2016 BALTIMORE ORIOLES
SUPPLEMENTAL BIOS
PLAYERS INCLUDED:
NO. 24 PEDRO ÁLVAREZ
NO. 1 MICHAEL BOURN
NO. 50 BRIAN DUENSING
NO. 41 TOMMY HUNTER
NO. 38 WADE MILEY
NO. 18 DREW STUBBS
24
PEDRO ÁLVAREZ
INF
Full Name: Pedro Manuel Álvarez
Born: February 6, 1987
2016 Opening Day Age: 29
Height: 6’3”
Weight: 235
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Birthplace: Santo Domingo, DR
Resides: Nashville, TN
Contract Status: Signed through 2016
Major League Service (entering 2016): 5.085
Acquired: Signed by the Orioles to a one-year contract on March 10, 2016.
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, four times, last: 9/24/13 at
CHC…TRIPLES: 1, six times, last: 6/11/14 vs. CHC…HR: 2, 10 times, last: 8/23/14 at MIL…RBI: 6, 6/17/12 at CLE…WALKS: 4, 5/3/15 at
STL…SB: 1, 14 times, last: 7/21/15 at KC…HITTING STREAK: 12 games, 6/16-29/13…WALK-OFF HOME RUNS: 1, 8/7/10 vs. COL off
Huston Street…GRAND SLAMS: 2, last: 6/30/12 at STL off Lance Lynn…INSIDE-THE-PARK HOME RUNS: 1, 9/13/13 vs. CHC off Jake
Arrieta.
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2015 HIGHLIGHTS
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 seasonhigh 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 AllStar 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 6/2023…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 AAdvanced 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 11game 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 14for-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.
MICHAEL BOURN
Full Name: Michael Ray Bourn
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
M.L. Service: 9.028
Height: 5-11
Weight: 190
Born: 12/27/82 in Houston, TX
Acquired: Acquired by the Braves from the Cleveland Indians along with
INF/OF Nick Swisher and cash considerations in exchange for INF Chris
Johnson on August 7, 2015.
Contract Status: Signed through 2016.
OUTFIELDER
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BOURN
Bourn’s Complete Record
Year
2003
2004
2005
2006
Club
AVG
G AB R
H 2B
Batavia
.280 35 125 12 35
0
Lakewood
.317 109 413 92 131 20
Reading
.268 135 544 80 146 18
Reading
.274 80 318 62 87
5
Scranton
.283 38 152 34 43
5
Philadelphia .125 17
8
2
1
0
2007 Philadelphia .277 105 119 29 33
3
2008 Houston
.229 138 467 57 107 10
2009 Houston
.285 157 606 97 173 27
2010 Houston
.265 141 535 84 142 25
2011 Houston
.303 105 429 64 130 26
Atlanta
.278 53 227 30 63
8
2012 Atlanta
.274 155 624 96 171 26
2013 Cleveland
.263 130 525 75 138 21
Columbus#
.143
2
7
0
1
0
2014 Cleveland
.257 106 444 57 114 17
Columbus#
.150
5
20
1
3
1
Akron#
.087
6
23
0
2
0
2015 Cleveland
.246 95 289 29 71 12
Atlanta
.221 46 136 10 30
3
Minor Totals
.280 410 1602 281 448 49
Atlanta Totals
267 254 987 136 264 37
Major Totals
.2661248 4409 630 1173 178
3B
1
14
8
6
7
0
3
4
12
6
7
3
10
6
0
10
0
0
1
1
36
14
63
HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS OBP
0
4 2 0 3 23 28 23-5 .404
5 53 6 4 2 85 88 57-6 .433
6 44 4 0 3 63 123 38-12 .348
4 26 4 1 2 36 67 30-4 .350
1 15 0 1 1 20 33 15-1 .368
0
0 2 0 0
1
3
1-2 .222
1
6 1 0 0 13 21 18-1 .348
5 29 7 1 2 37 111 41-10 .288
3 35 5 2 2 63 140 61-12 .354
2 38 6 2 3 59 109 52-12 .341
1 32 2 1 3 38 90 39-7 .363
1 18 3 3 1 15 50 22-7 .321
9 57 2 4 3 70 155 42-13 .348
6 50 5 3 2 40 132 23-12 316
0
0 0 0 0
1
3
1-0 .250
3 28 3 2 3 35 114 10-6 .314
0
2 0 0 0
0
3
0-0 .150
0
0 0 0 0
2 10
1-0 .160
0 19 7 1 0 29 76 13-5 313
0 11 1 2 0 17 31
4-2 303
16 144 16 6 11 230 355 165-28 .373
10 86 6 9 4 102 236 68-22 .336
31 323 44 21 19 417 1032 326-89 .331
SLG
.296
.470
.364
.365
.428
.125
.378
.300
.384
.346
.403
.352
.391
.360
.143
.360
.200
.--.294
.257
.385
.364
.356
E
2
5
1
4
1
0
0
5
3
3
2
1
2
3
0
2
0
0
0
1
13
4
22
Bold indicates led league. #Indicates injury rehab assignment.
Bourn’s Division Series Record
Year Club, Opp.
AVG
2007 PHI vs. COL .000
G
2
AB
1
R
0
H
0
2B 3B
0
0
HR
0
RBI SH SF HP
0 0
0
0
BB
0
SO SB CS
0
0 0
E
0
BB
0
0
0
SO SB CS
2
0 0
2
0 0
4
0 0
E
0
0
0
BB
0
0
SO SB CS
0
0 0
1
0 0
E
0
0
Bourn’s Wild Card Record
Year Club, Opp.
2012 STL vs. ATL
2013 CLE vs. TB
D.S. Totals
AVG
.200
.000
.111
G
1
1
2
AB
5
4
9
R
0
0
0
H
1
0
1
2B 3B
0
0
0
0
0
0
HR
0
0
0
RBI SH SF HP
1 0
0
0
0 0
0
0
1 0
0
0
Bourn’s All-Star Game Record
Year Club, Site
2010 N.L., LAA
2012 N.L., KC
AVG
.000
.000
G
1
1
AB
1
1
R
0
0
H
0
0
2B 3B
0
0
0
0
78
HR
0
0
RBI SH SF HP
0 0
0
0
0 0
0
0
Bourn’s Major League Fielding Record
Year
2006
PCT
1.000
--1.000
1.000
1.000
.984
.992
.992
.992
.995
.989
.992
.996
1.000
1.000
.992
1.000
1.000
G
14
1
79
12
6
130
154
138
156
153
128
105
106
29
3
1082
109
23
PO
8
0
52
16
8
291
371
359
367
383
272
235
236
35
2
2530
87
18
A
0
0
0
0
0
9
11
8
6
3
6
5
4
3
0
52
3
0
E
0
0
0
0
0
5
3
3
3
2
3
2
1
0
0
22
0
0
TC
8
0
52
16
8
305
385
370
376
388
281
242
241
38
2
2604
90
18
DP
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
2
0
2
1
2
1
0
11
1
0
Bourn’s Career Recap
• Returned to the Braves at the 2015 trade deadline for his
second stint with the organization. Was acquired from the
Cleveland Indians as part of a three-player trade and cash
considerations on July 31, 2015.
• Atlanta is his fourth Major League team after Philadelphia
(2006-07), Houston (2008-11) and Cleveland (2013-2015).
• Is a two-time National League Gold Glove winner; 2009 and 2010.
• Owns a .992 career fielding percentage. Has committed just
22 errors in 2,712 total chances.
• Since 2008, leads all Major Leaguers with 307 stolen bases,
ranks second with 238 infield hits and is third with 70 bunt
hits. In that same time span, he ranks tied for 12th in the
Majors with 874 singles.
Bourn to Run
Since the start of the 2008 season, Michael Bourn leads all Major Leaguers
with 307 stolen bases.
On July 28, 2015, Bourn recorded his
fifth career three-steal game. Since the
beginning of the 2009 season, Bourn’s
five games of three stolen bases or
more ranks tied for fourth among Major
League base stealers.
Bourn’s 2015 Season Recap
• Split his 10th Major League season between the Cleveland Indians and Atlanta Braves, playing in a total of
141 games, while batting .238 (101-for-425) with 15 doubles, two triples, 17 stolen bases and 39 runs scored.
• Opened his third season with the Indians and batted .246 (71-for-289) with 12 doubles and 29 runs
before joining Atlanta on August 7 in a three-player trade.
• His batting average had an up-and-down pattern, as he batted .200 (16-for-80) in April, .301 (22-for-73)
in May, .177 (11-for-62) in June, .300 (18-for-60) in July, .156 (10-for-64) in August, and .279 (24-for-86)
in September/October.
• Appeared in 138 games defensively, including 115 starts: centerfield (97), left field (16) and right field (2).
• Committed his first error of the season on 9/6 at WSH, snapping his streak of 141 consecutive games
(333 total chances among those 141 games) without making an error.
• Went 4-for-11 (.364) with nine RBI with the bases loaded.
• Collected a career-high tying four hits (ninth time) on 9/9 at PHI.
• Matched his career high with a three-steal game (fifth time) on 7/28 vs. KC.
• Wrapped up the season batting .333 (15-for-45) with six walks, seven runs scored and a .412 on-base
percentage over his final 13 games.
Bourn’s Career Highlights
2014: Spent his second year in Cleveland and following two stints on the Disabled List with left hamstring
issues returned to play an important role in Cleveland’s August/ September postseason push...Was tied for
the American League in triples with 10, becoming the first Indians batter to share or lead the A.L. in threebaggers since Kenny Lofton in 1995 and just the second since 1987...Started season on the 15-day DL after
injuring his 2013 surgically repaired left hamstring on March 16 in a spring training game at San Francisco...
On the disabled list from 3/21-4/14, missing the first 13 games of the season...Missed 34 games from 7/68/14 with left hamstring strain suffered on 7/5 vs. KC...Appeared in 11 games between Triple-A Columbus
and Double-A Akron over his April and August DL stints...Upon returning from his second DL stint on 8/15 he
hit .239 (38-for-159) with eight doubles, three triples, seven RBI and 20 runs scored in 40 games to end the
season...On the year he made 104 starts in center field (105 games)...Posted a pair of two-triple games, 6/25
at ARI and 8/28 at CWS becoming one of seven Indians batters since 1914 to log multiple triple games and
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Position
Right Field
Left Field
2007
Left Field
Center Field
Right Field
2008
Center Field
2009
Center Field
2010
Center Field
2011
Center Field
2012
Center Field
2013
Center Field
2014
Center Field
2015
Center Field
Left Field
Right Field
Center Field Totals
Left Field Totals
Right Field Totals
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the second since 1942 (Kenny Lofton had three such games in 1995)...Connected on his first career walk-off
home run on 6/1 vs. COL, a two-run ninth inning shot off Adam Ottavino that broke a 4-4 tie...Hit his eighth
career lead-off home run on 5/18 vs. OAK and collected his 1000th career Major League hit on 5/28 at CWS
off Hector Noesi...Scored 20 runs in 26 June games, tied for the most in the American League for the month.
2013: The two-time NL All-Star (2010, 2012) and a two-time Rawlings Gold Glove Award winner (2009,
2010) was signed by Cleveland in spring training and spent his first season in the American League...Steals
decreased from 42 to 23 as did his total steal attempts (55 to 35)...Recorded a season-high three steals on 8/3
at MIA...Finished tied for sixth in the American League in triples (6), 15th in steals (23) and was second with 12
caught stealings...Collected 31 RBI in 61 second half games (tied for second on the team after the break) and
hit his first career grand slam on 7/24 at S A off Hector Noesi, which also equaled his single-game career high
for RBI (4)....Was on 15-day disabled list (second career time, first since 2007) with a cut right index finger from
4/15-5/9...Was injured sliding into first base when he was stepped on by CWS pitcher Matt Thornton on 4/14...
Appeared in two rehab games for Triple-A Columbus, 5/ 7-8...Was 15th in the AL in OPS .975 at the time of his
injury...Was the toughest player in the AL to double up in 2013, hitting into just two double plays in 525 at bats
(1:262.5)...Also ranked tied for 8th with 19 bunts put into play...Underwent minor surgery on his left hamstring
(distal hamstring debridement) on 10/15 in Dallas, Texas (Dr. Dan Cooper)...Originally suffered the injury on
a second base steal attempt in the ninth inning of the final game of the regular season on 9/29 (played in AL
Wild Card Game three days later vs. TB).
2013 PO T EA O : Started in centerfield and went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in the Indians’ 4-0 Wild
Card game loss to TB.
2012: Spent his first full season in Atlanta, setting career-highs in home runs (9), RBI (57) and walks (70)
as he finished second to verth Cabrera in steals with his fifth straight 40-steal season... Made his second
career postseason appearance with the Braves (Wild Card)...Ranked T13th in the NL with 171 hits...Led all
NL outfielders in putouts (383)...Was fourth in the Majors in steals and T7th in MLB with 17 games of 3 hits
and had 43 total multi-hit games...Finished 18th in NL M P voting (6 pts)...First career two-home run game
on 5/22 at CIN...Started 151 of 162 games...Had his career-best 14-game hitting streak (23-for-59, .390)
snapped on 6/ 16...Was added to the NL All-Star team (third career appearances) on 7/7 in place of Ian
Desmond (W SH)...W as T8th in the NL in walks, second in plate appearances (703), T5th in triples (10)....
Missed six games, 9/ 23-29, with an injured left thumb and went just 9-for-51 (.176) over his last 15 games
(9/10) to see his season average dip from .283 to .274 that contributed to his .225 (60-for-267, .325 OBP)
in the second half...In the first half he hit .311 (111-for-357) with a .366 OBP in 85 games (9th best in NL).
2012 PO T EA O : Made his first career postseason start (in centerfield) and collected his first career
postseason base hit with a single to centerfield in the third inning...Finished the Braves’ 6-3 loss to the
Cardinals 1-for-5 with one RBI.
2011: Split his sixth Major League season between the Houston Astros and Braves, combining for a .294
(193-for-656) batting average with 34 doubles, 10 triples, 61 stolen bases and a .349 on-base percentage in
158 games...Joined the Braves from Houston on 7/31 in a trade that sent OF Jordan Schafer, RHP Juan Abreu,
RHP Paul Clemens and LHP Brett Oberholtzer to the Astros...Made his Braves debut on 8/1 at WSH (1-for-4)...
At the time of the trade, led the majors with 39 stolen bases and the National League with 28 infield hits, while
his .303 batting average ranked 13th in the NL...Led all Major Leaguers in stolen bases with 61...Finished third
in the National League in hits (193) and second in infield hits (38) and bunt hits (12)...Since his first game with
the Braves on 8/1, he led the Club in hits (60) and stolen bases (22) and started each of the team’s 53 games
in centerfield...Drove in a career-high 50 RBI and matched his career high with 61 stolen bases...Posted a
career-best 13-game hitting streak, 7/15-28, in which he batted .424 (25-for-59) with four doubles, five RBI,
four stolen bases and a .469 OBP...Matched his career high with four hits 9/9 at STL...In 105 games with
Houston, hit .303 with 26 doubles, seven triples, one home run, 32 RBI and 39 stolen bases (in 46 attempts).
2010: The 2010 National League All-Star hit .265 (142-for-535) with 25 doubles, six triples, two homers, 38
RBI and 52 stolen bases in 141 games during his third season with Houston...Set a career-high in RBI, besting
his previous high of 35, accomplished in 2009...Missed the final 13 games of the 2010 season from 9/1910/3 with a strained right oblique...Led the National League in stolen bases (52) for the second consecutive
season, and became the first player in Astros franchise history to lead the NL in stolen bases in back-toback seasons...Trailed only Juan Pierre’s 68 stolen bases for the MLB lead...Recorded 25 doubles for the
second straight season...Received the 2010 Fielding Bible Award as the Best Center Fielder in Major League
Baseball, as voted on by a panel of 10 analysts, including John Dewan, Peter Gammons and Bill James...Had
an NL-best 38 infield hits during the season, including 20 in the first half ...His 10 bunt hits ranked fourth in the
NL...Defensively, was tied for ninth among NL outfielders with eight outfield assists...Reached base safely via
hit or walk in 27 straight games with a plate appearance from 8/21 through the end of the season (.421 OBP)...
Was the longest streak by an Astro since Lance Berkman went 28 straight games from 4/9-5/10/2007...Hit
.356 (36-for-101) with 11 RBI and 13 stolen bases in his final 26 games of the season with an at-bat after
8/22...Reached base safely via hit or walk in 112 of his 138 overall games with an at-bat (81.2 )...Appeared
in the 2010 All-Star Game and went 0-for-1 in one plate appearance...Was his first career appearance on a
MLB All-Star roster...Was the first Astros center fielder to make the ASG since Carlos Beltran in 2004...Was
the 13th Astros outfielder in franchise history to make the All-Star Team...Hit .255 (82-for-321) with 20 RBI
and 28 stolen bases in the first-half to earn All-Star honors...On 6/28 at MIL, went 4-for-6 with one homer, two
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doubles and a stolen base...Tied his career-high in hits in a single game for the third time and for the first time
since 5/14/2009 at COL...Was ejected on 5/8 vs. SD by first base umpire Alfonso Marquez for arguing a play
at first base...Was Houston’s first ejection of 2010 and the second of Bourn’s career, also ejected on 8/1/2009
at STL by second base umpire Bill Hohn...Made his third consecutive Opening Day start for Houston in center
field (2008-10)...Was the first player to start three consecutive Opening Days at the position since Steve Finley
did so in four seasons from 1991-94.
2009: Named the 2009 Astros Team M P by the Houston Chapter of the BBWAA after hitting .285 (173for-606) with a .354 on-base percentage in 157 games...Also named a Rawlings Gold Glove outfielder...Set
career highs in nearly every offensive statistical category, including games, at-bats (606), runs (97), hits (173),
doubles (27), triples (12), RBI (35), walks (63), stolen bases (61), batting average, on-base percentage and
slugging percentage (.384)...Led the NL with 61 stolen bases, becoming just the second player in franchise
history to lead the league in steals (also, Biggio, 39, in 1994)...In addition to leading the league in stolen bases,
Bourn ranked highly in the NL in several speed-related categories, including infield hits (1st, 43), bunt hits (1st,
17) and triples (T-2nd, 12)...He was also the hardest player to double up in the NL, as he grounded into just one
double play in 606 at-bats...Improved his on-base percentage to .354 on the season, .066 points higher than
his OBP in 2008 (.288)...This ranked as the most improved OBP from 2008 to 2009 in the Majors (courtesy
Elias Sports Bureau)...Led the club and ranked fourth in the NL with a .353 (36-for-102) batting average with
runners in scoring position...Started 122 games as Houston’s leadoff hitter...Began the season hitting primarily
second (20 games) and eighth (eight games) before moving into the leadoff spot full time on 5/21...Posted a
then career-long 11-game hitting streak from 8/21-9/1...Recorded multi-steal games in consecutive contests
8/11-12 at FLA...Became the first Astros player to do so since James Mouton stole two bases in back-to-back
games from 6/10-11/1995...Reached base safely via hit or walk in a career-long 25 consecutive games from
8/2-9/1... jected from a game for the first time in his career on 8/1 at STL after disputing an out call on a
stolen base attempt of second (by second base umpire Bill Hohn)...On 7/11 vs. WSH recorded his first career
three-steal game...Recorded two outfield assists on 7/10 vs. WSH, becoming the third Astros center fielder
since 2000 to record two assists in a single game...Finished his campaign with a 71-game and a 284 at-bat
homerless streak...Became the longest such streak by an Astros player since Orlando Palmeiro played in 229
games (331 at-bats) without hitting a homer from 7/10/2005 through the 2007 season...Matched his career
high by recording four hits on 5/14 at COL...Hit three singles, one double and recorded two steals, including a
steal of home...Started his second straight Opening Day as the Astros center fielder on 4/6 vs. CHI.
2008: Hit .229 (107-for-467) with 41 stolen bases in 138 games with Houston...Recorded 18 consecutive
successful steal attempts to begin 2008, and 21 dating back to 7/26/2007...His streak of 18 consecutive is the
second-longest in club history (28, Carlos Beltran, 2004)...Did not start in 10 consecutive games from 7/27 to
8/6 due to a right ankle sprain...Homered on 5/3 as part of back-to-back homers with Brandon Backe, marking
the first time since 7/14/1983, that a pitcher was involved in a back-to-back home run combination (Doran,
Knepper)...Became just the third player in MLB history to steal 13 bases without being caught before the end
of April...Went 1-for-3 with two steals on Opening Day on 3/31 at SD...Marked the franchise’s second two-steal
game on Opening Day (Bill Doran, April 8, 1986 vs. SF)...Following the season, played for the Aguilas Cibaenas
of the Dominican Winter League and hit .314 (32-for-102) with 11 RBI in 25 games.
2007: In his first full season in the big leagues, hit .277 (33-for-119) with one home run, three triples and
six RBI for Philadelphia Appeared at all three outfield positions (LF-79, CF-12, RF-6), playing the majority
of his games in left field...Stole 18 bases in 19 attempts, including his first 15 without being caught...Made
his first career start on 5/23 at FLA (LF), in his 53rd career game Slugged his first Major League home run
on 7/15 vs. STL (Andy Cavazos) Placed on the 15-day disabled list on July 31 with a sprained left ankle.
2007 PO T EA O : Appeared in two games during the 2007 NLDS vs. COL...Pinch-ran in Game 1...In
Game 2, grounded out as a pinch-hitter.
2006: Won the Paul Owens Award as the best position player in the Phillies minor league system...Led all
Phillies minor leaguers in stolen bases (45) and triples (13)...Began the season with Double-A Reading and finished
fifth in the astern League in stolen bases (30) and stolen base percentage (88 )...Named to the L All-Star team
for the second consecutive season...Promoted to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (AAA) on 7/4...Recalled on 7/30
and made his Major League debut that night vs. FLA (0-for-1) before being optioned back the next day...Recalled
for a second time on 8/22 and optioned back that same day...Selected for the USA Olympic qualifying team...
Hit .250 (6-for-24) with a double, two homers and four RBI in nine games...Slugged two HR in Team USA’s 8-5
Gold Medal-winning decision over Cuba...Recalled for the third and final time on 9/7...Recorded his first ML stolen
base on 9/19 vs CHI...Collected his first ML hit, a bunt single, on 9/27 at WSH...Named to the L Baseball Writers
Association All-Star team.
CAREER
OR LEAG E
G L G T 2003 2005 : In 2005 named to astern League midseason
All-Star team and led all L outfielders with a .997 fielding percentage (1 /332 TC), 21 assists and nine double
plays In 2004, set Single-A Lakewood franchise records in triples (14) and a South Atlantic League-leading OBP
(.433) Led entire Phillies organization in stolen bases (57).
A ATE R: Played three years of collegiate baseball at the University of Houston...In his final year at UH,
batted .330 with 23 steals despite missing four weeks with a broken hamate bone in his right wrist...As an amateur
player at Houston, Bourn played at Minute Maid Park in the Houston College Classic baseball tournament held
each season from 2001-03
PER O AL: Is a 2000 graduate of Nimitz High School in Houston, T ...Was a baseball and basketball
letterman and an academic scholar for the Cougars...Was drafted by the Houston Astros out of high school
in 2000, but he did not sign...Grew up playing Little League baseball with Los Angeles Dodgers’ outfielder
Carl Crawford in Humble, T ...The two played on the Mt. ion Angels, a team coached by Michael’s father,
Ray Bourn...Michael resides in Houston, Texas, with Nikita and their son Bryson and daughter Blair...Signed
by Dave Owen (Phillies).
Bourn’s Career Transactions
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Selected by the Houston Astros in the 19th round of the 2000 First- ear Player Draft; did not sign.
Selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the fourth round of the 2003 First- ear Player Draft.
On Philadelphia disabled list (sprained left ankle) from July 31 to September 10, 2007;
Acquired by the Houston Astros along with pitcher Geoff Geary and infielder Mike Costanzo from the
Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for pitcher Brad Lidge and infielder ric Bruntlett on November 7, 2007.
Served a one-game suspension mandated by Major League Baseball May 23, 2010.
Acquired by the Braves from the Houston Astros in exchange for outfielder Jordan Schafer, pitcher
Juan Abreu, pitcher Paul Clemens and pitcher Brett Oberholtzer on July 31, 2011.
Signed a one-year contract through the 2012 season with the Atlanta Braves on January 17, 2012.
Signed a four-year contract through the 2016 season with the Cleveland Indians on February 20, 2013.
On Cleveland disabled list April 17 (right hand laceration) April 17 through May 10, 2013; included
an injury rehabilitation assignment to Columbus.
On Cleveland paternity leave list June 30 through July 3, 2013.
Underwent successful surgery on his left hamstring (distal hamstring debridement) on October 15,
2013 in Dallas, T , performed by Dr. Dan Cooper.
On Cleveland disabled list (recovering from left hamstring surgery) March 30 through April 15, 2014;
included an injury rehabilitation assignment to Columbus.
On Cleveland disabled list (strained left hamstring) July 6 through August 15; included an injury
rehabilitation assignment to Akron.
Served a one-game suspension mandated by Major League Baseball July 2, 2015.
Acquired by the Braves along with INF/OF Nick Swisher and cash considerations from the Cleveland
Indians in exchange for INF Chris Johnson on August 7, 2015.
Bourn’s Season and Career Highs
2015 eason
ost R ns: 2, six times, last: 9/22 at N M
ost its: 4, twice times, last: 9/9 at PHI
ost 2 s: 1, 15 times, last: 10/4 vs. STL
ost 3 s: 1, two times, last: 9/9 at PHI
ost Rs: None
ost R : 3, 7/3 at PIT
ost al s: 2, seven times, last: 9/27 at MIA
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s: 3, 7/28 vs. KC
Longest itting trea : 10 games, 9/20-10/1
Career
ost R ns: 4, 4/12/11 vs. CHI
its: 4, nine times, last: 9/9/15 at PHI
ost 2 s: 2, 12 times, last: 5/20/14 vs. D T
ost 3 s: 2, twice, last: 8/28/14 at CWS
ost Rs: 2, 5/22/12 at CIN
ost R : 4, three times, last: 7/24/13 at S A
ost al s: 3, four times, last: 8/10/12 at N M
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s: 3, five times, last: 7/28/15 at KC
Longest itting trea : 14 games, 5/29-6/15/12
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6 years, 104 days
2016
Signed as a minor league free agent, Feb. 18, 2016
2015 SEASON
• Made 55 relief appearances with Minnesota, despite spending 15 days on the disabled list (April 17-May 2) with a
right intercostal strain.
• Allowed just one home run in first 43 appearances (33.2 IP), a two-run shot to Miguel Cabrera on May 14 at Detroit.
• Between June 15-August 31, ranked second in opponents’ batting average (.169) and eighth in ERA (1.71) among
A.L. relievers that worked at least 25.0 innings in that span.
• Posted an 11-game scoreless streak between June 13 and July 25, which spanned 13.2 innings...it was the second-longest
shutout streak of his career.
• Earned his second career save on April 10 at the Chicago White Sox, tossing the final 1.1 frames.
• Made his 300th Major League appearance on April 9 at Detroit, tossing 1.0 inning.
AWARDS/HONORS
2014
2013
Carl R. Pohlad Award for Community Service
First MLB save: May 28 @ Milwaukee
2009
2008
First MLB win: August 22 @ Kansas City
USA Olympic Baseball Team Bronze Medalist
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• Spent six seasons with the Minnesota Twins before signing a minor league contract on February 18, 2016.
• Enters the year 23-24 with a 4.57 ERA in 61 career starts and is 18-13 with a 3.63 ERA in 293 relief appearances.
• Has a career 2.87 ERA (25 ER in 78.1 IP) in the month of April...since making his debut in 2009, his April ERA ranks
ninth among A.L. pitchers that have worked at least 75.0 innings in the month.
• Among left-handed relievers, he’s made the third-most appearances (245) in the American League since 2012, trailing
only former teammate, Glen Perkins (254) and Jake McGee (252).
• Missed the Twins’ first two games in 2014 to witness the birth of his second child: Boston Matthew on March 31...
still appeared in 62 games, the second-highest total of his career...did not allow a run in 49 of his 62 appearances.
• In 2014, posted the sixth-best ERA in the A.L., 2.52 (10 ER in 35.2 IP) among left-handed relievers before the All-Star
break (minimum 30.0 IP).
• Awarded the Carl R. Pohlad Community Service Award in 2014, which was voted on by the Twin Cities Chapter of
the BBWAA.
• In 2013, appeared in a career-high 73 games, which tied for seventh-most in the A.L. and tops among left-handers.
• Earned first career save on May 28, 2013 at Milwaukee, pitching a scoreless 14th inning in a 6-5 victory.
• Won both games of a split doubleheader vs. the Chicago White Sox on August 9, 2013...became the first MLB pitcher
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to earn two wins in one day since then-Yankees’ hurler Luis Vizcaino on July 21, 2007...also the first pitcher in Twins/
Senators’ franchise history to do it since Walter Johnson on September 23, 1923 vs. St. Louis.
Did not allow a home run in his first 35 appearances in 2013...homerless streak dated back to August 30, 2012 for a
span of 47-straight appearances (48.1 IP)...broken with a Derek Dietrich solo shot on June 25 at Marlins Park.
In 2012, spent time in the starting rotation as well as the bullpen...went 2-4 with a 3.47 (22 ER in 57.0 IP) in 44 relief
appearances and 2-8 with a 6.92 ERA (40 ER in 52.0 IP) in 11 starts.
Earned a 5-1 victory on July 29, 2012 vs. Cleveland, going 6.0 innings and allowing one run on five hits...it marked
his first win as a starting pitcher in nearly a year (August 28, 2011).
In 2011, led the Twins in losses (14), but ranked second in innings, starts and strikeouts.
Set a career high with nine strikeouts in 6.2 innings at Cleveland, August 13, 2011, but suffered a 3-1 setback.
Opened 2011 going 2-1 with a 2.91 ERA in April (11 ER in 34.0 IP) in his first five starts, before going 0-4 with a
8.76 ERA (24 ER in 24.2 IP) in his next five starts.
Tossed second career shutout, allowing six hits and four walks with seven strikeouts, July 4, 2011 vs. Tampa Bay.
Began the 2010 season in the bullpen, going 3-1 with a 1.67 ERA (8 ER in 43.0 IP) in his first 39 appearances...moved
to the starting rotation on July 23, where he went 7-2 with a 3.05 ERA in 13 starts.
2016 KANSAS CITY ROYALS
Brian Duensing (Cont.)
• In his 2010 relief appearances, first batters he faced went 1-for-36 (.028) against him.
• Blanked Oakland, 2-0, on August 14, 2010 for his first career shutout...allowed just three hits and two walks, becoming
the third Twins’ lefty to record a complete game shutout since since 2002, joining Eric Milton and Johan Santana.
• Made his Major League debut on April 10, 2009, pitching 3.0 innings of relief at U.S. Cellular Field...first MLB start
also came at U.S. Cellular Field, on July 29...worked the first 5.0 frames, taking a no-decision, in a 3-2 Twins’ victory.
• Earned first win at Kansas City on August 22, 2009, in an 8-7 triumph, allowing two runs on six hits over 5.0 innings.
• From August 22 to the end of the 2009 regular season, went 5-1 with a 2.59 ERA (14 ER in 48.2 IP), spanning eight
starts and nine appearances...his .833 winning percentage in that time ranked fourth in the A.L.
• Started Game #1 of the 2009 ALDS at Yankee Stadium, suffering a 7-2 loss...became just the third rookie in Twins’ history
to start a postseason game and first since Boof Bonser (Game #2 of the 2006 ALDS vs. Oakland).
• Ranked the No. 16 prospect in the Twins’ organization by Baseball America entering the 2009 season, while he was named
the eighth-best prospect in 2008.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
• Full name is Brian Matthew Duensing...resides in Omaha, Neb., during the offseason with wife, Lisa, daughters,
McKenna and Preslynn, and son, Boston.
• A 2001 graduate of Millard South High School in Omaha, Neb.
• Attended University of Nebraska, where he was a College Baseball honorable mention All-American, Big 12 All-Freshman
team selection and NCAA Lincoln Regional All-Tournament team selection in 2002...went 17-2 with a 3.67 ERA (75
ER in 184.0 IP) with 136 strikeouts in 45 games (26 starts) for the Cornhuskers.
• Pitched for Team USA in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China...helped the team win the Bronze Medal, going
1-0 with a 1.17 ERA (1 ER in 7.2 IP) in four Olympic appearances.
• An active supporter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma society...is also involved in Cheerful Givers, an association that
supports helping children in need and providing gifts to disadvantaged kids.
DUENSING’S CAREER STATISTICS
Year
Club
2005Elizabethon
2006Beloit
Fort Myers
New Britain
2007New Britain
Rochester
2008Rochester
2009Rochester
MINNESOTA
2010MINNESOTA
2011MINNESOTA
2012MINNESOTA
2013MINNESOTA
2014MINNESOTA
2015MINNESOTA
Minor League Totals
Major League Totals
W-L ERA
G GS CGSHO SV
IP
H
R
ER HR HB BB
SO WP BK AVG
4-32.32129000 50.1 49191340165560
.249
2-32.9411
11000 70.1 68262331145510
.257
2-54.24 77000 40.1 47251940 83310
.296
1-23.65109000 49.1 51292061183000
.277
4-12.66 99000 50.2 47191521 73800
.240
11-53.2419193 1 0116.2 11554 4213 530 86 1 0.261
5-11
4.2825240 0 0138.2 15075 6616 534 77 4 0.278
4-64.6613
13000 75.1 87403922194420
.298
5-23.64249000 84.0 84373473315310
.262
10-32.6253131 1 0130.2 12242 3811 335 78 1 0.247
9-14
5.2332
28110161.2193
10294
21152
11530
.299
4-12
5.1255110 0 0109.0 12671 6210 227 69 5 0.288
6-23.98730001 61.0 68282742225660
.283
3-33.31620000 54.1 52202061203320
.254
4-14.25550001 48.2 46242354212430
.254
33-363.61106101 3 1 0 591.2 614287 237 50 15146 418 15 0 .270
41-374.13354 61 2 2 2 649.1 691324 298 64 16208 428 21 0 .274
CAREER TRANSACTIONS
2005
2014
2015
2016
Selected by the Minnesota Twins in the third round of the First-Year Player Draft...signed by Mark Wilson
Placed on the Paternity Leave List, March 31...reinstated April 3
Placed on the 15-day D.L. (right intercostal strain), April 17...reinstated May 2
Signed by the Kansas City Royals as a minor league free agent, February 16
CAREER BATTING/FIELDING
Position
Pitcher
Pct. G PO
A E TCDP
.966
354351065
1467
AVG AB H HRRBI
MLB Totals .0007000
2016 KANSAS CITY ROYALS
167
Brian Duensing (Cont.)
DUENSING’S POSTSEASON STATISTICS
Year
Series
Club vs. Opp W-L
ERA
G
GS CG SHO
SV
IP
H
R
ER HR HB BB SO
2009ALDSMIN vs. NYY0-19.641 10 004.275 5 1 013
2010ALDSMIN vs. NYY0-1
13.501 10 003.175 5 1 011
Postseason Totals
0-2
11.252 20 008.014
1010 2 024
SINGLE GAME BESTS
STRIKEOUTS (STARTER)
9
August 13, 2011 @ CLE
8
August 28 vs. TEX
7 (6x) Last: August 20, 2012 @ OAK
STRIKEOUTS (RELIEVER)
5
August 7, 2009 @ DET
4
August 23, 2013 @ CLE
3 (8x) Last: August 29, 2015 vs. HOU
INNINGS PITCHED (STARTER)
9.0
August 14, 2010 vs. OAK (CG)
July 4, 2011 vs. TB (CG)
WINNING STREAK
6
May 25-September 3, 2013
5
May 29-August 20, 2010
INNINGS PITCHED (RELIEVER)
4.2
August 7, 2009 @ DET
4.0 July 18, 2010 vs. CWS
July 23, 2012 @ CWS
COMPLETE GAMES
August 14, 2010 vs. Oakland
July 4, 2011 vs. Tampa Bay
SHUTOUTS
August 14, 2010 vs. Oakland
July 4, 2011 vs. Tampa Bay
ROYALS’ LAST TRADE BY CLUB
Trades Team
Last Trade
Players Acquired
10
Angels 05-07-15
Drew Butera
6
Astros
07-31-13
Justin Maxwell
11
Athletics
07-28-15
Ben Zobrist
9
Blue Jays
10-30-14
Santiago Nessy
13
Braves
08-31-15
Jonny Gomes
11
Brewers
12-05-13
Nori Aoki
6
Cardinals
12-01-15
Tony Cruz
5
Cubs
11-26-13
Cash
3
Diamondbacks
06-01-11
Andrea Pizziconi
6
Dodgers
11-26-14
Ryan Jackson
9
Giants
11-07-11
Jonathan Sanchez, Ryan Verdugo
5
Indians
08-25-03
Brian Anderson (Matt White)
8
Mariners
01-29-14
Carlos Peguero
7
Marlins
11-28-14
Brian Flynn, Reid Redman
18
Mets
12-06-06 Brian Bannister
6
Nationals/Expos
04-25-00
Miguel Batista
10
Orioles
12-02-15
Cash
7
Padres
11-20-14
Reymond Fuentes
4
Phillies
06-05-01
Paul Byrd
1
Pilots
04-01-69
Lou Piniella
16
Pirates
07-29-15
Cash
9
Rangers
07-16-14
Jason Frasor
James Shields, Wade Davis, Elliot Johnson
5 Rays
12-09-12
10
Red Sox
12-11-14
Jandel Gustave
14
Reds
07-26-15
Johnny Cueto
6
Rockies
07-20-12
Jeremy Guthrie
7
Tigers
07-20-11
Antonio Cruz, Julio Rodriguez
2
Twins
08-11-14
Josh Willingham
7
White Sox
11-06-09
Josh Fields, Chris Getz
6
Yankees
12-08-11
Cash
Major League Trades Only
168
2016 KANSAS CITY ROYALS
Players Traded
Ryan Jackson
Kyle Smith
Aaron Brooks, Sean Manaea
Liam Hendriks
Luis Valenzuela
Will Smith
Jose Martinez
George Kottaras
Lucas May
Cash
Melky Cabrera
Trey Dyson, Kieran Mattison
Cash
Aaron Crow
Ambiorix Burgos
Brad Rigby
Francisco Pena
Kyle Bartsch
Jose Santiago
Steve Whitaker, John Gelnar
Joe Blanton
Spencer Patton
Wil Myers, Mike Montgomery,
Jake Odorizzi, Patrick Leonard
Cash
Brandon Finnegan, John Lamb
Cody Reed
Jonathan Sanchez
Wilson Betemit
Jason Adam
Mark Teahen, cash
Cesar Cabral
Tommy Hunter
48
Age: 29, born July 3, 1986 in Indianapolis, IN
Resides: Sarasota, FL
Position: Pitcher
Bats: R
Height: 6-3
Throws: R
Weight: 250
ML Service: 6 + 066
Contract Status: Signed thru 2016
Acquired: February 12, 2016; Signed by Cleveland to a Major League free
agent contract.
OPPONENTS
YEARCLUB
W-LERA GGSCGSHOSVIP H RERHR
HBBBSOWPBKAVGSLG
OBP
2007Spokane
2-32.55100 0 0117.215 7 500 11300
.221
.294
.232
2008 Bakersfield
5-4 3.55
9 9 0 0 0 58.1 63 26 23 6 2 8 50 4 0 .279 .394 .308
Frisco
4-23.78 88 0 0 052.1522422 531728 20
.267
.415
.333
Oklahoma City 4-22.89 88 0 0053.055181760 92810
.264
.409
.292
Texas
0-2 16.36
3 3 0 0 0 11.0 23 20 20 4 1 3 9 0 0 .404 .702 .443
2009Frisco
1-04.98 53 0 0021.230151210 41610
.313
.375
.337
Oklahoma City
3-2 3.83
8 8 0 0 0 49.1 53 25 21 5 2 16 35 0 0 .280 .455 .343
Texas
9-6 4.10 19 19 1 0 0 112.0 113 55 51 13 2 33 64 6 1 .259 .423 .313
2010Oklahoma City 1-24.05 66 0 0026.228121220111400
.283
.364
.348
Texas
13-4 3.73 23 22 1 0 0 128.0 126 55 53 21 3 33 68 1 0 .255 .436 .304
2011Frisco
0-04.50 10 0 00 4.0 3 2 211 1 500
.231
.692
.313
Round Rock
2-25.06 85 0 0126.237171521 31600
.322
.443
.345
Texas
1-1 2.93
8 0 0 0 0 15.1 12 6 5 1 0 5 10 0 0 .218 .291 .279
Baltimore
3-35.06 1211 0 0 069.18844391141035 00
.304
.488
.336
2012Baltimore
7-85.4533
20 0 00
133.2
1618581324277701
.302
.527
.337
Norfolk
2-14.66 33 1 0019.120101020 51400
.267
.440
.313
Bowie
1-00.00 21 1 1110.0 3 0 000 1 600
.091
.121
.118
2013Baltimore
6-52.81 680 0 0 486.17128271121468 00
.223
.357
.260
2014Baltimore
3-22.97 600 0 01160.2552220 411245 20
.244
.360
.283
Delmarva
0-00.00 10 0 00 1.0 0 0 001 0 200
.000
.000
.333
2015Baltimore
2-23.63390 0 0044.241191831113220
.250
.354
.296
Chicago-NL
2-05.74190 0 0115.220101040 31500
.303
.530
.333
Minor Lge. Totals
25-18 3.68 69 51 2 1 3 340.0 359 156 139 30 10 76 227 8 0 .272 .402 .315
CLEVELAND TOTALS ---- ------------ --------
---------------American League
44-33
4.28
265
7520
15
661.0
690
334
314
100
18
148
408
112
.268
.440
.311
National League
2-05.74 190 0 0 115.2201010 40 315 00
.303
.530
.333
M.L. TOTALS
46-33
4.31
284
7520
16
676.2
710
344
324
104
18
151
423
112
.269
.442
.311
FIELDING BY POSITION
2015
CAREER
PCT G PO A ETC
DP
PCTG POA ETCDP
1.00058 9 7 0 16 1 Pitcher .952284 44 95 7 146 10
PITCHERS HITTING
2015
AVG AB H HRRBI
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CAREER
AVGAB H HRRBI
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2016 CLEVELAND INDIANS
CAREER TRANSACTIONS
2005 Selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 18th round of the June draft. Did not sign.
2007 Selected by the Texas Rangers in the 1st round (54th pick) of the June draft. Signed 7/16.
2010 DL - strained left oblique, 3/26-4/27.
2011 DL - right groin strain, 3/25-6/30. rehab at AA Frisco, 5/4-8. rehab at AAA Round Rock, 5/9-11 & 6/4-30.
2011 Traded by the Texas Rangers with Chris Davis to the Baltimore Orioles for Koji Uehara, 7/30.
2014 DL - left groin strain, 5/21-6/7. rehab at A Delmarva, 6/7.
2015 Traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Chicago Cubs for Junior Lake, 7/31 Granted Free Agency, 11/2.
2016 Signed as a Free Agent by the Cleveland Indians, 2/12.
POSTSEASON PITCHING RECORD
YEARCLUB
2010 TEX (ALDSvTB)
TEX (ALCSvNYY)
TEX (WS vSFG)
2012 BAL (ALDSvNYY)
2014 BAL (ALDSvDET)
BAL (ALCSvKC)
TOTALS
W-LERAGGS CG
SHO
SV IPHRER
HR HBBBSO
WP
BK
0-1 4.50 1
1
0
0 0
4.0 6 3
2 0
0
0
7 0 0
0-0 8.10 1
1
0
0 0
3.1 5 3
3 1
1
0
5 0 1
0-1 4.50 1
1
0
0 0
4.0 5 2
2 1
0
1
1 0 0
0-0 0.00 2
0
0
0 0
1.1 0 0
0 0001
0
0
0-0 0.00 1
0
0
0 0
1.0 2 0
0 0
0
1
1 0 0
0-0 0.00 1
0
0
0 0
0.2 1 0
0 0
0
0
0 0 0
0-2 4.407 3 0 0 014.119 8 72 1 2 1501
2015 Season Highlights
‹‹Split season between Baltimore and the Chicago Cubs, who acquired him on July 31 for Junior Lake...Was 4-2 with a 4.18
ERA (28 ER/60.1 IP) in 58 outings between the Orioles and Cubs...Earned save in his Cubs debut of August 1 at Milwaukee…
Was not on any of Chicago's two postseason rosters...Over his last 20 outings with Baltimore from May 30-July 30 he posted
an ERA of 2.55 (24.2IP, 18H, 7ER, 19SO)...In his career he owns a relief ERA of 3.28 in 209 outings (241.IP, 223H, 88ER,
187SO, 7.0SO/9.0IP) compared to a starter ERA of 4.88...Right-handed batters have hit .247 (311-1257) off him in his career
(.679OPS)...Had a pair of surgeries after the season to repair a core muscle injury suffered with the Cubs, the start date of his
2016 season is currently TBD (Dr. William Meyes; PHI, PA).
Pro Career
‹‹2014 Began the season as the O’s closer, converting 11-of-17 chances…Posted a 1.77 ERA (45.2IP, 9ER, 7BB, 31K) in his final
43 appearances after transitioning out of the closer role, beginning 5/17...Recorded save and win in DH vs. PIT on 5/1, facing
just three batters…Became the 1st pitcher with a W & SV on the same day since Jonathan Papelbon, 9/9/12.
‹‹2013 Made his 2nd O’s Opening Day roster and pitched out of the bullpen…Tossed 86.1 innings as a reliever, 2nd most in the
AL...Recorded 1st ML save, 4/20 vs. LAD (3.0IP, 3H, BB, 2K)…Held right-handed hitters to a line of .141/.190/.154 in 159 plate
appearances while lefties hit .294/.322/.535 in 177 plate appearances.
‹‹2012 Had five stints with the O’s, setting career-highs in G (33), IP (133.2) and K (77)…Began the season in the rotation…
Overall, was 4-8 with a 5.71 ERA (116.2IP, 74ER) in 20 starts for the O’s…Made 13 relief appearances, where he pitched to a
3.71 ERA (17.0IP, 7ER) and improved his K/9 from 4.7 as starter to 8.5 out of the pen.
‹‹2011 Was acquired from Texas on 7/30 along with INF Chris Davis in exchange for RH Koji Uehara…Began the season on the
DL for Texas after suffering a strained right groin in a spring training start on 3/24.
‹‹2010 Joined the Rangers on 6/5 and posted career-high 13 victories…Began the season on the DL and made 6 Triple-A starts
after being activated in late April…Despite time missed, ranked among Texas staff leaders in quality starts (3rd, 13), starts
(T3rd) and innings (4th)...Had seven-straight quality starts, 6/22-7/25…Suffered left oblique strain 3/18 at Surprise Stadium
while warming up in bullpen and was shut down for remainder of camp and placed on ML 15-day DL.
‹‹2009 Hunter was a regular member of the Rangers’ rotation over the final 3+ months of the season following his recall from
Oklahoma City (AAA) on 6/28…Had the 2nd-highest winning percentage on the staff (.600), ranked 3rd in wins (9), and
placed 4th in starts (19) and innings (112.0)…Recorded first MLB victory in next start, his 23rd birthday, on 7/3 vs. Tampa Bay…
Had season-low 2.26 ERA through start on 8/12…According to Elias Sports Bureau, it marked the lowest ERA through 9
starts of a season by any rookie in Texas history, besting Jim Bibby’s 2.58 mark in 1973…Tossed first ML complete game on
9/13 (G1) vs. Seattle…Rated as club’s 17th-best prospect entering the season by Baseball America.
‹‹2008 After beginning the year at the High-A level, Hunter advanced through the organization’s top 3 levels and made 3 big
league starts for the Rangers in August…Was the 4th-youngest player to appear on an A.L. roster in 2008 at 22 years old...
Recalled by Texas on 8/1 after Eric Hurley was placed on the disabled list with shoulder inflammation, taking no decision in big
league debut that night vs. Toronto at Rangers Ballpark…With his debut, became just the 2nd player taken in the 2007 June
draft to appear in the big leagues (behind Ross Detwiler)...Entering the season, his professional experience consisted of 10
relief outings with short-season Spokane in 2007.
‹‹2007 Selected with the Rangers’ 5th pick of the draft (54th overall) in the supplemental first round as compensation for losing
free agent Mark DeRosa...Rated as 121st-best prospect in 2007 draft by Baseball America.
Personal/Miscellaneous
Full name RAYMOND THOMAS HUNTER...Married, Ellen...One son, Henry...Attended Indianapolis Cathedral High School
where he played baseball and football…Was a two-time Junior Olympic judo champion…Earned a gold medal with the 2006 USA
National Baseball Team…Played two seasons for the University of Alabama, where he was used as both a starter and a
closer…Received freshman second-team All-America honors with the Crimson Tide in 2006…Entered the 2007 college season
as a preseason All-American, as selected by the National College Baseball Writers Association and Rivals…Was also listed
on the 2007 Roger Clemens Award Watch List…Was very active in Rangers and Orioles community endeavors.
HUNTER'S CAREER GAME HIGHS
K’s (reliever): 4, August 14, 2013 at Arizona; BB’s (reliever): 3, July 23, 2014 at LAA; LONGEST RELIEF OUTING: 4.2IP,
July 2, 2011 vs. Florida (w/TEX); LAST WIN: Sept. 18, 2015 at St . Louis (w/CHC); LAST SAVE: Aug. 1, 2015 at Milwaukee
(w/CHC); HR (relief): 2, two times; MOST CONSECUTIVE SCORELESS INNINGS: 16.0IP, April 12-May 14, 2013; MOST
CONSEC. SCORELESS RELIEF OUTINGS: 15, Aug 31, 2014-April 11, 2015.
138 Cleveland Indians
2016 MARINERS
WADE MILEY (20)
POSITION: Left-Handed Pitcher
AGE: 29
BORN: 11-13-86 in Hammond, LA
BATS: LeftTHROWS: LeftHEIGHT: 6-2WEIGHT: 195
ML SERVICE: 4 years, 44 days
CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2017 with club option for 2018
ACQUIRED: Acquired by Seattle from Boston along with Jonathan
Aro (rhp) in exchange for Carson Smith (rhp) and Roenis Elias (lhp) on
Dec. 7, 2015
2015:
MILEY’s CAREER HIGHS
• Totals – Was 11-11 with 4.46 ERA (96
MOST STRIKEOUTS:
ER, 193.2 IP) in 32 starts with Boston.
11 — 5/27/14 vs. SD (w/ ARI)
• Leader - Led Boston in wins, starts,
LOW-HIT GAME:
innings (193.2) & quality starts (17).
5 — 9/5/15 vs. PHI (w/ BOS)
• Tale of Two Halves - After posting
LONGEST WINNING STREAK:
4.80 ERA (54 ER, 101.1 IP) with 73
4 — 9/21/11-4/29/12 (w/ ARI)
strikeouts in 18 first-half starts, postLONGEST LOSING STREAK:
ed 4.09 ERA (42 ER, 92.1 IP) with 74
strikeouts in 14 starts in the 2nd half.
4 — 2 times, last: 8/5-9/9/14
• Durable - Is one of four lefties (and
MOST INNINGS:
13 pitchers overall) to have 32+ starts
9.0 — 9/5/15 vs. PHI (w/ BOS)
in last 3 seasons (2013-15)…his 98
starts since 2013 are most by a lefty pitcher and T-3rd overall in the Majors.
• Milestone - Struck out Jacoby Ellsbury on April 10 for his 500th career strikeout.
• For The Win - Went 5.0+ innings in final 20 starts June 16-Sept. 30, including 6.0+ innings
in 10 straight Aug. 2-Sept. 24…joined Jon Lester (4x) as only Red Sox left-handers with 5.0+
innings in 20+ consecutive starts since Bruce Hurst June 2-Oct. 6, 1985 (22 consecutive).
• Complete Me - Threw his first career complete game Sept. 5 vs. Philadelphia (9.0,5,2,2,0,8).
• Consistent - Was 6.1 innings short of his third straight 200.0-inning season…his 193.2
innings were the most by Red Sox pitcher since Jon Lester in 2013 (213.1) and most by a
Boston starter other than Lester since John Lackey in 2010 (215.0).
• A.L. West - Went 5-1 with a 2.21 ERA (13 ER/53.0) in 8 starts against AL West opponents,
the best ERA by Boston pitcher against A.L. West (min. 4 GS) since Jon Lester in 2010 (2.04).
• Caught Leaning - Career-high tying 5 pickoffs, T2nd in A.L. behind Seattle’s Joe Beimel (6).
• Century Mark - Threw 100+ pitches in 21 starts, joining Jon Lester (2009-13) as the only
Red Sox left-handers since 1993 with as many as 20, 100+ pitch games in a season.
PERSONAL: Wade Allen Miley…resides in Loranger, LA with wife Katy…graduated from
Loranger High School (LA) in 2005…played collegiately at Southeastern Louisiana
University where he led Southland Conference with 119 strikeouts as a junior in 2008,
the 2nd-highest single-season total in school history and 6th-best in nation…named to
All-Southland Conference First-Team…on Roger Clemens Award Watch List for 2008…
his 259 career strikeouts rank 2nd on the school’s all-time list.
2008: Made seven relief outings for Short-A Yakima…allowed two runs in last five outings
(10.0 IP)…after season, ranked by Baseball America as 5th-best Arizona prospect.
2009: Went 6-10 with a 4.20 ERA (60 ER, 128.2 IP) in 24 starts between Single-A South
Bend and High-A Visalia…spent most of the season with South Bend (21 starts)…missed
time on the DL in mid-June…made final 3 starts of the season with Visalia.
2010: Split season between High-A Visalia and AA Mobile...went 9-7 with 2.65 ERA (45
ER, 153.0 IP)…Arizona Minor League Pitcher of the Year…his 2.65 ERA was 2nd among
Arizona farmhands…began year with Visalia and had 3.25 ERA (29 ER, 80.1 IP)…allowed
one earned run or less in 8 of 14 starts for Visalia…joined Mobile June 24 and went 5-2
with 1.98 ERA (16 ER, 72.2 IP) in 13 starts…Southern League Pitcher of the Week for Aug.
30-Sept. 6 (1-0, 10.0 IP, 0 R, 16 K)…allowed unearned run in playoff start for BayBears…
ranked by Baseball America as 8th-best prospect in Arizona system after season.
2011: Spent majority of season in minors before making MLB debut for Arizona…went 8-3
with 4.30 ERA (62 ER, 129.2 IP) in 22 minor league starts between AA Mobile and AAA
Reno…named AAA PCL Pitcher of the Week for Aug. 8-14…selected from Reno Aug.
16…loss in MLB debut Aug. 20 at Atlanta…first MLB win Aug. 30 vs. Colorado in home
debut…rated Arizona’s 8th-best prospect by Baseball America after season.
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2016 MARINERS
2012: Named a National League All-Star, going 16-11 with a 3.33 ERA (72 ER, 194.2 IP)...
earned The Sporting News NL Rookie of the Year honors and finished second in BBWAA
Rookie of the Year voting…was 17th rookie pitcher ever to be named an All-Star…
named Diamondbacks Most Valuable Pitcher and Rookie of the Year by Arizona Baseball
Writers…T6th in N.L. in wins, 10th in ERA, 5th in walk rate (1.7 BB/9.0 IP), 6th in strikeout/
walk ratio (3.9), and 7th in lowest HR rate (0.65 HR/9.0 IP)…his 16 wins were the most
by N.L. rookie since Colorado’s Jason Jennings (16 in 2002)…led N.L. rookie pitchers in
win pct. (16-11, .593), ERA, wins, quality starts (18), SO (144), and innings…established
Arizona rookie records in wins, starts and innings…his .290 opponent on-base percentage
was the lowest by a rookie lefty since Los Angeles’ Fernando Valenzuela (.270 in 1981)…
named NL Rookie of the Month for April…made first three appearances out of bullpen
before joining rotation April 23…picked up first win April 8 vs. SF…set Arizona record for
pitcher with 8-game hit streak April 14-June 1 (.450, 9x20)…became 5th N.L. rookie since
1969 with 12 wins before Aug. 1, the first since Los Angeles’ Kazuhisa Ishii in 2002 (12)…
earned 14th win on Aug. 22 vs. Miami, becoming first rookie with 14+ wins and a sub3.00 ERA in first 25 games since Baltimore’s Mike Boddicker in 1983 (15-7, 2.58 ERA).
2013: Went 10-10 with a 3.55 ERA (80 ER, 202.2 IP) in 33 starts with Arizona…allowed 2
earned runs or less in 20 starts, T-8th most in N.L.…T2nd among N.L. starters with 13 nodecisions...was 6-3 with 2.67 ERA (32 ER, 107.2 IP) in 17 starts after July 1; his 2.67 ERA
and 107.2 innings pitched were 6th best in N.L. during span…3rd in N.L. with 67.0 ground
ball percentage…induced 23 ground ball double plays, T4th in N.L.…first career homer
April 22 at San Francisco, the first by lefty hitting starting pitcher at AT&T Park…allowed 3
earned runs or less in 20 of final 22 starts, including career-high 12 straight June 5-Aug. 6.
2014: Went 8-12 with 4.34 ERA (97 ER, 201.1 IP) in 33 starts…led Arizona and ranked
among N.L. in strikeouts (12th, 183) and innings (13th)…among N.L. left-handers, only
Clayton Kershaw (239), Madison Bumgarner (219), and Cole Hamels (198) had more
strikeouts…ranked 9th among ML lefties with a career-best 8.2 SO/9.0 IP…tied for N.L.
lead in no-decisions (13), with 23 of his 33 starts decided by 1 or 2 runs…his 33 starts tied
Bumgarner for lead among N.L. left-handers…9th among National Leaguers in ground
ball-fly ball ratio (1.99)…was Diamondbacks Opening Day starter, suffering the loss on
March 22 vs. Los Angeles-NL in Sydney, Australia (3 ER, 5.0 IP)…career high 11 strikeouts
May 27 vs. SD…posted a 3.53 ERA (20 ER, 51.0 IP) over his final 9 starts of the season.
POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE: None.
MILEY’s PLAYING RECORD
YEARCLUB
W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV
IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK
2008
Yakima
1-1
4.91700 0
0
11.0
116600 5
11 00
2009
South Bend 5-94.122121 0 00
113.2
1276052 8 4 2991 7 0
Visalia
1-1
4.80330 0
0
15.0
18
10800 4
11 00
2010
Visalia
4-53.251414 0 0080.1813629 1 1 3750 10 0
Mobile
5-21.981313 1 0072.2602616 5 1 2863 2 3
2011
Mobile
4-24.781414 0 0075.1744940 6 3 2846 3 2
Reno
4-13.64 8 8 1 0054.1532322 4 0 1656 3 2
ARIZONA 4-24.50 8 7 0 0040.0482020 6 0 1825 1 0
2012
ARIZONA 16-113.333229 0 00
194.2
193797214 2 37
144 6 1
2013
ARIZONA 10-103.553333 0 00
202.2
201888021 4 66
147 13 0
2014ARIZONA 8-12 4.34 33 33 0 0 0201.1207103 97 23 4 75183 9 0
2015
BOSTON 11-114.463232 1 00
193.2
201989617 4 64
147 10 1
Minor Lg Totals 24-21 3.69 80 73 2 0 0422.1424210173 24 9 147328 25 7
AL Totals
11-114.463232 1 00
193.2
201989617 4 64
147 10 1
NL Totals
38-35 3.79106102 0 0 0638.2649290269 64 10 196499 29 1
ML Totals
49-46 3.95138134 1 0 0832.1850388365 81 14 260646 39 2
ALL-STAR GAME
YEAR CLUB, SITE
W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV
IP
H
R ER HR HB
BB SO WP BK
2012
NL, Kansas City
0-0
0.00
100 0
00.110000 00 00
MILEY’s CAREER TRANSACTIONS
—Selected by Arizona in the 1st round (43rd overall) of the 2008 June Draft.
—Acquired by Boston from Arizona in exchange for Rubby De La Rosa (rhp), Allen
Webster (rhp) and Raymel Flores (inf ) on Dec. 12, 2014.
—Acquired by Seattle from Boston along with Jonathan Aro (rhp) in exchange for Carson
Smith (rhp) and Roenis Elias (lhp) on Dec. 7, 2015.
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FRONT OFFICE
DREW STUBBS
BATS/THROWS: R/R
HEIGHT: 6’ 4”
OPENING DAY AGE: 31
NON-ROSTER
INVITEE
WEIGHT: 205
MLB SERVICE: 6.005
BORN: October 4, 1984 in Atlanta, TX
RESIDES: Austin, TX
ACQUIRED: Signed as a minor league free agent on February 26, 2016
COACH NAME
STUBBS
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CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2016
CAREER: The 31-year-old outfielder returned to Texas
after signing a minor league contract with an invite to spring
training on 2/26…finished the 2015 campaign with Texas,
serving a pinch runner and defensive replacement over
the final weeks of the regular season and postseason…the
right-handed batter and thrower has played in 842 major
league games with Cincinnati (2009-12), Cleveland (2013),
Colorado (2014-15), and Texas (2015), playing primarily
center field…he had 3 consecutive 30-steal seasons from
2010-12, including a career-best 40 stolen bases in 2011…
he is one of just 7 major leaguers with at least 5 seasons
of 10+ home runs and 10+ stolen bases over the last 6
seasons (2010-15)...he was a finalist for the 2012 Rawlings
Gold Glove for National League centerfielders…a native
of Atlanta, Texas, Stubbs attended the University of Texas
at Austin before being selected in the first round (eighth
overall) by the Cincinnati Reds in the 2006 June draft…he
was a member of the Longhorns’ 2005 College World Series
championship team, a squad which included former Ranger
Taylor Teagarden.
2015: Signed to a minor league deal on 8/24, Stubbs joined
the Rangers in September and served primarily as a pinchrunner and defensive replacement after a brief cameo as a
starter in the outfield…combined to hit .195 (24-123) with
5 HR and 10 RBI in 78 games with Colorado and Texas…
was 5-for-6 in steal attempts…fewest games in majors since
rookie season with Reds in 2009 (42).
TEXAS: Had contract purchased from Round Rock (AAA)
on 9/1 and went 2-for-21 with no HR or RBI in 27 games
for the Rangers…had 5 starts (3 in CF, 2 in LF), including 3
starts in a 4-game span from 9/6-9…both hits came in span
of 2 games on 9/19-20 vs. SEA, the latter a double off Felix
Hernandez in that series finale…scored winning run on Mitch
Moreland walk-off sac fly 9/15 vs. HOU, as Rangers overtook
Astros for 1st place in the A.L. West…had a running catch,
followed by a leaping collision with the wall in right-center, to
end win on 9/29 vs. DET…the Ian Kinsler drive likely would
have scored the tying and go-ahead runs, instead Texas
snapped a 3-game losing streak…signed minors contract
with Rangers on 8/24 and hit .222 (6-27) with a 2B and 3 BB
in 7 G with Round Rock.
COLORADO: Batted .216 with 5 HR and 10 RBI in 51
games over 2 stints with the Rockies (Opening Day-5/19 and
7/2-8/11) before he was designated for assignment on 8/12
and unconditionally released on 8/22…opened the season
with an 0-21 span before his 1st hit on 5/1 at SD (HR)…it
was the longest season-opening hitless streak snapped with
a home run since 2012, when MIL’s Brooks Conrad opened
the year 0-27…also played 38 games for Albuquerque (AAA)
this season, batting .263 with 2 HR and 20 RBI.
POSTSEASON: Has appeared in 12 career postseason
games, including 4 of 5 games for Texas in the 2015 ALDS
vs. Toronto…had just one plate appearance in that series,
striking out as a pinch-hitter in the 8th inning of Game 4 in
Arlington…started all previous 8 NLDS games with Cincinnati
in center, batting .179 (5-28) in Reds’ series losses to
Philadelphia (2010) and San Francisco (2012)…Cole Hamels
posted a shutout for the Phillies to finish off the 2010 series
sweep at Great American Ball Park, and Stubbs was 0-for-3
in Roy Halladay’s perfect game to open that series…Reds
lost final 3 games in the 2012 series against the Giants, but
Stubbs hit safely in 4 of the 5 games in that series.
2014: Went to Colorado in an offseason trade with
Cleveland that sent LHP Josh Outman to the Indians…
played at least 130 games for the 5th straight season…set
career highs in average (.289), on-base pct. (.339), slugging
(.482), OPS (.821), and doubles (tied-22)…led Rockies with
113 games and 92 starts in center…his 15 HR were T2ndmost in any season (22-2010, 15-2011)…4th career season
with 20+ steals…hit .306 (41-134) with team highs in HR (8)
and RBI (tied-25) in the 7th-or-later, posting a .952 OPS in
those frames…tied for club lead with 8 GW RBI (also Nolan
Arenado)…had pair of walkoff hits: 8/17 vs. CIN (3-R HR)
and 9/6 vs. SD (1B)…also had go-ahead solo HR 4/29 at ARI
and go-ahead 2-R HR in 8th on 7/9 vs. SD…hit .391 (9-23)
with 2 2B, a HR, and 6 RBI as a pinch-hitter…posted .328
(43-131) avg. w/ 7 HR and 17 RBI vs. LHP…2013: In his
lone season in Cleveland, spent the majority of the year as
the club’s regular right fielder…was his first MLB playing time
at a position other than center field…played 105 games in
right (86 starts) and 43 games in center (38 starts)…owned
a .978 fielding percentage with 6 assists overall…went 17for-19 in steal attempts…notched 500th career hit on 7/9
vs. TOR…had 2nd career 4-hit game on 5/3 vs. MIN…did
not play in the Wild Card game loss vs. TB…2012: Was
a finalist for the Rawlings Gold Glove Award and was voted
by National League managers as the 3rd-best defensive
center fielder in the NL…the Reds went 47-7 when he scored
a run…produced his 3rd straight 30-steal season…led the
club and ranked T9th in the National League with 30 stolen
bases…from 7/23-7/29 won his first NL Player of the Week
Award (along with MIL’s Carlos Gomez)…homered 3 straight
games, 7/28-30 (for 1st time in his career), and hit 4 HR in 6
games, 7/24-30 (11 RBI)…was on the 15-day DL from 6/6-25
with a strained left oblique (only career DL stint)…suffered
the injury while swinging at a pitch on 6/5 vs. PIT and missed
8 games before he went on the DL…3rd career multi-homer
game on 5/21 vs. ATL (2-3, 2 HR)…2011: Ranked among
N.L. leaders in games (T9th) and stolen bases (T2nd)…was
the hardest player in the N.L. to double up (2 GIDP in 604
AB)…became the 1st Reds player with 40 stolen bases in
a season since Deion Sanders had 56 in 1997…established
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2006
2007
2008
CLUB
AVG
G AB
R
H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF BB-I SO SB CS HP GIDP OBP SLG
Billings—1
.252 56 210 39
53
84
7 3
6
24 2 1 32-0 64 19 4 7
0 .368 .400
Dayton
.270 129 497 *93 134 209 29 5 12
43 1 2 69-1 142 23 15 6
7 .364 .421
Sarasota
.261 86 303 49
79 123 21 4
5
38 0 3 50-1 82 27 8 2
3 .366 .406
Chattanooga
.315 26
92 12
29
37
8 0
0
9 1 0 11-0 21 3 1 2
1 .400 .402
Louisville
.293 19
75 14
22
36
4 2
2
10 2 0
6-0 20 3 0 1
0 .354 .480
2009 Louisville
.268 107 411 57 110 148 25 2
3
39 4 2 51-0 104 #46 8 4
4 .353 .360
Cincinnati
.267 42 180 27 48
79
5 1
8 17 1 0 15-0 49 10 4 0
1 .323 .439
2010 Cincinnati
.255 150 514 91 131 228 19 6 22 77 3 6 55-2 168 30 6 5
6 .329 .444
2011 Cincinnati
.243 158 604 92 147 220 22 3 15 44 6 1 63-1 *205 40 10 7
2 .321 .364
2012 Cincinnati—2,3 .213 136 493 75 105 164 13 2 14 40 6 1 42-0 166 30 7 2
2 .277 .333
Dayton
.100
3
10
0
1
1
0 0
0
1 0 0
1-0
2 0 0 0
0 .182 .100
2013 Cleveland
.233 146 430 59 100 155 21 2 10 45 2 3 44-1 141 17 2 2
3 .305 .360
2014 Colorado—4
.289 132 388 67 112 187 22 4 15 43 2 3 30-1 136 20 3 1
4 .339 .482
2015 Colorado—5,6 .216 51 102 14 22
44
3 2
5 10 2 0
9-1 50 2 1 1
1 .286 .431
Albuquerque
.263 38 137 22
36
52
4 3
2
20 0 2 24-0 39 6 3 2
3 .376 .380
Round Rock
.222
7
27
6
6
7
1 0
0
0 0 0
3-0
7 4 0 0
0 .300 .259
Texas
.095 27 21
6
2
3
1 0
0
0 0 0
5-0 10 3 0 0
0 .269 .143
MAJOR TOTALS
.244 842 3049 431 667 1080 106 20 89 276 22 14 263-5 925 152 33 18 19 .313 .395
MINOR TOTALS
.267 471 1762 292 470 697 99 19 30 184 10 10 247-2 481 131 39 24 18 .363 .396
* Led league # Tied for league lead
1- Selected by Cincinnati in the first round (8th overall) of the 2006 June Dra…signed by Brian Wilson on June 14, 2006.
2- On disabled list, June 6-24, 2012 with right oblique strain...included rehab assignment with Dayton, June 22-24.
3- Acquired by Cleveland in 3-team trade on Dec. 11, 2012...Cleveland also acquired RHP Matt Albers, RHP Trevor Bauer, and RHP Bryan
Shaw from Arizona...Cincinnati received OF Shin-Soo Choo, INF Jason Donald, and cash...Arizona received INF Lars Anderson, LHP
Tony Sipp, and SS Didi Gregorius.
4- Acquired by Colorado from Cleveland in exchange for LHP Josh Outman on Dec. 18, 2013.
5- Released by Colorado on Aug. 22, 2015.
6- Signed by Texas as a minor league free agent on Aug. 24, 2015.
POSTSEASON RECORD
SERIES
CLUB
2010 NLDS CIN vs. PHI
2012 NLDS CIN vs. SF
2015 ALDS TEX vs. TOR
LDS TOTALS
POSTSEASON TOTALS
AVG
.111
.211
.000
.172
.179
G
3
5
4
12
8
AB
9
19
1
29
28
R
0
4
0
4
4
H
1
4
0
5
5
TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF
1
0 0
0
0 0 0
7
1 1
0
1 0 0
0
0 0
0
0 0 0
8
1 1
0
1 0 0
8
1 1
0
1 0 0
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2-0
0-0
0-0
2-0
2-0
SO SB CS HP GIDP OBP SLG
4 0 0 0
0 .273 .111
3 0 0 1
0 .211 .368
1 0 0 0
0 .000 .000
8 0 0 1
0 .226 .276
7 0 0 1
0 .233 .286
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COACH NAME
STUBBS
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CAREER RECORD
OPPONENTS
PERSONAL/AMATEUR: Robert Andrew Stubbs…2003
graduate from Atlanta (TX) High School, where he was a high
school All- America selection…was a 3-time All-American in
baseball and 2-time academic All-American at the University
of Texas, where he majored in business…led UT to the 2005
College World Series title…in 2006 shared Longhorns CoMost Valuable Player honors…following the 2006 season
was first team All-America, Big 12 Co-Player of the Year and
one of 5 finalists for the Golden Spikes Award…in 2004, hit
a game-winning, 2-run triple in the FISU II World University
Baseball Championship game in Taiwan, earning Team
USA the gold medal…batted .319 (22-69) as a freshman for
that U.S. squad that featured future major leaguers Ryan
Zimmerman, Troy Tulowitzki, and Alex Gordon.
RECORDS
League lead with 46 stolen bases…was an International
League midseason All-Star…2008: Combined to hit .277
with 7 HR, 57 RBI and 33 stolen bases over 131 games
for 3 different minor league affiliates…led Reds system in
steals…began the season with High-A Sarasota, where
he ranked 5th in the Florida State League with 27 stolen
bases…received the Star of Stars Award as MVP of the FSL
All-Star Game (1-3, 2-R HR)…promoted to Chattanooga on
7/9…promoted to Louisville on 8/12…played winter ball for
Peoria in the Arizona Fall League…played in the AFL’s Rising
Star Showcase game…2007: At Single-A Dayton, led the
Midwest League with 93 runs scored…played in the Midwest
League All-Star Game (0-3).
DEVELOPMENT
career highs in games (158), runs (92), hits (147), doubles
(tied-22), walks (63), and stolen bases (40)…his inside-thepark home run off Jo-Jo Reyes on 6/17 vs. TOR was the first
of his career and the 1st by a Reds batter at Great American
Ball Park…2010: Became only the 9th player in Reds
history to produce at least 20 HR and 30 SB in a season,
1st since Brandon Phillips in 2007…joined CWS’ Alex Rios
as only ML CF with 20+ HR and 30+ SB…led the team and
ranked T7th in N.L. with 30 stolen bases…also led team with
6 triples, 135 starts in CF and 83 starts batting 7th in the
order…in his last 24 games, hit .350 (28-80, 7 HR, 18 RBI)
while the Reds battled for the division title…in the 8th inning
of a 5-4 win on 4/9 vs. CHC, erased a 3-1 deficit with his first
career grand slam (off Esmailin Caridad)…on 7/4 at CHC,
became only the 25th player in Reds history to hit 3 homers
in a game (30th time) and produced a career-best 5 RBI…his
12 total bases in that game were the most by a Reds batter
all season, tying Jay Bruce’s effort on 8/27 vs. CHC…2009:
Was one of 8 Reds players to make his ML debut…promoted
on 8/19, when Willy Taveras was placed on the disabled list,
and finished the season as the club’s starting centerfielder…
after promotion, led the Reds in HR (8) and SB (10) while
ranking 2nd in total bases (79) and runs (27), 3rd in hits (48)
and T4th in RBI (17)…among all N.L. rookies, ranked T5th
in both steals and outfield assists (4)…the Reds went 28-16
after he was promoted…in September, led the Reds in HR (5)
and SB (7)…ranked 3rd on the club with 12 infield hits (Willy
Taveras 28, Brandon Phillips 17)…hit a team-high 3 leadoff
home runs and the Reds’ only walk-off homer of the season…
on 8/19 vs. SF, doubled off Barry Zito for his 1st career hit in
his 3rd plate appearance…in the 10th inning of the 2-1 win
on 8/20 vs. SF, hit his 1st career home run, a solo walk-off
shot off Bobby Howry…at Louisville, tied for the International
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2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Totals
PCT
1.000
.987
.992
.982
.978
.969
1.000
.985
G PO
42 111
147 380
157 366
135 272
142 258
113 215
64
60
800 1662
CAREER HIGHS
A
4
7
8
5
6
7
2
39
E
TC
0 115
5 392
3 377
5 282
6 270
7 229
0
62
26 1727
DP
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
7
PINCH HIT HR (2)
COACH NAME
June 24, 2014 vs. STL (Motte)
May 6, 2015 (1) vs. ARI (Collmenter)
GRAND SLAMS (1)
April 9, 2010 vs. CHC (Caridad)
GAME-ENDING HR (3)
Aug. 20, 2009 vs. SF (Howry)
July 24, 2011 vs. ATL (Linebrink)
Aug. 17, 2014 (1) vs. CIN (Hoover)
Hits: 4, 2x, last May 3, 2013 vs. MIN
Runs: 3, 15x, last Sept. 16, 2014 vs. LAD
Doubles: 3, May 3, 2013 vs. MIN
Home Runs: 3, July 4, 2010 at CHC
RBI: 5, July 4, 2010 at CHC
Walks: 3, 2x, last Aug. 25, 2013 vs. MIN
Hitting Streak: 13, Sept. 24, 2010-April 6, 2011
LEADOFF HR (5)
Aug. 31, 2009 (1) vs. PIT (McCutchen)
Sept. 15, 2009 vs. HOU (Oswalt)
Sept. 19, 2009 vs. FLA (Nolasco)
May 3, 2010 vs. NYM (Perez)
June 5, 2011 vs. LAD (Billingsley)
MULTI-HR GAMES (3)
July 4, 2010 at CHC (3)
July 17, 2010 vs. COL
May 21, 2012 vs. ATL
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