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2017 ANGELS SUPPLEMENTAL BIOS RHP PARKER BRIDWELL LHP JASON GURKA INF BRANDON PHILLIPS RHP NOE RAMIREZ RHP FERNANDO SALAS OF JUSTIN UPTON RHP BLAKE WOOD

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  • 2017 ANGELS SUPPLEMENTAL BIOS

    RHP – PARKER BRIDWELL

    LHP – JASON GURKA

    INF – BRANDON PHILLIPS

    RHP – NOE RAMIREZ

    RHP – FERNANDO SALAS

    OF – JUSTIN UPTON

    RHP – BLAKE WOOD

  • BRIDWELL’S LIFETIME PITCHING RECORD (AS OF MAY 30, 2017)Year Club W-L ERA G GS CG GF SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK BAA

    2010— Orioles (GCL) 0-0 5.40 2 2 0 0 0 0 1.2 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 4 2 0 .167

    Aberdeen 0-0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 .214

    2011— Delmarva 0-3 7.06 5 5 0 0 0 0 21.2 23 18 17 0 1 13 0 13 3 0 .271

    Aberdeen 2-5 4.53 12 11 0 0 0 0 53.2 56 32 27 2 3 22 0 57 4 1 .271

    2012— Delmarva 5-9 5.98 23 22 1 0 0 0 114.1 122 82 76 15 15 63 0 71 15 1 .281

    2013— Delmarva 8-9 4.73 26 26 0 0 0 0 142.2 141 86 75 9 9 59 0 144 8 0 .255

    2014— Frederick 7-10 4.46 26 26 1 0 0 0 141.1 123 75 70 11 9 70 0 142 6 2 .234

    2015— Bowie 4-5 3.99 18 18 1 0 0 0 97 96 48 43 7 2 38 0 93 5 0 .257

    2016— Bowie 1-1 4.53 18 7 0 2 0 1 55.2 56 33 28 7 3 28 0 38 1 0 .258

    Orioles (GCL) 2-0 0.00 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 7 0 0 .150

    Aberdeen 1-1 5.40 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 3 3 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 .118

    Norfolk 1-0 1.80 4 0 0 1 0 0 10 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 14 1 0 .121

    BALTIMORE 0-0 13.50 2 0 0 1 0 0 3.1 5 5 5 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 .357

    2017— Norfolk 0-0 18.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 8 8 3 0 1 0 6 0 0 .476

    Mobile 0-1 2.00 3 3 0 0 0 0 9 9 2 2 2 0 1 0 7 1 1 .257

    Salt Lake 2-1 0.92 4 3 0 0 0 0 19.2 10 5 2 0 1 2 0 19 1 0 .145

    MAJOR TOTALS 0-0 13.50 2 0 0 1 0 0 3.1 5 5 5 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 .357

    MINOR TOTALS 33-45 4.65 150 123 3 3 0 1 685.2 659 395 354 58 44 305 0 621 49 5 .252

    2017 SEASON Entered 2017 season ranked by Baseball America as #21 prospect in Orioles organiza! on. Made fi rst two appearances of season (both in relief) for Triple-A Norfolk and allowed eight earned runs in four

    innings.

    Acquired by Angels earlier this season on April 17 from Bal! more in exchange for cash considera! ons or a PTBNL In two games with Double-A Mobile, went 0-1 with a 2.00 ERA (9 IP - 2 ER). Made four appearances (three starts) for Triple-A Salt Lake, and went 2-1 with a 0.92 ERA (19.2 IP – 2 ER) with 19

    strikeouts and two walks.

    2016 SEASON Made Major League debut with Orioles on Aug. 21 vs. Houston, tossing two innings, allowing a solo homer to

    Jake Marisnick with two strikeouts.

    Pitched in two games for Bal! more, surrendering fi ve runs on fi ve hits, two home runs , with one walk and three strikeouts across 3.1 innings.

    Went a combined 5-2, with a 3.87 ERA (76.2 IP - 33 ER) with 63 strikeouts and 32 walks in 27 games (seven starts) across four minor league levels of the Bal! more system.

    Began year with Double-A Bowie, making seven starts and one relief appearance...Went 1-1 with a 5.13 ERA (40.1 IP - 23 ER) before being placed on disabled list on May 26.

    Made three rehab starts for GCL Orioles and two with Short-Season A Aberdeen...Went 3-1 with a 2.45 ERA (11 IP - 3 ER) during rehab assignment...Reinstated from DL on July 14 and returned to Bowie.

    Transferred to Triple-A Norfolk on Aug. 15 and fi nished season with the Tides...In four games, went 1-0 with a 1.80 ERA (10 IP - 2 ER) with one walk and 14 strikeouts.

    NOTABLE MINOR LEAGUE AWARDS AND HONORS 2014 Carolina League Pitcher of the Week (May 19) 2013 South Atlan! c League Pitcher of the Week (Aug. 19)

    62PARKER BRIDWELL RHPHEIGHT: 6-4

    WEIGHT: 185

    BATS: RIGHT

    THROWS: RIGHT

    OPENING DAY AGE: 25 BORN: Aug. 2, 1991BIRTHPLACE: Hereford, TX RESIDES: Hereford, TXACQUIRED: From Baltimore in exchange for cash considerations or a player to be named later, April 17, 2017SIGNED THRU: 2017 MLB SERVICE: 4 days

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  • CAREER TRANSACTIONS June 8, 2010...Selected by Baltimore Orioles in ninth round of First-Year Player Dra! (signed Aug. 6, 2010). April 17, 2017...Traded by Baltimore Orioles to Angels for cash considera" ons or a player to be named later.

    PERSONAL Parker Alan Bridwell...On Twi# er: @PBrid91. A# ended Hereford HS (TX). Originally signed by Orioles scout Ernie Jacobs. Par" cipated in Arizona Fall League in 2014 & 2016...Selected to Rising Stars Game in 2014.

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  • FRONT OFFICE2016 REVIEW

    OPPONENTSHISTORY &

    RECORDSYANKEE STADIUM

    PLAYER DEVELOPMENT

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    at Double-A Mississippi and was 1-3 with a 4.04 ERA (35.2IP, 39H, 16ER, 10BB, 28K)… following the season, was ranked by Baseball America as the No. 3 prospect in the Braves organization… 2012: Was named the Braves’ “Minor League Pitcher of the Year” after combining with Single-A Lynchburg and Double-A Mississippi to go 12-2 with a 2.80 ERA (148.0IP, 123H, 51R/46ER, 34BB, 110K, 8HR) in 26 starts… led Braves farmhands in ERA and was tied for second in wins… opponents hit .228 (123-for-540); LH .273 (60-for-220), RH .197 (63-for-320)… went 9-1 with a 2.63 ERA (102.2IP, 88H, 34R/30ER, 17BB, 68K) in 17 starts at Lynchburg to begin the season… was a Carolina League Mid-Season All-Star… was promoted to Mississippi on 7/17 and was 3-1 with a 3.18 ERA (45.1IP, 35H, 17R/16ER, 17BB, 42K) in nine starts… following the season, was ranked by Baseball America as the No. 93 overall prospect and No. 2 prospect in the Braves organization… 2011: Made his professional debut with Rookie-level Danville and went 5-2 with a 1.72 ERA (57.2IP, 52H, 15R/11ER, 13BB, 52K) in 13 games (eight starts)… was named to the Baseball America Rookie All-Star Team… won the Appalachian League ERA title by more than a full run and ranked second on the circuit in WHIP (1.13)… PERSONAL: Full name is Johnathan Ryan Graham… was 4-9 with a 4.83 ERA (123.0IP, 66ER) in 65 games (five starts) over three seasons (2009-11) at Santa Clara University (Calif.), where he also played outfield as a freshman and third base as a sophomore… graduated in 2008 from Livermore H.S. (Calif.), where he was named the 2008 NCS Player of the Year and earned all-state honors as a senior… was selected by Oakland in the 46th round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft but did not sign.

    GRATEROL, Jesus – INF HT: 5-11; WT: 175; B: R; T: R; BORN: 4/11/97 in Valencia, Venezuela; RESIDES: Valencia, Venezuela; OBTAINED: Signed by the Yankees as a non-drafted free agent on 7/2/15; M.L. SVC: 0.000; CAREER NOTES: 2016: Made his professional debut, splitting the season between the DSL Yankees 2 and GCL Yankees East and batting .249 (47-for-189) with 27R, 8 doubles, 3 triples, 15RBI and 6SB in 53 games… saw time at 2B (45G/43GS), 3B (2GS) and SS (6G/4GS) and committed 9E in 206TC (.956).

    GREEN, Nick – RHP HT: 6-1; WT: 175; B: R; T: R; BORN: 3/25/95 in Fountain, Colo.; RESIDES: Fountain, Colo.; COLLEGE: Indian Hills Community College; OBTAINED: Acquired by the Yankees from Texas with RHP Dillon Tate and RHP Erik Swanson in exchange for OF Carlos Beltran and cash considerations on 8/1/16; M.L. SVC: 0.000; CAREER NOTES: Was originally selected by Texas in the seventh round of the 2014 First-Year Player Draft… 2016: Combined at short-season Single-A Spokane, short-season Single-A Staten Island and Single-A Charleston to go 6-3 with a 3.34 ERA (62.0IP, 53H, 28R/23ER, 20BB, 65K, 1HR) in 12 starts… opponents hit .225 (53-for-236); LH .153 (15-for-98), RH .275 (38-for-138)… began the season by going 2-2 with a 4.98 ERA (34.1IP, 33H, 22R/19ER, 14BB, 44K) in seven starts with Spokane before he was acquired by the Yankees on 8/1… made two starts at Staten Island, posting a 1-1 record and 1.69 ERA (10.2IP, 7H, 3R/2ER, 3BB, 7K)… was promoted to Charleston on 8/17 and won all three starts with the RiverDogs while logging a 1.06 ERA (17.0IP, 13H, 3R/2ER, 3BB, 14K)… following the trade, allowed one-or-zero earned runs in all five starts in the Yankees organization while going 4-1 with a 1.30 ERA (27.2IP, 4ER)… 2015: Spent the season with short-season Single-A Spokane, going 0-3 with a 7.11 ERA (31.2IP, 38H, 26R/25ER, 12BB, 9K, 2HR) in 10 games (nine starts)… 2014: Made his professional debut for the AZL Rangers and had a 4-3 record and 3.83 ERA (42.1IP, 29H, 19R/18ER, 19BB, 32K, 1HR) in 14 games (five starts)… limited opponents to a .193 BA (29-for-150)… PERSONAL: Played one season (2014) at Indian Hills Community College (Iowa), where he was named second-team All-Region after going 3-1 with a 2.97 ERA (36.1IP, 12ER)… graduated in 2013 from Fountain-Fort Carson H.S. (Colo.)… was selected by the Yankees in the 35th round of the 2013 First-Year Player draft but did not sign.

    GURKA, Jason – LHP NON-ROSTER INVITEEHT: 6-0; WT: 170; B: L; T: L; BORN: 1/10/88 in Houston, Tex.; RESIDES: Chappell Hill, Tex.; COLLEGE: Angelina College; OBTAINED: Signed by the Yankees as a minor league free agent on 12/12/16; M.L. SVC: 0.058; CAREER NOTES: Was originally selected by Baltimore in the 15th round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft… 2016: Made his first career Opening Day roster and had a 9.31 ERA (9.2IP, 16H, 10ER, 2BB, 7K, 1HR) in six appearances with Colorado before being optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque on 4/22… held left-handed batters to a .077 BA (1-for-13)… went 0-1 with four saves and a 1.69 ERA (21.1IP, 25H, 6R/4ER, 6BB, 31K, 3HR) in 18 outings with the Isotopes… was designated for assignment on 8/20 and unconditionally released on 8/23… was signed by the Yankees as a minor league free agent on 12/12/16… 2015: Made his Major League debut with the Rockies, posting a 9.39 ERA (7.2IP, 16H, 8ER, 2BB, 7K, 1HR) across nine relief appearances… was signed and selected from Triple-A Albuquerque on 8/28 and made his debut in 8/29 loss at Pittsburgh (0.1IP, 2H, 1ER)… recorded his first career strikeout in 9/9 loss at San Diego (Cory Spangenberg)… made his first career appearance in the field, playing right field for the final three outs of 16-inning win on 9/15 at Los Angeles-NL… was named an MiLB.com Organization All-Star after combining at Double-A New Britain and Albuquerque to go 5-1 with a 2.86 ERA (63.0IP, 59H, 20ER, 18BB, 53K, 3HR) in 35 games (one start)… began the season with New Britain and went 3-0 with a 2.31 ERA (23.1IP, 17H, 6ER, 6BB, 20K) in 14 appearances… was promoted to Albuquerque on 6/2 and was 2-1 with a 3.18 ERA (39.2IP, 42H, 14ER, 12BB, 33K, 3HR) in 21 games (one start)… was non-tendered on 12/2/15 and re-signed by Colorado as a minor league free agent on 12/15/15… 2014: Pitched most of the season for Double-A Bowie, going 3-1 with a 2.38 ERA (64.1IP, 50H, 21R/17ER, 18BB, 60K, 4HR) in 30 games (three starts)… also made two spot starts with Triple-A Norfolk and was 0-2 with a 9.45 ERA (6.2IP, 7ER)… signed by Colorado as a minor league free agent on 12/16/14… 2013: Spent the season with Double-A Bowie and was 2-2 with four saves and a 2.95 ERA (39.2IP, 35H, 13ER, 18BB, 46K, 2HR) in 20 appearances… was named an Eastern League Mid-Season All-Star… following the season, appeared in 11 games for Surprise of the Arizona Fall League, going 2-0 with a 3.38 ERA (13.1IP, 5ER)… 2012: Made a total of 32 appearances (one start) between Single-A Frederick and Double-A Bowie, going 3-5 with two saves and a 2.62 ERA (65.1IP, 49H, 20R/19ER, 24BB, 65K, 4HR)… had a 1-2 record and 2.18 ERA (45.1IP, 11ER) in 20 outings (one start) at Frederick to begin the season… was promoted to Bowie on 7/12 and went 2-3 with a 3.60 ERA (20.0IP, 8ER) in 12 appearances… 2011: Split the campaign between Single-A Delmarva and Single-A Frederick and was 3-1 with one save and a 2.87 ERA (53.1IP, 47H, 21R/17ER, 11BB, 67K, 6HR) in 33 games… began the season with 13 appearances at Delmarva and went 2-0 with a 2.52 ERA (25.0IP, 7ER)… struck out a career-high 10-of-16 batters (3.2IP, 3H, 0R, 0BB) in his season debut on 4/9-G2 vs. Greensboro… was 1-1 with a 3.18 ERA (28.1IP, 10ER) in 20 appearances after a 6/2 promotion to Frederick… 2010: Spent the season with short-season Single-A Aberdeen, going 2-2 with a 4.93 ERA (38.1IP, 27H, 22R/21ER, 19BB, 46K, 4HR) in 22 relief appearances… 2009: Did not pitch due to surgery on his torn left labrum… 2008: Made his professional debut with Rookie-level Bluefield, posting a 9.00 ERA (3.0IP, 3ER) in two appearances… PERSONAL: Played two seasons (2007-08) at Angelina College (Tex.)… graduated in 2006 from Brenham H.S. (Tex.), where he tossed a perfect game with 14K as a senior.

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    Gurka’s Career Pitching RecordYear Club W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HP BB SO WP BK2008 Bluefield 0 0 9.00 2 0 0 0 0 3.0 5 3 3 1 0 0 5 0 02010 Aberdeen 2 2 4.93 22 0 0 0 0 38.1 27 22 21 4 1 19 46 1 02011 Delmarva 2 0 2.52 13 0 0 0 0 25.0 28 11 7 4 2 2 33 3 0 Frederick 1 1 3.18 20 0 0 0 1 28.1 19 10 10 2 1 9 34 0 02012 Frederick 1 2 2.18 20 1 0 0 1 45.1 30 12 11 1 7 12 43 0 0 Bowie 2 3 3.60 12 0 0 0 1 20.0 19 8 8 3 4 12 22 0 02013 Bowie 2 2 2.95 20 0 0 0 4 39.2 35 13 13 2 6 18 46 1 02014 Norfolk 0 2 9.45 2 2 0 0 0 6.2 8 8 7 1 1 1 6 0 0 Bowie 3 1 2.38 30 3 0 0 0 64.1 50 21 17 4 2 18 60 2 02015 New Britain 3 0 2.31 14 0 0 0 0 23.1 17 6 6 0 1 6 20 2 1 Albuquerque 2 1 3.18 21 1 0 0 0 39.2 42 14 14 3 3 12 33 1 0 COLORADO 0 0 9.39 9 0 0 0 0 7.2 16 8 8 1 0 2 7 0 02016 COLORADO 0 0 9.31 6 0 0 0 0 9.2 16 10 10 1 0 2 7 0 0 Albuquerque 0 1 1.69 18 0 0 0 4 21.1 25 6 4 3 1 6 31 0 0Minor League Totals 18 15 3.07 194 7 0 0 11 355.0 305 134 121 28 29 115 379 10 1Major League Totals 0 0 9.35 15 0 0 0 0 17.1 32 18 18 2 0 4 14 0 0

    GUZMAN, Jorge – RHPHT: 6-2; WT: 180; B: R; T: R; BORN: 1/28/96 in Las Matas de Santa Cruz, D.R.; RESIDES: Las Matas de Santa Cruz, D.R.; OBTAINED: Acquired by the Yankees from Houston with RHP Albert Abreu in exchange for C Brian McCann and cash considerations on 11/17/16; M.L. SVC: 0.000; CAREER NOTES: Was originally signed by Houston as a non-drafted free agent on 6/15/14… 2016: Combined at the GCL Astros and Rookie-level Greeneville to post a 3-4 record and 4.05 ERA (40.0IP, 29H, 22R/18ER, 17BB, 54K, 1HR) in 13 games (eight starts)… recorded a 12.15 K/9.0IP ratio… opponents hit .196 (29-for-148); LH .154 (8-for-52), RH .219 (21-for-96)… began the season in the GCL and was 1-1 with a 3.12 ERA (17.1IP, 4H, 7R/6ER, 10BB, 25K) and .071 (4-for-56) opponents’ BA in seven games (four starts)… finished the season with Greeneville, where he went 2-3 with a 4.76 ERA (22.2IP, 25H, 15R/12ER, 7BB, 29K) in six games (four starts)… won each of his final two appearances of the season (one start) while tossing 9.0 scoreless innings (3H, 1BB, 12K)… was traded to the Yankees on 11/17/16… 2015: Made his professional debut, combining at the DSL Astros Orange (4GS), DSL Astros Blue (9G/7GS) and GCL Astros (4G/1GS) to go 3-4 with a 5.04 ERA (55.1IP, 63H, 47R/31ER, 30BB, 29K, 2HR) in 17 games (12 starts)… was promoted to the GCL on 8/13 and went 1-1 with a 2.00 ERA (9.0IP, 2ER).

    HADDAD, Radley – CHT: 6-1; WT: 190; B: L; T: R; BORN: 5/11/90 in Carmel, Ind.; RESIDES: Carmel, Ind.; COLLEGE: Butler University; OBTAINED: Signed by the Yankees as a non-drafted free agent on 6/21/13; M.L. SVC: 0.000; CAREER NOTES: 2016: Split 17 games between Single-A Charleston, Double-A Trenton and short-season Single-A Staten Island and hit a combined .212 (11-for-52) with 4R, 2 doubles and 3RBI… 2015: Combined at Single-A Tampa and Single-A Charleston to bat .209 (31-for-148) with 17R, 8 doubles, 1 triple, 1HR and 15RBI in 47 games… spent the majority of the season with Charleston, hitting .209 (28-for-134) with 16R, 7 doubles, 1 triple, 1HR and 14RBI in 43 games… also appeared in four games for Tampa, going 3-for-14 (.214) with 1R, 1 double, 1RBI and 1BB… combined to throw out 23-of-71 (32.4%) of potential base stealers… 2014: Spent the majority of the season with short season Single-A Staten Island, playing in nine games and batting .167 (3-for-18) with 2R, 1 double and 2BB… appeared in one game with Single-A Tampa and went 2-for-4 with 1R… 2013: Made his professional debut by combining with the GCL Yankees 1 and short-season Single-A Staten Island to bat .163 (8-for-49) with 5RBI and 5R in 18 games… threw out 7-of-20 base runners (35.0%)… PERSONAL: Played two seasons (2012-13) at Butler University (Ind.) after transferring from Western Carolina University (2009-10)… graduated in 2008 from Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School (Ind.).

    HALBOHN, Kyle – RHPHT: 6-8; WT: 230; B: R; T: R; BORN: 1/19/93 in Georgetown, S.C.; RESIDES: Pawleys Island, S.C.; COLLEGE: Belmont Abbey College; OBTAINED: Signed by the Yankees as a non-drafted free agent on 6/16/16; M.L. SVC: 0.000; CAREER NOTES: 2016: Made his professional debut with the GCL Yankees East, going 0-3 with a 3.54 ERA (20.1IP, 22H, 15R/8ER, 3BB, 18K, 1HR) in 13 relief appearances… PERSONAL: Played one season (2012) at San Jacinto College (Tex.), one (2014) at Spartanburg Methodist College (S.C.), one (2015) at Kansas State University and one (2016) at Belmont Abbey College (N.C.)… graduated from Plainedge H.S. in North Massapequa, N.Y., where he played both baseball and basketball.

    HAMLIN, Cody – RHPHT: 6-3; WT: 190; B: R; T: R; BORN: 2/9/93 in Morgantown, W. Va.; RESIDES: Boise, Idaho; COLLEGE: University of Arizona; OBTAINED: Signed by the Yankees as a non-drafted free agent on 6/16/15; M.L. SVC: 0.000; CAREER NOTES: 2016: Pitched the majority of the season with Rookie-level Pulaski, going 2-2 with one save and a 5.45 ERA (33.0IP, 35H, 21R/20ER, 5BB, 25K) in 14 combined appearances… in 12 games with Pulaski, was 1-2 with a 6.14 ERA (29.1IP, 34H, 21R/20ER, 4BB, 23K)… also tossed 3.2 scoreless innings (1H, 1BB, 2K) while earning one win in two outings at Single-A Charleston… 2015: In his professional debut, combined at the GCL Yankees 2, short-season Single-A Staten Island and Rookie-level Pulaski to go 2-0 with one save and a 0.92 ERA (29.1IP, 32H, 5R/3ER, 3BB, 30K) in 14 relief appearances… made two appearances in the GCL to start the season, allowing 1ER in 2.0IP (6H, 0BB, 3K)… was promoted to Staten Island on 7/1 and went 1-0 with a 0.75 ERA (12.0IP, 11H, 1ER, 3BB, 10K) in six games… also made six appearances for Pulaski after being transferred on 7/31, going 1-0 with one save and a 0.59 ERA (15.1IP, 15H, 3R/1ER, 0BB, 17K)… PERSONAL: Played two seasons at Arizona, went 11-9 with a 3.94 ERA (210.0IP, 228H, 104R/92ER, 31BB, 121K, 3HR) in 34 appearances (31 starts)… also played two seasons (2012-13) at Western Nevada College, where he was named the Scenic West Conference Player of the Year in 2013… graduated in 2011 from Timberline H.S. (Idaho).

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    INFIELDER

    Full Name: Brandon Emil Phillips

    Bats: Right Throws: Right

    Height: 6-0 Weight: 211

    DOB: June 28, 1981 Opening Day Age: 35

    Born: Raleigh, NC Resides: Stone Mountain, GA

    MLB Debut: September 13, 2002 MLB Service Time: 12.022

    Acquired: Acquired from Cincinnati, February 12, 2017

    Contract Status: Signed through 2017

    CAREER HIGHLIGHTS• Is a three-time National League All-Star and a

    2011 Sporting News All-Star.

    • Is trying to become only the fi fth player in Major

    League history to produce as a second baseman

    2,000 hits (1,854), 200 HR (194) and 200 stolen

    bases (198), joining Hall of Famers Roberto Alomar,

    Craig Biggio, Joe Morgan and Ryne Sandberg.

    • Ranks third all-time in fi elding percentage by a

    National League second baseman (.9886; Ryne

    Sandberg .9894, Tommy Herr .9891).

    • Has won four Rawlings Gold Glove Awards, and a Louisville Silver Slugger Award...Was a Gold Glove

    Award fi nalist in 2012, 2014 and 2015.

    • In fi ve consecutive seasons from 2010-2014, was

    rated by fi eld managers the NL’s best defensive

    second baseman.

    • Three times led NL second basemen in fi elding

    percentage (2007, 2008, 2014)...In 2014, with

    CIN, committed just two errors to tie Bret Boone’s

    1997 single-season club record for fewest errors

    by a second baseman and produced a career-

    high 107-game errorless streak, a new single-

    season franchise record for consecutive errorless

    appearances by a second baseman.

    • Is one of only three second basemen in Major

    League history to produce at least 15 home runs

    in at least eight consecutive seasons (also, Jeff

    Kent and Dan Uggla).

    • Was the starting second baseman on Team USA

    for the 2013 World Baseball Classic.

    • In 2011 was one of only six players voted to the

    All-Star team who also won both Rawlings Gold Glove and Louisville Silver Slugger Awards (Troy Tulowitzki, Matt Kemp, Adrian Gonzalez, Jacoby

    Ellsbury and Adrian Beltre).

    • In 2007 became only the second second

    baseman in MLB history (Alfonso Soriano), and the

    31st player overall to produce 30 homers and 30

    stolen bases in a season.

    • Was the National League Player of the Week for

    4/17-4/23, 2006.

    CAREER HIGHSMost Runs

    3, 26x, last: 9/11/16, CIN at PIT

    Most Hits

    4, 14x, last: 9/26/16, CIN at STL

    Most Doubles

    2, 27x , last: 9/11/16, CIN at PIT

    Most Triples

    1, 34 times, last: 4/19/16, CIN vs. COL

    Most Home Runs

    2, 13 times, last: 8/6/16, CIN at PIT

    Most RBI

    7, 7/30/15, CIN vs. PIT

    Most Walks

    3, 8/14/12, CIN vs. NYM

    Most Stolen Bases

    3, 5/11/06, CIN vs. WSH

    Longest Hitting Streak

    22 games, 4/26-5/20/07

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    • Had six RBI in a game four times and seven RBI

    once (7/30/15 vs Pit)...In the expansion era, is one

    of only three second basemen to produce at least

    five 6-RBI games, joining Jeff Kent (seven) and

    Bret Boone (five).

    • Has six career appearances and two career starts

    at shortstop (last appearance, 7/19/15 vs. CLE; last

    start, 9/23/06 vs. CHI).

    • Finished his Reds career with 1,103 starts next to

    first baseman Joey Votto, the most on the right

    side of the infield for any tandem in Reds history

    and the highest total by any active set of infielders.

    2016• Hit .291 and tied Joey Votto for the team lead in

    doubles with 34, his highest total since 2011.

    • In his last 63 games beginning 7/6, hit .344

    (84-for-244),fourth-highest in the Major

    Leagues...In his last 45 appearances beginning

    8/3, hit .356 (62-for-174, sixth-highest in MLB.

    • His 10 three-hit games ranked second on the

    club behind Eugenio Suarez’s 11 such games...His

    41 multi-hit games ranked second to Votto’s 48.

    • From 5/4-5/7, hit five of his 11 home runs during

    a four-game streak, one shy of the club record

    for homers in consecutive games.

    • Between the two-homer games on 5/7 vs. MIL

    and 8/6 at PIT, went 72 games and 286 at-bats

    without a home run, the longest homerless

    streaks of his career (45 games, 5/27-9/1/03 and

    168 at-bats, 5/14-6/26/11).

    • Missed games on 4/6 and 4/7 vs. Philadelphia

    with a stomach virus, then on 4/8 vs PIT hit the

    first pitch he saw for his first homer of the season

    (solo shot off Francisco Liriano).

    • On 7/8 at MIA suffered a hairline fracture of his

    left hand when he was hit by a Jose Fernandez

    pitch, but did not miss a game.

    2015 • Was a finalist for the Rawlings Gold Glove Award.

    • Led the team in hits, four-hit games (three) and

    starts batting leadoff (64).

    • Ranked eighth in the NL in hits and led the Reds

    in that category for the fifth time in 10 seasons.

    • Struck out just once every 9.2 plate appearances,

    the sixth-best ratio in the league.

    • Batted .294, his highest average since 2011 and

    the second-highest of his career.

    • Was one of only five players in the Major Leagues

    with at least 19 doubles, 12 homers, 70 RBI and

    23 stolen bases (A.J. Pollock, Starling Marte,

    Lorenzo Cain, and Ryan Braun).

    • After the All-Star break hit .314, 11th-best in the

    National League.

    • On 7/30 vs. PIT became the only player in Major

    League history to collect in a game four hits,

    two home runs, seven RBI and two steals (since

    the RBI became an official statistic in 1920)...The

    jersey he wore that night was sent for display at

    the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.

    • On 6/28 at NYM hit his fifth career leadoff home

    run as the first career batter faced in the MLB

    debut of Mets starter Steven Matz.

    • In the 10-run sixth inning on 8/24 vs. DET hit a

    two-run home run and two-run triple, the first

    player with a triple and homer in the same inning

    since TOR’s Edwin Encarnacion did it on 5/7/14

    vs. PHI...The two-run homer produced career RBI

    800 and 801.

    • Missed starts with a sprained left big toe (5/13-

    5/14), strained left groin (6/10-6/13), sore left

    thumb (6/24, 6/29-6/30) and inflammation in his

    right biceps tendon (8/20-8/21).

    2014• Despite missing more than a month with injury,

    tied for the team lead in doubles (25) and led the

    club in starts batting third in the order (69)

    • Also hit leadoff (one start), second (12 starts),

    fourth (19 starts), fifth (17 starts) and sixth (three

    starts).

    • From 7/11-8/17 missed 33 games following

    surgery to repair the torn ligament in his left

    thumb, an injury suffered while diving for a ball in

    the eighth inning on 7/9 vs. CHI.

    • Returned on 8/18 and in his last 35 games of the

    season, hit .250 with one home run...in 86 games

    prior to the injury hit .272 with seven homers.

    • Was a finalist for the Rawlings Gold Glove Award

    and for the fifth consecutive season was rated by

    field managers the NL’s best defensive second

    baseman.

    • For the third time in his career led National

    League second basemen in fielding percentage...

    Committed his only errors on 4/5 at NYM in the

    Reds’ fifth game of the season and on 9/19 at

    STL in the 154th game...Between those miscues

    produced a career-high 107-game errorless

    streak (4/6-9/16), a single-season club record for

    a second baseman and the longest in the Major

    Leagues in 2014 by a player at that position.

    • With just two errors in 525 total chances (.996),

    tied Bret Boone’s 1997 club record for fewest

    errors in a season by a second baseman.

    • On 8/20 at STL singled off Lance Lynn for the

    1,500th hit of his career.

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    • From 6/6-6/17 did not strike out over 43 plate

    appearances, the third-longest streak of his

    career (46, 7/5-7/20/13 and 45, 5/21-5/30/11).

    • In the ninth inning of an 11-inning, 7-3 win on

    6/28 at SF, celebrated his 33rd birthday with a

    two-run homer off Sergio Romo that erased a

    1-0 deficit...Marked his third career go-ahead

    homer in the ninth inning or later (5/20/03 for

    CLE vs. DET off Matt Roney; 7/15/11 for CIN vs.

    STL off Fernando Salas, both in the 9th inning).

    2013 • Was an All-Star for the third time in four seasons,

    a starter for the first time, and won his fourth

    Rawlings Gold Glove Award after leading National League second basemen in games,

    starts, putouts and assists.

    • Was a finalist for the Louisville Slugger Silver

    Slugger Award.

    • Was one of only six players in the NL with at least

    100 RBI...Became the first Reds second baseman

    with 100 RBI since Joe Morgan in 1976 and the

    first Major League second baseman since Dan

    Uggla in 2010.

    • Tied ARI’s Paul Goldschmidt for the MLB lead

    with 19 game-winning RBI and ranked third

    with 35 go-ahead RBI (DET’s Miguel Cabrera 37,

    Goldschmidt 37).

    • With the bases loaded went 11-for-18 (.611) with

    a grand slam...Tied BOS’ Mike Napoli for the MLB

    lead in hits and tied PIT’s Justin Morneau for third

    in RBI (24; Napoli 31, Jay Bruce 26).

    • In a 6-2 win on 6/10 at CHI tied a club record for

    most RBI in a game by a player who drove in all

    the runs (6, Babe Young in 1947, Johnny Bench

    in 1974)...

    • In the National League’s 3-0 All-Star Game loss

    at Citi Field batted leadoff and went 0-for-2.

    • In six starts at second base for Team USA in the

    World Baseball Classic hit .269 (7-for-26)

    • Was CIN’s nominee for the Branch Rickey Award.

    2012 • Finished 13th in the national BBWAA’s Most

    Valuable Player voting.

    • Was a finalist for the Rawlings Gold Glove Award.

    • Among NL second basemen ranked third in

    fielding percentage (five errors/637 total chances)

    and from 5/7-8/15 produced a career-high 84-

    game errorless streak.

    • For the third straight season was rated by

    managers the NL’s best defensive second

    baseman.

    • Among all MLB second basemen ranked fifth in

    HR, fourth in RBI and fourth in slugging (.430).

    • On 4/8 vs. MIA singled off Carlos Zambrano

    to become the 28th player in Reds history to

    produce 1,000 hits...

    2012 POstseason• During the Division Series vs. SF was the only

    player to hit safely in all five games of the series...

    Led all players in the NLDS with nine hits, three

    doubles and seven RBI...In Game 1 became the

    third Reds player with at least three hits and three

    in a single postseason game since RBI became

    an official statistic in 1920 (Tony Perez, Game 2,

    1975 NLCS vs. PIT and Mariano Duncan, Game 3,

    1990 NLCS vs. PIT).

    2011 • Was one of only six players voted to the All-

    Star team who also won both Rawlings Gold Glove and Louisville Silver Slugger Awards (Troy Tulowitzki, Matt Kemp, Adrian Gonzalez, Jacoby

    Ellsbury, Adrian Beltre).

    • Was a NL All-Star for the second time and a

    Sporting News NL All-Star for the first time...Won

    his first Silver Slugger and his third Gold Glove in the last four seasons.

    • Became the first Reds second baseman ever to

    win the Silver Slugger and the first Reds player

    to win the Gold Glove and Silver Slugger in the same season since shortstop Barry Larkin did it in

    1995 and 1996.

    • Rated by field managers as the best defensive

    second baseman in the NL...

    • Was one of only 31 MLB players to hit at least

    .300.

    • In a 8-2 loss on 7/1 vs. CLE had three of the

    Reds’ five hits and homered twice for career hits

    number 999 (off Justin Masterson) and 1,000 (off

    Chad Durbin).

    • In the seventh inning of a 10-7 loss on 8/8 vs.

    COL hit his second career pinch-hit homer, a

    solo shot off Rex Brothers that tied the game at

    7-7...Was his first appearance since he left a game

    two days earlier with a sprained ankle and his

    only pinch-hit appearance of the season.

    • On 8/9 vs. COL made the 1,000th appearance of

    his career, was hit on the left elbow by an Esmil

    Rogers pitch and missed four games.

    • On 9/13 vs. CHI hit his second career leadoff

    homer (off Ryan Dempster).

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    2010• Named to his first National League All-Star team.

    • For the second time in three seasons won the NL

    Rawlings Gold Glove Award for second basemen.

    • Was one of only three players in MLB with at least

    100 runs, 33 doubles, 18 homers and 16 steals

    (Carlos Gonzalez, Joey Votto).

    • Established career highs in doubles (33) and

    walks (46).

    • On 5/25 vs. PIT hit his 100th career homer (off

    Joel Hanrahan).

    2010 Postseason• After the Reds were no-hit by Roy Halladay at

    PHI in Game 1 of the National League Division

    Series, Phillips led off Game 2 with a homer off

    Roy Oswalt...Was his first career leadoff homer

    and only the second leadoff homer in Reds

    postseason history (Pete Rose, Game 5 of the

    1972 World Series off Oak’s Catfish Hunter).

    2009• Led all National League second basemen with 25

    stolen bases (Chase Utley 23) and 98 RBI (Utley

    93) and ranked fourth with 20 homers (Utley 31,

    Dan Uggla 31, Clint Barmes 23).

    • Collected three RBI in the season finale to finish

    with a career-high 98, the second-highest total

    ever by a Reds second baseman (Joe Morgan, 110

    RBI as a second baseman in 1976).

    • Became the first player in franchise history to

    produce at least 20 doubles, 20 homers and 20

    stolen bases in three consecutive seasons...Joined

    FLA’s Hanley Ramirez as the only players in the

    Major Leagues to do it three straight years from

    2007-2009.

    • In a 7-0 win on 5/5 at FLA drove in six runs for the

    third time in his career...were the most RBI in a

    game by a Reds batter all season.

    2008• Didn’t play after 9/9 because of a broken right

    index finger that required surgery to insert two

    pins...Dr. Andrew Markewicz and Dr. Timothy

    Kremchek performed the procedure on 9/12.

    • Won the Rawlings Gold Glove Award for National League second basemen and the Bill James

    Handbook’s Fielding Bible Award as the best

    defensive second baseman in the Major Leagues.

    • When the injury occured had appeared in 141 of

    the Reds’ 145 games and had started 140 games.

    • On 4/25 at SF made his only appearance of the

    season as a pinch hitter and hit his first career

    pinch-hit homer (off Jonathan Sanchez).

    • Collected his third career game-ending hit on 7/5

    vs. WSH, an RBI single off Luis Ayala.

    • For his community service was the club’s recipient

    of the Roberto Clemente Award and its nominee

    for the Branch Rickey Award.

    2007• Received votes for National League Silver Slugger,

    Gold Glove and MVP awards while establishing

    single-season club records for a second baseman

    in total bases (315) and home runs (30).

    • Joined Adam Dunn (40) and Ken Griffey Jr. (30)

    to tie the club record for most players with 30

    homers in the same season.

    • Became only the second second baseman in MLB

    history, the third Reds player and the 31st player

    overall (51st time) to produce 30 homers and 30

    stolen bases in a season (30 and 32).

    • Led all National League second basemen in

    fielding percentage (.990), total chances (782),

    putouts (341) and assists (433).

    • Made 154 starts overall, all at 2B...Made one

    appearance at SS (7/25 vs. MIL).

    • On 9/4 vs NYM hit his 27th homer of the season

    (off Scott Schoeneweis) to tie Joe Morgan’s club

    record for a second baseman...Broke the record

    the next day (off NYM’s John Maine).

    • On 9/16 at MIL doubled off Matt Wise to become

    the first Reds second baseman ever to produce

    300 total bases.

    • His career-high 22-game hitting streak from 4/26-

    5/20 was the longest by a Reds batter since Hal

    Morris hit safely in his last 29 appearances of the

    1996 season and tied for the second longest in the

    league in 2007...During the streak he hit .351.

    • From 8/24-8/30 career-best seven consecutive

    multi-hit game streak (.353, 16-for-30), the

    longest such run by a Reds batter since Chris

    Stynes’ eight-gamer from 7/8-7/18, 2000.

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    2006• In his first season with the Reds led the team

    in hits (148), multi-hit games (36) and starts at

    second base (136).

    • Led all NL second basemen in stolen bases (25).

    • On 4/1 was designated for assignment by the

    Indians...Six days later was acquired by the Reds

    for a player to be named later or cash.

    • From 4/17-4/23 was NL Player of the Week after

    hitting .452.

    • On 4/20 at MIL had six RBI, the most by a Reds

    batter all season, including two homers and his

    first career grand slam (off Mike Adams).

    2005• Went to the Triple-A All-Star game with Buffalo

    while also appearing in six games for Cleveland.

    2004• Spent the minor league season at Triple-A Buffalo,

    helping the Bisons to the International League

    championship.

    • Joined Cleveland on 9/19 and made six starts at

    second base for the Indians.

    2003 • Began the season with Cleveland before a

    midseason trip to Triple-A...Finished the year in

    the majors

    • Hit his first career home run on 4/9 vs CWS (off

    Jon Garland).

    • At the All-Star break was optioned to Triple-A

    Buffalo but was recalled on 8/27 for the rest of

    the season, when John McDonald went to the

    disabled list.

    2002 • Prior to the season was rated by Baseball America

    as the top prospect in the Expos organization and

    the 20th-best prospect in all of baseball.

    • In his Major League debut made 11 appearances

    for the Indians.

    • In June was acquired by the Indians in the deal

    that sent RHP Bartolo Colon to Montreal.

    • On 9/13, promoted to CLE and made his Major

    League debut that night vs. MIN as a defensive

    replacement at second base.

    • On 9/16 at BOS singled off Frank Castillo for his

    first career hit.

    • Overall for CLE made 11 appearances at second

    base, including eight starts.

    • Following the season was named the top prospect

    in the Indians organization by Baseball America.

    PERSONAL• Attended Redan High School located in Stone

    Mountain, Ga., where he played basketball and

    baseball...In December 2003 his Redan uniform

    No. 7 was retired.

    • Had scholarships to play both football and

    baseball at the University of Georgia, but elected

    to sign with the Montreal Expos after being

    selected in the second round of the 1999 draft.

    • In 1996, he was a bat boy during the Olympics.

    • His sister, Posha, played in the WNBA, and his

    two brothers, P.J. and Jamil both played minor

    league baseball.

    Transactions• Selected by the Montreal Expos in the second

    round of the June 1999 first-year player draft...

    Signed by Darryl Monroe.

    • Acquired by the Cleveland Indians along with

    OF Lee Stevens, LHP Cliff Lee and OF Grady

    Sizemore, from the Montreal Expos in exchange

    for RHP Bartolo Colon, cash and a player to be

    named later (RHP Tim Drew, June 28, 2002) on

    June 27, 2002.

    • Acquired by the Cincinnati Reds for cash or a

    player to be named (RHP Jeff Stevens, June 13,

    2006) on April 7, 2006.

    • Agreed to terms with the Cincinnati Reds on a

    four-year contract through the 2011 season with a

    club option for 2012 on February 15, 2008.

    • On Cincinnati 60-day disabled list (broken right

    index finger) from September 12 to the remainder

    of the 2008 season.

    • Agreed to terms with the Cincinnati Red on a

    six-year contract through the 2017 season on

    April 10, 2012.

    • On Cincinnati disabled list (torn ligament in his left

    thumb) from July 11 to August 17, 2014; included

    an injury rehabilitation assignment to Louisville

    (AAA) and Dayton (A).

    • Acquired by the Atlanta Braves along with cash

    from the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for RHP

    Carlos Portuondo and LHP Andrew McKirahan on

    February 12, 2017.

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    Complete RecordYear Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS OBP SLG E1999 GCL Expos .290 47 169 23 49 11 3 1 21 0 0 3 15 35 12-3 .358 .408 172000 Cape .242 126 484 74 117 17 8 11 72 0 5 9 38 97 23-8 .306 .378 12001 Harrisburg .298 67 265 35 79 19 0 7 36 1 1 4 12 42 13-6 .337 .449 18 Jupiter .284 55 194 36 55 12 2 4 23 0 1 6 38 45 17-3 .414 .428 02002 Harrisburg .327 60 245 40 80 13 2 9 35 1 0 5 16 33 6-3 .380 .506 14 Ottawa .257 10 35 1 9 4 0 1 5 0 0 0 2 6 0-0 .297 .457 0 Buffalo .283 55 223 30 63 14 0 8 27 4 5 1 14 39 8-2 .321 .453 3 Cleveland .258 11 31 5 8 3 1 0 4 1 0 1 3 6 0-0 .343 .419 22003 Buffalo .175 43 154 14 27 7 0 3 13 2 1 3 12 22 7-3 .247 .279 11 Cleveland .208 112 370 36 77 18 1 6 33 5 1 3 14 77 4-5 .242 .311 32004 Buffalo .303 135 521 83 158 34 4 8 50 9 6 8 44 56 14-11 .363 .430 28 Cleveland .182 6 22 1 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 0-2 .250 .273 12005 Buffalo .256 112 465 79 119 24 1 15 46 2 2 10 39 90 7-5 .326 .409 21 Cleveland .000 6 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0-0 .000 .000 12006 Cincinnati .276 149 536 65 148 28 1 17 75 4 6 6 35 88 25-2 .324 .427 172007 Cincinnati .288 158 650 107 187 26 6 30 94 2 5 12 33 109 32-8 .331 .485 82008 Cincinnati .261 141 559 80 146 24 7 21 78 0 6 5 39 93 23-10 .312 .442 72009 Cincinnati .276 153 584 78 161 30 5 20 98 2 8 6 44 75 25-9 .329 .447 92010 Cincinnati .275 155 626 100 172 33 5 18 59 6 1 8 46 83 16-12 .332 .430 32011 Cincinnati .300 150 610 94 183 38 2 18 82 5 6 9 44 85 14-9 .353 .457 62012 Cincinnati .281 147 580 86 163 30 1 18 77 3 4 8 28 79 15-2 .321 .429 52013 Cincinnati .261 151 606 80 158 24 2 18 103 4 9 8 39 98 5-3 .310 .396 92014 Cincinnati .266 121 462 44 123 25 0 8 51 2 6 6 23 74 2-3 .306 .372 2 Louisville# .000 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0-0 .167 .000 1 Dayton# .667 1 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0-0 .750 1.000 02015 Cincinnati .294 148 588 69 173 19 2 12 70 1 3 4 27 68 23-3 .328 .395 62016 Cincinnati .291 141 550 74 160 34 1 11 64 2 6 8 18 68 14-8 .320 .416 14Minor Totals .274 713 2763 415 758 156 20 67 328 19 21 50 231 466 107-44 .339 .418 165NL Totals .279 1614 6351 877 1774 311 32 191 851 31 60 80 376 920 194-69 .325 .429 72AL Totals .206 135 432 43 89 23 2 6 38 6 1 4 19 92 4-7 .246 .310 15Major Totals .275 1749 6783 920 1863 334 34 197 889 37 61 84 395 1012 198-76 .320 .421 87

    Bold indicates led league; #Injury rehabilitation assignment

    Wild Card Game RecordYear Club, Opp. AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB CS E2013 Cin. vs. Pit. .000 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

    Division Series RecordYear Club, Opp. AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB CS E2010 Cin. vs. Phi. .333 3 12 2 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 22012 Cin. vs. SF .375 5 24 1 9 3 0 1 7 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 0D.S. Totals .361 8 36 3 13 4 0 2 8 0 1 0 0 5 1 0 2

    All-Star Game RecordYear Club, Site AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB CS E2010 N.L., LAA .000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 02011 N.L., Ari. .000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02013 N.L., NYM .000 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0All-Star Totals .000 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

    World baseball classic RecordYear Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB CS E2013 United States .269 6 26 5 7 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0

    MAJOR LEAgue Fielding RecordPosition PCT G PO A E TC DP2B .988 1714 3383 4646 99 8128 1049SS .800 6 2 6 2 10 1

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    RHPBats: Right • Throws: Right • Height: 6-3 • Weight: 195Opening Day Age: 27 • MLB Service: 102 daysBorn: 12/22/1989 in Los Angeles, CAResides: Los Angeles, CAAcquired: Selected in the fourth round of the 2011 June DraftContract Status: Signed through 2017

    Career Highlights Entering his 6th professional season, all with the Red Sox after being selected by the club in the 2011 June Draft...

    Made ML debut with 17 appearances in relief for the Red Sox in 2015, and made 14 relief appearances in 2016. Has 305 SO in 313.2 career minor league innings over 5 seasons in the Red Sox system (8.8 SO/9.0 IP). Owns a 2.28 ERA (58 ER/229.0 IP) over his last 4 minor league seasons (2013-16) since moving to the bullpen. Has allowed only 4 HR in his last 118 minor league outings dating back to 8/9/13 (162.2 IP)...That includes 67.1

    IP without a HR allowed for Double-A Portland in 2014 and 1 HR allowed in 42.2 IP for Triple-A Pawtucket in 2015. In 2014, named to the Eastern League’s mid-season All-Star team...Led Red Sox farmhands with 18 saves.

    2016: Made his 1st career Opening Day roster with BOS...Appeared in 14 games over 8 ML stints, but spent a majority of the season with Triple-A Pawtucket (30 games).

    Stranded 8 of 12 inherited runners (67%) and retired 9 of 14 first batters faced (64%) with BOS...Held opponents to a .235 AVG (4-for-17) with RISP.

    Appeared in 9 of Boston’s first 17 games of the season, allowing 6 ER in 9.1 IP over that span. Threw 2.0 scoreless innings with a career-high 4 SO in the Sox’ win on 4/8 at TOR. Averaged a career-best 11.1 SO/9.0 IP (54 SO/43.2 IP) for Pawtucket...Allowed 0 runs in 23 of his 30 ap-

    pearances (77%)...Threw more than 1.0 inning in 15 of his 30 outings. Posted a 1.18 ERA (5 ER/38.0 IP) over his final 27 appearances for Pawtucket after allowing 6 runs (4 ER) in 5.2 IP

    over his first 3 games...Had a 14.0-inning scoreless streak that spanned 11 appearances from 5/10-6/28 (10 SO, 0 BB). Held opponents to a .184 AVG (7-for-38) with RISP for the PawSox, including a .105 AVG (2-for-19) with 2 outs. Fanned 27 batters in 14.1 IP over a span of 8 appearances from 6/30-8/3...Struck out 6 consecutive batters faced

    in 2.1 innings of work on 7/23 at Columbus (faced 8 batters total).2015: Made his ML debut, appearing in 17 games—all in relief—in 3 stints with BOS...Spent the majority of his season with Triple-A Pawtucket, where he made 30 appearances (1 start).

    Retired 11 of 17 first batters faced with BOS...Allowed only 3 of 14 inherited runners to score...6 of his 12 runs allowed were unearned.

    Selected to the ML roster on 7/3 and made his debut that night vs. HOU, surrendering 4 runs (2 ER) on 3 hits in 1.0 IP...Optioned back to Pawtucket on 7/4...Recalled a 2nd time on 7/18 and made 2 appearances before being optioned following the game on 7/25 vs. DET.

    Allowed 0 runs in 12 of his final 14 ML appearances following his 9/1 recall, holding opponents to a .214 AVG (6-for-28) and posting a 3.38 ERA (3 ER/8.0 IP)...Did not allow a run in his final 6 outings (2.2 IP, 2 H).

    Began the season with Pawtucket, where he posted a 1.82 ERA (8 ER/39.2 IP) and a .201 opponent AVG (28-for-139) in 29 relief appearances...Also made 1 start on 4/25 at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (3.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R).

    With the PawSox, held right-handed batters to a .188 AVG (15-for-80), .290 OBP, and .263 SLG. Allowed only 1 HR in 42.2 IP with Pawtucket...15 of his final 17 appearances with the PawSox were scoreless.

    2014: Spent the entire season with Double-A Portland...Named an Eastern League mid-season All-Star. Converted 18 saves in 21 chances...His 18 saves led Red Sox farmhands and ranked T-3rd in the EL...

    Recorded 7 saves of at least 2.0 IP. Led EL relievers in fewest base runners per 9.0 IP (10.0)...Also had the 3rd-best opponent AVG (.230) and

    4th-lowest rate of unintentional walks allowed per 9.0 IP (2.0) in the league. Led the Sea Dogs in appearances (42) and games finished (31) and topped club relievers in WHIP (1.07). Did not allow a HR all season...His 67.1 IP were the most without a HR among all minor leaguers above Single-A. Made 30 scoreless appearances...Allowed only 3 of 15 inherited runners to score. Produced a 0.59 ERA (2 ER/30.1 IP) and a .175 opponent AVG (18-for-103) during a span of 18 outings from

    4/29-7/6, including a 14.1-IP scoreless streak over the first 8 games through 5/29. Allowed 0 ER from 6/7-7/11 (14.0 IP)...Recorded a save in each of his final 5 appearances from 8/19-31. Pitched in 1 playoff game for the Sea Dogs and took the loss despite allowing 0 ER in 1.1 IP (3 total runs).

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    2013: Converted to a relief pitcher and posted a 2.38 ERA (20 ER/75.2 IP) with 6 saves in 9 chances between High-A Salem (21 games) and Double-A Portland (15 games).

    Held right-handed batters to a .217 AVG/.271 OBP/.283 SLG line. Notched his 1st career save with a perfect inning on 6/16 vs. Lynchburg (G2). Did not allow a run in his last 5 outings (9.2 IP) with Salem before a promotion to Portland on 6/29...At the

    time of his promotion, had the 3rd-best ERA (2.11) and WHIP (1.06) among Carolina Leaguers (min. 40.0 IP). Struck out 31 batters in 28.2 IP with the Sea Dogs...His 0.97 WHIP for Portland ranked 5th in the Eastern

    League from 7/1 through the end of the season (min. 25.0 IP). Earned 5 saves and 1 win in 6 save chances with the Sea Dogs, all in his last 10 appearances beginning 7/24. Named Red Sox Minor League Relief Pitcher of the Month for July, his 1st full month at Double-A. Following the season, made 10 appearances for Surprise of the Arizona Fall League, helping the Saguaros

    to the AFL championship...Went 1-0 with 2 saves and ranked 8th in the AFL with a 1.93 ERA (3 ER/14.0 IP).2012: Spent the season at Single-A Greenville in his pro debut, making 16 starts.

    Tossed 5.0 perfect IP in his pro debut on 6/10 at Hickory...Fanned a season-high 9 batters on 7/29 at Greensboro. Entered the season rated by Baseball America as having the best changeup in the Red Sox system.

    Personal Full name is Noe Ramirez...First name is pronounced “no-EH”. Signed by Jim Woodward (Red Sox). Went 8-4 with a 1.69 ERA (17 ER/90.2 IP) as a junior at California State University-Fullerton in 2011...Earned

    2nd-Team All-American honors from Collegiate Baseball and named All-Big West Conference 1st Team. Played for USA Baseball’s Collegiate National Team in 2010, earning the silver medal at the V FISU World

    University Baseball Championships in Japan.

    In the CommunityNoe attended the annual PawSox Bowlathon in June 2016 to benefit The Tomorrow Fund, a Rhode Island-based organization which financially supports families with children who are battling cancer...During spring training in 2016, attended the Red Sox Foundation’s Casino Night, as well as a meet & greet with Jimmy Fund patients...Inter-acted with Red Sox fans at Winter Weekend in January 2016, as well as at the annual Christmas at Fenway event on 12/12/15...Also in December 2015, took part in the Red Sox Holiday Caravan by visiting Boston Children’s Hospital, the Jimmy Fund, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Shriners Hospital, Mass General Hospital for Children, Boston Medical Center, and The BASE...Greeted fans at the gates and posed for pictures at a selfie station as part of Fan Appreciation before a home game in September 2015...Was involved in local community outreach through his participation in the Red Sox 2014 Rookie Development Program, including visiting Boston Children’s Hospital and painting murals at the McKinley Middle School in Boston with members of the Red Sox Scholars program.

    Noe Ramirez’s Career RecordYEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2012 Greenville 2-7 4.15 16 16 0 0 0 84.2 89 43 39 12 3 19 82 2 12013 Salem 2-1 2.11 21 0 0 0 1 47.0 41 13 11 0 4 9 44 3 0

    Portland 1-1 2.83 15 0 0 0 5 28.2 22 9 9 4 2 8 31 0 02014 Portland 2-1 2.14 42 0 0 0 18 67.1 56 17 16 0 3 16 56 6 12015 Pawtucket 4-1 2.32 30 1 0 0 3 42.2 33 13 11 1 1 18 38 1 0

    BOSTON 0-1 4.15 17 0 0 0 0 13.0 13 12 6 3 2 7 13 1 02016 BOSTON 0-0 6.23 14 0 0 0 0 13.0 16 9 9 4 2 8 15 0 0

    Pawtucket 2-3 1.85 30 0 0 0 7 43.2 39 11 9 3 1 11 54 4 0Major League Totals 0-1 5.19 31 0 0 0 0 26.0 29 21 15 7 4 15 28 1 0Minor League Totals 9-13 2.79 124 16 0 0 31 271.1 247 93 84 19 13 63 267 15 2

    2011 Signed by the Boston Red Sox as a fourth-round selection in the June Draft

    Career Fielding RecordYEAR CLUB POS PCT. G GS PO A E TC DP2015 BOSTON P 1.000 17 0 2 0 0 2 02016 BOSTON P 1.000 14 0 0 1 0 1 0

    Career Totals P 1.000 31 0 2 1 0 3 0

    Career Single-Game HighsINNINGS PITCHED 2.1, 7/20/15 at LAASTRIKEOUTS 4, 4/8/16 at TORHITS ALLOWED 3, 7/3/15 vs. HOURUNS ALLOWED 4, 2 times, last 7/20/15 at LAAWALKS ALLOWED 2, 3 times, last 4/18/16 vs. TORHOME RUNS ALLOWED 2, 6/2/16 at BALEJECTIONS NoneSCORELESS INNINGS STREAK 3.2, 9/20/15-4/6/16

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    OPENING DAY AGE 31 BIRTHDATE May 30, 1985BIRTHPLACE Huatabampo, MexicoRESIDES Huatabampo, MexicoMAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE TIME 6 Years, 48 daysHOW OBTAINED Signed as a major league free agent on February 15, 2017CONTRACT STATUS Signed through 2017

    2016 SEASON• Acquired from the Angels on August 31 in exchange

    for minor league RHP Erik Manoah.• Had a 2.48 ERA (nine earned runs/32.2 innings) with

    four saves in 34 games after the All-Star break...Held opponents to a .200 batting average during that span.

    • Was 0-1 with a 2.08 ERA (four earned runs/17.1 innings) with the Mets...Stranded all five inherited runners with the Mets.

    • Finished with a career-high 75 appearances...Also finished with a career-high 20 holds (seven with the Mets, 13 with the Angels).

    • Lost a career-high seven games (six with the Angels and five straight to end the year).

    • Righthanded batters went 32-141 (.227) and lefthanders were 31-131 (.237)

    • Allowed 10 hits in 55 at-bats with RISP (.182 batting average)

    • Retired 94 percent (16 of 17) of the first batters he faced with the Mets.

    POSTEASON • Was on the roster for the NL Wild Card Game vs. San

    Francisco but did not pitch.

    2015 SEASON• Had a 10.5 strikeouts-per-9.0 innings ratio and a 1.7 walks-per-9.0 innings ratio, both career-bests.• His 1.7 walk-per-9.0 innings ratio was sixth in the American League among relievers (min 60.0 innings)

    while his 10.5 strikeouts-per-9.0 innings rate was 10th in the AL. • Stranded 38 of 48 inherited runners (20.8%).

    2014 SEASON • Had two separate streaks of at least 10 consecutive scoreless appearances in his first season with the

    Angels...His first streak went from April 11-May 4 (10 games, 9.1 IP)...The second was from August 5-30 (13 games, 15.0 innings).

    • Made 13 appearances totaling 15.0 innings in August...Did not allow a run in those 15 innings, struck out 18, allowed four hits and didn’t allow a walk...Had a 0.267 WHIP for the month, which was the lowest single-month WHIP in the majors in the last 100 years (min 15.0 innings).

    • Was on the 15-Day Disabled List from June 15-July 6 with right shoulder inflammation.

    POSTSEASON• Appeared in two games during the ALDS vs. Kansas City...Pitched 1.1 innings and allowed one run,

    earned, with one strikeout. • Was the losing pitcher in Game 1 after allowing a go-ahead home run to Mike Moustakas in the

    11th inning.

    WIN STREAK5 games

    4/21/14-8/28/14

    LOSS STREAK7 games

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    STRIKEOUTS, GAME4 strikeouts

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    LONGEST OUTING3.0 innings

    4/20/11, St. Louis vs. Washington (G1)

    MOST WALKS, GAME3 walks

    3 times, last, 6/27/16 Los Angeles-AL vs. Houston

    SCORELESS STREAK15.0 innings

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    2013 SEASON • Made the Opening Day roster. • Placed on the 15-Day Disabled List from May 21-

    June 25 with right shoulder inflammation.• Was acquired by the Angels along with infielder

    David Freese on November 22 in exchange for outfielders Peter Bourjos and Randal Grichuk.

    2012 SEASON • Made his first career Opening Day roster,

    breaking camp with the Cardinals. • Put together a 12.2-inning scoreless streak from

    August 6-September 7 (15 games).

    POSTSEASON• Made five combined appearances for St. Louis

    between the NLDS vs. Washington and the NLCS vs. San Francisco.

    • Tossed 1.0 scoreless inning in Game 3 of the NLDS at Washington...In four games during the NLCS vs. San Francisco, Salas was 0-0 with a 3.86 ERA (two earned runs/4.2 innings)...Struck out four and did not walk a batter in the LCS.

    2011 SEASON• Posted a career-high 24 saves and ranked 13th

    in the National League in saves and 12th in save percentage (min 60.0 IP).

    • Became the third Mexican-born pitcher to record 24 or more saves in a single season...Joined Joakim Soria and Juan Acevedo.

    • Owned a 0.95 WHIP, second-best in the National League (min 75.0 IP).

    POSTSEASON• Was 0-0 with a 3.38 ERA (five earned runs/13.1

    innings) in 11 postseason games as the Cardinals won the World Series...Recorded four holds during the postseason.

    • Appeared in three games during the NLDS vs. Philadelphia...Was 0-0 with a 2.45 ERA (one earned run/3.2 innings).

    • Permitted one run in 6.0 innings (four appearances) vs. Milwaukee in the NLCS for a 1.50 ERA...Struck out six and walked one.

    • Allowed three runs in 3.2 innings (7.36 ERA) in four appearances during the World Series vs. Texas.

    2010 SEASON• Began the season with Memphis (AAA) of the

    Pacific Coast League. • Made his major league debut with St. Louis on

    May 28 at Chicago-NL...Tossed 1.0 scoreless inning of relief in his debut.

    • Appeared in 27 games during his rookie season with the Cardinals.

    2009 SEASON • Made 24 appearances for Memphis (AAA) of the

    Pacific Coast League. • Missed time during the season due to a strain of

    his right thumb (April 9-30) and suffering a right shoulder strain (June 4-July 9).

    2008 SEASON• Named a Texas League postseason All-Star

    with Springfield (AA) of the Southern League. • Appeared in the Futures Game at old Yankee

    Stadium for the World team...Worked 1.0 scoreless inning (the 7th inning) as the World defeated the USA, 3-0.

    2007 SEASON• Pitched in three games for Saltillo of the

    Mexican League before having his contract purchased by the Cardinals in early February

    BACKGROUND• Noel Fernando Salas was born, raised and

    resides in Huatabampo, Mexico. • Played three seasons with the Saltillo Saraperos

    of the Mexican League (2005-07) after signing with Saltillo as a 20 year old.

    • Is one of two players from Huatabampo to play in the major leagues...The other is Mel Almada, who was the first overall Mexican-born player to play in the majors...Almada played from 1933-39 with Boston (1933-37), Washington (1937-1938), St. Louis (1938-39) and Brooklyn (1939).

    • Was on the provisional roster for Mexico in the 2013 World Baseball Classic

    CAREER TRANSACTIONS • Had his contract purchased by St. Louis from

    Saltillo of the Mexican League on April 5, 2007.• On the 15-Day Disabled List, May 21-June 25,

    2013, with right shoulder inflammation.• Acquired by Los Angeles-AL along with infielder

    David Freese in exchange for outfielder Peter Bourjos and outfielder Randal Grichuk.

    • On the 15-Day Disabled List, June 15-July 6, 2014, with right shoulder inflammation.

    • Acquired by the Mets in exchange for RHP Erik Manoah on August 31, 2016.

    • Signed by the New York Mets to a one-year contract on February 15, 2017.

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    CAREER PLAYOFF STATISTICSYEAR RND TEAM/OPP W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2011 NLDS STL vs. PHI 0-0 2.45 3 0 0 0 0 3.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 12011 NLCS STL vs. MIL 0-0 1.50 4 0 0 0 0 6.0 3 1 1 0 1 6 0 0 02011 WS STL vs. TEX 0-0 7.36 4 0 0 0 0 3.2 7 5 3 0 0 3 4 0 02012 NLDS STL vs. WAS 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 02012 NLCS STL vs, SF 0-0 3.86 4 0 0 0 0 4.2 3 2 2 1 0 0 4 0 02014 ALDS LAA vs. KC 0-1 6.75 2 0 0 0 0 1.1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 02016 NLWC NYM VS.. SF Did Not PitchPostseason Totals 0-1 3.54 18 0 0 0 0 20.1 16 10 8 1 0 4 18 1 1LDS Totals 0-1 3.00 6 0 0 0 0 6.0 3 2 2 1 0 0 4 1 1LCS Totals 0-0 2.53 8 0 0 0 0 10.2 6 3 3 1 0 1 10 0 0WS Totals 0-0 7.36 4 0 0 0 0 3.2 7 5 3 0 0 3 4 0 0

    CAREER FIELDINGPOS G PO A E PCT TC DPP 391 25 48 0 1.000 73 3

    MAJOR LEAGUE HITTING TOTALSYEAR TEAM AVG. G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HBP BB SO SB CS SLG OBP E2016 LOS ANGELES (AL) -- 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 METS -- 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0Career Totals .000 391 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 0

    CAREER STATISTICSYEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2005 Saltillo (Mex) 0-0 2.08 14 1 0 0 0 17.1 21 8 4 1 0 10 12 3 02006 Saltillo (Mex) 8-2 3.02 29 1 0 0 0 47.2 40 17 16 5 3 20 38 0 12007 Palm Beach (A) 2-3 5.26 16 4 0 0 0 39.1 39 25 23 12 3 10 25 2 0 Saltillo (Mex) 0-0 6.75 3 0 0 0 0 2.2 5 2 2 1 0 2 2 1 02008 Springfield (AA) 7-3 3.65 60 0 0 0 25 74.0 65 31 30 12 2 16 100 2 22009 GCL Cardinals (R) 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Springfield (AA) 1-0 3.18 10 0 0 0 0 11.1 10 5 4 0 0 2 7 1 0 Memphis (AAA) 3-2 3.67 24 0 0 0 0 27.0 22 12 11 4 1 10 24 3 02010 Memphis (AAA) 1-0 3.79 34 0 0 0 19 35.2 26 15 15 2 1 9 44 2 02010 ST. LOUIS 0-0 3.52 27 0 0 0 0 30.2 28 13 12 4 0 15 29 2 02011 Memphis (AAA) 0-0 0.00 3 0 0 0 2 3.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 ST. LOUIS 5-6 2.28 68 0 0 0 24 75.0 50 20 19 7 2 21 75 2 02012 Memphis (AAA) 1-0 9.00 4 0 0 0 1 4.0 6 4 4 2 0 0 5 0 0 ST. LOUIS 1-4 4.30 65 0 0 0 0 58.2 56 28 28 5 1 27 60 4 02013 Memphis (AAA) 1-2 1.90 22 0 0 0 12 23.2 15 8 5 1 1 5 21 0 02013 ST. LOUIS 0-3 4.50 27 0 0 0 0 28.0 27 15 14 3 1 6 22 2 02014 Inland Empire (A)# 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Salt Lake Bees (AAA)# 0-0 0.00 3 0 0 0 1 2.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LOS ANGELES-AL 5-0 3.38 57 0 0 0 0 58.2 50 22 22 5 1 14 61 1 12015 LOS ANGELES-AL 5-2 4.24 72 0 0 0 0 63.2 61 34 30 8 3 12 74 3 02016 LOS ANGELES-AL 3-6 4.47 58 0 0 0 6 56.1 52 28 28 9 0 19 45 0 02016 METS 0-1 2.08 17 0 0 0 0 17.1 11 4 4 3 0 0 19 1 0Mexican League Totals 8-2 2.93 46 2 0 0 0 67.2 66 27 22 7 3 32 52 4 1Minor League Totals 16-10 3.72 178 4 0 0 60 222.2 187 100 92 33 10 52 232 10 2Major League Totals 19-22 3.64 391 0 0 0 30 388.1 335 164 157 44 8 114 385 15 1

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    Year Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H AB R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK AVG2012 Burlington 2-1 1.55 19 0 0 0 5 29.0 20 105 6 5 1 0 8 34 3 0 .1902013 Lexington 10-10 3.07 25 25 4 1 0 137.2 103 491 58 47 10 7 50 117 6 0 .2102014 Wilmington 3-8 3.77 32 8 0 0 2 74.0 82 292 34 31 1 1 19 79 5 0 .2812015 Northwest Arkansas 5-4 3.57 42 1 0 0 3 70.2 55 259 31 28 6 2 31 76 6 0 .2122016 Clearwater# 0-0 3.00 2 0 0 0 0 3.0 2 11 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .182

    Reading# 1-0 4.50 3 0 0 0 0 4.0 3 16 3 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 .188Northwest Arkansas 2-0 2.11 14 0 0 0 1 21.1 14 75 5 5 0 2 4 26 1 0 .187Lehigh Valley# 0-0 20.25 2 0 0 0 0 1.1 4 8 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500Philadelphia 0-0 10.80 7 0 0 0 0 5.0 9 22 6 6 1 0 2 2 1 0 .409

    MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 23-23 3.22 139 34 4 1 11 341.0 283 1257 141 122 18 12 113 337 21 0 .225MAJOR LEAGUE TOTALS 0-0 10.80 7 0 0 0 0 5.0 9 22 6 6 1 0 2 2 1 0 .409

    DANIEL ARTHUR STUMPF’S CAREER RECORD

    TRANSACTIONS- Selected by Kansas City in the ninth round of the June 2012 draft- On disabled list, July 7-14, 2014 (left thigh contusion)- Selected by Philadelphia from Kansas City in the major league phase of the Rule 5 Draft on December 10, 2015- On restricted list, April 14-July 10, 2016- Selected by Detroit from Kansas City in the major league phase of the Rule 5 Draft on December 8, 2016

    Longest Winning Streak: No major league winsLongest Losing Streak: No major league lossesStrikeouts: 2 - July 21, 2016 vs. MiamiWalks: 2 - April 7, 2016 at CincinnatiInnings (relief): 2.0 - July 21, 2016 vs. Miami

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    JUSTINUPTONBorn: August 25, 1987 Opening Day Age: 29Birthplace: Norfolk, VA Residence: Scottsdale, AZBats/Throws: R/R Height/Weight: 6-2/205Major League Service: 9.060 Signed Through: 2021How Obtained: Signed by the Tigers as a free agent on January 20, 2016

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    CAREER HIGHLIGHTSThe 2017 season will mark Upton’s second season with the Tigers...marks the second year of a six-year contract heagreed to terms on with the club on January 20, 2016.• Selected to the National League All-Star Team three times in his career (2009, 2011, 2015).• Earned a National League Silver Slugger Award in 2011 with Arizona and 2014 with Atlanta.• Named the National League Player of the Week three times, earning the honor on June 20, 2011, July 25, 2011 and

    April 14, 2014...selected the American League Player of the Week for the week ending September 25, 2016.• Tabbed the National League Player of the Month for May, 2009 and April, 2013.• Selected to participate in the Futures Game prior to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game in 2007 at AT&T Park

    in San Francisco.

    SEASON HIGHLIGHTSCompleted his first season with the Tigers in 2016, tying a career high with 31 home runs (also, 2011 with Arizona).• Hit his first home run as a member of the Tigers and had his 11th career four-hit game on April 12 vs. Pittsburgh.• His error in the sixth inning on April 25 vs. Oakland snapped his career-long errorless streak at 136 games.• Made his first career appearance in center field on May 12 at Baltimore.• Hit a pair of home runs on June 20 vs. Seattle, including a walkoff solo homer in the bottom of the 12th inning -- the

    walkoff homer was the fourth of his career (last, August 16, 2013 vs. Washington)…also hit a go-ahead, two-run homerun in the bottom of the seventh…according to the Elias Sports Bureau, over the last eight seasons, the only other

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    • Hit safely in 11 straight games from June 11-21 -- batted .311 (14x45) with eight runs scored, one double, one triple, four home runs and 14 RBI.

    • Placed on the bereavement list on July 15 -- reinstated from the bereavement list on July 17.• Belted the 200th home run of his major league career in the second inning on July 18 vs. Minnesota -- became the

    10th active player to reach 200 career home runs in his age-28 season, joining Adrian Beltre, Ryan Braun, Jay Bruce,Miguel Cabrera, Prince Fielder, Albert Pujols, Alex Rodriguez, Giancarlo Stanton and Mark Teixeira.

    • Hit a pair of two-out, three-run home runs on August 21 vs. Boston -- marked his 12th career multi-homer game and tied his career high with six RBI (last, May 24, 2015 at Los Angeles (NL))…also recorded a multi-homer game on September 16 at Cleveland.

    • Recorded his 20th homer of the season on September 4 at Kansas City, hitting a go-ahead, two-run homer in the eighthinning…marked the sixth time in his career he has hit 20-or-more home runs in a season.

    • Hit a go-ahead, three-run home run in the 11th inning on September 5 at Chicago (AL)…was his seventh career homerun in extra innings.

    • Named AL Co-Player of the Week for the week ending September 25 – hit .400 (10x25) with six runs scored, three doubles, three home runs and six RBI in six games during the week…marked his fourth career Player of the Week award (last, April 13, 2014) and his first AL Player of the Week honor.

    • Selected the Tigers Player of the Month for September after batting .307 (27x88) with 18 runs scored, five doubles, 12home runs and 27 RBI – his 12 homers in September were the most by a Tiger since Hank Greenberg hit 16 in September, 1946…led the American League with 12 home runs and a .773 slugging percentage in September, whilehe was tied for second with 27 RBI.

    • Batted .249 (102x409) against righthanded pitchers…hit .236 (38x161) vs. lefties.• Posted a .255 (62x243) batting average at Comerica Park…batted .239 (78x327) on the road.• Compiled a .235 (77x328) batting average with 40 runs scored, 19 doubles, one triple, nine home runs and 38 RBI before

    the All-Star break…hit .260 (63x242) with 41 runs scored, nine doubles, one triple, 22 home runs and 49 RBI after the All-Star break – his 22 homers after the All-Star break were tied for third in the AL, while his 49 RBI were tied for ninth.

    Selected to the National League All-Star Team for the third time in his career in 2015 with San Diego.• Had a single and stolen base in the eighth inning of the All-Star Game, joining Tony Gwynn as the only other Padre to

    have a hit and a stolen base in the All-Star Game.• Led the Padres in multiple offensive categories, including runs scored (85), home runs (26), walks (68) and stolen

    bases (19) -- became just the third Padre to lead the team in home runs and stolen bases in a season, joining ReggieSanders in 1999 and Dave Winfield in 1976.

    • Began the season on a 10-game hitting streak from April 6-15 -- hit .351 (13x37) with nine runs scored, two doubles,one triple, three home runs and seven RBI during the streak.

    • Posted three multi-homer games on the season, hitting two home runs on April 25 vs. Los Angeles (NL), May 17 vs. Washington and August 26 at Washington.

    • Belted the fourth grand slam of his career and tied a career high with six RBI on May 24 at Los Angeles (NL).• Named the Padres Player of the Month for May by the San Diego Hall of Champions after hitting .343 (37x108) with

    19 runs scored, four doubles, six home runs and 23 RBI -- ranked third in the National League in hits during May, whilehe was tied for third in RBI and sixth in batting average.

    • Hit a go-ahead, three-run home run with two outs in the ninth inning on July 30 at New York (NL) to lift the Padres toan 8-7 victory.

    • Recorded the 600th RBI of his career on August 21 vs. St. Louis.• Had four straight hits for home runs over five games from August 26-30 -- according to the Elias Sports Bureau, he

    was the first Padre hitter with four straight hits for home runs since Adrian Gonzalez in May, 2009.• Batted .277 (75x271) with 48 runs scored, 15 doubles, one

    triple, 15 home runs and 42 RBI in 77 games at home...hit .225 (61x271) with 37 runs scored, 11 doubles, two triples, 11home runs and 39 RBI in 73 games on the road.

    Won his second career Silver Slugger Award in 2014 with Atlanta.• Ranked third in the National League with 102 RBI, while he was

    tied for fourth with 29 home runs, sixth with a .491 slugging percentage, seventh with 278 total bases and tied for seventh with 65 extra-base hits.

    • Hit a pair of home runs and had three RBI on April 10 vs. NewYork (NL).

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    • Named the National League Player of the Week for the week ending April 13 after hitting .591 (13x22) with eight runsscored, two doubles, four home runs and eight RBI in six games during the week.

    • Posted a .326 (29x89) batting average with 17 runs scored, three doubles, one triple, eight home runs and 18 RBI in24 games during April.

    • Homered in three straight games from May 18-20.• Hit .319 (30x94) with 13 runs scored, 10 doubles, three home runs and 17 RBI in 26 games in July.• Reached a pair of career milestones on August 10 vs. Washington, hitting a leadoff home run in the 4th inning to record

    his 1,000th career hit and 500th career RBI.• Hit safely in a season-high 13 straight games from August 10-22 -- hit .413 (19x46) with 11 runs scored, two doubles,

    one triple, five home runs and 20 RBI during the streak.• Led the National League with 28 RBI in August, while he ranked tied for second with seven homers and fifth with a

    .563 slugging percentage -- hit safely in 21-of-28 games during the month.• He and his brother, Melvin, became the first pair of brother teammates to homer and notch an outfield assist in the

    same game on September 27 at Philadelphia.

    Completed his first season with the Atlanta Braves in 2013, playing in 149 games.• Finished the season ranked tied for fourth in the National League with 27 home runs, while he was seventh with 75 walks

    and tied for 12th with 12 game-winning RBI.• Combined to homer with brother Melvin in the same game on three occasions (April 6 vs. Chicago (NL), April 18 at

    Pittsburgh and April 23 at Colorado) to become the fifth set of brothers in major league history to homer in the same game as teammates at least three times.

    • Had a pair of multi-homer games during the season, hitting two home runs on April 6 vs. Chicago (NL) and August 1 vs. Colorado.• Began his Braves career by hitting five home runs in his first five games -- according to the Elias Sports Bureau, he

    became the first player in MLB history to hit five home runs in his first five games with a team (also first to hit six homersin first seven games).

    • Hit his 12th home run of the season on April 27 at Detroit, becoming the quickest player in club history to reach 12 home runs (23 team games).

    • Named the National League Player of the Month in April after hitting .298 (28x94) with 22 runs scored, five doubles, 12 home runs and 19 RBI -- led the NL with 12 home runs.

    • Drove in a season-best five runs on May 17 vs. Los Angeles (NL) -- also had five RBI on August 1 vs. Colorado.• Had a season-long, 13-game hitting streak from July 27-August 9 -- hit .426 (23x54) with 13 runs scored, four doubles,

    six home runs and 14 RBI during the streak.• Closed the season by hitting safely in 12 of his last 15 games from September 13-29 -- batted .328 (20x61) with six

    runs scored, three doubles, three home runs and six RBI during that stretch.• Started all four games during the National League Division Series vs. Los Angeles (NL), hitting .143 (2x14) with two

    runs scored, a double and four RBI.

    Established a career high with 107 runs scored in his final season with Arizona in 2012.• Ranked tied for second in the National League in runs scored.• Finished the month of June with a .333 (29x87) batting average with 15 runs scored, three doubles, two home runs

    and 14 RBI in 23 games.• Hit the 100th home run of his career on August 3 at Philadelphia -- became the fifth player in D-backs history with 100

    homers, joining Steve Finley, Luis Gonzalez, Mark Reynolds and Chris Young.• His brother Melvin also hit his 100th career home run on the same night, becoming the sixth pair of brothers to reach

    the milestone, joining Roberto (210) and Sandy Jr. (112) Alomar, Bret (252) and Aaron (126) Boone, Ken (282) and Clete (162) Boyer, Joe (361) and Vince (125) DiMaggio and Bob (156) and Irish (106) Meusel.

    • Hit his first career inside-the-park home run on his 25th birthday on August 25 vs. San Diego...according to the Elias Sports Bureau, he became the first player to hit an inside-the-park home run on his birthday since Lou Brock on June 18, 1976 vs. San Diego.

    • Recorded at least one hit in 10 straight games from September 12-23 -- hit .385 (15x39) with 12 runs scored, five doubles, one triple, two home runs and six RBI during the streak.

    • Closed the season on a high note, batting .301 (31x103) with23 runs scored, five doubles, one triple, six home runs and 14RBI in 26 games in September.

    • Posted a .313 (78x249) batting average with 56 runs scored,14 doubles, four triples, 11 home runs and 47 RBI in 71 homegames...batted .252 (77x305) with 51 runs scored, 10 doubles, six home runs and 20 RBI in 79 road games.

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    SEarned his second career National League All-Star selection in 2011 with the Arizona Diamondbacks.• Finished fourth in voting for the NL Most Valuable Player Award.• Won his first NL Silver Slugger Award and was named to The Sporting News NL All-Star Team -- also selected as the

    D-backs’ Most Valuable Player by the Arizona chapter of the BBWAA.• Established a career high with 31 home runs -- became the 10th player in club history to reach the 30-homer mark.• Tied for the NL lead with 19 hit by pitches, while he was tied for second with 39 doubles, tied for third with 75 extra-

    base hits and 105 runs scored, tied for fifth with 313 total bases, tied for ninth with 31 home runs and 10th with a .529 slugging percentage.

    • He and his brother, Melvin, became the first set of brothers in major league history to reach 20 homers and 20 stealsin the same season.

    • Became the 15th player all-time to record 20 stolen bases and 30 homers before his age-24 season, joining Bobby Bonds, Jose Canseco, Nomar Garciaparra, Carlos Gonzalez, Andruw Jones, Willie Mays, Hanley Ramirez, Alex Rodriguez, Mike Schmidt, Sammy Sosa, Fernando Tatis, Troy Tulowitzki, David Wright and Chris Young.

    • Homered in both the home opener on April 8 vs. Cincinnati and the road opener on April 1 at Colorado, becoming thesixth Diamondbacks player to accomplish the feat.

    • Hit a go-ahead, solo homer in the eighth inning of a 4-3 win on May 3 vs. Colorado, while his brother, Melvin, hit a two-run walkoff homer in the Rays’ 3-2 win vs. Toronto -- according to the Elias Sports Bureau, the Upton brothers are the firstpair of brothers to hit game-winning homers on the same day since Sandy and Roberto Alomar on September 28, 1996.

    • Matched a career high with five hits on May 30 vs. Florida.• Hit his first career walkoff home run on June 16 vs. San Francisco off of Santiago Casilla.• Notched a club record five straight multi-hit games from June 13-17.• Won his first career NL Player of the Week Award for the week ending June 13-19 -- hit .552 (16x29) with four runs

    scored, four doubles, a home run and seven RBI during the week.• Belted his second career grand slam and tied a career high with six RBI on July 23 vs. Colorado.• Recorded seven hits and nine RBI over a two-game span on July 23-24 vs. Colorado -- according to the Elias Sports

    Bureau, Upton joined Steve Finley as the only D-backs players to total at least seven hits and nine RBI over a two-game span.

    • Shared NL Player of the Week honors with Cameron Maybin for the week of July 18-24 -- hit .519 (14x27) with six runsscored, five doubles, one triple, two home runs and 11 RBI during the week.

    • Collected an extra-base hit in a club-record 10 straight games from July 20-30.• Played in five games during the NL Division Series vs. Milwaukee, hitting .200 (4x20) with three runs scored, two home

    runs and three RBI.

    Played in 133 games with the Diamondbacks in 2010.• Named the Diamondbacks’ nominee for the Roberto Clemente Award.• Led the National League with a .446 (25x56) batting average during Interleague Play.• Recorded a career-best .985 fielding percentage after committing a career-low four errors...had a career-best, 47-

    game errorless streak from April 23-June 16.• Tied the club record with four runs scored and had a pair of home runs on June 21 vs. the Yankees.• Finished the month of June with a .312 (29x93) batting average with 15 runs scored, four doubles, six home runs and

    12 RBI in 25 games.• Hit safely in 17 consecutive games from July 10-August 1 -- batted .403 (27x67) with 12 runs scored, nine doubles,

    one triple, two home runs and 11 RBI during the streak.• Posted a .312 (29x93) batting average with 10 runs scored, nine doubles, one triple, two home runs and 13 RBI in 24

    games in July.

    Named to the National League All-Star Team for the first time in his career in 2009 with Arizona.• Set career highs in batting average (.300), slugging percentage (.532) and triples (7) in his third major league season.• Joined Orlando Cepeda (1959) as the only player in MLB history to hit at least .300 with 25 homers, 80 RBI and 20

    stolen bases in a single season at the age of 21-or-younger.• Led the majors with a .762 slugging percentage vs. lefthanders...also ranked fifth in the NL in batting average (.377)

    and home runs (12) against lefties.• Ranked second among NL players from the seventh inning on with a .339 (56x165) batting average, while he was sixth

    with 56 hits and a .576 slugging percentage.• Recorded his first career two-homer game on May 6 at San Diego.• Established a career high with an 18-game hitting streak from April 24-May 11 -- hit .385 (24x65) with 17 runs scored,

    four doubles, seven home runs and 17 RBI.• Set a career high with six RBI in the second game of a doubleheader on May 20 at Florida.• Collected 14 hits in six games from May 23-28, joining Jeff Francouer in 2005 as the lone players in the last 10 years

    to have that many hits over a six-game span at age 21 or younger.

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    • Named the NL Player of the Month for May after batting .373 (41x110) with 25 runs scored, eight doubles, four triples,seven home runs and 21 RBI in 28 games.

    • Belted the first grand slam of his career on June 2 at Los Angeles (NL) off of Randy Wolf.• Sidelined from August 6-26 with a right ribcage muscle strain.• Assigned to Single A Visalia for an injury rehabilitation assignment from August 24-26 -- played in two games and

    batted .250 (2x8) with a run scored, a home run and six RBI.• Reached base safely in 23 straight games from July 20-September 1 -- hit .398 (37x93) with 21 runs scored, seven

    doubles, one triple, seven home runs and 21 RBI during the stretch.• Recorded the first five-hit game of his career on September 16 at San Diego.

    Limited to 108 games with the Diamondbacks in 2008 due to injury.• Homered in three straight games from April 3-5, becoming only the fourth player in baseball history to do so at age 20-

    or-younger -- joined Jimmy Sheckard (Brooklyn, 1898), Mel Ott (New York Giants, twice in 1929) and Willie Mays (NewYork Giants, 1951).

    • Hit five homers through the club’s first 11 games, only the third player in major league history under 21 years old to hitfive home runs-or-more in his club’s first 11 games of the season...the others to do so were Detroit’s Al Kaline in 1955(5) and Florida’s Miguel Cabrera in 2004 (6).

    • Sidelined from July 9-August 29 with a left oblique muscle strain.• Assigned to Triple A Tucson for an injury rehabilitation assignment from August 11-29 -- hit .279 (17x61) with 13 runs

    scored, three doubles, one triple, three home runs and 10 RBI in 15 games.

    Named the USA Today’s Minor League Player of the Year in 2007.• Selected as a Baseball America Minor League and Double-A All-Star and was named to the Southern League’s

    midseason and postseason All-Star Teams.• Assigned to Single A Visalia to begin the season -- hit .341 (43x126) with 27 runs scored, six doubles, two triples, five

    home runs and 17 RBI in 32 games.• Named the California League Player of the Week for the week ending April 29 -- batted .519 (14x27) with eight runs

    scored, three doubles, five home runs and 10 RBI during the week.• Promoted to Double A Mobile on May 14 -- played in 71 games and hit .309 (80x259) with 48 runs scored, 17 doubles,

    four triples, 13 home runs and 53 RBI.• Tabbed as the Southern League Player of the Week for the week ending June 3 -- hit .519 (14x27) with eight runs

    scored, two doubles, one triple, two home runs and seven RBI in seven games during the week.• Had his contract purchased by the Diamondbacks from Double A Mobile on August 2 and made his major league debut

    that night at San Diego -- at 19 years, 342 days old, he became the youngest D-backs player to ever appear in a game.• Was a single shy of becoming the youngest player in major league history to hit for the cycle on August 7 vs.

    Pittsburgh, going 3x4 with his first major league home run off of Tom Gorzelanny.• Played in two games during the NLDS vs. the Cubs and hit .600 (3x5) with two runs scored and a RBI -- batted .222

    (2x9) with a double and a triple in four games vs. Colorado in the NLCS.• Ranked as the top prospect in the California League and the Southern League by Baseball America following the

    season...also rated as having the best strike zone discipline, the most exciting player and the best batting prospect inthe Southern League.

    Completed his first season in professional baseball in 2006, playing in 113 games with Single A South Bend.• Hit .263 (115x438) with 71 runs scored, 28 doubles, one triple, 12 home runs and 66 RBI.• Selected to the Midwest League’s midseason All-Star Team.• Ranked as the Diamondbacks No.