2017 BALTIMORE ORIOLES

SUPPLEMENTAL BIOS

PLAYERS INCLUDED:

NO. 24 PEDRO ÁLVAREZ

NO. 1 TIM BECKHAM

NO. 48 RICHARD BLEIER

NO. 50 MIGUEL CASTRO

NO. 14 CRAIG GENTRY

NO. 58 JEREMY HELLICKSON

NO. 49 GABRIEL YNOA

24 PEDRO ÁLVAREZ INF

Full Name: Pedro Manuel Álvarez

Born: February 6, 1987

2017 Opening Day Age: 30

Height: 6’3” Weight: 235

Bats: Left Throws: Right

Birthplace: Santo Domingo, DR Resides: Nashville, TN

Contract Status: Signed through 2017

Major League Service (entering 2017): 6.085

Acquired: Signed by the Orioles to a minor league contract on March 3, 2017.

GAME HIGHS & STREAKS

HITS: 4, three times, last: 8/27/13 vs. MIL…RUNS: 3, four times, last: 4/4/14 vs. STL…DOUBLES: 2, five times, last: 4/25/16 at TB…TRIPLES:

1, six times, last: 6/11/14 vs. CHC…HR: 2, 13 times, last: 8/5/16 at CWS…RBI: 6, 6/17/12 at CLE…WALKS: 4, 5/3/15 at STL…SB: 1, 15 times,

last: 4/22/16 at KC…HITTING STREAK: 12 games, 6/16-29/13.

2016 HIGHLIGHTS:

Longest 2016 Hit Streak: 5G (5/28-6/4; .333, 7-for-21, 2-2B, 2 HR, 3 R, 5 RBI)

Appeared on the Orioles’ 2016 AL Wild Card Game roster

Per Elias, became the first Oriole to hit six home runs over a five-game span (7/30-8/5) since Chris Davis had six in a five-game span from

Sept. 26-Oct. 1, 2012

According to the Elias Sports Bureau, his six home runs over five games from July 30-August 5 are the most home runs he’s hit in a five-game span in his career

Batted .266 (61-for-229) with 12 doubles, 19 home runs, 36 runs scored, and 37 RBI over his last 73 games (since June 2)

Posted the 13th multi-homer game of his career (third this season) on August 5 at CWS…Logged the sixth 5+ RBI game of his career on

June 21 vs. SD

Belted his second career Eutaw Street home run on September 2 vs. NYY…Hit his first career Eutaw Street home run on May 8 vs. OAK

Hit a walk-off sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 10th inning on May 5 vs. NYY…Was his fourth career walk-off RBI

Signed a one-year contract with the Orioles on March 10, 2016…Since 2012, his 133 home runs rank tied for 19th among all Major League

hitters

2015: Leaves Pittsburgh with the 13th-most home runs (131) in franchise history…Since 2012, his 111 home runs rank 11th among all Major League

hitters…Posted his third season with at least 25 home runs and 75 RBI (also, 2012 and 2013)…Of his 27 home runs and 77 RBI, 24 home runs and 68

RBI came against right-handed pitchers…Slugged 22 solo home runs…Among National League hitters, ranked tied for 10th in home runs and tied for

21st in RBI…Batted .375 (6-for-16) and collected 15 RBI with the bases loaded …With one out in an inning, he hit .307/.376/.560 (46-for-150) …Batted

.291/.385/.658 (34-for-117) with four doubles, 13 home runs, 28 RBI, and 23 runs scored in 43 day games…Hit .378 (17-for-45) with three doubles

and eight home runs when he swung at the first pitch of an at-bat…In nine games from 8/11-19, he batted .483/.500/.966 (14-for-29) with two doubles,

four home runs, and nine RBI …Hit safely in a season-high five consecutive games three times (5/22-27, 6/23-27, and 8/9-14)…Among qualifying

first basemen, he ranked first in the Major Leagues with 10.50 total chances per 9.0 innings

2014: Of his 18 home runs, 16 came against right-handers…Posted a single-season, career-high eight stolen bases…Made his fourth straight Opening

Day start at third base, the longest streak by a Pirates player since Aramis Ramirez (2000-03)...Homered twice on 4/4 vs. St. Louis...Homered twice

again on 4/9 at Chicago-NL…Hit a game-tying, two-run homer off Toronto’s Sergio Santos in the ninth inning on 5/2 at PNC Park...Had a season-

high four RBI on 5/5 vs. San Francisco... Reached base safely in 11 straight starts from 4/23-5/6…Hit .299 (26-for-87) in 26 June games...Hit his

100th career home run on 7/8 at St. Louis, becoming the 23rd player to hit at least 100 home runs as a Pirate...Exited the game on 7/22 vs. Los

Angeles-NL with left knee discomfort...Placed on Bereavement List from 8/5-7...Made first professional appearance/start at first base on 8/18 vs.

Atlanta...Homered twice on 8/23 at Milwaukee (10th career multi-homer game) and tied season high with four RBI…Made four straight starts at first

base from 8/23-26 and went 4-for-13 (.308) with three home runs and five RBI…Left the game on 8/26 vs. St. Louis with a left foot sprain and

missed the next seven games…Struck out in pinch-hitting appearance on 9/5 at Chicago-NL…Diagnosed with a stress reaction of the 4th metatarsal

in his left foot on 9/10 and missed remainder of the season…Made 99 appearances (95 starts) at third base and five starts at first base…Committed all

25 errors (23 throwing) while playing third base…Batted .295 (13-for-44) with two home runs and eight RBI in 12 games against AL East

opponents…In the fourth inning of games, he batted .350 (21-for-60) with seven home runs and 18 RBI.

2013: Collected a career-high 130 hits, 36 home runs (tied for first in the NL), 100 RBI (tied for fifth in the NL), and 70 runs scored…Ranked sixth

among qualifying NL hitters in RBI/per at bat ratio (5.58)…Shared the league lead in home runs with Arizona’s Paul Goldschmidt, becoming the

first Pittsburgh player to win the NL home run crown (either tied or outright) since Willie Stargell in 1973…Named to his first National League All-

Star team and participated in the Home Run Derby…Hit six homers in the first round and did not advance...Won the NL Silver Slugger Award as a

third baseman…Set club record for most home runs hit by a third baseman (previous high was 34 by Aramis Ramirez in 2001)…Hit 24 home runs

prior to the All-Star break, joining Hall-of-Famers Willie Stargell (30 in 1971 and 1973) and Ralph Kiner (24 in 1950) as the only Pittsburgh players

to hit as many as 24 homers prior to the break…Led the NL with 14 home runs during day games…Averaged a home run every 15.5 at bats, the best

mark among qualifying NL hitters…Became the first Pittsburgh third baseman to hit 30 or more home runs in consecutive seasons and the fifth

player overall (also Ralph Kiner, Willie Stargell, Brian Giles, and Jason Bay)...Homered in back-to-back games on 4/18-19 and four times in six

games from 4/18-25…Homered in back-to-back games on 5/17 and 5/19…Bounced a home run into the Allegheny River (estimated 462 feet) on

5/17 vs. Houston…Connected off former Vanderbilt teammate Mike Minor for a home run on 6/4 at Atlanta - his second homer of the season off a

LHP…Was a triple shy of hitting for the cycle and had a season-high five RBI on 6/20 at Cincinnati…Homered in four straight games from 6/20-

23…Hit third in the lineup for the first and only time in his career on 6/23 at Los Angeles-AL and went 2-for-5 with a homer…Named National

League Player of the Week for the period of 6/17-23 after hitting .414 (12-for-29) with four home runs and 10 RBI in seven games…Recorded a

career-high 12-game hitting streak (.396, 19-for-48) with four doubles, six home runs, and 15 RBI from 6/16-29...Hit his 20th home run of the season

on 6/29 to become the first Pirates left-handed batter to have at least 20 home runs by the end of June since Brian Giles hit 21 in 2000...His 10 home

runs hit during June were tied with Cincinnati’s Jay Bruce for the most in the NL and were the most in June by a Pirates player since Richie Hebner

hit 10 in 1975...Hit safely in 22 of his 24 games from 6/16-7/13, batting .340 (33-for-97) with 10 homers and 24 RBI in that span...Took over the NL

lead in home runs when he hit his 27th on 7/29 vs. St. Louis...His seven home runs during July, which tied for second in the league (Alfonso Soriano

led with eight)...Hit his 30th home run on 8/17 vs. Arizona...Tied career high with four hits on 8/27 vs. Milwaukee...Logged his first career inside-the-

park home run on 9/13 vs. Chicago (off Jake Arrieta)...Hit .344 (21-for-61) with six home runs and 13 RBI in 18 Interleague games (the six home

runs tied for second among NL players)...Led NL third basemen in games (150), starts (148), assists (359), and total chances (458)…Tied for second

in double plays (27)…Established a Major League record by recording at least one RBI in each of his first six career postseason games...Batted .300

(6-for-20) with three home runs and seven RBI in the six games...Hit safely in all five Division Series games vs. St. Louis...Singled off left-hander

Kevin Siegrist to break a 3-3 tie in the eighth inning of Game 3 on 10/6 (Pirates won, 5-3)...His eighth-inning home run in Game 4 on 10/7 was the

lone Pittsburgh hit against Michael Wacha (Pirates lost, 2-1).

2012: Spent first full season in the Major Leagues...Ranked second among NL third basemen in home runs (30) and fourth in the majors behind

Miguel Cabrera (42), Adrian Beltre (31), and Chase Headley (31)...His 17.5 HR/AB ratio ranked seventh among all NL batters...Had seven games

with at least four RBI, which tied for the most in the majors along with Texas’ Josh Hamilton...Hit a NL leading 18 home runs in day games, the

most by a Pirate in day games since Willie Stargell hit 19 in 1971...Started at third base for Pittsburgh on Opening Day for the second straight

season...Batted .462 (12-for-26) with three doubles, three home runs, and nine RBI during seven-game hitting streak from 4/28-5/4...Homered twice

in back-to-back games, 6/16-17 at Cleveland...Recorded a career-high six RBI on 6/17...Slugged a grand slam off Lance Lynn on 6/30 at STL, his

second career grand slam...Left game on 7/1 due to leg cramps and missed the game on 7/2...Hit a game tying, three-run home run in the top of the

ninth inning on the first pitch following a 53-minute rain delay at Coors Field on 7/16 (off LHP Rex Brothers)...Homered off lefty Barrett Browning

in 19th inning at St. Louis on 8/19, the first time in franchise history that a player homered in the 19th inning or later...Went 4-for-5 with a double, two

home runs, and four RBI on 8/28 vs. St. Louis...Hit .322 (29-for-90) in August...Named the NL Player of the Week for 8/27-9/2.

2011: Was Pittsburgh’s Opening Day starter at third base - the first left-handed hitting third baseman to start at third base on Opening Day for the

Pirates since Richie Hebner in 1976...Recorded his first Major League stolen base on 4/1 at Chicago-NL...Hit first home run and fell a triple shy of

hitting for the cycle after going 3-for-4 on 4/21 at Florida...Missed four games (5/4-8) with tightness in right quad...Placed on the 15-day disabled list,

5/21 (retroactive to 5/20) with a right quad strain...Played one rehab game with GCL Pirates on 6/27...Played in six rehab games with Class A-

Advanced Bradenton from 6/28-7/3 before being transferred to Triple-A Indianapolis on 7/4...Went 5-for-17 (.294) with five RBI in five rehab games

with Indianapolis from 7/4-8...Reinstated from the DL and optioned to Indianapolis on 7/9...Batted .365 (23-for-63) with three homers and 13 RBI in

18 Triple-A games (including rehab) in July...Was recalled by Pittsburgh on 7/25 and hit safely in eight of his first 11 games with the

Pirates...Slugged a home run off Philadelphia’s Cliff Lee on 7/30 at Citizens Bank Park...Started the most games (63) at third base for Pittsburgh.

2010: Opened season with Indianapolis and made the most starts (94) at third base for the Pirates...Homered in first game of the season with

Indianapolis on 4/8 at Columbus...Hit two home runs and drove in five the following day at Columbus...Homered in back-to-back games on 4/30 and

5/1 and collected 17 RBI in seven games from 4/30-5/7...Posted a nine-game hitting streak (12-for-31, .387) from 5/19-29 and hit safely in 20 of his

23 games (.337, 28-for-83) from 5/19-6/12...Had four hits on 5/27 at Charlotte and fell a single shy of hitting for the cycle on 6/9 vs. Pawtucket...Hit

.323 (20-for-62) against left-handed pitchers and .261 (47-for-180) against right-handed pitchers while playing for Indianapolis...Was recalled by

Pittsburgh on 6/16 and made his Major League debut that night against the White Sox at PNC Park (went 0-for-2 with a walk and a run

scored)...Held hitless in his first 11 Major League at-bats before collecting an RBI-double off Cleveland lefty David Huff on 6/19...Slugged his first

big league home run at PNC Park off Philadelphia’s Kyle Kendrick on 7/3...Hit .393 (11-for-28) from 7/17-23...Registered a season-high five RBI on

7/20 vs. Milwaukee...Shared NL rookie lead in home runs (seven) during July...Had at least one RBI in seven straight games (11 total) from 8/4-11,

the longest streak by a Pittsburgh rookie since Frank Coleman did so in eight consecutive games in 1944 (8/6-14) and the longest streak by any Pirate

since Jason Bay with seven in a row in 2005...Homered three times in four games from 8/4-7…Hit a three-run, walk-off homer with two outs in the

10th inning off Colorado’s Huston Street on 8/7...Recorded at least one RBI (15 total) in seven straight games from 9/21-27...Posted his first career

four-hit game and knocked in five runs on 9/30 at Florida...Reached base safely in 19 of his last 20 games and in 29 of his last 31...Logged an 11-

game hitting streak (.467, 21-for-45) from 9/21-10/1...Chosen as NL Player of the Week for the period of 9/20-26 after hitting .417 (10-for-24) with

three homers and 13 RBI in six games...Voted as the National League Rookie of the Month for September after hitting .311 with five home runs and

26 RBI in 29 games...Led the Pirates with 13 home runs after the All-Star break and was tied for fifth among all NL players in RBI (53) during that

span...Slugged 12 of his 14 home runs at PNC Park...His 16 home runs set a club rookie record for a third baseman and were the most by a Pittsburgh

third baseman since Aramis Ramirez hit 17 in 2002.

2009: Hit .288/.378/.535 (134-for-465) with 32 doubles, a triple, 27 home runs, and 95 RBI in 126 combined games between Class A-Advanced

Lynchburg and Double-A Altoona... Named Pittsburgh’s Minor League Player of the Year…Led Pittsburgh minor league hitters in home runs and

RBI...Represented the United States at the MLB Futures Game in St. Louis on 7/12 and went 1-for-2 with one RBI as the starting designated

hitter...Played for Team USA in the World Cup tournament in Europe from 9/2-27 and batted .259 (14-for-54) with five home runs and 12 RBI in 15

games for the Gold Medal champions...Tied a USA Baseball World Cup record by hitting three home runs in one game when he accomplished the

feat against Chinese Taipei on 9/16...Began the regular season with Lynchburg, where he hit two game-tying homers in the ninth inning and three

game-winning home runs, including two walk-offs at City Stadium (the Hillcats went 11-1 in games that he homered)...Led Lynchburg in home runs

(14) despite playing in just 66 games...Went 3-for-4 with a double, homer, and four RBI in his first professional game on 4/9 vs. Potomac...Homered

and logged six RBI on 4/16 vs. Winston-Salem...Collected 20 RBI in 21 games in April...Hit two home runs, including a grand slam, and knocked in

a season-high seven on 6/13 at Kinston...Recorded six RBI after homering twice, including a grand slam, on 6/16 at Myrtle Beach...Was leading the

Carolina League in RBI (55) and was second in homers (14) when he was promoted to Altoona on 6/22...Made Double-A debut on 6/23...Slugged his

first home run with Altoona on 6/24 at Erie...Registered 10 multi-hit games and hit .352 (32-for-91) in 25 July games...Homered in back-to-back

games on 7/13 and 7/16...Reached base in 18 consecutive games from 7/30(G2)-8/20...Homered and walked four times on 8/1 vs. Trenton...Went 14-

for-21 in a five-game stretch from 8/9-14...On 8/27 vs. Trenton, went 3-for-5 with two home runs and a season-high nine total bases...Selected as the

Eastern League Player of the Month in August after hitting .368 (39-for-106) with seven home runs, 20 RBI, nine doubles, 21 runs scored, 24 walks

and a .485 on-base percentage...Reached base safely in all but one game in August and produced a .651 slugging percentage...Ranked second on

Altoona with 13 home runs despite playing in just 60 games...Named Altoona’s Most Valuable Player...The Curve posted a 34-26 (.567) record in

games he played and a 26-51 (.338) record in games he did not play...Hit 24 of his 27 home runs with the two clubs against right-handed pitchers.

OTHER/COLLEGIATE CAREER: Was ranked by Baseball America as the top prospect in the 2008 First-Year Player Draft and as the best power

hitter among college players...Was also ranked by Baseball America as Pirates top prospect prior to the 2009 and 2010 seasons...Also recognized by

Baseball America as Pittsburgh’s best power hitter prior to the 2010 season...Suffered a broken hamate bone in his right hand in 2008 season-opening

game against Oregon State on 2/22 and went on to miss 23 of Vanderbilt’s 63 games...Returned to action on 4/1/08 and went 1-for-4 with two runs

against Southeast Missouri...Tied career high with four hits on 5/11/08 vs. Georgia, going 4-for-5 and fell a homer shy of hitting for the

cycle...Homered in final collegiate game on 5/24/08 vs. Ole Miss (his 49th career home run at Vanderbilt, which tied him with Scotti Madison for

most in school history)...Officially signed with Pittsburgh on 8/16/08 and spent three weeks at the club’s Instructional League program in Bradenton,

FL, from 9/28-10/18…Batted .386 with 18 home runs and 68 RBI while being named a first-team All-American by Baseball America, Rivals.com,

and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association as a sophomore at Vanderbilt...Was named National Collegiate Baseball Writers

Association Hitter of the Week on 2/12/07 after hitting .500 (7-for-14) with two doubles, a triple, homer, and five RBI in the Houston College

Classic...Named SEC Hitter of the Week for same time period...Hit go-ahead, three-run inside-the-park home run (first in career) in the eighth inning

of 6-3 win against Arkansas on 3/24/07...Produced a 24-game hitting streak from 4/21-6/3...Named the 2007 SEC Tournament Most Valuable Player

after hitting .542 (13-for-24) with two homers and eight RBI in the tournament...Led USA National Team in batting average (.315), hits (40), home

runs (seven), RBI (30), total bases (70), and slugging percentage (.551), while winning the Silver Medal at the 2007 Pan Am Games and finishing

third at the World Port Tournament...Hit .329 with a school record 22 home runs and 64 RBI in his first year at Vanderbilt (2006)...Named the

Southeast Conference Freshman of the Year and the National Freshman of the Year by numerous industry outlets, including Baseball America and

Rivals.com...Selected to SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll...Was a starter in 63 of his 64 games played (all at third base)...Led team in walks and

produced a .456 on-base percentage in 2006... Picked up first career hit in a 6-2 victory over then Top 25 ranked USC on 2/18/06...Went 1-for-3 and

slugged his first career home run on 3/12/06 against Brown University...Was named Collegiate Baseball, Rosenblatt Report, and National Collegiate

Baseball Writers Association Player of the Week on 4/17/06 after going 9-for-18 (.500) with six home runs, a double, seven runs scored, and a 1.556

slugging percentage in four games...Chosen as the SEC Hitter of the Week in that stretch...Also selected to the 2006 SEC All-Tourney team after

hitting two homers and picking up six RBI and five runs scored in five games...Was named the second-best prospect on the 2006 USA National

Team by Baseball America after leading the team with a .379 batting average to go along with five homers, 12 doubles and 43 RBI in 31 games.

PERSONAL: Wife’s name is Keli...Is a 2005 graduate of Horace Mann High School in New York, where he was the Gatorade and Louisville

Slugger New York High School Player of the Year during his senior season...Helped lead Horace Mann to the 2004 Ivy League

Championship…Served as a captain on the baseball teams for three years and was a four-year starter...Compiled a .349 batting average, 51 doubles,

49 home runs, and 162 RBI in 170 games during three seasons at Vanderbilt University (2006-08)...Originally selected by the Boston Red Sox in the

14th round of the 2005 First-Year Player Draft, but did not sign...Selected by Pittsburgh in the first round (No. 2 overall) of the 2008 First-Year

Player Draft…Signed by Pirates scout Trevor Haley.

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MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE 2 years, 134 days

OPENING DAY AGE 27

BORN 1/27/90 in Griffin, GA

RESIDES Atlanta, GA

CONTRACT STATUS Signed through 2017

ACQUIRED Selected in the first round

(first overall) of the 2008 June Draft

SIGNING SCOUT Milt Hill (Rays)

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X-RAY REPORTÊÊ In February, Tim attended the rededication cer-emony of Campbell Park Field, a newly reno-vated youth baseball/softball field just a half-mile south of Tropicana Field…he was joined by Rays President Brian Auld, St. Pete Mayor Rick Kriseman and kids from Campbell Park Elementary School…the renovation was fi-nanced by the Rays Baseball Foundation grant program…manual labor was provided by Rays groundskeepers and the City of St. Petersburg Parks & Recreation department.

ÊÊ Tim flew to Houston in February to experience his first Super Bowl, but watched his home-town Atlanta Falcons suffer a crippling loss in overtime.

ÊÊ One of his favorite moments from the Rays trip to Cuba in March 2015 came while exploring Old Havana with a group of teammates…they visited La Floridita, the famous former haunt of Ernest Hemingway and Fidel Castro…he was in-vited behind the crowded bar and got to make daquiris for patrons.

ÊÊ Tim’s older brother, Jeremy, was an infield-er drafted by the Rays the same year, in the 17th round, and played parts of two seasons in the system…Jeremy is the founder of Baseball Genius Academy, and in November, he opened a new facility near their hometown…in addition to baseball instruction and training, they focus on helping their athletes in the classroom with SAT and ACT prep.

ÊÊ Tim is actively involved in the community of his hometown of Griffin, Ga., during the offsea-son…he has hosted youth baseball clinics at

his alma mater, Griffin High School, and treat-ed Salvation Army kids to holiday shopping sprees.

ÊÊ Tim has a 3-year-old pit bull named Sergio.

2016 SEASONÊÊ Over two stints with the Rays, appeared in 64 games and made 51 starts (23-SS, 16-2B, 5-1B, 4-3B, 3-DH)…was one of four AL players to start multiple games at all four infield posi-tions, along with HOU Marwin González, TEX Jurickson Profar and DET Andrew Romine.

ÊÊ Made his second consecutive Opening Day ros-ter…optioned to Triple-A Durham on May 25 and recalled on June 1…optioned to Durham again on Sep 1.

ÊÊ Finished his season riding a career-high 10-game hitting streak, batting .429 (15-for-35) during that span, before he was optioned.

ÊÊ From the All-Star break through the end of August, hit .327/.365/.520 (32-for-98) with 7 2B, 3 3B, 2 HR, 9 RBI and 15 runs in 29 games.

ÊÊ Twenty-two of his 49 hits (44.9 pct.) went for extra bases (12-2B, 5-3B, 5-HR)…over the past two seasons, 42 of his 94 hits (44.7 pct.) have been extra-base hits.

ÊÊ Eleven of his 16 RBI, and 4 of his 5 HR, came on the road…in his career has hit .285 (55-for-193) with 10 HR on the road, compared to .195 (42-for-215) with 4 HR at home.

ÊÊ Went 5-for-5 on July 18 at COL, tying the club record for hits in a game…became the ninth Ray to do it, and first since Mikie Mahtook on Sep 18, 2015 vs. BAL…was the first Ray to do it in a

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road game since Matt Joyce, June 29, 2014 at BAL…was the sixth of these 9 instances to do it in 5 AB.

ÊÊ From July 18-21 at COL/OAK, tied club records with hits in 8 straight at-bats and reaching base in 9 straight plate appearances…his 8 consecutive hits tied Ty Wigginton (2007) and Aubrey Huff (2004) and his reaching base in 9 PA tied Logan Forsythe (2015) and Melvin Upton Jr. (2011).

ÊÊ Belted 2 3B on Aug 20 vs. TEX, tying the club record (14th time)…joined Carl Crawford (4x-last April 25, 2008 vs. BOS) as the only players (Rays or visitors) to do it at Tropicana Field.

ÊÊ Went 1-for-16 (.063) when coming off the bench, compared to .264 (48-for-182) as a starter.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSÊÊ In 2015, was one of five AL rookies to start games at shortstop (22), second base (21), and third base (1)…also started 7 games at DH…hit 9 HR, a Rays record for a rookie middle infielder.

ÊÊ Made his first Opening Day roster, but spent time in Durham when he was optioned in May and again in June…also spent time (June 1-26) on the DL due to a right hamstring strain…re-turned to the Rays for good on July 12 when SS Asdrubal Cabrera went on the DL.

ÊÊ Averaged 5.49 AB per RBI, 3rd-best rate among major league rookies (min. 200 PA)…trailed MIN Miguel Sanó (5.37) and CHC Kyle Schwarber (5.40).

ÊÊ Batted a team-high .308 with 2 out and RISP, 4th among AL rookies.

ÊÊ His .429 SLG was 6th among AL rookies who played in at least half of their team’s games…batted .276 on the road and only .181 at home, the largest disparity on the team.

ÊÊ Hit 3 HR off the bench, including 2 pinch-hit home runs (the first 2 HR of his career) on the team’s first road trip: April 11 at MIA (Mike Dunn) and April 16 at TOR (Aaron Loup)…be-came the first Ray to make his first career HR a pinch-hit blast…Taylor Motter joined him on May 17, 2016 at TOR…was the first Rays rookie ever with 2 pinch-hit HR…also became the first rookie with 2 pinch-hit HR in his team’s first 10 games since NYM Ron Swoboda in 1965.

ÊÊ In a pair of wins April 11-12 at MIA, he became the first player to get a pinch-hit triple and pinch-hit HR in consecutive team games since CHC Leon “Bull” Durham did it on Sep 18-19, 1982 at MTL…became the first AL player to do it since St. Louis Browns OF Chet Laabs did it June 14-15, 1940 vs. NYG…in those 2 games, went a combined 4-for-5 with 2 runs and 3 RBI…the last player to come off the bench and have multi-hit games in 2 consecutive team games was FLA Jeff Conine, who did it Sep 22-23, 2006.

ÊÊ On Oct 3 vs. TOR, the Rays won, 4-3, on his 2-out, walk-off, bases-loaded, 2-run single off Blue Jays closer Roberto Osuna…it was his first career walk-off hit.

ÊÊ In 2014, returned from a torn right anterior cru-ciate ligament to play 15 games for Triple-A Durham down the stretch…began a rehab as-signment with Class-A Charlotte on July 21.

ÊÊ Rejoined Durham on Aug 12…hit safely in his first 9 games back.

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Ê Saw his first major league stint in 2013 after a Sep 18 call up from Durham…in his major league debut he singled off Tanner Scheppers as a pinch-hitter on Sep 19 vs. TEX.

Ê At Durham, made 106 starts at SS, tops in the International League, and 15 starts at 2B.

Ê Hit .291 (44-for-151) with a .371 OBP after the All-Star break for the Bulls…hit a team-high .290 in the postseason for Durham, helping them capture the IL title.

Ê Singled with two outs in the 7th inning of the Triple-A Championship game to break up a no-hitter by Omaha’s Chris Dwyer, who went on to beat the Bulls, 2-1.

Ê Ranked by Baseball America as the No. 9 pros-pect in the Rays system following the season…also tabbed by the publication as the organiza-tion’s Best Infield Arm.

Ê Two weeks before Christmas, tore the ACL in his right knee while working out…under-went surgery to repair the ACL on Dec 17 by Dr. James Andrews in Pensacola, Fla.

Ê Played the first two weeks of the 2012 season with Durham but missed the next 50 games while serving a suspension for a second viola-tion of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program for a drug of abuse…re-turned on June 23.

Ê Made 47 starts at SS, and 24 starts at 2B—his first experience at a position other than SS.

Ê Split the 2011 season between Double-A Montgomery and Durham with an Aug 10 pro-motion…combined to hit .271 (142-for-524) with 28 2B, 12 HR, 70 RBI and 17 SB…his 12 HR re-main a career high.

Ê Played for the U.S. team in the Futures Game in July at Chase Field…went 1-for-2 with an RBI double.

Ê Ranked by Baseball America as the No. 7 pros-pect and Best Infield Arm in the Rays organiza-tion following the season.

Ê Spent the 2010 season with Class-A Charlotte…led the team with 68 runs, 57 RBI and 62 BB…hit all 5 of his HR before the All-Star break but batted 73 points higher after.

Ê Played for Class-A Bowling Green in 2009, his first full minor league season…in 117 games at SS committed 43 errors, most among South Atlantic League shortstops…ranked by Baseball America as the No. 6 prospect in the Rays organization and No. 5 prospect in the SAL following the season.

Ê Made his pro debut in 2008 at Rookie-level Princeton after being selected No. 1 over-all in the June Draft…was called up to Short-A Hudson Valley on Aug 27 for 2 games.

Ê On June 19 signed for $6.15 million, the larg-est bonus ever awarded to a player drafted by the Rays.

Ê After the season, Baseball America ranked him the No. 1 prospect in the Appalachian League, as well as the organization’s No. 2 prospect (be-hind David Price) and Best Hitter for Average.

AMATEUR CAREERÊ Became the first No. 1 overall selection to be

drafted out of Georgia since Mike Ivie (Padres) in 1970…was rated the No. 1 high school pros-pect entering the draft by Baseball Americaand No. 1 overall prospect by ESPN.com and Baseball Prospectus.

Ê Hit .482 his senior year as he led Griffin (Ga.) High School to the Region 4A Championship…as a junior was named Baseball AmericaYouth Player of the Year, MVP of the Aflac All-American High School Baseball Classic (San Diego) and Best Batting Prospect at the 2007 Area Code Games (Long Beach, Calif.)…also played football and basketball at Griffin.

Ê During the summer of his junior year in high school, Tim played a summer showcase tour-nament in Port Charlotte…he went 18-for-21 with 4 HR and helped his team win the tourna-ment…he remembers hitting a go-ahead home run on what is now known as Field 5 of the Rays spring complex.

Ê Was a high school basketball and baseball teammate of NFL RB Bobby Rainey…the town of Griffin has produced dozens of pro athletes, in-cluding former NL infielder Jeff Treadway, NFL Hall of Famer Rayfield Wright and the NFL’s Willie Gault, Jessie Tuggle, Sherrod Martin and Chris Clemons.

CAREER HIGHS

HITS5, 7/20/16 at COL

HITTING STREAK10G, 8/17/16 – Current

HOME RUNS1, 14x-last 7/30/16 vs. NYY

RBI4, 7/28/15 vs. DET

RUNS2, 6x-last 8/28/16 at HOU

WALKS1, 27x-last 8/31/16 at BOS

STRIKEOUTS3, 10x-last 8/10/16 at TOR

STOLEN BASES1, 5x-last 8/17/16 vs. SD

HOME RUN HIGHLIGHTS

PINCH-HIT (2)4/16/15 at TOR (Aaron Loup); 4/11/15 at MIA (Mike Dunn)

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CAREER BATTINGYEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB-I SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E

2008 Princeton .243 46 177 30 43 12 0 2 14 2 3 2 13-0 43 5 1 3 .345 .297 13

Hudson Valley .333 2 6 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2-0 1 1 0 0 .500 .556 0

2009 Bowling Green .275 125 491 58 135 33 4 5 63 0 5 7 34-0 116 13 10 10 .389 .328 43

2010 Charlotte .256 123 465 68 119 23 5 5 57 7 4 4 62-2 119 22 14 14 .359 .346 25

2011 Montgomery .275 107 418 82 115 25 2 7 57 5 3 3 39-0 91 15 4 7 .395 .339 20

Durham .255 24 106 12 27 3 2 5 13 1 0 1 3-0 29 2 1 0 .462 .282 2

2012 Durham .256 72 285 40 73 10 1 6 28 3 4 2 29-2 71 6 0 8 .361 .325 15

2013 Durham .276 122 460 71 127 25 7 4 51 8 5 5 44-0 108 17 7 17 .387 .342 24

Tampa Bay .429 5 7 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 .429 .375 0

2014 GCL Rays .476 6 21 5 10 2 1 1 4 0 1 0 3-0 4 1 0 0 .810 .520 0

Charlotte .167 3 12 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 4 0 0 0 .167 .231 1

Durham .258 15 62 8 16 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 2-1 14 0 2 1 .290 .281 5

2015 Tampa Bay .222 82 203 24 45 7 4 9 37 0 4 3 13-0 69 3 1 3 .429 .274 7Charlotte .250 4 12 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 5 0 0 1 .333 .250 0

Durham .308 11 39 5 12 6 0 0 4 0 1 0 5-0 10 2 1 1 .462 .378 4

2016 Tampa Bay .247 64 198 25 49 12 5 5 16 2 0 1 14-0 67 2 1 3 .434 .300 4Durham .158 5 19 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 7 0 1 0 .158 .200 0

Minor League Totals .267 665 2573 387 687 143 22 35 295 27 26 25 238-5 622 84 41 62 .380 .332 152

Major League Totals .238 151 408 50 97 19 9 14 54 2 5 4 27-0 136 5 2 6 .431 .288 11

1: Selected by the Tampa Bay Rays in the first round (first overall) of the 2008 June Draft…signed by Milt Hill.

CAREER FIELDINGYEAR POSITION PCT G PO A E TC DP

2013 Second Base 1.000 3 0 5 0 5 0

Shortstop - 1 0 0 0 0 0

2015 Second Base .947 38 31 59 5 95 13

Shortstop .974 28 23 52 2 77 10

Third Base 1.000 1 2 2 0 4 0

2016 Shortstop .958 25 27 64 4 95 14

Second Base 1.000 19 30 44 0 74 12

Third Base 1.000 7 0 7 0 7 1

First Base 1.000 6 38 1 0 39 4

Totals Second Base .971 60 61 108 5 174 25Shortstop .965 54 50 116 6 172 24Third Base 1.000 8 2 9 0 11 1

First Base 1.000 6 38 1 0 39 4

LEFT-RIGHT BREAKDOWN2016 CAREER

AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBIvs. Left .276 87 24 2 7 .259 197 51 7 25

vs. Right .225 111 25 3 9 .218 211 46 7 29

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MIGUEL CASTRORight-Handed Pitcher

Ht: 6-7 Wt: 203 B/T: R/R Opening Day Age: 22

Born: Dec. 24, 1994 in La Romana, D.R.Major League Service: 0.139

Contract: Through 2017Obtained: Acquired from Toronto

in a six-player trade, July 28, 2015

2016: Made his second Opening Day roster, first with the Rockies, and recorded a 6.14 ERA (14.2 IP, 10 ER) over three stints on the Major League roster.

• Made 19 appearances over three stints on the active roster … went scoreless in 13 of 19 appearances with no hits allowed in nine games.

• Pitched a career-high two innings and struck out a career-high four batters April 9 vs. San Diego.• Made six appearances in the month of April, allowing one run over six innings pitched before being placed on

the 15-day disabled list on April 22 (retroactive to April 18) with right shoulder inflammation … was on a rehab assignment from May 13 until being reinstated May 18 and subsequently optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque.

• Recalled again May 20 and optioned June 6 … was recalled June 14 and optioned for the final time on June 25 … placed on 7-day disabled Aug. 15, missing remainder of Triple-A season, again, due to shoulder inflammation.

• Was 2-3 with a 10.34 ERA (15.2 IP, 18 ER) in 16 appearances with Albuquerque.

2015: Began the season on the Toronto Blue Jays Opening Day roster before being acquired by the Rockies via trade July 28.

• Made his Major League debut April 6 vs. New York-AL … pitched 1.1 innings without allowing a base runner.• At 20 years, 103 days, was the third-youngest player to debut in MLB in 2015.• Recorded four saves in six opportunities for the Blue Jays, including his first Major League save April 9 vs. the

Yankees … overall, went 0-2 with a 4.38 ERA (12.1 IP, 6 ER) in 13 relief appearances for Toronto.• Was recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque Sept. 1 and made his Rockies debut that afternoon vs. Arizona ...

lost in the first game of the doubleheader after allowing a career-high four earned runs on a career-high-tying three hits over 1.1 innings pitched.

• In five relief appearances for the Rockies, went 0-1 with a 10.13 ERA (5.1 IP, 6 ER) … surrendered two home runs, walked four and struck out six.

2014: Pitched for three clubs in the Blue Jays organization, going a combined 8-3 with a 2.68 ERA (80.2 IP, 24 ER) in 16 appearances, 15 starts.

• Across all three levels, allowed just 50 hits in 80.1 innings pitched with 78 strikeouts and 30 walks.• Was named a Northwest League Midseason All-Star for Short-Season Vancouver after going 6-2 with a 2.15

ERA (50.1 IP, 12 ER) in the first half.• Named the Northwest League Pitcher of the Week (June 30-July 6) after going 2-0 with a 0.90 ERA and 13

strikeouts in 10.1 IP.

2013: Began the season with the Dominican Summer League Blue Jays before finishing the season in the Gulf Coast League.

• Was the R. Howard Webster Award winner (Team MVP) for the DSL Blue Jays after going 5-2 with a 1.36 ERA (53.0 IP, 8 ER) in 11 appearances, 10 starts.

• Was promoted to the Gulf Coast League Blue Jays Aug. 12, where he went 1-0 with a 2.40 ERA (15.0 IP, 4 ER) in three appearances, two starts.

• Pitched a career-high two innings and with a career-high four strikeouts, April 9, 2016 vs. San Diego• Made his Major League debut April 6, 2015 vs. New York-AL, pitching 1.1 hitless innings• At 20 years, 103 days, was the third-youngest player to make his Major League debut in 2015• Recorded his first Major League save April 9, 2015 vs. New York-AL• Acquired on July 28, 2015 from Toronto along with right-handed pitcher Jeff Hoffman, infielder

Jose Reyes and right-handed pitcher Jesus Tinoco for right-handed pitcher LaTroy Hawkins and infielder Troy Tulowitzki

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2012: Was signed by the Blue Jays Jan. 5 and went on to make eight appearances, three starts, with the Dominican Summer League club.

• Went 3-2 with a 4.87 ERA (20.1 IP, 11 ER) in eight appearances, three starts, in his first professional season.

PERSONAL: Miguel Angel Castro … resides in La Romana, D.R., with his father, Miguel Sr., a former heavyweight boxer and butcher, his mother, Yesnia Baez, a former lender, and one half-sister, Miguelina, who has three children … Castro began playing baseball with a local little league at the age of four, playing center field … at the age of 14, he began to play baseball full-time at a private training academy in the Dominican Republic … later signed by Toronto in 2012 at the age of 17.

Year Team W L ERA G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK2012 DSL 3 2 4.87 8 3 0 0 1 0 20.1 16 13 11 1 3 11 0 20 2 22013 DSL 5 2 1.36 11 10 0 0 0 0 53.0 40 14 8 0 5 12 0 71 2 1 Blue Jays 1 0 2.40 3 2 0 0 1 1 15.0 11 4 4 0 0 2 0 14 1 0 Bluefield 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 02014 Vancouver 6 2 2.15 10 10 0 0 0 0 50.1 36 13 12 2 1 20 0 53 2 2 Lansing 1 1 3.74 4 4 0 0 0 0 21.2 10 9 9 2 1 7 0 20 3 0 Dunedin 1 0 3.12 2 1 0 0 0 0 8.2 4 3 3 2 0 3 0 5 0 02015 TORONTO 0 2 4.38 13 0 0 0 9 4 12.1 15 7 6 2 0 6 2 12 2 1 Dunedin 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 0 0 0 5.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 Buffalo 1 3 4.58 13 5 0 0 2 0 19.2 26 15 10 4 2 12 0 21 2 0 Albuquerque 2 0 1.32 11 0 0 0 4 0 13.2 6 3 2 0 1 7 2 10 4 0 COLORADO 0 1 10.13 5 0 0 0 3 0 5.1 6 6 6 2 0 4 0 6 0 02016 Albuquerque 2 3 10.34 16 0 0 0 5 0 15.2 21 18 18 5 1 7 0 15 3 0 COLORADO 0 0 6.14 19 0 0 0 4 0 14.2 18 10 10 3 1 5 0 12 0 0Minor League Totals 22 13 3.08 82 35 0 0 13 1 225.0 171 94 77 16 14 82 2 239 19 5Major League Totals 0 3 6.12 37 0 0 0 16 4 32.1 39 23 22 7 1 15 2 30 2 1

Pos. G GS INN TC PO A E DP PCTP. 37 0 32.2 10 3 6 1 1 .900

– 2012: Signed by Toronto as a non-drafted international free agent, Jan. 5.– 2015: Acquired by Colorado from Toronto, along with RHP Jeff Hoffman, RHP Jesus Tinoco and SS Jose Reyes,

in exchange for RHP LaTroy Hawkins and INF Troy Tulowitzki, July 28.– 2016: Placed on the 15-day disabled list (right shoulder inflammation), April 22 (retroactive to April 18); sent

to Minors for rehabilitation (Albuquerque), May 13; reinstated from 15-day disabled list and optioned to Minors (Albuquerque), May 18.

2016 HIGHS AND LOWS CAREER 2.0, April 9 vs. SD ................................................................. Most IP ................................................. 2.0, April 9, 2016 vs. SD None ...................................................................................Low-hit CG ..............................................................................None 3, May 30 vs. CIN ..................................................................... Runs ...................................................... 4, Sept. 1, 2015 vs. ARI 3, May 30 vs. CIN ....................................................................... ER ........................................................ 4, Sept. 1, 2015 vs. ARI 4, May 30 vs. CIN .....................................................................Hits .....................................................4, May 30, 2016 vs. CIN 1, 3x, last: June 19 at MIA ........................................................HRs ........................................ 1, 7x, last: June 19, 2016 at MIA 1, 5x, last: June 24 vs. ARI .....................................................Walks......................................... 2, 2x, last: Sept. 8, 2015 at SD 4, April 9 vs. SD ................................................................Strikeouts.................................................. 4, April 9, 2016 vs. SD None ......................................................................... 10+ Strikeout Games .....................................................................None No consecutive wins ..........................................................Win Streak ....................................................No consecutive wins 3, April 14-Sept. 1 ............................................................Losing Streak ........................................... 3, April 14-Sept. 1, 2015

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2016 HIGHLIGHTS• Made the Angels Opening Day roster • Batted .147 (5-for-34) with three walks, a double, two runs scored, and two RBI in 14 April games• Placed on the 15-day disabled list with a right lumbar spine strain on 5/1• Transferred to the 60-day disabled list on 6/11• Appeared with the AZL Angels (one game), Class A-Advanced Inland Empire (seven games), and Triple-A Salt Lake (eight games) while on minor league rehab assignments • Activated from the 60-day disabled list and was designated for assignment on 7/30• Later released and cleared waivers following his DFA• Since 2009, his stolen base percentage of 85.6 (77-for-90) ranks second in Major League Baseball (min. 90 stolen base attempts)

PROFESSIONAL CAREER2015: Appeared in 26 games for Oakland, batting .120 (6-for-50) with four walks, two triples, six runs scored, and three RBI...Made four different stints with Oakland…Appeared at all three outfield positions in the Majors: 13 games in LF, eight games in CF, and six games in RF…Played in 101 games with Triple-A Nashville, batting .256/.319/.327 (102-for-398) with 13 doubles, five home runs, 64 runs scored, and 25 RBI...Went 25-for-32 in stolen base attempts (78.1%)...His 25 stolen bases ranked tied for 10th in the Pacific Coast League…Played all 101 games for the Sounds in center field, posting a .988 fielding percentage.2014: Hit .254/.319/.289 (59-for-232) with six doubles, a triple, 38 runs scored, and 12 RBI in 94 games for Oakland…Led the team with 20 stolen bases...Went 20-of-22 (90.9%) in stolen base attempts, the fourth-best percentage in the AL among qualifying base stealers...Second straight season posting at least 20 stolen bases…Recorded seven bunt hits, which ranked tied for fifth in the AL…Batted .317/.391/.439 (13-for-41) in 16 April games…Hit .308 (36-for-117) in 45 home games. 2013: Batted .280/.373/.386 (69-for-246) with 12 doubles, four triples, two home runs, 39 runs scored, and 22 RBI in 106 games with the Texas Rangers...Tallied a career high in runs (39), triples, home runs, walks (29), OBP (.373), stolen bases (24) and extra-base hits (18)...Also tied a career high with 12 doubles…His 88.9 stolen base percentage (24-for-27) ranked third in the AL among qualifying base stealers...With Leonys Martin, were the first pair of Rangers outfielders to steal at least 20 bases in a season since Mark McLemore and Otis Nixon in 1995…Started 49 games for the Rangers in center field and 20 in left field...Posted a .990 fielding percentage with seven outfield assists in 102 games (69 starts)…Registered a 196-game errorless streak (115 starts) from 4/6/12 to 8/24/13…Recorded 12 outfield assists during that 196-game span. 2012: Hit a career-high .304 (73-for-240)…Registered 12 doubles, three triples, a home run, 31 runs scored, and a career-high 26 RBI in 122 games for Texas...Hit by a pitch a career-high 10 times, which tied for the team lead and tied for eighth in the AL...Successful in 13 of 20 stolen base attempts…Did not commit an error in 116 games (66 starts) in the outfield, registering seven outfield assists (all as a center fielder)…Hit first Major League “over-the-fence home run” on 4/30 at TOR…Pitched in the eighth inning on 6/4 at OAK (1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB)...Marked the fifth time a position player pitched for the Rangers and first since Scott Sheldon on 9/6/00 at CWS…Collected a career-high five hits on 6/8/12 at SF.2011: Played in 64 games for the Rangers, batting .271 (36-for-133) with five doubles, a triple, a home run, 26 runs scored, and 13 RBI...Went 18-for-18 in stolen base attempts…Tallied his first Major League home run, an inside-the-park homer on 9/23 vs. SEA...Became the first Ranger with an inside-the-park homer as first Major League home run since Marc Sagmoen accomplished the feat on 4/17/97.2010: Made two stints with the Rangers, appearing in 20 games…Recorded his first Major League stolen base on 5/4 at OAK…Spent majority of the season with Triple-A Oklahoma City (69 games), finishing second on the club with a .309 batting average, tied for second in stolen bases (12), and was third in OBP (.393)... Collided with the outfield wall on 8/13 vs. Las Vegas…

HITS: 5, 6/8/12 at SF…RUNS: 3, three times, last: 8/21/13 vs. HOU…DOUBLES: 1, 37 times, last: 4/7/16 vs. TEX…TRIPLES: 1, 11 times, last: 10/4/15 at SEA…HR: 1, four times, last: 8/21/13 vs. HOU…RBI: 3, four times, last: 8/17/13 vs. SEA…WALKS: 2, six times, last: 7/10/14 at SF…SB: 3, two times, last: 9/19/13 at TB…HITTING STREAK: 6 games, twice, last: 6/6-6/15/14.

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Sidelined for the rest of the season following surgery to repair right wrist on 8/17.2009: Appeared in 127 games with Double-A Frisco before having his contract selected by the Rangers on 9/1...Made his Major League debut as a defensive replacement on 9/6 at BAL (went 0-for-1)...Collected his first Major League hit with a double on 9/26 vs. TB…While playing for Frisco, batted .303/.378/.418 (155-for-512) with 21 doubles, seven triples, eight home runs, 100 runs scored, and 53 RBI...Led the Texas League with 49 stolen bases, ranked second in runs scored, tied for fourth in hits, fourth in triples, and led the league with 16 hit by pitches...Selected as the Rangers Minor League Defender of the Year...Started in center field for the South Team in the Texas League All-Star Game.2008: Began the season with Frisco, batting .276 (83-for-301) in 76 games…Logged 16 steals with the RoughRiders…Collected a season-high four hits on 6/20 vs. Corpus Christi…Finished the season with Triple-A Oklahoma.2007: Appeared at three different levels in the minors: Rookie-level AZL Rangers (three games), Class-A Clinton (55 games), and Class A-Advanced Bakersfield (51 games)...Ranked third in the Rangers minor league system with 42 stolen bases…Went 24-for-27 (88.9%) in stolen base attempts with Clinton…Following the season, played Hawaii Winter Baseball for the West Oahu Canefires.2006: Made his professional debut…Led Short-Season A Spokane with 20 stolen bases (ranked fifth in the Northwest League)…Led the club with four triples.PERSONAL: Signed by Texas scout Jay Eddings...Attended Fort Smith Christian (AR) HS...Played baseball, track, basketball, and golf... Won state titles in both baseball and track...Was the school’s co-valedictorian…Played baseball at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith...Member of the school’s Hall of Fame…Originally drafted by the Rangers in the 10th round of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft .

YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HBP BB IBB SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP2006 Spokane-1 .281 56 221 27 62 15 4 0 13 0 1 15 9 0 37 20 6 2 .385 .3502007 AZL Rangers .273 3 11 4 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 .273 .385 Clinton .274 55 223 40 61 15 0 3 12 0 3 7 15 0 37 24 3 5 .381 .335 Bakersfield .272 51 213 31 58 16 1 1 18 1 3 6 12 0 46 16 7 4 .371 .3252008 Frisco .276 76 301 43 83 17 0 4 33 3 4 11 17 1 55 16 8 3 .372 .333 Oklahoma .203 18 59 6 12 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 9 0 18 1 0 0 .220 .3092009 Frisco .303 127 512 100 155 21 7 8 53 6 5 16 9 0 18 1 0 0 .418 .378 TEXAS .118 11 17 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 .176 .2112010 Oklahoma City .309 69 259 43 80 7 4 4 35 3 2 8 29 0 47 12 5 3 .413 .393 TEXAS .212 20 33 4 7 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 11 1 0 1 .212 .2292011 Round Rock .245 30 110 21 27 5 1 1 10 0 0 2 11 0 17 5 1 2 .336 .325 TEXAS .271 64 133 26 36 5 1 1 13 3 1 6 10 1 27 18 0 2 .346 .3472012 TEXAS .304 121 240 31 73 12 3 1 26 5 0 10 14 1 41 13 7 4 .392 .3672013 Frisco .231 4 13 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .308 .267 TEXAS .280 106 246 39 69 12 4 2 22 3 1 8 29 2 46 24 3 5 .373 .3862014 Stockton-2 .500 1 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .750 .500 Sacramento .267 4 15 2 4 0 0 0 5 0 2 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 .267 .278 OAKLAND .254 94 232 38 59 6 1 0 12 2 0 5 17 2 44 20 2 2 .289 .3192015 Nashville .256 101 398 64 102 13 0 5 25 4 5 3 36 0 76 25 7 9 .327 .319 OAKLAND .120 26 50 6 6 0 2 0 3 0 1 1 4 0 15 1 1 0 .200 .1962016 AZL Angels-3 .000 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .500 Inland Empire .227 7 22 3 5 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 5 0 4 2 0 0 .273 .393 Salt Lake .129 8 31 6 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 8 4 0 0 .161 .243 LOS ANGELES-AL .147 14 34 2 5 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 3 0 6 0 0 2 .176 .237Minor Lg. Totals .276 611 2393 393 661 114 17 26 211 18 27 70 201 2 420 177 44 32 .371 .346ML Totals .261 456 985 150 257 37 11 4 82 14 4 31 80 6 195 77 13 16 .333 .335

1- Selected by Texas in the 10th round of the 2006 First-Year Plaer Draft2- Acquired by the Athletics along with RHP Josh Lindblom from Texas in exchange for OF Michael Choice and INF Chris Bostick 3- Signed by the Angels as a free agent on December 9, 20154- Signed by the Orioles as a minor league free agent on February 18, 2017 FIELDINGOF PCT G PO A E DP2009 1.000 9 11 1 0 12010 1.000 15 16 1 0 02011 .982 60 109 0 2 02012 1.000 116 190 7 0 22013 .990 102 183 7 2 12014 .994 87 153 8 1 22015 .949 25 35 2 2 12016 .967 13 28 1 1 0Totals .989 427 725 27 8 7

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2016● Made his Phillies debut, 4/4 at CIN (ND, 6.0 IP, 3 H, R,

0 ER, 6 SO)● Was the first starting pitcher to make his Phillies debut

on Opening Day since Roy Halladay in 2010● T-3rd in the NL in SHO (1), T-5th in GIDP (21), T-8th in

starts (32) and ranked 9th in BB/9.0 IP (2.14)● Posted a career-best 3.2 fWAR, the highest by a Phillies

right-hander since Halladay (8.3) in 2011● Set career highs in SO (154) and starts and tied his

career high in innings (189.0)● Walked only 13 of the 406 RHH he faced (3.2% BB rate)

and held RHH to a .261 OBP● Pitched at least 6.0 innings in 21 of his 32 starts (65%),

including in a career-best 9 straight starts, 6/10-7/25,which was tied for longest streak by a Phillies starter(Aaron Nola)

● Tossed his 2nd career SHO, 9/17 vs MIA● In his final 14 home starts, went 7-3, 2.53 ERA (26 ER,

92.1 IP) after going 0-1, 11.05 ERA (9 ER, 7.1 IP) in his first 2 home starts of the season

● The Phillies went 17-15 (.531) in his 32 starts

2015● Spent the entire season with ARI● In 6 starts vs the NL East, posted a 3.38 ERA

(14 ER, 37.1 IP)● Had a 5.04 ERA (53 ER, 94.2 IP) in 17 starts before the

All-Star break and a 3.86 ERA (22 ER, 51.1 IP) in 10 starts after

● Among NL pitchers, T-3rd in RBI (7) and finished 5th in AVG (.220)

● Posted a 1.88 ERA (5 ER, 24.0 IP) over 4 July starts● Was on the DL with a strained left hamstring, 8/19-9/10;

made 1 rehab start with Reno (AAA) on 9/6● Lost each of his last 4 starts of the season, 9/14-10/3

(4.76 ERA, 9 ER, 17.0 IP)

2014● Began the season on the 15-day DL following a minor

arthroscopic procedure to remove loose bodies from his right elbow (Dr. Koco Eaton)

● Was activated on 7/7● Went 1-1, 2.03 ERA (6 ER, 26.2 IP) in his first 5 starts

before going 0-4, 6.32 ERA (26 ER, 37.0 IP) in his final 8 starts

● Optioned to Montgomery (AA) on 7/12 before beingtransferred to Charlotte (AAA) on 7/16

● Recalled on 7/26● Made his 100th career ML start, 8/12 at TEX

2013● Received 5.74 runs of support per 9.0 IP, 5th-highest

in the AL● Posted a 5-1 record in June, tying TB’s franchise record

for wins in a calendar month● Went 8-1, 3.17 ERA (21 ER, 59.2 IP) over a 10-start

span, 6/2-7/26● Went 0-4, 9.15 ERA (21 ER, 20.2 IP) in 5 August starts

before being optioned to Charlotte on 8/27; wastransferred to Montgomery on 9/1, but did not pitch inany minor league games

● Recalled on 9/3 ● Started Game 4 of the ALDS vs BOS and threw just 1.0

inning, the shortest postseason start in Rays history; TBlost 3-1 and set a ML postseason record for mostpitchers used (9) in a 9.0-inning game

2012● Was named co-winner of the AL Gold Glove Award

(with Jake Peavy, CWS) one year after winning the 2011 AL Rookie of the Year, becoming just the 2ndpitcher in ML history to win both awards (other: LAD’sFernando Valenzuela; 1982 NL Rookie of the Year &1986 NL Gold Glove)

● At 25 years old, became the youngest AL pitcher to wina Gold Glove since 1989 (KC’s Bret Saberhagen – 25);also marked the first time two pitchers had ever tied for a Gold Glove Award

● Ranked 6th among all AL pitchers with a 3.10 ERA● Stranded 82.7% of his base runners, best in the majors● Received the 3rd-lowest run support in the AL at 3.86

runs per 9.0 IP (76 R, 177.0 IP)● Was on the DL, 6/15-29 (right shoulder inflammation)● Was on the losing end of Felix Hernandez’s perfect

game (23rd in ML history), 8/15 at SEA

2011● Won the AL Rookie of the Year Award (17 of 28 1st-place

votes); became just the 2nd starting pitcher to win theaward over the previous 32 seasons (other: DET’s JustinVerlander in 2006)

● Led all ML rookies in ERA (2.95), innings (189.0), CG (2),opponents’ AVG (.210), starts (29) and quality starts (20)and finished 2nd in wins (13)

● His 2.95 ERA ranked 8th among all AL pitchers and wasthe lowest by an AL rookie since 1990 (KC’s KevinAppier – 2.76)

● Held opponents to a .210 AVG, 3rd-best in MLB behind 2011 Cy Young winners Justin Verlander (.192)and Clayton Kershaw (.207); it was the lowest mark by a rookie since 1998 (CHI’s Kerry Wood – .196) and the lowest by an AL rookie since 1989 (KC’s Tom Gordon – .210)

JEREMY HELLICKSON

B-T: R-RHT: 6-1; WT: 203OPENING DAY AGE: 29BORN: April 8, 1987, Des Moines, IARESIDES: Des Moines, IA

ML SERVICE: 6 years, 45 daysHOW OBTAINED: Acquired from Arizona Diamondbacks for Sam

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● Stranded 82.0% of his base runners, 2nd-best among all ML pitchers

● Allowed 3 ER or less in 26 of his 29 starts (90%)● Threw his first career CG and SHO, 5/13 vs BAL● Was named AL Pitcher of the Month and AL Rookie of

the Month for May (5 GS, 4-1, 1.36 ERA, 5 ER, 33.0 IP) ● Started Game 4 of the ALDS vs TEX (L, 4-3)

2010 ● Shuttled between Durham (AAA) and TB all season ● Selected as the Minor League Player of the Year by

Baseball America and USA Today, Minor League Pitcher ofthe Year by The Sporting News and was named theInternational League’s Most Valuable Pitcher

● Named TB’s Minor League Pitcher of the Year for asecond straight year, the first to win the honor twice

● Selected as an IL postseason All-Star, Baseball America

Minor League All-Star and Topps Triple-A All-Star● Made his ML debut, 8/2 vs MIN (W, 7.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB,

6 SO); tied the club record for fewest hits allowed andmost innings by a starter in his ML debut

● Became the first ML pitcher since 1920 to pitch 6.0 ormore innings while allowing 3 hits or fewer in each ofhis first 3 ML appearances, 8/2-15 (3-0, 1.35 ERA, 3 ER,20.0 IP, .136 opponents’ AVG)

● Led the IL in ERA (2.45) ● Started for the U.S. Team in the Futures Game on 7/11

at Angel Stadium (W, 2.0 IP, 1 ER)

2009 ● Named TB’s Minor League Pitcher of the Year● Went 9-2, 2.45 ERA (31 ER, 114.0 IP) in 20 starts

combined between Montgomery and Durham● Started Game 1 in both rounds of the IL playoffs, with

Durham winning both games (1-0, 2.92 ERA, 4 ER, 12.1 IP, 18 SO)

● Struck out 12 batters in Game 1 of the first round, 9/9 vs Louisville

● Was also the starting pitcher for the Triple-A nationalchampionship on 9/22 vs Memphis in Oklahoma City;allowed just 2 hits over 5.0 scoreless innings to earnMVP honors

2008 ● Named Vero Beach (A) Pitcher of the Year despite a

late-June promotion to Montgomery● Overall, went 11-5, 2.96 ERA (50 ER, 152.0 IP) in 27

starts between both levels● Compiled a 16.60 SO/BB ratio (83 SO, 5 BB) for

Vero Beach● Led all TB minor leaguers in SO (162), while his 2.96 ERA

led all full-season TB minor leaguers● Named a Florida State League midseason All-Star

2007● Spent the entire season with Columbus (A)● Ranked 5th in ERA (2.67) and 7th in wins (13)● Held opponents to a .214 AVG● Went 9-1 over 12 starts after the All-Star break

2006 ● Was named Hudson Valley’s (A) Pitcher of the Year after

leading all TB minor leaguers with a 2.43 ERA● Was selected to the New York-Penn League All-Star team● Led the NYPL in SO (96) and ranked 9th in ERA (2.43)● Held opponents to a .193 AVG

2005● Began pro career with Princeton (R)

PERSONALJeremy Robert Hellickson… 2005 graduate of Hoover HighSchool (IA)… Was named a 2005 preseason First-Team All-American by Baseball America prior to his seniorseason… Was a four-year letterman and three-year starter in basketball as a shooting guard, earning all-conferencehonors as a sophomore, junior and senior… Was recruitedby the University of Iowa to play basketball and baseball,but committed to pitch at Louisiana State University beforebeing drafted… Won a gold medal with USA Baseball’s 16UNational Team at the World Youth Championships in Taiwanin 2004 (2-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 BB, 17 SO)… Supports thechildhood cancer charity Kids Living Brave with an annualoffseason pitching clinic in Iowa… Signed by: Tom Couston.

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JEREMY HELLICKSON’S CAREER STATISTICSYEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2005 Princeton 0-0 6.00 4 0 0 0 0 6.0 6 4 4 1 1 1 11 0 02006 Hudson Valley 4-3 2.43 15 14 0 0 0 77.2 55 24 21 3 6 16 *96 4 02007 Columbus 13-3 2.67 21 21 1 0 0 111.1 87 36 33 7 3 34 106 4 02008 Vero Beach 7-1 2.00 14 14 0 0 0 76.2 64 19 17 7 4 5 83 3 1

Montgomery 4-4 3.94 13 13 0 0 0 75.1 84 36 33 15 2 15 79 1 02009 Montgomery 3-1 2.38 11 11 0 0 0 56.2 41 16 15 4 4 14 62 1 0

Durham 6-1 2.51 9 9 0 0 0 57.1 31 19 16 4 4 15 70 2 02010 Durham 12-3 *2.45 21 21 0 0 0 117.2 103 35 32 5 7 35 123 0 0

TAMPA BAY 4-0 3.47 10 4 0 0 0 36.1 32 14 14 5 2 8 33 2 0Charlotte 0-0 21.60 1 0 0 0 0 1.2 4 4 4 0 0 2 4 0 0

2011 TAMPA BAY 13-10 2.95 29 29 2 1 0 189.0 146 64 62 21 4 72 117 8 12012 TAMPA BAY 10-11 3.10 31 31 0 0 0 177.0 163 68 61 25 4 59 124 5 02013 TAMPA BAY 12-10 5.17 32 31 0 0 0 174.0 185 103 100 24 4 50 135 7 22014 Charlotte 0-1 2.25 2 2 0 0 0 8.0 9 4 2 0 0 2 6 0 0

Durham - a 1-4 7.23 5 5 0 0 0 18.2 38 20 15 1 2 5 16 3 0Montgomery 0-0 1.50 1 1 0 0 0 6.0 5 1 1 0 0 0 11 0 0TAMPA BAY 1-5 4.52 13 13 0 0 0 63.2 71 35 32 8 2 21 54 8 0

2015 ARIZONA 9-12 4.62 27 27 0 0 0 146.0 151 79 75 22 6 43 121 5 0Reno - a 0-0 4.50 1 1 0 0 0 6.0 6 3 3 0 0 1 4 0 0

2016 PHILLIES 12-10 3.71 32 32 1 1 0 189.0 173 86 78 24 6 45 154 6 1

Minors Totals 50-21 2.85 118 112 1 0 0 619.0 533 221 196 47 33 145 671 18 1

AL Totals 40-36 3.78 115 108 2 1 0 640.0 597 284 269 83 16 210 463 30 3NL Totals 21-22 4.11 59 59 1 1 0 335.0 324 165 153 46 12 88 275 11 1

ML Totals 61-58 3.90 174 167 3 2 0 975.0 921 449 422 129 28 298 738 41 4

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HELLICKSON’S DIVISION SERIES STATISTICSYEAR CLUB, OPP W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2011 TB, TEX 0-1 6.75 1 1 0 0 0 4.0 4 3 3 3 0 1 1 0 02013 TB, BOS 0-0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DS Totals 0-1 5.40 2 2 0 0 0 5.0 5 3 3 3 0 1 1 0 0

HELLICKSON’S MAJOR LEAGUE HITTING TOTALSAVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB CS E

2016 .167 54 3 9 1 0 0 4 8 0 0 4 24 0 0 0

Career .188 101 6 19 1 0 0 11 12 1 2 6 41 0 0 5

HELLICKSON’S CAREER TRANSACTIONS● Selected by Tampa Bay Rays in 4th round of June 2005 draft● On disabled list with right shoulder inflammation, June 15-29, 2012● On disabled list following right elbow surgery, March 30-July 6, 2014; included rehab assignments to Charlotte,

June 7-11, and Durham, June 12-July 6● Traded to Arizona Diamondbacks for Andrew Velazquez (inf ) and Justin Williams (of ), November 14, 2014● On disabled list with strained left hamstring, August 19-September 10, 2015; included rehab assignment to Reno,

September 6-10● Traded to Philadelphia for Sam McWilliams (rhp), November 14, 2015

HELLICKSON’S CAREER FIELDINGPOSITION PCT G PO A E TC DPPitcher .972 174 64 108 5 177 8

HELLICKSON’S GAME HIGHSLOW-HIT CG: 3 – 9/17/16 vs MIA… SHUTOUTS: 2 – last: 9/17/16 vs MIA… STRIKEOUTS: 10 – 4/6/11 vs LAA… WALKS: 7 –6/8/12 at MIA… LONGEST OUTING: 9.0 inn. – 3 times, last: 9/17/16 vs MIA… WINNING STREAK: 6 games – 2 times, last: 6/19-7/26/13… LOSING STREAK: 6 games – 5/21-7/13/12… SCORELESS STREAK: 17.0 inn. – 5/7-18/11