Rome (A) and Myrtle Beach (High-A)…Converted nine of 12 save opportunities for Myrtle Beach. 2009: Recorded two saves in 11 relief appearances with Danville (R). 2008: Honored as the Gulf Coast League Braves August Pitcher of the Month (2.93 ERA, 3 GS) by the Braves organization…Posted back-to-back scoreless outings 7/15 (relief appearance) and 7/19 (start) to earn Appalachian League Pitcher of the Week, week ending 7/20. 2007: Held opponents to the third-lowest (tied) batting average in the Braves farm system with a .213 mark and ranked fourth among starters with a 2.44 ERA and a 1.00 WHIP. PERSONAL: Resides in Cabudare, Venezuela...Signed by Julian Perez, Rolando Petit and Carlos Torres.

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PITCHER 40Wood’s Complete Record

Year Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2012 Rome 4-3 2.22 13 13 0 0 0 52.2 39 18 13 1 2 14 52 1 0 2013 Mississippi 4-2 1.26 10 10 0 0 0 57.0 41 10 8 1 1 15 57 1 0 Gwinnett 1-0 1.80 1 1 0 0 0 5.0 3 1 1 0 2 2 5 3 0 Atlanta 3-3 3.13 31 11 0 0 0 77.2 76 29 27 3 1 27 77 4 2 2014 Atlanta 11-11 2.78 35 24 1 0 0 171.2 151 58 53 16 6 45 170 5 0 Gwinnett 0-0 1.08 2 2 0 0 0 8.1 7 1 1 0 0 4 8 1 0Minor Totals 9-5 1.68 26 26 0 0 0 123.0 90 30 23 2 5 35 122 6 0Major Totals 14-14 2.89 66 35 1 0 0 249.1 227 87 80 19 7 72 247 9 2

Wood’s Division Series Record

Year Club, Opp. W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2013 Atl. vs. LAD 0-0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 3.1 3 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 0

Wood’s 2014 Season Recap• Began the season by making seven starts for Atlanta, but went just 2-5 despite allowing two-or-fewer runs in six of those seven starts. • His 6/25 start at HOU followed an 11-appearance stint in the bullpen and two starts with Triple-A Gwinnett.• Was optioned to Gwinnett (AAA) on 6/10 to be stretched out as a starter and was recalled on 6/25, when he was placed in RHP Gavin Floyd’s spot in the rotation after Floyd suffered a fracture in his right elbow.• Tossed his first career complete game 4/17 at PHI, but suffered a 1-0 loss. The 8.0-inning effort was Wood’s second loss of the season in the 1-0 defeat. The Braves offense managed just four hits.• Matched up against MIA’s Jose Fernandez in a pitching duel on 4/22, as he allowed one run on four hits in 8.0 IP, with 11 strikeouts and no walks in a 1-0 loss.• As a starter, went 8-10 with a 2.59 ERA and 151 strikeouts in 156.1 IP (24 starts), compared to a 3-1 record with a 4.70 ERA and 19 strikeouts in 15.1 IP out of the bullpen (11 appearances). • Pitched 7.0+ innings in 13 of his 24 starts, but despite his 1.62 ERA and .187 opponents’ batting average in those 13 games, the Braves were just 5-8.• His 3.15 run support average ranked as the third-lowest in the National League.• After being inserted back into the starting rotation on 6/25, Wood went 6-5 with a 2.43 ERA through the remainder of the season. His ERA ranked ninth among National League starters in that span (minimum 13 starts), while his .219 opponents’ batting average ranked seventh and his 3.57 strikeout/walk ratio ranked 13th.• Went 8-6 with a 2.41 ERA in 12 home starts (17 appearances). He fanned 94 over 82.0 innings while holding opponents to a .243 clip at Turner Field. On the road, Wood went 3-5 with a 3.11 ERA in 12 starts (18 appearances) while fanning 76 over 89.2 innings.

Wood’s Career Highlights 2013: Entered 2013 as Atlanta’s seventh-best prospect, according to Baseball America...Was also rated as the player closest to the majors in the Braves’ 2012 draft class...Had his contract purchased on 5/30 and made his MLB debut that night vs. TOR by tossing a scoreless ninth inning to preserve the 11-3 win...Made his first MLB start on 6/18 [1] vs. NYM, allowing one run over 3.0 innings (5 K) and earned his first career Major League win in his start on 7/30 vs. COL...Went 3-2 with a 3.54 ERA in 11 games as a starter...In 20 relief appearances, he went 0-1 with a 2.08 ERA...Nine of his 11 starts came against teams from the National League East division...Went 2-0 with a 0.90 ERA in five starts during the month of August...He held batters to a .190 average and fanned 28 in 30.0 IP...Returned to the bullpen 9/22 at CHI (0.2 IP) after a stretch of 10 starts, from 7/25 to 9/18...Over 11 minor-league games between Mississippi (AA) and Gwinnett (AAA), com-bined to go 5-2 with a 1.31 ERA while striking out 62 and walking just 11 in 62.0 IP...Was named Southern League Pitcher of the Week for 4/22-28...Had a scoreless innings pitched streak of 32.0 IP (a Mississippi Braves record) from 4/12-5/14, a span of seven starts.

FULL NAME: Robert Alexander Wood BATS: Right THROWS: Left M.L. Service: 1.123HEIGHT: 6-4 WEIGHT: 215BORN: 1/12/91 in Charlotte, North CarolinaACQUIRED: Selected by the Braves in the second round (85th overall) of the 2012 June free agent draft.CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2015.


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Wood’s Career Transactions• Selected by the Atlanta Braves in the second round (85th overall) of the 2012 June free agent draft.

2013 POSTSEASON: Made his postseason debut by tossing a perfect seventh inning on 10/3 in Game 1 of the National League Division Series vs. LAD...He also allowed four unearned runs over 2.1 innings in Game 3. 2012: Signed on 6/9 after his second round selection and made his professional debut at Rome on 6/25 vs. Greenville (2.0 IP, 2 H, 4 K)...Recorded his first professional win on 7/29 vs. SAV (5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K)...His 2.22 ERA was best among Rome starters and his 1.006 WHIP led all Rome pitchers...Named Rome Pitcher of the Month for August after going 3-1 with a 2.60 ERA over six starts. AMATEUR: Member of the University of Georgia baseball team from 2011-12...Was named second team All-SEC in 2012 after going 7-3 with a 2.73 ERA (21 BB, 100 K, 102.1 IP) in 16 games (15 starts)...The red-shirt sophomore was ranked by Baseball America as the 54th-best prospect in the 2012 draft...His 2.73 ERA was the best by a UGA starter since 1989...Was named to the 2012 UGA Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll...Earned SEC Pitcher of the Week honors twice in 2012...Made 15 starts as a redshirt freshman in 2011 and went 6-7 with a 4.41 ERA (25 BB, 79 K, 101.1 IP)...Earned SEC Pitcher of the Week honors after fan-ning 11 over 7.0 IP to defeat No. 1 UCLA and future No. 1 draft pick Gerrit Cole...Spent the majority of 2010 rehabbing after undergoing “Tommy John” surgery in 2009...Was granted a medical redshirt. PERSONAL: Resides in Charlotte, N.C...Attended the University of Georgia...Signed by Brian Bridges.

Wood’s Season and Career Highs 2014 Season CareerMost IP: 8.0, three times, last: 8/31 vs. MIA Most IP: 8.0, three times, last: 8/31/14 vs. MIA Most Runs Allowed: 7, 4/29 at MIA Most Runs Allowed: 7, twice, last: 4/29/14 at MIA Most ER Allowed: 7, 4/29 at MIA Most ER Allowed: 7, twice, last: 4/29/14 at MIAMost Hits Allowed: 12, 7/25 vs. SD Most Hits Allowed: 12, 7/25/14 vs. SDMost HRs Allowed: 1, 16 times, last: 9/23 vs. PIT Most HRs Allowed: 1, 19 times, last: 9/23/14 vs. PITMost Walks: 4, 8/5 at SEA Most Walks: 4, twice, 8/5/14 at SEAMost Strikeouts: 12, twice, last: 8/31 vs. MIA Most Strikeouts: 12, twice, last: 8/31/14 vs. MIALongest Winning Streak: 3 games, 5/9-6/1 Longest Winning Streak: 3 g., twice, last: 5/9-6/1/14Longest Losing Streak: 4 games, 4/17-5/4 Longest Losing Streak: 4 games, 4/17-5/4/14


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