NEW YORK YANKEES

2017 Supplemental BiosTODD FRAZIER INF•

JAIME GARCÍA LHP•

SONNY GRAY RHP•

TOMMY KAHNLE RHP•

DAVID ROBERTSON RHP•

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TODD FRAZIER 21THIRD BASEMANGiven Name: Todd Brian FrazierBats: Right Throws: RightHeight: 6-3 Weight: 220Opening Day Age: 31 (February 12, 1986)Birthplace/Residence: Toms River, N.J.First Pro Contract: Cincinnati, selected with a sandwich pick (34th overall) betweenthefirstandsecondrounds,June2007First-YearPlayerDraft.Sox Acquisition:ObtainedfromCincinnatiaspartofathree-teamtradethat sentINFMicahJohnson,RHPFrankieMontasandOFTrayceThompson fromtheWhiteSoxtotheDodgersandINFsBrandonDixonandJosePeraza andOFScottScheblerfromtheDodgerstotheReds,December15,2015.Major League Service: Fiveyears,71days.Contract Status: Signedthrough2017.

2016 SEASON American League Leaders: 6th-HR (40). Was named thewinner of theHeart andHustleAward,presentedbytheMLBPlayersAlumniAssociationtohonortheactiveplayerwhodemonstratesapassion for thegameandbestembodiesthevalues,spirit,andtraditionofthegame…becamethefirstWhiteSoxplayertowintheaward. Setcareerhighswith40homeruns,98RBI,89runsscoredand64walksinhisfirstseasonwiththeSox…joinedJimThome(42 in 2006) as the only players to hit 40-plus home runs in their firstseasonwiththeclub. Becametheseventhplayer(12thtime)inSoxhistorytohit40homeruns,thefirsttorecord40homersand15stolenbasesinaseasonandthefirstsinceJorgeOrtain1976toleadtheclubinhomerunsandsteals(STATS). FelltwoRBIshortofbecomingthesixthWhiteSox(11thtime)torecorda40HR/100RBIseason…wouldhavejoinedFrankThomas(fivetimes),PaulKonerko(twice),AlbertBelle(once),JermaineDye(once)andThome(once). His40homerunswerethemostinWhiteSoxhistorybyathirdbaseman,andhis15stolenbaseswerethemostbyaSoxthirdbasemansinceOrtain1976(24)…39ofhis40homerswerehitasathirdbaseman,breakingthefranchiserecordof33setbyBillMeltonin1971. His24homersontheroadtiedFrankThomas(1996)forthesecond-highesttotalinSoxhistory…Thomasholdstherecordwith25in1995. Made 149 starts at third base, third-most in theAL, andcompileda.972fieldingpercentage(11E/395TC). Homered in consecutive games eight times. Connectedonago-ahead, three-runhomerun in thefifthinningon4/5attheA's,hisfirstwiththeSox…hitasolohomerun in the home opener on 4/8 vs. Cleveland. Hit a game-tying home run in the eighth inning on 4/23 vs. Texas,agame-winning,two-rundoubleintheseventhon4/25at Toronto and a go-ahead, two-run homer in the eighth on 4/29 at Baltimore. Connected on a game-winning grand slam in the 12th inning on5/9atTexas…theslamwasthethirdofhiscareerandsecondhomerunofthegame(seventhmultihomereffort). Thegame-winninggrandslamwasthefirstbyaWhiteSoxplayerinextrainningssinceAlexRioson9/10/11vs.Cleveland…joinedHappyFelsch(9/30/1916atCleveland)astheonlySoxinhistorytohitaslaminthe12thinningorlater(Elias). AlsoestablishedacareerhighwithsixRBIandmatchedhiscareerhighwithfourhits(fourthtime)inthewinatTexas…thefour-hit,two-homer,six-RBIgamewasthefirstbyaWhiteSoxsinceCarlosLeeon9/29/04atDetroit.

Droveinthreerunson5/11attheRangers…hisnineRBItiedthefranchiserecordoveratwo-gameroadspanandtiedforthethird-mostinanytwo-gamespansince1920(STATS). Hitasolohomerunon5/11attheRangersbeforeleavingthegameinthefourthinningwithalowerliplacerationsufferedwhileattemptingtocatchafoulballinthestands. Homeredinconsecutivegamesforthefirsttimein2016on5/22vs.KansasCityand5/23-1vs.Cleveland…followedMelkyCabrera'sgrandslamwithasolohomeron5/27atKansasCity,Chicago'sfirstback-to-backhomerunsin2016. JoinedThome(20in2006),Thomas(20in1994)andAdamDunn(16in2012)astheonlyWhiteSoxtohit16-plushomerunsbeforethestartofJune(Elias). Hit a game-tying solo home run in the seventh inningoffJacobdeGromon6/1attheMets(Soxwon,2-1)…connectedonhisAL-leading20thhomerunon6/21atBoston. Recordedhissecondgameoftheseasonwiththree-plushitson7/4vs.theYankees,going3-3withtwodoubles,oneRBIandtworunsscored…hithis24thhomeron7/8vs.Atlanta. Hithis25thhomerunon7/9vs.Atlanta,tyingAdamDunn(2012)andJermaineDye(2006)forthesixth-mostinfranchisehistory prior to the break. FinishedsecondtoGiancarloStantonattheHomeRunDerbyinSanDiego…wasouthomeredbyStanton,16-15,inthefinalsafterdefeatingCarlosGonzalez(13-12)inthequarterfinalsandAdamDuvall(16-15)inthesemifinals…advancedtothefinalsforthethirdconsecutiveyear(2015winner).

MLB HOME RUN LEADERS, 2015-16

Player HRNelsonCruz 87ChrisDavis 85NolanArenado 83EdwinEncarnacion 81JoshDonaldson 78Todd Frazier 75DavidOrtiz 75MannyMachado 72AlbertPujols 71

FRAZIER AMONG 3B LEADERS SINCE 2012Category Rank No.Home Runs 1st 142AB/HR 3rd 19.43RBI 4th 407XBH 4th 294TotalBases 5th 1,282

MOST HR BY SOX THIRD BASEMAN

Player, Year HRTodd Frazier, 2016 40BillMelton,1971 33Robin Ventura, 1996 32Joe Crede, 2006 30EricSoderholm,1977 25RobinVentura,1995 25Bill Melton, 1969 23PeteWard,1963 23Four players tied 22

ACTIVE 3B FIELDING PCT. LEADERS

Player Fld. Pct.MartinPrado .969EvanLongoria .968Todd Frazier .966KyleSeager .966ChaseHeadley .965

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JoinedJermaineDye(2006),PaulKonerko (2002),FrankThomas(1994-95)andCarltonFisk(1985)astheonlyWhiteSoxtocompeteinthederby. Homeredinthreestraightgamesforthefirsttimeinhiscareeron7/18-20atSeattle…hitathree-runhomeron7/25vs.Cubs. Connectedonhissecondextra-inninghomeroftheseasonon8/9atKansasCity,athree-runhomerinthe10thoffKelvinHerrera…deliveredhisfifthcareergame-endinghiton8/25vs.Seattle,aninth-inningsingleoffNickVincent. Hit his 34th home run as a third baseman on 9/1 at Minnesota, breakingBillMelton'sclubrecordof33setin1971. Connected on his career-high 36th homer in the eighth inning on9/12vs.Cleveland…thehomeruncappedtheWhiteSoxscoringarunineveryinningforjustthesecondtimeinfranchisehistory(also5/11/49vs.Boston). Compiledaseason-high,12-gamehittingstreakfrom9/16-28,going18-46(.391)…hitagame-winning,solohomerunintheseventhinningon9/28vs.TampaBay,his40thoftheseason.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Isatwo-timeNationalLeagueAll-Star(2014-15)and2015RawlingsGoldGloveAward®finalist. Ranks secondamongmajor-league third basemen since2012with142homerunsandthirdwith750gamesplayed. In2015, joinedHall-of-FamerFrankRobinsonastheonlyplayersinRedshistorytorecord402B/35HRinaseason. In2014,becametheseventhplayerinmajorleaguehistoryto produce at least 29 home runs, 80 RBI and 20 stolen bases while primarily playing third base, joiningHoward Johnson,ChipperJones,AlexRodriguez,MikeSchmidt,FernandoTatisandDavidWright. Won the 2015HomeRunDerby at his homeballpark inCincinnati and was runner-up in both 2016 and 2014.

2015 SEASON Establishedcareerhighsinvirtuallyeverycategory,includingdoubles(43),homeruns(35),RBI(89)andat-bats(619)whilebeinghonoredasafinalistfortheGoldGloveAward. Ranked among the NL leaders in at-bats (1st), doubles (T2nd),extra-basehits(3rd,79),homeruns(4th),totalbases(4th, 308) and slugging percentage (10th, .498). Wasoneof fourplayers inthemajor leaguestorecordatleast40doublesand35homeruns,joiningYoenisCespedes,JoshDonaldson andNolanArenado…became the secondplayerinRedshistorytoaccomplishthefeat(FrankRobinson,1962)andthe79thinmajor-leaguehistory.

JoinedTonyPerez(twice)andDeronJohnson(once)astheonly players in Reds history to hit 30 homers while playing pri-marilythirdbase…becamethefirstRedsthirdbasemanwithconsecutive25-homerseasonssinceChrisSaboin1990-91. LedtheNLindoublesthroughgamesof9/25butwastiedandeventuallypassedbySt.Louis'MattCarpenteron9/26. Made his second straightAll-Star Team and first start…wasthestartingthirdbasemanfortheNLatthe86thAll-StarGame,heldatGreatAmericanBallPark. LedtheNLinthefirsthalfintotalbases(200),doubles(26)andextra-basehits (52), ranked third inhomeruns(25)andsixth inRBI (57)… his 52 extra-base hits before the breakwerethesecond-highest total inRedshistorybehindHall-of-FamerJohnnyBench(54in1970). BecamethefirstRedsplayerandthe14thinMLBhistorytorecordatleast26doublesand25homersinthefirsthalf. Won the HomeRunDerby, defeating Prince Fielder (14-13),JoshDonaldson(10-9)andJocPederson(15-14)…onhisfinalswingof thederby,becamethethirdRedsplayer towin(DaveParker,1985andEricDavis,1989)andthesecondplayertowinitinhishomepark(CubsRyneSandberg,1990). WasnamedNLPOW for 5/25-31, his first careerweeklyaward…hit.327(33-101)withninehomerunsand15RBIinMay and recorded 11 doubles, nine homers and 23 RBI in June. Recorded back-to-back multihomer games on 6/16 at Detroitand6/17vs.Detroit,theeighthplayerinRedshistorytoaccomplishthefeatandfirstsinceBarryLarkinon6/27-28/91. Hit thefirst twograndslamsofhiscareeron4/21atMil-waukee(offMikeFiers)and6/17vs.Detroit(walkoffshotoffJoakimSoria)…hithis100thhomerunon7/25atColorado,athree-runshotoffChrisRusin. Hit his 40th double on 9/10 vs. St. Louis to become thefourth player in Reds history with 40 doubles and 30 homerunsinaseason,joiningFrankRobinson(1962),DaveParker(1985)andJayBruce(2013). AstheAll-StarGame’sambassador,castthefirst“official”ballot on 4/29 to begin the voting. WastheReds’recipientoftheHeart&HustleAward…re-ceived his award on 9/6, which Hamilton County Commission-ersdeclared"ToddFrazierDay."

2014 SEASON Ranked among the NL leaders in HR (T4th, 29), home run ratio(6th,20.6),games(T6th,157)andat-bats(8th,597)…established career highs in most statistical categories. Wastheonlyplayerinthemajorleagueswithatleast29homeruns,80RBIand20stolenbases…becameonlytheseventhplayer in history to produce those numbers while primarily playingthirdbase,joiningHowardJohnson,ChipperJones,AlexRodriguez,MikeSchmidt,FernandoTatisandDavidWright. JoinedChrisSabo(1990)andAaronBoone(2002)astheonly third basemen in Reds history to produce at least 20 homers and 20 stolen bases in a season. WaselectedbyhispeerstohisfirstAll-StarteamandbecametheHomeRunDerby’sNationalLeaguechampion…as theReds’ firstAll-StarGameHomeRunDerbyparticipant sinceKenGriffeyJr.in2000,advancedtothefinalbutlosttotwo-timewinnerYoenisCespedesoftheAthletics. Led all NL third basemen in homers and steals and ranked secondinRBIbehindWashington'sAnthonyRendon(83)…wasratedbymanagersasthethird-bestdefensivethirdbasemanintheleague…made118startsatthirdbaseand37atfirst. Compiledacareer-high,14-gamehittingstreakfrom4/29-5/15(.321,17-53)…endedthe4-3winon5/4vsMilwaukeewithatwo-out,RBI-doubleinthe10thinningoffTylerThornburg. Snappeda2-2tieon5/19atWashingtonwithatwo-runhomeroffRossDetwilerinthe15thinning…ledofftheeighthinningon5/26attheDodgerstobreakupHyun-JinRyu’sperfectgame. ReceivedtheJoeNuxhallGoodGuyAwardinvotingofthelocalchapteroftheBBWAA.

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2013 SEASON Hit 19 home runs for the second consecutive season…homeredsixtimesinAprilandSeptember. He andZackCozart each hit two home runs on 4/5 vs.Washington,becomingthefirstshortstop/thirdbasetandeminRedshistorytoaccomplishthefeatandthefirstintheNLsincePittsburgh'sJackieHernandezandRichieHebnerin1971. BecamethefirstRedsbattertohomerina1-0winsinceSeanCaseyon8/26/04vsSt.Louiswhenheaccomplishedthefeaton4/24vs.theCubs(offJeffSamardzija). Compiledacareer-high42-gameerrorlessstreakfrom4/23-6/13,recordedacareer-bestfivestraightmultihitgamesfrom6/1-5andenduredacareer-long0-31stretchfrom7/26-8/7. Hitfivedoubleson7/22-24atSanFrancisco,themosteverbyanopposingplayerinathree-gameseriesatAT&TPark. ProducedfourhomersandeightRBIoverhislast13gamesas the Reds clinched the NL wild card spot.

2012 SEASON WasvotedbyhispeersforaPlayersChoiceAwardastheNLOutstandingRookieandfinishedthirdintheBBWAANLRookieoftheYearvoting. RankedsecondamongNLrookieswith67RBI,thirdwith19homerunsand10thwitha.273average…his13homersasathird baseman were second-most ever by a Reds rookie behind Grady Hatton (14 in 1946). BegantheseasonatClassAAALouisville…wasrecalledon4/17andspenttherestoftheseasonwiththeReds. Made66startsat thirdbase,36atfirstandseven in theoutfield…started28ofthe34gamesatthirdbasethatScottRolenmissedfrom5/12-6/17and35ofthe48atfirstbasethatJoeyVottomissedfrom7/16-9/3. Went6-12asapinchhitter,includingtwoRBItriples,adouble,singleandwalkinhisfirstfiveplateappearances…hitpinchtripleson4/20attheCubsand4/27vs.Houston. Recordedhisfirstcareermultihomergameon5/16atMets. Hithisfirstcareergame-endinghomeron5/23vs.Atlanta(soloshotoffCristhianMartinez),justthethirdwalkoffbyaRedsrookiesince1984(JayBrucein2008andDrewStubbsin2009). Wasscratchedfromthelineupon6/8vs.Detroitwithbackspasms but delivered a game-tying RBI double as a pinch hitter intheeighthinningofeventual6-5Redsvictory. WasnamedNLRookieoftheMonthforAugustafterhitting.330(36-109)withsixhomerunsand25RBI…reachedbasesafelyin30consecutivegamesfrom8/8-9/8. Hit a game-tying homer with two outs in the ninth inning on 9/27vs.Milwaukee(eventual2-1Redswin)…inthefirstinningofHomerBailey'sno-hitteron9/28atPittsburgh,droveinthegame'sonlyrunwithasacrificefly. AppearedinfourgamesoftheNLDSvs.SanFrancisco(onestart), going 0-3 with a walk and RBI. Wastheclub’snomineefortheRobertClementeAwardforhispositivecontributionsonandoffthefield.

2011 SEASON Appeared in 41 games (27 starts) over two stints withCincinnati,including27atthirdbase,fourinleftfield,twoeachatsecondbaseandshortstopandoneatfirst. BegantheseasonwithLouisvillebeforebeingrecalledon5/23…madehismajor-leaguedebutthatnightatPhiladelphiaas a pinch-hitter (struck out). WasoptionedtoLouisvilleon5/24andrecalledasecondtimeon7/22whenScottRolenwasplacedonthedisabledlist…spenttherestoftheseasonwiththeReds. Recordedhis firstmajor-leaguehit on7/22 vs.Atlanta, asingleoffScottLinebrink…madehisfirststarton7/23vsAtlanta,hittingathree-rundoubleoffCristhianMartinez…hithisfirsthomerunon7/31vsSanFrancisco,asoloshotoffBarryZito. Hithisfirstcareerpinchhomerunon9/2atSt.Louis.

2010 SEASON LedLouisvillewith76startsinleftfieldbutalsoappearedin35gamesatthirdbase…tiedforsixthintheILwith32doubles. Followingtheseason,playedforTeamUSAintheCOPABEPanAmGamesqualifyingtournamentinSanJuan,hitting.313with a home run and seven RBI.

2009 SEASON Combinedtohit.292(150-514)with45doubles,16homeruns,77RBIanda.832OPSin135gamesbetweenClassAACarolina and Louisville. Spentmostof2009atCarolina,wherehewasaSouthernLeagueAll-StarandBaseball AmericaClassAAAll-Star.

2008 SEASON Split the season betweenClassADayton andClassASarasota,hitting .291 (139-478)with30doubles,19homersand74RBIin130games. WasselectedasaBaseball AmericahighClassAAll-Star…wastwicenamedFloridaStateLeaguePlayeroftheWeek. Playedin27gamesforWaikikiintheHawaiiWinterBaseballLeague,hitting.295(28-95)withthreehomerunsand22RBI.

2007 SEASON SpentmostoftheseasonwithAdvancedRookieBillings. Following the season, was named the top prospect in the PioneerLeagueandaBaseball AmericarookieAll-Star. WassignedbyLeeSeras.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT In2016,heandhisbrothers,CharlieandJeff,andtheUSABLlaunchedtheFrazierEliteWorldSeriesfor16Uand18Uteams. DuringhisfirstseasonwiththeWhiteSox,participatedinanACEexperienceduringSoxServeWeek,hostedahittingclinicforyouthplayers,visitedchildrenatLurieChildren'sHospital,madeanappearanceataLocalSam'sClubandparticipatedinBPforaCausetobenefittheTeamCaroneFoundation. In 2013, hedesignated theBaseballUnitedFoundation’sGrandSlamforSandyfundraisingeffortastherecipientofa$10,000grantfromtheMajorLeagueBaseballPlayersTrust…thedonationwaspartofa$20,000charitablecontributionhereceivedforbeingnamedthe2012NationalLeagueOutstandingRookieinPlayersChoiceAwardsballoting. At Redsfest 2008, beat 560 players to win the RedsCommunityFundCelebrityPokerTournamentanddonatedthefirst-place$10,000prizetotheRedsCommunityFund. Holdsone-daybaseballcampsforyouthplayers(ages7-16)withFrazierBaseballandtheUnitedStatesAmateurBaseballLeaguethroughouttheoffseason.

MISCELLANEOUS/PERSONAL MarriedJacquelyn…hastwochildren:BlakeandKylie…Twitter:@FlavaFraz21. ServedasananalystforMLBNetwork’spostseasoncoveragefollowing the 2013and2015 seasons… following the 2014season,workedasananalystforTBS’postseasoncoverage. PlayedbaseballatRutgersUniversity…wasthepreandpostseasonBigEastPlayeroftheYearin2007andwasratedthetopprofessionalprospectintheNorthernRegion…tiedforfourthintheNCAAin2007with22homeruns. Graduatedin2004fromTomsRiver(N.J.)SouthHighSchool…playedbaseballandwasafour-yearstarteronthebasketballteam…setaschoolrecordwith27reboundsinagame. WasamemberoftheTomsRiverteamthatwonthe1998LittleLeagueWorldSerieschampionship…went4-4withahome run in the championship game vs Japan and also recorded the last out as a pitcher. Hisbrother,Jeff,wasselectedbytheDetroitTigers inthethirdroundofthe2004First-YearPlayerDraft.

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CAREER PLAYING RECORDYEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG E2007 Billings .319 41 160 29 51 82 6 5 5 25 0 1 7 18 22 3 3 .409 .513 9 Dayton .318 6 22 4 7 16 3 0 2 5 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 .375 .727 12008 Dayton .321 30 112 25 36 67 10 0 7 20 0 0 0 15 28 4 2 .402 .598 7 Sarasota .281 100 366 62 103 165 20 3 12 54 0 3 4 41 84 8 4 .357 .451 102009 Carolina .290 119 451 59 131 217 40 2 14 68 0 5 2 42 67 7 8 .350 .481 7 Louisville .302 16 63 9 19 30 5 0 2 9 0 0 0 6 12 2 0 .362 .476 42010 Louisville .258 130 480 71 124 215 32 4 17 66 1 2 10 45 127 14 4 .333 .448 52011 Louisville .260 90 315 47 82 147 18 1 15 46 0 4 6 34 82 17 4 .340 .467 6 CINCINNATI .232 41 112 17 26 49 5 0 6 15 0 0 2 7 27 1 0 .289 .438 22012 Louisville .231 10 39 4 9 14 2 0 1 7 0 0 0 2 11 3 0 .268 .359 1 CINCINNATI .273 128 422 55 115 210 26 6 19 67 0 4 3 36 103 3 2 .331 .498 72013 CINCINNATI .234 150 531 63 124 216 29 3 19 73 2 3 14 50 125 6 5 .314 .407 102014 CINCINNATI .273 157 597 88 163 274 22 1 29 80 0 4 7 52 139 20 8 .336 .459 142015 CINCINNATI .255 157 *619 82 158 308 43 1 35 89 1 7 7 44 137 13 8 .309 .498 192016 WHITESOX .225 158 590 89 133 274 21 0 40 98 1 7 4 64 163 15 5 .302 .464 12MINOR TOTALS .280 542 2008 310 562 953 136 15 75 300 1 15 29 205 437 58 25 .353 .475 50N.L. TOTALS .257 633 2281 305 586 1057 125 11 108 324 3 18 33 189 531 43 23 .321 .463 52MLB TOTALS .250 791 2871 394 719 1331 146 11 148 422 4 25 37 253 694 58 28 .317 .464 64*LedLeague

CAREER TRANSACTIONS—SelectedbyCincinnatiinthesupplementalround(34thoverall)oftheFirst-YearPlayerDraft(6/07).—TradedbyCincinnatitotheWhiteSoxaspartofathreeteamdealinwhichtheWhiteSoxsentINFMicahJohnson,RHPFrankieMontasand

OFTrayceThompsontotheDodgers;theDodgerssentINFBrandonDixonandJosePerazaandOFScottScheblertotheReds(12/15/15).

CAREER FIELDING STATISTICSPOSITION PCT G GS TC PO A E DP POSITION PCT G GS TC PO A E DPThirdBase .966 675 652 1644 428 1160 56 102 SecondBase 1.000 2 0 3 2 1 0 2FirstBase .989 90 81 741 682 51 8 56 Shortstop 1.000 2 0 3 2 1 0 0LeftField 1.000 13 9 16 15 1 0 0 RightField — 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

CAREER GAME BESTS AND HOME RUN INFORMATIONHITS — 4(4x,last5/9/16atTex.)…HR — 2(7x,last5/9/16atTex.)…RBI — 6(5/9/16atTex.)

RUNS — 4(9/27/14vs.Pit.)…SB —2(3x,last9/25/16atCle.)…HITTING STREAK —14games(4/29-5/15/14)GAME-ENDING HR —2(last6/17/15vs.Det.)…GS —3(last5/9/16atTex.)

MULTIHR GAMES —7(last5/9/16atTex.)…PINCH-HIT HOME RUNS —1(9/2/11atSTL)INSIDE-THE-PARK HOME RUNS —NONE…LEADOFF HOME RUNS —NONE

WILD CARD GAME RECORDYEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG E2013 Cin.vs.Pit. .250 1 4 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .500 0

DIVISION SERIES RECORDYEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG E2012 Cin.vs.S.F. .167 4 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .286 .167 0

ALL-STAR GAME RECORDYEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG E2014 N.L., Minnesota .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 .000 02015 N.L.,Cincinnati .000 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0TOTALS .000 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .000 0

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LEFT-HANDED PITCHER

Full Name: Jaime Omar García

Bats: Left Throws: Left

Height: 6-2 Weight: 213

DOB: July 8, 1986 Opening Day Age: 30

Born: Reynoso, Mexico Resides: Mission, TX

MLB Debut: July 11, 2008 MLB Service Time: 8.047

Acquired: Acquired from St. Louis, December 1, 2016

Contract Status: Signed through 2017

Career Highlights• His 3.57 career ERA ranks 14th best in the NL

since his rookie season of 2008.

• Since 2010, has the 11th-fewest home runs

allowed per nine-innings pitched (0.77) in the

majors, while inducing the fourth-most double

plays per nine (1.09)

• Has surrendered 15 home runs to left-handed

batters in his career, 13 of them to former All-

Stars (Ryan Howard, Carlos Gonzalez, Freddie

Freeman [2], Jay Bruce, Bryce Harper, Miguel

Montero, Alex Gordon, Charlie Blackmon, Joey

Votto [2], Jason Castro, Stephen Vogt; Lucas

Duda and Colby Rasmus are the only left-

handed-hitting non All-Stars to homer off Garcia)

2016• Made 30 starts and 32 appearances, tying his

single-season high in appearances (2011)…

Marked his second 30-start season (32 GS,

2011)…Finished as one of six National League

lefties to make at least 30 starts.

• Led the NL with a 57.9 ground ball percentage.

• Ranked tied for fi fth in the NL in double plays

induced (21) and fourth in GIDP/9 IP (1.10).

• Recorded two double-digit strikeout games (11

vs. ATL on 8/5 and 13 vs. MIL on 4/14).

• Pitched at least 6.0 innings in 14 starts (10 quality)

and had four starts with 8.0 or more innings, tied

for seventh in the National League.

• His career-high 13 losses were tied for the fourth

most in the NL.

• Allowed a career-high and team-leading 26

home runs, tied for sixth most in the NL and tied

for third most among Cardinals left-handers in

franchise history (Harvey Haddix, 1954, and Ray

Sadecki, 1965).

• Twenty-six of his 89 earned runs (7.80 ERA) came

in the 1st inning of starts (had a 4.00 ERA [63

ER/141.2 IP] in the rest of the game)...Opponents

batted .364 (47-for-129) with nine home runs in

the fi rst inning.

• Produced scoreless innings streaks of 15.1 (4/30-

5/11) and 15.0 (4/8-4/19).

CAREER HIGHSMost IP

9.0, 4x, last: 4/14/16, STL vs. MIL

Most Runs Allowed

12, 5/28/11, STL at COL

Most ER Allowed

11, 5/28/11, STL at COL

Most Hits Allowed

13, 6/8/16, STL at CIN

Most HRs Allowed

3, 8/16/16, STL at HOU

Most Walks

5, 3x, last: 5/21/15, STL at NYM

Most Strikeouts

13, 4/14/16, STL vs. MIL

Longest Winning Streak

5, 3x, 8/8/15-9/5/15

Longest Losing Streak

5, 8/23/16-present

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• Threw a one-hit shutout while fanning 13 vs. MIL

on 4/14...Became the first left-handed Cardinals

pitcher in history to throw a one-hit shutout with

at least 13 strikeouts…The outing marked his

fourth career complete-game shutout and the

one-hitter was his career low-hit performance...

Took a no-hitter through 5.2 innings before

Domingo Santana singled to right.

• Finished season 1-5 with a 7.60 ERA (34.1 IP) over

his final nine games (seven starts), dating to 8/10.

• Lost five consecutive decisions to close out the

season, the most consecutive in his career…His

skid began on 8/23.

• Made pair of relief outings at SF (9/16) and COL

(9/21)…Went 6.0 innings combined, allowing two

runs and two hits while striking out 10…Fanned

five over a bullpen career-high 4.0 scoreless

innings during an 11-1 loss at Coors Field on 9/21.

2015• Made 20 starts for the first time since 2012,

despite being on the disabled list twice.

• Missed the first 40 games of the year while

recovering from thoracic outlet surgery (July

2014)…Made two rehab starts, one at Triple-A

Memphis and one at Double-A Springfield.

• Posted 10 wins for the third time in his career and

first time since 2010 and 2011 (career-high 13

wins each year).

• Threw 6.0 or more innings in 18 of 20 starts with

15 quality starts and five starts without allowing

an earned run.

• The Cardinals were shut out in all six of his losses.

• Had 17 GIDP, tied for fifth among NL left-handed

pitchers...His 17 double plays in 129.2 innings

(1.18 GIDP/9 IP) would have ranked fourth in the

National League but did not qualify.

• Posted a groundball percentage of 62.0%, the

highest of his career (minimum 60.0 innings).

• Had 10 starts of 7.0 or more innings while

allowing two runs or less to rank ninth among

MLB left-handers.

• Walked five in his season debut at NYM on 5/21, but

had no walks in 30.0 IP over his next four starts.

• Recorded his 500th strikeout on 6/12 vs. KC,

striking out Omar Infante in the 8th inning.

• Suffered a left groin strain 6/24 at MIA (7.0IP) and

was placed on the disabled list on 7/4, missing 16

games…Made a rehab start on 7/23 at Single-A

Peoria and did not allow a hit in 5.0 innings.

• Was 7-2 with a 2.74 ERA from 8/1 through the

end of the season…The Cardinals were 10-2 in

his 12 starts during that span and his seven wins

were tied for eighth in the majors in that span.

2015 POSTSEASON• Started Game 2 of the National League Division

Series vs. CHI, taking the loss after allowing five

runs, none earned, in just 2.0 IP, as the Cardinals

lost, 6-3.

2014 • For a third consecutive season, had his season

cut short due to injury...Began the season on

the disabled list recovering from left shoulder

surgery performed in May 2013.

• Made his first Major League start since 5/17/13 on

5/18 vs. ATL…Allowed four runs in 7.0 IP and was

in line for the win upon his exit, but the Cardinals

lost 6-5 when ATL scored in the 9th.

• Earned his first win of 2014, his 40th career win

and 10th win of his career at CIN on 5/24, a 6-3

victory.

• Placed on the 15-day disabled list on 6/21 with

left shoulder inflammation and transferred to

the 60-day on 7/11, missing the remainder of the

season...Had neurogenic thoracic outlet surgery

on 7/11 performed by Dr. Robert Thompson in

St. Louis.

2013• Made nine starts in April and May before ending

up on the disabled list with a left shoulder strain

on 5/18...Missed the remainder of the season (121

games).

• Had surgery to repair labrum and rotator cuff in

late May, performed by Dr. George Paletta.

• Pitched the 4/8 home opener vs. CIN and tied his

career-high with 10 strikeouts.

• Threw a season-high 8.0 innings in back-to-back

starts, 4/30 vs. CIN and 5/5 at MIL, allowing a

single run in both wins.

2012• Made 20 starts that surrounded a disabled list

stint for shoulder issues.

• Made 11 starts before being placed on the

disabled list on 6/6 with a left shoulder strain...

Missed 64 games while on the DL and made four

rehab starts: one at High-A Palm Beach, two at

Double-A Springfield and a final rehab start at

Triple-A Memphis.

• Activated off the disabled list on 8/19 and made

nine starts to close out the year, going 4-3 with a

3.25 ERA in those games.

• Ranked tied for 11th in the NL with 17 double

plays induced...Induced double plays at a rate of

1.26/9 IP, which would have ranked first in the NL

with the necessary innings needed to qualify.

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• Ranked first in the NL with 1.53 GDP/9 IP during

September and eighth in NL ERA (2.45) for the

month…Also had a sub 3.00 ERA in April (2.78).

• His 10 hits and .250 average at the plate paced

St. Louis pitchers...Recorded four sacrifice hits

on the year, three coming in one game: 9/4 vs.

NYM…Hit his second career home run in his final

start of the season, 10/1 vs. CIN.

• Struck out a career high-tying 10 batters vs. PIT

on 8/19 in his first start after returning from the

DL and threw a season-high 8.0 innings with two

unearned runs.

2012 POSTSEASON• Started one game during the postseason, NLDS

Game 2 vs. WSH and went just 2.0 IP allowing a

single run before coming out of the game...Was

removed from the roster after his Game 2 start

with a left shoulder strain and inflammation and

did not pitch the remainder of the postseason.

2011• Posted career highs in innings (194.2), strikeouts

(156) and games started (32) while tying his

personal best with 13 wins.

• Only allowed 11 extra base hits to lefties and just

two home runs.

• Honored as National League co-Player of the

Week (week ending 4/3) with CHI’s Starlin Castro.

• Won a career-high five straight decisions, 4/3-

5/12.

• Tossed two shutouts, the first on 4/3 vs. SD (first

start of the season) and again on 5/6 vs. MIL.

• Retired career-best first 22 batters of the game

(7.1 IP) vs. MIL on 5/6 before settling for his third

career complete-game shutout, a career-low

two-hitter with eight strikeouts.

• Finished second on the team with 13 wins (tied

for 12th in the NL), tied for second in the NL in

shutouts (two) and tied for ninth in complete

games (two).

• Led MLB with 23 unearned runs allowed.

• Ranked first in the NL in highest run support

average (5.92) and seventh in MLB…Ranked tied

for third in the NL in double plays (25) and fourth

in DP/9 IP (1.16).

• Hit his first career home run, a three-run shot

into the second deck at Miller Park on 8/2.

2011 POSTSEASON• Made five starts in the postseason, finishing 0-2

with a 4.21 ERA...Had a 1.80 ERA in two World

Series starts (10.0 IP), which was the lowest by a

Cardinals pitcher making two starts in the same

World Series since Danny Cox registered a 1.29

ERA in two starts in 1985...His 9.0 strikeouts/9.0

IP tied for the fifth best in Cardinals World Series

history (min. two starts)...His 25.2 innings pitched

ranked third for the postseason, trailing only

Chris Carpenter (36.0) and C.J. Wilson (28.0)...His

21 strikeouts ranked tied for third with teammate

Chris Carpenter, trailing C.J. Wilson (26) and

Justin Verlander (25)...Started Game 3 of the

NLDS vs. PHI and threw 6.2 scoreless innings

with seven strikeouts before Ben Francisco hit a

three-run home run with two outs in the bottom

of the 7th…Became one of two pitchers (Yovani

Gallardo, MIL) to record an RBI in the postseason,

grounding out to score David Freese in Game

5 of the NLCS...Threw 7.0 scoreless innings of

three-hit ball in Game 2 of the World Series to

receive a no-decision in a 2-1 Cardinals loss...

Started Game 6 of the World Series allowing two

runs over 3.0 innings.

2010• Named to the Topps, Baseball Digest and

Baseball America All-Rookie Teams and finished

third in the National League Rookie of the

Year award voting to SF’s Buster Posey…Garcia

garnered one first-place vote, one second and 16

third-place votes...Was the only pitcher among

the top eight players voted.

• Received one third-place vote in the NL Cy

Young award voting, finishing 12th.

• Ranked fourth in the National League in ERA

(2.70), second among all MLB rookies.

• Finished the season with 13 wins, the first STL

rookie since Alan Benes (13 in 1996) to win 13

games…Dick Hughes (16-6 in 1967) was the last

STL rookie to win more.

• Led all rookies with 13 wins and his .619 winning

percentage ranked second...Fanned 132 batters

to finish third and his 163.1 innings pitched and

28 starts were second most among National

League rookies.

• Threw just 93.2 pitches per start, fourth fewest in

the NL among qualifying pitchers.

• Made 19 quality starts in 28 turns.

• Had the third lowest ERA through his first 12

starts (1.49) for any rookie left-hander according

to the Elias Sports Bureau.

• His 10 hits at the plate were the most by a STL

rookie pitcher since Jason Simontacchi had 12

in 2002.

• Tossed a three-hitter to beat SF 9-0 on 8/22…

Needed just 89 pitches, the fewest pitches for a

Cardinals complete game since Bob Tewskbury

used 86 vs. SD on 8/30/92.

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2008• Made his MLB debut on 7/11 at PIT with 2.0

scoreless innings of relief…St. Louis selected his

contract on 7/10 from Triple-A Memphis.

• Made his first MLB start on 7/20 vs. SD, going 5.0

innings and receiving a no-decision in a 9-5 win.

• Optioned to Memphis on 7/25 and recalled on

8/1…Earned his first career win, collected the

victory in relief on 8/5 vs. LAD.

• Placed on the disabled list 9/3, retroactive to

8/27, and underwent season-ending left elbow

ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction surgery

on 9/8, performed by Dr. George Paletta.

Minor League Highlights• In 2009, began season on MLB 15-day disabled

list recovering from 2008 left elbow surgery…

Activated in August and helped Triple-A Memphis

to the PCL championship…In 2007, was leading

the Texas League with 97 strikeouts before his

season ended on 7/23 with a sprained ligament in

his left elbow…Represented the Cardinals at the

Futures games in 2006, but did not play…Named

a Midwest League All-Star and led Cardinals

minor leaguers with 131 strikeouts that season

Personal• Is an avid supporter of Water Mission, a non-

profit organization that works to provide safe,

clean water to communities in need.

• He works closely with 1Mission, a non-profit

community development organization that

gives people in poverty the opportunity to earn

a house by serving their community of Puerto

Penasco...While Jaime has generously funded

homes to those in need, his real passion and

dedication is in spending time with the families

and sharing his testimony.

• Jaime also visits his birth city of Reynosa,

Mexico, where he generously funds scholarships

programs for children to attend school and

participate in sports.

Transactions• Selected by Baltimore Orioles in the 30th round

(889th overall) in the 2004 draft, but did not sign.

• Selected by St. Louis Cardinals in the 22nd round

(680th overall) of the 2005 First-Year Player

Draft...Signed by Joe Almaraz.

• On St. Louis disabled list (left elbow), August 27

to end of 2008 season.

• On St. Louis disabled list (left elbow), March 28

to August 20, 2009; included injury rehabilitation

assignments to Gulf Coast League (R), July

23-August 4; Palm Beach (A), August 4-18; and

Memphis (AAA), August 19-20.

• Signed a four-year contract extension with club

options for the 2016 season and the 2017 season,

July 13, 2011.

• On St. Louis disabled list (left shoulder strain),

June 6 - August 19, 2012; included injury

rehabilitation assignments to GCL Cardinals (R),

Springfield (AA) and Memphis (AAA)…Transferred

to the 60-day disabled list on July 16, 2012.

• On St. Louis disabled list (left shoulder surgery),

May 18 - end of 2013 season…Transferred to the

60-day disabled list on May 30.

• On St. Louis disabled list (left shoulder), March,

21 - May 18, 2014; included injury rehabilitation

assignments to Springfield (AA) and Memphis

(AAA).

• On St. Louis disabled list (neurogenic thoracic

outlet surgery), June 21 - end of 2014 season…

Transferred to the 60-day disabled list on July 11.

• On St. Louis disabled list (neurogenic thoracic

outlet surgery), March 27 - May 21, 2015;

included injury rehabilitation assignments to

Memphis (AAA) and Springfield (AA).

• On St. Louis disabled list (left groin strain), July

4 - July 28, 2015; included injury rehabilitation

assignment to Peoria (A)

• Acquired by the Atlanta Braves from the St. Louis

Cardinals in exchange for RHP John Gant, minor-

league RHP Chris Ellis and minor-league INF Luke

Dykstra on December 1, 2016

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Complete RecordYear Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2006 Quad Cities 5-4 2.90 13 13 1 0 0 77.2 67 28 25 1 2 18 80 7 4 Palm Beach 5-4 3.84 12 12 0 0 0 77.1 84 33 33 3 1 16 51 5 52007 Springfi eld 5-9 3.75 18 18 0 0 0 103.1 93 47 43 14 3 45 97 13 12008 Springfi eld 3-2 2.06 6 6 1 0 0 35.0 26 10 8 0 2 16 41 1 0 Memphis 4-4 4.44 13 12 0 0 0 71.0 74 41 35 6 3 26 59 9 3 St. Louis 1-1 5.63 10 1 0 0 0 16.0 14 10 10 4 1 8 8 3 02009 GCL Cardinals# 0-1 4.50 2 2 0 0 0 4.0 4 2 2 0 0 1 3 1 0 Palm Beach# 0-1 0.71 3 2 0 0 0 12.2 4 1 1 0 0 4 16 0 0 Memphis 2-0 3.86 4 4 0 0 0 21.0 17 14 9 5 2 9 22 2 02010 St. Louis 13-8 2.70 28 28 1 1 0 163.1 151 64 49 9 3 64 132 4 12011 St. Louis 13-7 3.56 32 32 2 2 0 194.2 207 100 77 15 2 50 156 12 12012 St. Louis 7-7 3.92 20 20 0 0 0 121.2 136 58 53 7 0 30 98 12 1 GCL Cardinals# 0-0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 2.1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Springfi eld# 1-0 5.23 2 2 0 0 0 10.1 8 6 6 2 0 0 11 0 0 Memphis# 0-1 3.60 1 1 0 0 0 5.0 4 2 2 1 0 3 8 1 02013 St. Louis 5-2 3.58 9 9 0 0 0 55.1 57 26 22 6 0 15 43 3 02014 Springfi eld# 0-0 9.00 1 1 0 0 0 2.0 3 2 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 Memphis# 0-0 3.60 1 1 0 0 0 5.0 3 2 2 1 0 2 5 1 0 St. Louis 3-1 4.12 7 7 0 0 0 43.2 39 20 20 6 3 7 39 1 02015 Memphis# 0-1 16.88 1 1 0 0 0 2.2 6 5 5 0 1 2 3 0 0 Springfi eld# 1-0 3.00 1 1 0 0 0 6.0 6 2 2 1 0 0 6 0 0 St. Louis 10-6 2.43 20 20 0 0 0 129.2 106 37 35 6 3 30 97 4 0 Peoria# 0-0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 5.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 02016 St. Louis 10-13 4.67 32 30 1 1 0 171.2 179 94 89 26 7 57 150 8 0Minor Totals 26-27 3.58 80 78 2 0 0 440.1 403 195 175 35 15 143 411 40 13N.L. Totals 62-45 3.57 158 147 4 4 0 896.0 889 409 355 79 19 261 723 47 3Major Totals 62-45 3.57 158 147 4 4 0 896.0 889 409 355 79 19 261 723 47 3

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Division Series RecordYear Club, Opp. W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2011 StL vs. Phi. 0-1 3.86 1 1 0 0 0 7.0 6 3 3 1 0 2 3 1 02012 StL vs. Wsh. 0-0 4.50 1 1 0 0 0 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 3 3 0 02015 StL vs. Chi. 0-1 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 2.0 4 5 0 1 0 1 2 0 0D.S. Totals 0-2 3.27 3 3 0 0 0 11.0 12 9 4 2 0 6 8 1 0

Championship Series RecordYear Club, Opp. W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2011 StL vs. Mil. 0-1 7.27 2 2 0 0 0 8.2 13 7 7 2 1 3 8 0 0

World Series RecordYear Club, Opp. W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2011 StL vs. Tex. 0-0 1.80 2 2 0 0 0 10.0 8 2 2 0 0 3 10 0 0

Major League Fielding RecordPosition PCT G PO A E TC DPPitcher .954 158 22 145 8 175 5

Major League Batting RecordYear Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB CS E2016 St. Louis .171 29 41 3 7 0 0 0 4 7 1 0 2 17 0 0 3Major Totals .147 153 272 24 40 2 1 2 16 24 1 1 11 91 0 0 8

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CAREER HIGHLIGHTSWent 5-11 with a 5.69 ERA in 22 starts in 2016 after going 33-20 with a 2.88 ERA in 76 games, includ-ing 74 starts, over his first three seasons with the A’s…now has a career ERA of 3.42, which ranks ninth in Oakland history…is seventh in wild pitches (45)…was named to his first American League All-Star Team in 2015…set an Athletics single season record for putouts by a pitcher with 37 in 2015, breaking a 114-year old record…earned American League Pitcher of the Month honors twice in 2014 (April and July)…went 5-3 with a 2.67 ERA in 12 games, 10 starts, as a rookie and also made two ALDS starts against Detroit that year…went 17-17 with a 3.66 ERA in 53 games, all starts, in three seasons in the minors…was Oakland’s first round pick in the 2011 First-Year Player Draft…named the A’s Minor League Pitcher of the Year in 2013.

2016 HIGHLIGHTSWent 5-11 with a 5.69 ERA in 22 starts in a season shortened by two stints on the disabled list…his ERA was more than 2½ runs higher than his previous career high of 3.08 in 2014…his five wins fol-low back-to-back 14-win seasons…also had career highs in losses (11), home runs (18), extra base hits (50), opponents batting average (.286), on-base percentage (.343) and slugging percentage (.475) and matched his high in wild pitches (15)…his average of 7.23 strikeouts per nine innings was a career low and his 3.23 walks per nine innings were a career high…had the second lowest winning percentage in the American League (.313) and the second most wild pitches…the wild pitches tied for sixth most in Oakland history and matched the most by an Athletic over the last 24 years…the winning percentage tied for 10th lowest in Oakland history…among pitchers with 100 or more innings pitched, he had the fourth highest ERA in the AL and the highest by an A’s pitcher since 2000 (Olivares, 6.75)…his opponents batting average included a mark of .286 (66-for-231) against right-handed hitters and .286 (67-for-234) against left-handers…surrendered 12 of his 18 home runs to righties…11 of the home runs were solo shots…the eight and nine hitters in the order batted a combined .467 with seven home runs and 21 RBI…however, held the five hitter to a .176 average, no home runs and four RBI…based on a minimum of 100 innings pitched, his .468 average against the number eight hitter was the highest by a Major Leaguer since at least 1974…his .465 average against the nine hitter was third highest over that span and the highest since 1999 (Loaiza, TEX .500)…his mark against the five hitter tied for fourth low-est in the AL in 2016…using the 100 inning minimum, he had the fourth highest average with runners in scoring position in the AL (.330), tied for the fifth highest average when opponents put the first pitch in play (.467) and had the seventh highest average against batters leading off an inning (.321)…had a .233 opponents batting average the first time through the lineup, .318 after that…yielded six runs in an inning once, five runs three times and four runs twice…he allowed 58 of his 80 runs in the single biggest inning of his 22 starts (25.13 ERA)…had a 1.84 ERA in all other innings…went 2-3 with a 7.52 ERA in six starts after the All-Star Break after going 3-8 with a 5.16 ERA in 16 starts before the break…the eight losses were two more than his combined pre-break total from the previous two seasons (20-6, 2.42 ERA in 37 starts)…is now 23-14 with a 3.13 ERA (119 er in 342.0 ip) in 54 career appearances before the All-Star Break compared to 15-17 with a 3.79 ERA (112 er in 266.0 ip) in 44 games after the break…compiled a 2.05 ERA in the first inning, a 3.43 ERA in the second inning and a 7.42 ERA from the third inning on…went 2-8 with a 6.50 ERA in 12 starts on four days rest, 3-3 with a 4.73 ERA in 10 starts on five days rest or more…is now 19-20 with a 3.65 ERA (133 er in 328.0 ip) in 51 career starts on four days rest, 19-11 with a 3.20 ERA (98 er in 276.0 ip) in his other 45 starts…the A’s were 7-15 (.318) in his starting assignments…tossed fewer than five innings in five of his starts…had just three such starts over the first three years of his career.

RIGHT-HANDED PITCHERHeight/Weight: 5-10 / 190 Bats/Throws: Right / RightBirthdate: November 7, 1989 Opening Day Age: 27Birthplace/Resides: Nashville, Tennessee / Nashville, TennesseeMajor League Service: 3 years, 61 daysObtained: Selected in the 1st round (18th selection overall) of the 2011 First-Year Player Draft.Contract Status: First year of a one-year contract through 2017

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OAKLAND: Was scratched from his scheduled Opening Day start on April 4 against Chicago (AL) due to food poisoning…started two days later against the White Sox and picked up the win in a 2-1 decision… tossed 6.1 innings to go over the 500 innings pitched mark in his career in a 4-1 loss to Los Angeles (AL) on April 11…was 3-1 with a 2.73 ERA and .232 opponents batting over his first four starts through April 22…then went 2-10 with a 6.55 ERA and .300 opponents batting average over his final 18 starts…began a career-high seven-game losing streak April 27 at Detroit when he tossed just 2.0 innings and allowed four runs in a 9-4 loss…at the time, it matched the shortest outing of his career…compiled a 6.16 ERA and .293 opponents batting average during the streak, which spanned 12 starts from April 27 to July 6…the streak of 12 consecutive starts without a win tied for second longest by an A’s starter this century (13, Braden, April 29-Sept. 29, 2007; 12, Bassitt, Aug. 9, 2015-April 28, 2016)…went 3-2 with a 3.81 ERA in five starts in April.…is now 10-3 with a 2.53 ERA (28 er in 99.2 ip) in 15 career starts in April…the wins and ERA are his best for any month…allowed a career-high tying seven runs in back-to-back starts on May 3 against Seattle and May 9 at Boston…also yielded seven runs July 1 against Pittsburgh, July 21 against Tampa Bay and July 31 at Cleveland… the five starts with seven or more runs match the most in one season in Oakland history (seventh time, last: Redman and Mulder in 2004)…had just two such starts entering the season…surrendered a career-high tying three home runs in a no decision at Tampa Bay May 15 (also Aug. 22, 2015 vs. Tampa Bay)…had three wild pitches May 20 against New York and is the first A’s pitcher with three wild pitches in a game since Doug Johns on Sept. 6, 1995 at Boston…went 0-3 with a 9.61 ERA in four starts in May…was 3-5 with a 6.19 ERA in nine starts when he was placed on the 15-day disabled list May 22 retroactive to May 21 with a strained right trapezius…it was his first career stint on the DL…did not make a rehab start before being reinstated from the DL June 5…had a no decision that day at Houston in a 5-2 A’s loss…left with a 2-1 lead but Coulombe allowed a run in the sixth for the blown save…it was the first of two times he left with the lead only to have the bullpen blown the save (Axford, June 26 at Los Angeles-AL)…went 0-1 despite a 3.23 ERA in five starts in the month of June…snapped his career-high seven-game losing streak in his first start after the All-Star Break July 16 against Toronto when he allowed three runs on six hits and four walks in 6.0 innings in a 5-4 A’s win…fanned Jurickson Profar to start the game July 26 at Texas for the 500th strikeout of his career…went 2-4 with a 7.79 ERA in six starts in July…the losses tied for the most in the AL and it marked the second time in his career he lost four games in a month (Aug. 2014)…the ERA was second highest in the majors (Wisler, ATL 8.89) and second highest of his career (9.61 in May 2016)…had single-month career highs in hits (41), runs (28), earned runs (28) and home runs (7)…took the loss in his only start in August on the 6th against Chicago (NL) and was placed on the disabled list the next day with a strained right forearm…went 2-6 with a 5.43 ERA in 12 starts in between his two stints on the DL…was reinstated Sept. 28 to make one final appearance before the end of the season…started that day at Los Angeles (AL) but tossed just 1.0 inning (1 h, 1 so) and was limited to 18 pitches as he did not have a rehab assignment…the 1.0 inning pitched marked the shortest outing of his career.

CAREER2015—Was named to his first American League All-Star Team…went 14-7 with a 2.73 ERA in 31 starts and ranked third in the AL in ERA…also ranked second in opponents slugging percentage (.316) and OPS (.590), third in opponents batting average (.217), fourth in opponents on-base percentage (.273), eighth in innings pitched (208.0) and tied for eighth in wins…the batting average and on-base percent-age were seventh lowest in Oakland history and the OPS ranked eighth…finished third in AL Cy Young Award voting…led the A’s in wins, starts, innings pitched, strikeouts (169), complete games (3) and walks (59)…was 10-3 with a 2.04 ERA, .198 opponents batting average and five home runs in 18 starts before the All-Star Break compared to 4-4 with a 3.74 ERA, .244 opponents batting average and 12 home runs in 13 starts after the break…it marked the second consecutive season he had 10 wins before the break and four after the break…set an Athletics single season record for putouts by a pitcher with 37…broke the previous mark of 35 set by Chick Fraser in 1901…the putouts were the most by a pitcher since Kevin Brown had 41 for the Dodgers in 1999…did not commit an error in 60 chances, which were the most in the majors and second most in Oakland history (Langford, 62 in 1979) among pitchers with no errors…they were the most errorless chances by an AL pitcher since Josh Towers had 60 for Toronto in 2005…had the second most total chances among AL pitchers…also tied for first in the AL in shutouts (2), tied for third in complete games, ranked fourth in fewest pitches per inning (14.8), tied for fourth in wild pitches (13), tied for sixth in winning percentage (.667), seventh in home runs per nine innings (0.74), tied for eighth in opponents grounded into double plays (19) and tied for ninth in opponents reaching on an error (8)…his .217 opponents batting average included a mark of .208 against left-handed hitters compared to .226 against right-handers…it increased to .256 with runners in scor-

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ing position…opponents hit .146 with two strikes and .194 the first time through the lineup…held the number eight hitter in the batting order to a .139 batting average, which was the lowest in the AL and second lowest in the majors among pitchers that qualified for the ERA title…yielded a .326 average to the clean-up hitter, .203 against all other spots in the order…was 8-3 with a 2.63 ERA and five home runs in 16 starts on the road compared to 6-4 with a 2.82 ERA and 12 home runs in 15 starts at home…the road ERA was eighth lowest in Oakland history…it was second lowest over the last 34 years to his mark of 2.51 in 2014…was 5-2 with a 1.78 ERA in nine starts during the day compared to 9-5 with a 3.12 ERA in 22 starts at night…his day ERA ranked sixth lowest in Oakland history among pitchers with at least 50 day innings and is the lowest since Tim Hudson had a 1.39 ERA in 2003…went 8-3 against AL West competition, 6-4 against everyone else…logged a 2-1 record and a 1.69 ERA in three interleague starts…ranked sixth in the majors in interleague ERA…was 12-1 in 20 starts with three runs of support or more compared to 2-6 in 11 starts with two runs or fewer…the A’s bullpen blew a save in six of his starts…was the A’s Opening Day starter for the second consecutive season and became the first A’s pitcher to start consecutive openers since Barry Zito in 2005 and 2006…combined with Scribner on a one-hit shutout in the A’s 8-0 win over Texas and is now 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA (14.0 ip, 6 h, 4 bb, 10 so) in two career Opening Day starts…tossed 8.0 shutout innings and allowed just one hit to become the first pitcher to toss eight or more innings and allow one hit or fewer in an opener since Bob Lemon one-hit the White Sox for Cleveland in 1953…tossed a shutout in his final start of 2014 and had a career-high 20.0-inning scoreless streak from Sept. 23, 2014 to April 11, 2015…allowed a career-high 11 hits in 6.0 innings in a 6-4 loss at Kansas City April 17…had a streak of five consecutive games with a wild pitch from April 22 to May 13, which was the longest such streak in Oakland history…it was the longest by an A’s pitcher since Stu Flythe also had a five-game streak from July 1 to 31, 1936…went 3-0 with a 1.98 ERA in five starts in April…it was the second time in his career he posted an ERA under 2.00 in month (1.03 in July, 2014)…then went 5-3 with a 1.37 ERA and .190 opponents average over a nine-start stretch from May 3 to June 14…struck out 10 while walking a career-high seven batters in 6.2 shutout innings in a 7-1 win at Texas May 3…the seven walks matched the most by an A’s pitcher since at least 1914 in a game with 10 or more strikeouts (Bobby Shantz, May 30, 1952 vs. New York, G#1)…they equaled the most in Oakland history by a pitcher who did not allow a run (third time, last: Eric Plunk, July 26, 1986 vs. Toronto)…it was his second career game with 10 or more strikeouts…struck out nine batters in each of his next two starts, giving him three consecutive starts with nine or more strikeouts…that matched the longest such streak by an A’s pitcher over the last 44 years (fourth time, last: Jeff Samardzija from Aug. 25-Sept. 5, 2014)…made his 50th career start May 8 at Seattle and had a no decision in a 4-3, 11-inning loss…was charged with his first loss May 13 against Boston after starting the season 4-0 for the first time in his career…it snapped a five-game winning streak dating back to Sept. 28, 2014…posted a 1.40 ERA and .194 opponents batting average during that streak, which spanned eight starts…left his start May 24 at Tampa Bay after 5.0 scoreless innings with a right ankle contusion but did not miss a start…finished May 3-2 with a 1.67 ERA in six starts, his second consecu-tive month with an ERA under 2.00 and the third of his career…ranked third in the AL in May ERA…had 41 strikeouts, which tied for third most in Oakland history in May and fell three short of the record of 44 (Chuck Dobson in 1968, Vida Blue in 1971)…it was his first month with 40 or more strikeouts…missed a turn in the rotation at the end of June due to gastroenteritis caused by salmonella…was named to his first AL All-Star team after placing third in player voting among starting pitchers…elected not to be active in the game as he pitched in the Sunday before the game at Cleveland…tossed a two-hit, 2-0 shutout against the Indians July 12…it was his third career complete game, all of which have been shutouts, and his second two-hitter…also started the A’s first game after the break July 17 against Min-nesota to become the seventh pitcher in Oakland history to start consecutive team games…is the first to do it since Dave Stewart in 1991…tossed his fourth career complete game and shutout, a three-hitter in a 2-0 win at Los Angeles (NL) July 28…singled in the eighth inning off Pedro Baez for his first Major League hit…it was his second consecutive shutout on the road and he had a 24.0-inning road scoreless streak from July 7 to Aug. 17, which fell one inning short of the Oakland record…added complete game number five two starts later, a five-hitter in the A’s 3-1 win over Houston Aug. 7 in Oakland…it was his first complete game in the Coliseum and it gave him three complete games over a six-start stretch…it ran his record to 12-4 with a 2.06 ERA and .198 opponents batting average in 23 starts…missed his next start due to back spasms and went 2-3 with a 5.05 ERA and .277 opponents average over his final eight starts…surrendered a career-high three home runs, all solo shots, in a no decision on Aug. 22 against Tampa Bay…matched his career high by allowing seven runs in the A’s 8-7, 14-inning loss at Chicago (AL) Sept. 14…went 2-1 despite a 6.84 ERA in five starts in September.

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2014—Spent the entire season in the starting rotation in his first full season with the A’s and went 14-10 with a 3.08 ERA in 33 starts…tied for second in the American League in shutouts (2), ranked fifth in opponents batting average (.232) and slugging percentage (.327), tied for sixth in complete games (2), seventh in innings pitched (219.0), eighth in ERA, tied for eighth in games started and ninth in strikeouts (183)…led the A’s in strikeouts, games started and innings pitched…his 183 strikeouts were the 10th highest single season total in Oakland history…they were third most in Oakland history by a pitcher 24-years old or younger behind Vida Blue (301 strikeouts in 1971 at age 21) and Barry Zito (205 strike-outs in 2001 at age 23)…his 219.0 innings pitched were third most by an Oakland pitcher 24-years old or younger since 1981…they were the most by any A’s pitcher since Joe Blanton tossed 230.0 innings in 2007…also ranked third in the AL in wild pitches (15), tied for third in walks and tied for seventh in opponents grounded into double plays (21)…the wild pitches tied for sixth most in Oakland history…was 10-3 with a 2.79 ERA in 19 starts before the All-Star Break…ranked seventh in the AL in ERA and tied for seventh in wins at the break…then went 4-7 with a 3.47 ERA in 14 starts after the break…tied for third in the AL in post-break losses…his .232 opponents batting average included a .221 mark against left-handed hitters compared to .245 against right-handers…allowed 10 of his 15 home runs to left-handers…13 were solo shots…held the opponents clean-up hitter to a .169 batting average and .270 slugging percentage, both of which ranked second lowest in the AL among qualifiers for the ERA title…the batting average and slugging percentage were fourth lowest in Oakland history…yielded a .215 av-erage to batters leading off an inning, which was ninth lowest in the AL…had the sixth lowest slugging percentage in that situation (.317)…was 6-3 with a 2.51 ERA and .212 opponents batting average in 15 starts on the road and allowed just five home runs in 104.0 innings…had the third lowest road opponents batting average in the AL and the fifth lowest ERA…his road ERA was fourth lowest in Oakland history and the lowest since Mike Torrez logged a 2.50 ERA in 1976…was 10-4 with a 2.64 ERA in 16 starts against AL West competition compared to 4-6 with a 3.54 ERA in 17 starts against everyone else…received two runs of support or fewer in 16 of his 33 starts and was 1-10 in those games…was 13-0 with support of three runs or more…the A’s were shut out 11 times, including five times in games he started…averaged 15.0 pitches per inning, which was seventh lowest in the AL…opponents had eight sacrifice hits, which were the most in the AL…ranked second among AL pitchers in assists (41) and total chances (62) and tied for fourth in putouts (18)…the total chances tied for ninth most in Oakland history by a pitcher…made his first career Opening Day start on March 31 against Cleveland and had a no decision in the A’s 2-0 loss…tossed 6.0 shutout innings to become just the second starting pitcher in Oakland history to not allow a run on Opening Day (Tim Hudson, 2003)…at the age of 24 years and 144 days, he became the fifth youngest Opening Day starting pitcher in Oakland history (Blue, Hunter, Cahill, Odom)…went 3-0 with a 1.80 ERA over his first four starts to extended his career-high winning streak to six games dating back to Sept. 11, 2013…posted a 2.35 ERA over that eight-start stretch and allowed just two home runs in 46.0 innings…tossed his first career complete game and shutout April 28 at Texas, a two-hitter in the A’s 4-0 win…became just the fifth pitcher to allow two hits or fewer in a shutout at Globe Life Park…went 4-1 with a 2.06 ERA and .211 opponents batting average in five starts in April and was named AL Pitcher of the Month…tied for the AL lead in wins and ranked fourth in ERA…allowed four runs in 6.0 innings May 27 against Detroit to snap his season-opening streak of 10 consecutive starts with six innings or more and three runs or fewer…that is the longest such streak to start a season by an Athletics pitcher since at least 1914…matched his career-high with a six-game winning streak from June 18 to July 26 (2.11 ERA, .218 opponents batting average)…had a streak of six consecutive starts from July 3 to August 1 where he allowed one earned run or fewer while tossing six or more innings…that matched the longest such streak by an A’s pitcher since at least 1914 (Cory Lidle, Aug. 4-31, 2002)…was 5-1 with a 1.07 ERA and .188 opponents batting average during the streak…was named AL Pitcher of the Month for the second time after going 5-0 with a 1.03 ERA in five starts in July…is the third A’s pitcher to win the award twice in one season along with Barry Zito (August and September, 2001) and Dave Stewart (April and September, 1990)…was one of two pitchers in the majors to win five games in July (Price, TB)…his ERA was third lowest in the majors in July…based on a minimum of 30.0 innings pitched, he had the lowest July ERA by an A’s pitcher since at least 1914 and the sixth lowest single month ERA by any pitcher in Oakland history…allowed 10 hits Aug. 6 against Tampa Bay, snapping a streak of 28 consecutive starts of five innings or more and fewer than 10 hits…that matched the third longest such streak by an Athletic since at least 1914…struck out a career-high 12 batters in 7.0 innings in the A’s 2-0 loss to Los Angeles (AL) Sept. 23…the strikeouts were the most by an Athletic since Dan Haren also fanned 12 on Aug. 27, 2006 at Texas…then tossed his second career complete game, a six-hit, 4-0 shutout at Texas Sept. 28 in the final game of the season to clinch a playoff berth for the A’s (0 bb, 5 so)…became the second pitcher in Oakland history to toss a complete game to

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clinch a playoff appearance (Dave Stewart, Sept. 25, 1990 at Kansas City)…earned AL Co-Player of the Week honors for his effort, an honor he shared with teammate Josh Reddick.

2013—Spent most of the season at Triple-A Sacramento where he was 10-7 with a 3.42 ERA in 20 starts…also had two stints with the A’s…after making two relief appearances in his Major League debut in July, he returned to Oakland Aug. 10 and finished the season in the starting rotation…was 5-3 with a 2.67 ERA in 12 games, 10 starts, with the A’s…also went 0-1 with a 2.08 ERA in two ALDS starts against Detroit…based upon a minimum of 60 innings pitched, he had the lowest opponents on-base percentage among American League rookies (.272), ranked second in opponents batting average (.214) and slugging percentage (.298) and third in ERA…struck out 67 batters in 64.0 innings and his average of 9.42 strikeouts per nine innings was second best (Allen, CLE 11.26)…allowed just four home runs, an average of 0.56 per nine innings…yielded 20 of his 22 runs over the first three innings of a game…had a 0.53 ERA, .132 opponents average and no home runs from the fourth inning on…did not allow a run after the fifth inning (14.2 ip)…was 3-1 with a 1.99 ERA in six starts in Oakland…his opponents bat-ting average included a .198 mark against right-handed hitters compared to .226 against left-handers…allowed a .194 opponents batting average to hitters leading off an inning…surrendered one double (.210 slugging percentage) and issued just four walks (.242 on-base percentage)…compiled a 5-3 record and a 2.85 ERA in his nine starts…did not allow a run in his two relief appearances (4.0 ip)…was 2-1 with a 1.72 ERA in seven games at night …had a 2-1 record and a 1.25 ERA in six games against AL West teams…was 3-1 with a 1.57 ERA in five starts on five days rest or more…averaged 7.50 runs of support in his 10 starts…was selected from Sacramento July 10 and made his Major League debut that day at Pittsburgh…entered the game in the fifth inning and tossed 2.0 scoreless innings…struck out the first batter he faced, Clint Barmes…also tossed 2.0 shutout innings July 19 at Los Angeles (AL) before he was optioned to Sacramento July 19…returned to Oakland Aug. 10 and spent the remainder of the season in the starting rotation…made his first ML start Aug. 10 at Toronto and allowed four runs, two earned, in 6.0 innings for the loss in a 5-4 decision…then picked up his first big league win in his second start when he combined with Dan Otero on a five-hit shutout in a 5-0 win over Houston Aug. 15 (8.0 ip, 4 h, 1 bb, 9 so)…allowed just two hits in 7.0 innings in a no decision against Seattle Aug. 20…it was his third consecutive start with four hits or fewer… joins A.J. Griffin (June 24-July 4, 2012) as the only Athletics pitchers since 1916 to toss six or more innings and allow four hits or fewer in each of their first three career starts…went 4-1 with a 2.27 ERA and .230 opponents batting average over his final six starts…finished September with a 3-1 record and a 2.79 ERA in five starts…started Game 2 of the ALDS against Detroit and combined with Grant Balfour on a four-hit shutout in the A’s 1-0 win (8.0 ip, 4 h, 2 bb, 9 so)…according to the Elias Sports Bureau, he became the third rookie to strikeout at least nine without allowing a run in a postseason game (Dave Righetti, Game 2 of 1981 ALDS; Mike Boddicker, Game 2 of 1983 ALCS)…is the fourth pitcher with 10 or fewer career regular seasons starts that has not allowed a run in a postseason start (Duster Mails, Game 6 of 1920 World Series; Brandon Backe, Game 5 of 2004 NLCS; Matt Moore, Game 1 of 2011 ALDS)…also started Game 5 and allowed three runs on six hits and four walks in 5.0 innings for the loss in a 3-0 decision…had surgery for a fractured left thumb following the season…the surgery, an internal fixation with a screw to repair the thumb fracture, was performed by Dr. Thomas Graham at the Cleveland Clinic Hospital Oct. 18…ranked fourth in the Pacific Coast League in ERA (3.42), tied for fifth in wins (10) and complete games (1) and tied for seventh in strikeouts (118)…led the league in strikeouts per nine innings (8.97)…ranked fourth in the A’s farm system in ERA, tied for fifth in wins and sixth in strikeouts…was named the A’s organization Minor League Pitcher of the year and was also a Baseball America Triple-A All-Star…surrendered just five home runs in 118.1 innings, an average of 0.38 per nine innings…allowed a .259 opponents batting average, including .244 against left-handed hitters…tossed a complete game four-hitter May 1 at Fresno a 4-1 win…struck out a season-high 11 batters and did not issue a walk in 7.0 innings in a no decision against New Orleans May 21…logged a 2.38 ERA in seven starts in May but was just 3-3…struck out 46 batters in 41.2 innings…was named to the Triple-A All-Star Game but did not pitch as he was promoted to Oakland July 10…was rated as having the best breaking ball and best control in the Pacific Coast League by Baseball America.

2012—Spent the entire season at Double-A Midland, with the exception of one start with Triple-A Sacramento in September…was 6-9 with a 4.14 ERA in 26 games, all starts, with the RockHounds…tied for the Texas League lead in shutouts (1), tied for second in complete games (1), ranked third in innings pitched (148.0) and tied for fourth in games started…had a no decision in his one regular season start with Sacramento, allowing four runs in 4.0 innings (9.00 ERA)…combined for a 4.26 ERA in 27

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starts overall…tied for second in the A’s farm system in complete games (1) and ranked third in innings pitched (152.0 ip)…surrendered just eight home runs in 152.0 innings (0.47 per nine innings)…allowed a .271 opponents batting average, including .250 against right-handed hitters…led TL pitchers in total chances (51) and errors (6)…was named the A’s fifth best prospect by Baseball America following the season…was also tabbed as having the best curveball in the A’s farm system by the magazine…tossed 3.0 scoreless and hitless innings May 19 against Corpus Christi and was placed on the disabled list the next day with a contusion on his right finger…was reinstated May 27…tossed a seven-inning complete game shutout July 18 against Corpus Christi (8 h, 1 bb, 2 so)…was transferred to Sacramento Sept. 1 and made his lone regular season start for the River Cats Sept. 3 at Salt Lake City, a no decision in a 16-9 loss (4.0 ip, 10 h, 4 r, 4 er, 1 bb, 2 so)…also made one postseason start for Sacramento, a no decision (6.0 ip, 8 h, 3 r, 3 er, 1 bb, 5 so, 4.50 ERA).

2011—The A’s first round selection in the First-Year Player Draft signed July 25 and combined for a 1-1 record and 0.82 ERA in six starts with the A’s affiliate in the Arizona Rookie League and Double-A Midland…did not surrender a home run in 22.0 innings…allowed a .241 opponents batting average, including .206 against right-handed hitters…made his professional debut Aug. 7 at the Rangers Arizona Rookie League affiliate, absorbing the loss in a 6-3 decision…allowed a run on four hits in 2.0 innings and struck out two…was transferred to Midland Aug. 11 and went 1-0 with a 0.45 ERA in five starts…did not allow a run in his first four outings, giving him a 19.1-inning scoreless streak from Aug. 7 to Sept. 5…recorded his first pro win Aug. 31 at San Antonio (5.0 ip, 1 h, 1 bb, 3 so)…was rated as the A’s third-best prospect by Baseball America following the season.

PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUSSonny Douglas Gray was originally signed by A’s scout Matt Ranson…is married, Jessica…has a son, Gunnar…graduated from Smyrna (TN) High School in 2008…originally drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 27th round that year…did not sign and attended Vanderbilt University…left the Commodores ranking second on the school’s all-time win list (27) and fourth in strikeouts (317)…went 12-4 with a 2.43 ERA in 2011 to lead Vanderbilt to its first-ever College World Series appearance…was named second-team All-SEC in 2010 and 2011…was a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American in 2009…pitched for the USA National Team in 2009 and 2010…was named Baseball America Summer Player of the Year in 2010…signed autographs for elementary school students at the Oakland Zoo and visited the Salvation Army as part of the A’s Holiday Caravan in 2014.

LIFETIME PITCHING RECORDYear Club W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK2011 AZL A’s 0 1 4.50 1 1 0 0 0 2.0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Midland 1 0 0.45 5 5 0 0 0 20.0 15 1 1 0 0 6 0 18 2 02012 Midland 6 9 4.14 26 26 1 1 0 148.0 148 73 68 8 4 57 0 97 16 1 Sacramento 0 0 9.00 1 1 0 0 0 4.0 10 4 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 02013 Sacramento 10 7 3.42 20 20 1 0 0 118.1 117 51 45 5 0 39 0 118 10 0 OAKLAND 5 3 2.67 12 10 0 0 0 64.0 51 22 19 4 0 20 0 67 2 12014 OAKLAND 14 10 3.08 33 33 2 2 0 219.0 187 84 75 15 7 74 2 183 15 02015 OAKLAND 14 7 2.73 31 31 3 2 0 208.0 166 71 63 17 2 59 0 169 13 02016 OAKLAND 5 11 5.69 22 22 0 0 0 117.0 133 80 74 18 2 42 0 94 15 0ML Totals 38 31 3.42 98 96 5 4 0 608.0 537 257 231 54 11 195 2 513 45 1

CAREER TRANSACTIONS2008 — Selected by the Chicago Cubs organization in the 27th round of the First-Year Player Draft; did not sign. 2011 — Selected by the Oakland Athletics organization in the 1st round (18th selection overall) of the First-Year Player Draft. 2016 — On the disabled list, May 21 to June 4. On the disabled list, August 7 to September 27.

DIVISION SERIES RECORDYear Club/Opp. W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK2013 OAK vs. DET 0 1 2.08 2 2 0 0 0 13.0 10 3 3 1 0 6 1 12 0 0

ALL-STAR GAME RECORDYear Club/Site W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK2015 A.L./Cin. (Did not pitch)

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VS. THE AMERICAN LEAGUE2016 CAREERERA W L S G IP ER vs. TEAM ERA W L S G IP ER— 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Baltimore 5.57 1 3 0 4 21.0 1317.18 0 1 0 1 3.2 7 Boston 5.40 0 2 0 3 16.2 101.29 1 0 0 1 7.0 1 Chicago 5.29 1 0 0 3 17.0 1018.90 0 1 0 1 3.1 7 Cleveland 2.59 2 1 0 5 31.1 918.00 0 1 0 1 2.0 4 Detroit 4.50 1 1 0 3 16.0 81.80 0 0 0 1 5.0 1 Houston 2.53 4 2 0 8 53.1 151.50 1 0 0 1 6.0 1 Kansas City 2.77 1 2 0 4 26.0 83.38 0 1 0 3 13.1 5 Los Angeles 3.21 5 3 0 14 84.0 301.50 0 1 0 1 6.0 1 Minnesota 4.91 2 2 0 4 22.0 1210.80 0 1 0 1 3.1 4 New York 4.44 1 2 0 4 24.1 12— 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Oakland — 0 0 0 0 0.0 09.00 0 1 0 1 7.0 7 Seattle 2.86 4 2 0 10 66.0 218.44 0 1 0 2 10.2 10 Tampa Bay 4.22 2 2 0 7 42.2 206.00 1 0 0 2 12.0 8 Texas 2.51 8 3 0 12 82.1 234.15 2 0 0 2 13.0 6 Toronto 3.00 3 1 0 5 33.0 11

VS. THE NATIONAL LEAGUE2016 CAREERERA W L S G IP ER vs. TEAM ERA W L S G IP ER— 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Arizona 2.84 0 1 0 1 6.1 2— 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Atlanta 6.75 0 1 0 1 5.1 43.60 0 1 0 1 5.0 2 Chicago 3.60 0 1 0 1 5.0 22.35 0 1 0 1 7.2 2 Cincinnati 2.35 0 1 0 1 7.2 2— 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Colorado — 0 0 0 0 0.0 0— 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Los Angeles 0.00 1 0 0 1 9.0 0— 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Miami 9.00 0 0 0 1 5.0 51.50 0 0 0 1 6.0 1 Milwaukee 1.50 0 0 0 1 6.0 1— 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 New York — 0 0 0 0 0.0 0— 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Philadelphia — 0 0 0 0 0.0 010.50 0 1 0 1 6.0 7 Pittsburgh 7.88 0 1 0 2 8.0 7— 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 St. Louis — 0 0 0 0 0.0 0— 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 San Diego — 0 0 0 0 0.0 0— 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 San Francisco 2.08 2 0 0 2 13.0 3— 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Washington 3.86 0 0 0 1 7.0 3

MONTHLY BREAKDOWN2016 CAREERERA W L S G IP ER by MONTH ERA W L S G IP ER— 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 March 0.00 0 0 0 1 6.0 03.81 3 2 0 5 28.1 12 April 2.53 10 3 0 15 99.2 289.61 0 3 0 4 19.2 21 May 3.89 4 5 0 15 90.1 393.23 0 1 0 5 30.2 11 June 3.72 5 4 0 15 94.1 397.79 2 4 0 6 32.1 28 July 3.46 9 5 0 18 109.1 423.60 0 1 0 1 5.0 2 August 3.16 4 9 0 17 111.0 390.00 0 0 0 1 1.0 0 September 4.07 6 5 0 17 97.1 44

PITCHING BREAKDOWN2016 CAREERERA W L S G IP ER by CATEGORY ERA W L S G IP ER5.80 3 6 0 11 63.2 41 Home 3.58 20 18 0 50 324.2 1295.57 2 5 0 11 53.1 33 Away 3.24 18 13 0 48 283.1 1024.19 2 3 0 8 43.0 20 Day 3.10 16 10 0 34 209.1 726.57 3 8 0 14 74.0 54 Night 3.59 22 21 0 64 398.2 1595.16 3 8 0 16 90.2 52 Pre-ASG 3.13 23 14 0 54 342.0 1197.52 2 3 0 6 26.1 22 Post-ASG 3.79 15 17 0 44 266.0 1125.69 5 11 0 22 117.0 74 Starter 3.44 38 31 0 96 604.0 231— 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Reliever 0.00 0 0 0 2 4.0 0

BALLPARK BREAKDOWN ERA W L S G IP ERAngel Stadium 1.76 2 0 0 6 30.2 6Camden Yards 7.53 0 3 0 3 14.1 12Chase Field 2.84 0 1 0 1 6.1 2Comerica Park 3.60 1 1 0 2 10.0 4Dodger Stadium 0.00 1 0 0 1 9.0 0Fenway Park 8.38 0 1 0 2 9.2 9Globe Life Arlington 1.45 6 0 0 6 43.1 7Great American Ball Park 2.35 0 1 0 1 7.2 2Kauffman Stadium 4.15 0 1 0 2 13.0 6Marlins Park 9.00 0 0 0 1 5.0 5Minute Maid Park 5.28 0 1 0 3 15.1 9Oakland Coliseum 3.58 20 18 0 50 324.2 129PNC Park 0.00 0 0 0 1 2.0 0Progressive Field 3.93 2 1 0 3 18.1 8Rogers Centre 3.46 1 1 0 2 13.0 5Safeco Field 1.07 3 0 0 5 33.2 4Target Field 2.45 1 1 0 2 11.0 3Tropicana Field 1.93 1 0 0 3 18.2 4Turner Field 6.75 0 1 0 1 5.1 4U.S. Cellular Field 8.10 0 0 0 2 10.0 9Yankee Stadium 3.86 0 0 0 1 7.0 3

FIELDING STATISTICSPitcherYear Pct. G PO A E TC DP2013 .950 12 9 10 1 20 02014 .952 33 18 41 3 62 32015 1.000 31 37 23 0 60 12016 .955 22 10 11 1 22 3Totals .970 98 74 85 5 164 7

GRAY’S CAREER BESTSLow Hit Complete Game: 2 (twice), last: July 12, 2015 at ClevelandInnings Pitched: 9.0 (five times), last: August 7, 2015 vs. Houston. As reliever: 2.0 (twice), last: July 19, 2013 at Los Angeles (AL)Strikeouts: 12, September 23, 2014 vs. Los Angeles (AL); 10, May 3, 2015 at Texas. As reliever: 3 (twice), last: July 19, 2013 at Los Angeles (AL)Pitches: 119, May 3, 2015 at TexasLongest Winning Streak: 6 (twice), last: June 18 to July 26, 2014Longest Losing Streak: 7, April 27 to July 6, 2016Longest Scoreless Streak: 20.0, September 23, 2014 to April 11, 2015

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2017 ATHLETICS

GRAY’S 2016 STARTSDate Opponent Score Dec ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR #PITApril 6 Chicago (AL) 2-1 W 1.29 7.0 3 1 1 4 5 0 97April 11 Los Angeles (AL) 1-4 L 2.70 6.1 6 3 3 3 6 1 92April 16 Kansas City 5-3 W 2.33 6.0 7 2 1 1 6 0 114April 22 at Toronto 8-5 W 2.73 7.0 6 3 3 3 7 1 100April 27 at Detroit 4-9 L 3.81 2.0 2 4 4 4 2 1 65May 3 Seattle 2-8 L 4.84 7.0 11 7 7 1 6 2 93May 9 at Boston 7-14 L 6.00 3.2 8 7 7 2 2 0 75May 15 at Tampa Bay 7-6 – 5.84 5.2 6 6 3 2 4 3 99May 20 New York (AL) 3-8 L 6.19 3.1 6 5 4 4 3 0 98June 5 at Houston 2-5 – 5.77 5.0 5 1 1 1 5 1 69June 10 at Cincinnati 1-2 L 5.34 7.2 5 2 2 1 4 0 92June 15 Texas 5-7 – 5.54 6.0 8 5 5 1 3 2 90June 21 Milwaukee 5-3 – 5.20 6.0 7 2 1 1 7 0 100June 26 at Los Angeles (AL) 6-7 – 5.03 6.0 6 2 2 1 3 0 106July 1 Pittsburgh 3-7 L 5.42 6.0 7 7 7 1 4 1 94July 6 at Minnesota 0-4 L 5.16 6.0 6 1 1 4 5 0 113July 16 Toronto 5-4 W 5.12 6.0 6 3 3 4 2 1 102July 21 Tampa Bay 3-7 L 5.49 5.0 9 7 7 0 6 2 94July 26 at Texas 6-3 W 5.43 6.0 5 3 3 2 8 2 100July 31 at Cleveland 0-8 L 5.84 3.1 8 7 7 2 3 1 64Aug. 6 Chicago (NL) 0-4 L 5.74 5.0 5 2 2 0 2 0 72Sept. 28 at Los Angeles (AL) 6-8 L 5.69 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 18

OAKLAND 20-GAME WINNERS

Pitcher Year Record Pct. ERA IPVida Blue 1971 24-8 .750 *1.82 312.0Jim Hunter 1971 21-11 .656 2.96 274.0Jim Hunter 1972 21-7 *.750 2.04 295.0Vida Blue 1973 20-9 .690 3.20 263.2Ken Holtzman 1973 21-13 .618 2.97 297.1Jim Hunter 1973 21-5 *.808 3.34 256.0Jim Hunter 1974 *25-12 .676 *2.49 318.0Vida Blue 1975 22-11 .667 3.01 270.0Mike Norris 1980 22-9 .710 2.63 284.0Dave Stewart 1987 **20-13 .606 3.68 261.1Dave Stewart 1988 21-12 .636 3.23 **275.2Dave Stewart 1989 21-9 .700 3.32 257.2Bob Welch 1990 *27-6 *.818 2.95 238.0Dave Stewart 1990 22-11 .667 2.56 *267.0Tim Hudson 2000 **20-6 *.769 4.14 202.1Mark Mulder 2001 *21-8 .724 3.45 229.1Barry Zito 2002 *23-5 .821 2.75 229.1

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TOMMY KAHNLE 48RIGHT-HANDED PITCHERGiven Name: Thomas Robert Kahnle (CAIN-lee)Bats: Right Throws: RightHeight: 6-1 Weight: 235Opening Day Age: 27 (August 7, 1989)Birthplace/Residence: Latham, N.Y./Albany, N.Y.First Pro Contract: New York Yankees, selected in the fifth round, June 2010 First-Year Player Draft.Sox Acquisition: Obtained from the Colorado Rockies in exchange for RHP Yency Almonte, November 24, 2015.Major League Service: Two years, 15 days.Contract Status: Signed through 2017.

2016 SEASON Split the season between Class AAA Charlotte and the White Sox, his first with the organization. Twenty-four of his 29 outings with the Sox were scoreless … worked 1.0-plus IP 22 times. Allowed 33.3 percent (3-9) of inherited runners to score … first batters faced went 2-22 (.091) … pitched five times on zero rest, recording a 1.69 ERA (1 ER/5.1 IP) with five strikeouts. Limited left-handers to a .143 average (5-35), and opponents to a .154 average (2-13) with RISP/two outs. Was recalled from Class AAA Charlotte on 4/29 … made his season debut that night at Baltimore, working a scoreless eighth inning … was optioned back to Charlotte on 5/1, recalled again on 5/5 and optioned on 5/8 without making an appearance. Was recalled by the Sox on 5/23 to serve as the 26th man for a doubleheader vs. Cleveland … worked 1.0 scoreless IP on 5/24 vs. Cleveland, his first appearance at home. Suffered his first loss and blown save on 5/28 at Kansas City, allowing one run on two hits without recording an out … surrendered a game-tying, RBI double to Drew Butera and game-ending single to Brett Eibner in the ninth. Was optioned to Charlotte on 5/30 … was recalled on 6/3 and pitched that night at Detroit, allowing two runs on four hits over 1.0 IP … was optioned back to the Knights after the game. Was recalled from Charlotte on 7/9, replacing Carlos Rodon … walked Joe Mauer with the bases loaded to force in the game-ending run in the 12th inning on 7/29 at Minnesota. Posted a 0.51 ERA (1 ER/17.2 IP), with three holds and 18 strikeouts over his final 17 appearances from 8/7-9/30 … recorded a career-high 9.1 scoreless IP streak in his final 10 outings from 9/3-30, allowing just four hits with nine strikeouts. Pitched out of a bases-loaded jam in the 12th inning on 9/4 at Minnesota for first save with the Sox … posted holds on 9/24 at Cleveland and 9/26 vs. Tampa Bay. Opened the season in Charlotte's bullpen, converting seven of his 10 save opportunities … limited right-handers to a .136 average (9-66) … opponents went 5-25 (.200) with RISP. Struck out a season-high five batters on 4/24 at Toledo and recorded his only win on 5/4 vs. Columbus (1.0 scoreless IP). Converted his last five save opportunities from 5/31-7/6.

2015 SEASON Appeared in 36 games with Colorado after beginning the season with Class AAA Albuquerque. Was recalled by the Rockies from Albuquerque on 6/1. Held right-handers to a .203 average (15-74) … posted a 1.13 ERA (1 ER/8.0 IP) over 10 games when pitching on zero days rest. Recorded his first career save on 8/7 at Washington, tossing a scoreless ninth inning. Was optioned back to Albuquerque on 8/26.

2014 SEASON Spent the entire season with Colorado after being selected from New York-NL in the 2013 Rule 5 Draft. Was the first Rockies Rule 5 selection to make the team and remain with the club through the entire season since Luis Gonzalez in 2003. Ranked fifth among National League rookies with 54 ap-pearances … left-handers hit just .185 (23-124), sixth-lowest among NL pitchers with at least 60.0 IP. Was 2-1 with a 2.68 ERA (15 ER/50.1 IP) over 35 games in the first half. Made his major-league debut on 4/3 at Miami, posting his first career hold (1 ER/1.2 IP) … recorded his first career strike-out in the sixth inning (Reed Johnson) … earned his first major-league win on 4/5 vs. Arizona, tossing 1.2 scoreless IP. Recorded a career-high five strikeouts over 2.0 IP on 4/21 vs. San Francisco … became just the sixth reliever in Rockies history to strike out five batters in 2.0 or fewer IP. Threw a career-high 3.0 IP with a career-high tying five strikeouts on 6/13 at San Francisco.

2013 SEASON Led the Yankees farm system with 15 saves with Class AA Trenton … limited left-handed hitters to a .159 average (13-82) and right-handers to a .197 mark (25-127). Was 10-10 in save opportunities from 4/13-6/29.

2012 SEASON Went a combined 2-1 with a 2.37 ERA (15 ER/57.0 IP) and 74 strikeouts over 31 appearances between Class A Tampa and Class AA Trenton. Began the season on the disabled list with a torn labrum in his right shoulder … was reinstated on 5/6. Made three postseason appearances with Trenton, tossing 3.0 scoreless IP in relief.

2011 SEASON His 112 strikeouts led Class A Charleston relievers and ranked fifth among Yankees farmhands.

2010 SEASON Made 11 relief appearances with Class A Staten Island in his professional debut.

MISCELLANEOUS/PERSONAL Engaged to Veronica. Attended Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla. … tossed the third no-hitter in school history on 3/13/10 … was part of the school’s NCAA Division II Championship team in 2009, tossing 12.2 scoreless innings in the postseason as a freshman. Graduated from Shaker High School in Latham, N.Y. … lettered in baseball, basketball and football.

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CAREER PLAYING RECORDYEAR CLUB W-L PCT ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK AVG2010 Staten Island 0-0 .000 0.56 11 0 0 0 3 16.0 3 1 1 0 3 5-0 25 2 0 .0612011 Charleston 3-5 .375 4.22 40 0 0 0 2 81.0 69 50 38 1 1 49-0 112 11 1 .223 2012 Tampa 2-1 .667 2.45 30 0 0 0 6 55.0 30 16 15 3 2 24-1 72 4 1 .158 Trenton 0-0 .000 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0-0 2 0 0 .250 2013 Trenton 1-3 .250 2.85 46 0 0 0 15 60.0 38 20 19 4 0 45-0 74 7 0 .182 2014 COLORADO 2-1 .667 4.19 54 0 0 0 0 68.2 51 39 32 7 1 31-2 63 7 0 .206 2015 COLORADO 0-1 .000 4.86 36 0 0 0 2 33.1 31 22 18 3 0 28-1 39 3 0 .250 Albuquerque 1-3 .250 4.67 21 0 0 0 6 27.0 19 14 14 3 1 12-0 28 5 0 .1962016 Charlotte 1-1 .500 3.00 23 0 0 0 7 27.0 17 9 9 0 1 12-2 36 2 0 .177 WHITE SOX 0-1 .000 2.63 29 0 0 0 1 27.1 21 8 8 2 0 20-3 25 3 0 .212MINOR TOTALS 8-13 .381 3.22 172 0 0 0 39 268.0 178 110 96 11 8 147-3 349 31 2 .206N.L. TOTALS 2-2 .500 4.41 90 0 0 0 2 102.0 82 61 50 10 1 59-3 102 10 0 .220MLB TOTALS 2-3 .400 4.04 119 0 0 0 3 129.1 103 69 58 12 1 79-6 127 13 0 .219

CAREER TRANSACTIONS— Selected by New York-AL in the fifth round of the First-Year Player Draft (6/10).— On Class A Charleston disabled list with a left hamstring strain (8/16-23/11).— On Class A Charleston disabled list with a torn right labrum (4/5-5/6/12).— Selected by Colorado in the Rule 5 Major League Draft (12/12/13).— On Colorado disabled list with right shoulder inflammation (8/13-9/2/14).— Traded by Colorado to the White Sox in exchange for pitcher Yency Almonte (11/24/15).

CAREER FIELDING STATISTICSPOSITION PCT G GS TC PO A E DPPitcher .931 119 0 29 17 10 2 1

CAREER GAME BESTSSTRIKEOUTS — 5 (2x, last 6/13/14 at S.F.) … INNINGS PITCHED — 3.0 (6/13/14 at S.F.)

WINNING STREAK — 2 (4/5-12/14). … CONSECUTIVE SCORELESS IP — 9.1 (9/3-30/16)

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DAVID ROBERTSON 30RIGHT-HANDED PITCHERGiven Name: David Alan RobertsonBats: Right Throws: RightHeight: 5-11 Weight: 195Opening Day Age: 31 (April 9, 1985)Birthplace/Residence: Birmingham, Ala./Chicago, Ill.First Pro Contract: New York Yankees, selected in the 17th round, June 2006 First-Year Player Draft.Sox Acquisition: Signed as a free agent, December 10, 2014.Major League Service: Eight years, 70 days.Contract Status: Signed through 2018.

2016 SEASON American League Leaders (Relievers): T4th-Saves (37). Tied for fourth in the American League with 37 saves, the third consecutive season he has reached that milestone. Joined Bobby Thigpen (1988-91), Roberto Hernandez (1995-96), Bobby Jenks (2006-08) and Keith Foulke (2000-01) as the only pitchers in White Sox history to record 30 saves in back-to-back seasons. His numbers increased from 2015 in WHIP (1.36 from 0.93) and opponents average (.231 from .196) and decreased in strikeouts per 9.0 IP (10.83 from 12.22) and strikeout-to-walk ratio (2.34 from 6.62). Limited left-handers to a .212 (25-118) average, compared to .252 (28-111) vs. right-handers. Went 4-0 with a 2.10 ERA (7 ER/30.0 IP) over 30 games at home, compared to 1-3 with a 4.73 ERA (17 ER/32.1 IP) over 32 games on the road. Allowed 16 of his 24 runs over four outings: 5/28 at Kansas City (6 ER/0.2 IP), 6/8 vs. Washington (3 ER/0.1 IP), 7/18 at Seattle (4 ER/0.2 IP) and 7/24 vs. Detroit (3 ER/1.0 IP) … ERA was 1.21 (8 ER/59.1 IP) over his 58 other appearances. His ERA increased from 0.96 on 5/23 to 4.37 following his outing on 6/8 against the Nationals … gave up two runs over 13.2 IP with 10 saves in 10 chances over his next 14 outings from 6/9-7/6 to lower his ERA to 3.22 … allowed seven runs over 4.0 IP in four games from 7/18-24 as his ERA jumped to 4.22 … rebounded to record a 1.64 ERA (4 ER/22.0 IP) over his final 23 appearances, lowering his final mark to 3.47. Converted his first six save chances of the season, allowing two hits over 6.1 scoreless IP … earned saves in the White Sox first two games of the season at Oakland, working 1.0 scoreless IP in each outing … pitched 1-2-3 innings to save each of the Sox three wins in a sweep from 4/11-14 at Minnesota. Recorded the final four outs for his sixth save on 4/20 vs. the Angels, his first save of more than 1.0 IP since 5/16/15 at Oakland (also 1.1 IP).

Suffered his first blown save on 4/23 vs. Texas (1 ER/1.0 IP) … worked a perfect ninth inning for his seventh save the following day against the Rangers. Was on the Bereavement List from 4/28-30 … recorded his 10th save on 5/8 vs. Minnesota … worked 2.0 IP for the first time in 2016 on 5/17 vs. Houston. Converted 13 consecutive save chances from 5/22-7/3, allowing one run on 10 hits with 18 strikeouts over 13.1 IP. Allowed a career-high six runs in 0.2 IP on 5/28 at Kansas City … entered the game in the ninth with a 7-1 lead. Suffered his first loss on 6/19 at Cleveland, allowing a game-ending single to Jose Ramirez in the 10th … recorded his second four-out save of the season (18th career) on 6/21 at Boston. Earned his 100th career save on 6/25 vs. Toronto, retiring Edwin Encarnacion and Michael Saunders to work out of a bases-loaded, one-out jam. Posted his 20th save on 6/26 vs. Toronto with a perfect ninth inning … struck out the side in the ninth for his 21st save on 6/30 vs. Minnesota … saved wins on 7/2-3 at Houston. Was charged with his third blown save on 7/18 at Seattle after allowing four runs on three hits over 0.2 IP … surrendered a game-ending, three-run home run to pinch-hitter Adam Lind … entered the game with the White Sox leading 3-0. Earned two wins on 7/24 vs. Detroit, becoming the first Sox pitcher to accomplish the feat since Tom Seaver on 5/9/84 vs. Milwaukee … Seaver's first win came as a reliever in the Sox 25-inning victory. Worked 1.1 IP against the Tigers in the completion of a suspended game from 7/23 … suffered his fourth blown save but earned the win in the regularly scheduled game … entered in the ninth with a 4-1 lead but surrendered solo homers to Nick Castellanos, Tyler Collins and Jarrod Saltalamacchia. Earned his 24th save on 7/26 vs. the Cubs, his first perfect inning in a save situation since 6/26 vs. Toronto. Suffered four blown saves in eight chances from 7/18-8/10, including back-to-back games on 8/9-10 at Kansas City … converted his next six save opportunities from 8/12-28, throwing 6.2 scoreless IP. Reached 30 saves for the third consecutive season on 8/17 at Cleveland. Underwent arthroscopic surgery on 10/27 to clean up the meniscus in his left knee.

HIGHEST SO/9.0 IPIN MLB HISTORY

Pitcher SO/9.0 IPBilly Wagner 11.92Brad Lidge 11.92David Robertson 11.88Carlos Marmol 11.60Yu Darvish 11.32

*Min. 500.0 IP

MLB SAVES LEADERS FROM 2014-16

Pitcher SVMark Melancon 131Kenley Jansen 127Francisco Rodriguez 126Zach Britton 120Craig Kimbrel 117David Robertson 110

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HIGH SOCKS FOR HOPE

In 2011, along with his wife, started High Socks For Hope: The David and Erin Robertson Foundation. The Robertson's started the foundation in response to the devastating tornado that struck Tuscaloosa, Ala, David's hometown. They pro-vided basic necessities and emergency supplies to victims, survivors and their families. In addition to assisting survivors of natural disasters around the country, David and Erin also help homeless veterans with furnished homes, and provide housing for people with Alzheimer's and types of dementia.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Is the only pitcher in major-league history to average at least 10.0 strikeouts per 9.0 IP in each of his first nine seasons (2008-16) … the previous record of three was shared by Dick Radatz, Troy Percival, Mark Prior and Takashi Saito. His career average of 11.88 SO/9.0 IP (799 SO/603.1 IP) ranks third in major-league history among pitchers with 500.0-plus IP behind Billy Wagner (11.92) and Brad Lidge (11.92). Ranks seventh in White Sox history with 71 saves, four be-hind Terry Forster. Ranks second in Yankees history with 116 holds, ninth with 402 appearances and 10th with 47 saves. Has limited first batters faced to a .182 (86-472) average, the seventh-best among active pitchers and the seventh-low-est mark in the major leagues since 1974. Left-handers are hitting just .195 (182-935), including a .180 (128-710) mark since 2011. Retired 25 consecutive batters faced with the bases loaded from 4/19/11-8/12/13, the longest streak in the majors since Jeff Brantley retired 30 in a row from 1989-91. Tied for the major-league lead with 97 holds from 2011-13, recording 30 or more each season. Pitched in 19 playoff games with the Yankees from 2009-12, going 3-0 with a 3.71 ERA (7 ER/17.0 IP) and 17 strikeouts.

2015 SEASON American League Leaders (Relievers): 1st Batter Eff. (.100); 2nd-SO/BB (6.62); 4th-SO/9.0 IP (12.22); T4th-wins (6); 6th-SO (86); 6th-Opp. OBP (.241); 6th-BR/9.0 IP (8.53); T6th-Saves (34); 10th-Opp. AVG (.196). Was the White Sox nominee for the Roberto Clemente Award presented by Chevrolet. Posted 30-plus saves for the second consecutive season … his 34 saves tied for sixth in the AL and tied for the eighth-highest total in White Sox history. His average of 12.22 strikeouts per 9.0 IP (86 SO/63.1 IP) ranks fourth in Sox history among relievers, trailing only Sergio Santos (13.07 in 2011), Roberto Hernandez (12.67 in 1995) and Octavio Dotel (12.36 in 2008). Limited first batters to a .100 (6-60) average, the best success rate in both the AL and White Sox history … left-handers hit just .175 (17-97) with 36 strikeouts. Struck out two or more batters in 28 of his 60 appearances, including three or more on eight occasions. Converted all 15 save chances vs. the AL Central, going 2-1 with a 2.39 ERA (7 ER/26.1 IP) and 39 strikeouts over 26 outings. Seventeen of his 24 earned runs allowed came over eight games, including four outings in September. Began his Sox career with 12 consecutive scoreless appearances from 4/9-5/9 (12.0 IP), going 2-0 with 21 strikeouts while converting all five save opportunities. Made his White Sox debut on 4/9 at Kansas City (his 30th birthday), working 1.0 scoreless IP. Earned his first save with the Sox on 4/11 vs. Minnesota, striking out the side in a perfect ninth inning … struck out all three batters he faced for his second save on 4/15 at Cleveland. Recorded multiple strikeouts in five straight appearances from 4/14-26 (12 total) … earned his first win with Chicago on 4/20 vs. Cleveland after working a perfect ninth with two strikeouts. Struck out the side to earn the win on 4/26 vs. Kansas City in a game resumed from 4/24 (suspended due to rain) … earned the save with a perfect ninth in the regularly scheduled game on 4/26 … became the first Sox to earn a win and save on the same day since Bob Howry on 8/21/99 (Elias). Allowed his first two runs with the Sox on 5/10 vs. Cincinnati, suffering his first blown save before earning his third win. Was charged with back-to-back blown saves on 5/26-27 at Toronto … allowed a game-ending home run to Josh Donaldson on 5/26 and a game-tying shot to Donaldson on 5/27.

Saved all three games of the White Sox sweep of Houston on 6/8-10 at U.S. Cellular Field. Converted seven consecutive save chances from 6/20-7/17 … allowed two runs on five hits with 12 strikeouts over 7.0 IP. Retired a team season-high 26 straight batters from 8/16-9/8 … recorded his 600th career strikeout on 9/14 vs. Oakland. Posted a 10.13 ERA (9 ER/8.0 IP) over his final eight outings, raising his season ERA from 2.44 to 3.41. Recorded his 30th save on 9/19 at Cleveland and his 34th and final on 10/2 vs. Detroit.

2014 SEASON Went 4-5 with a 3.08 ERA (22 ER/64.1 IP), 39 saves and 96 strikeouts in 63 relief appearances with the Yankees. Ranked third among American League relievers in saves, fourth in games finished (55) and fifth in strikeouts per 9.0 IP (13.43) and save percentage (88.6, 39-44). Limited opponents to a .192 (45-234) average … lefties hit .157 (20-127) with one home run, with right-handers at .234 (25-107) with six home runs. Became the sixth pitcher in Yankees history to reach 35 saves in a season, joining Mariano Rivera (12 times), Dave Righetti (twice), Sparky Lyle (once), John Wetteland (once) and Rafael Soriano (once). Averaged 14.22 strikeouts per 9.0 IP (89 SO/56.1 IP) over his final 55 appearances of the season. Became the fourth Yankee with at least 23 saves prior to the All-Star break (since 1969), joining Rivera (seven times), Wetteland (once) and Lyle (once). Was on the 15-day disabled list from 4/7-22 with a left groin strain … recorded four-out saves in back-to-back opportunities on 5/15 at the Mets and 5/18-1 vs. Pittsburgh. Suffered his first loss and blown save on 5/23 at the White Sox, allowing a game-ending, two-run homer to Adam Dunn in the ninth inning. Did not allow a home run over a 27-game stretch from 6/3-8/17 … converted 22 straight save opportunities from 6/5-8/23, the third-longest such streak in the majors in 2014 behind Craig Kimbrel (26) and Huston Street (23). Made his third appearance in as many games on 8/19 vs. Houston, allowing a go-ahead, three-run homer to Chris Carter in the ninth … had not allowed a home run in his last 27 games from 6/3-8/17. Recorded his 500th career strikeout (Tyler Flowers) on 8/22 vs. the White Sox … became the fastest pitcher in Yankees history (376.2 IP) to reach 500 strikeouts, breaking the mark of 486.1 IP set by David Cone. Made his third appearance in as many days on 8/24 vs. the White Sox, allowing a game-tying solo home run to Avisail Garcia in the ninth for his third blown save. Recorded his 45th career save on 9/17 at Tampa Bay, mov-ing past Rafael Soriano (44) into 10th place on the Yankees all-time list. Made his 400th career appearance on 9/23 vs. Baltimore. Suffered his fifth blown save on 9/25 vs. Baltimore after al-lowing three runs (two home runs) in the ninth inning … record-ed the win after Derek Jeter hit a walkoff single in the bottom of the inning in his final career game at Yankee Stadium.

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2013 SEASON Went 5-1 with a 2.04 ERA (15 ER/66.1 IP), 33 holds, three saves and 77 strikeouts in 70 relief appearances … ranked second among AL relievers in holds and 10th in ERA. Limited opponents to a .213 (51-239) average, including a .175 (22-126) mark by left-handers. Averaged 10.45 strikeouts per 9.0 IP, retired 54-70 (77.1 percent) of first batters faced and allowed 6-12 (50.0 percent) inherited runners to score. Was a finalist in the AL All-Star Final Vote. Threw 20.1 consecutive scoreless IP over 21 outings from 6/19-8/9, the longest single-season streak of his career … allowed one earned run in 29 games (29.1 IP) from 6/19-8/30. Made his 300th career appearance on 6/19-1 vs. the Dodgers … his save on 8/12 vs. the Angels was his first since 9/20/12 vs. Toronto … allowed a Josh Hamilton double to snap an 0-23 stretch by opponents with runners on base. Allowed a two-run single to Josh Phegley with the bases loaded in the eighth inning on 9/4 vs. the White Sox … had retired each of his previous 25 batters faced with the bases loaded dating back to 4/19/11. Missed five games (9/6-10) with right shoulder tendinitis.

2012 SEASON Was 2-7 with a 2.67 ERA (18 ER/60.2 IP), 30 holds and 81 strikeouts in 65 relief appearances. Ranked among the AL relief leaders in holds (T3rd), strike-outs per 9.0 IP (4th, 12.02) and strikeouts (8th). Opponents batted .229 (52-227), with left-handers at .208 (25-120) and right-handers at .252 (27-107). Did not allow a run in his first 13 appearances from 4/6-5/8 (13.0 IP, 23 SO) … threw 26.1 IP consecutive scoreless IP from 9/1/11-5/8/12, the longest streak by a Yankees pitcher since Mariano Rivera (30.2 IP) from 7/22-10/2/99. Struck out eight consecutive batters from 4/29-5/4, one shy of the Yankees record in the expansion era (1961-), trailing only Ron Davis (9 in 1981). Allowed four runs in 0.2 IP on 5/9 vs. Tampa Bay to record his first loss and blown save … marked his first runs allowed in 2012 and his most since 7/2/10 vs. Toronto. Gave up a solo home run to Matt Joyce, just his second al-lowed over a 99-game span (96.0 IP) dating back to 8/31/10 at Baltimore … also snapped a personal streak of 231 opponent at-bats at home without allowing a home run, the longest such stretch by any pitcher in the new Yankee Stadium. Was on the 15-day disabled list from 5/14-6/14 with a left oblique strain (missed 28 games). Struck out his 300th career batter (Vinny Rottino) on 6/24 at the Mets … reached the mark in fewer IP (219.2) than all but two pitchers in major-league history: Billy Wagner (194.1) and Brad Lidge (210.2). Pitched on three straight days for the first time in his career from 8/26-28 (five times in a six-game stretch from 8/22-28). Became a father for the first time with the birth of his son, Luke Joseph, on 8/27 … pitched in that night’s game vs. To-ronto, tossing a scoreless eighth inning. Was 1-0 with a 1.42 ERA (1 ER/6.1 IP) in six postseason relief appearances … earned the win in Game 3 of the ALDS vs. Baltimore after pitching a scoreless 11th and 12th inning.

2011 SEASON Was 4-0 with a 1.08 ERA (8 ER/66.2 IP), 34 holds and 100 strikeouts in a team-high 70 relief appearances. Led all AL relievers in ERA and strikeouts and ranked among the leaders in holds (T1st), strikeouts per 9.0 IP (2nd, 13.5), opponents average (3rd, .170) and games (5th, 70). His 13.5 strikeouts per 9.0 IP set a franchise record for re-lievers, while his 100 strikeouts were the most by a Yankees reliever since Mariano Rivera fanned 130 in 1996.

Became the third pitcher in major-league history to strike out at least 100 batters while throwing less than 70.0 IP, joining Billy Wagner (1997 with Houston and 2010 with Atlanta) and Joel Hanrahan (2010 with Pittsburgh). Received one point in the AL Cy Young Award voting. Held lefties to a .156 (19-22) average with no home runs, while right-handers batted .170 (40-235) with one homer. Opponents batted .053 (1-19) with 14 strikeouts with the bases loaded … according to Elias, his 14 strikeouts matched the most by a pitcher in the last 35 seasons, joining Nolan Ryan (1977 Angels) and Mark Littell (1978 Cardinals). Held opponents hitless in their last 23 at-bats with men on base to close out the season. Posted a 0.25 ERA (1 ER/36.0 IP) on the road, with the lone run coming on J.J. Hardy's solo homer on 8/29 at Balti-more … established a major-league record by holding oppo-nents scoreless in his first 28 road outings (28.2 IP), breaking Mariano Rivera's record of 24 set in 2005. Did not allow a home run over a franchise-record 71 con-secutive appearances (68.0 IP) from 8/31/10-8/28-2/11, sur-passing Rivera’s 61-game stretch from 8/19/05-7/17/06. Was named to his first career All-Star Game, tossing a scoreless second inning in a 5-1 win over the NL on 7/12 at Arizona's Chase Field. Allowed one earned run on 11 hits in 26.2 IP over his final 27 outings of the season … the span was bookended by a pair of 13-game scoreless streaks from 7/26-8/28 and 9/1-28. Did not allow a run in 13 September outings, surrendering four hits with 19 strikeouts over 13.1 IP. Earned the win and improved to 4-0 in the Yankees AL East-clinching victory on 9/21-2 vs. Tampa Bay … entered the game with one out and the bases loaded and induced a Ben Zobrist double play on his first pitch … was his third career one-pitch win (also 7/22/08 vs. Minnesota and 6/4/09 vs. Texas). Appeared in two games of the ALDS vs. Detroit, tossing 2.0 scoreless IP.

2010 SEASON Was 4-5 with a 3.82 ERA (26 ER/61.1 IP), 14 holds and 71 strikeouts in 64 relief appearances with the Yankees. Averaged 10.42 strikeouts per 9.0 IP, seventh-best among AL relievers. Allowed 11 earned runs in 7.1 IP over his first 10 appear-ances from 4/4-5/7 … posted a 2.50 ERA (15 ER/54.0 IP) in 54 appearances from 5/8 through the end of the season. Was removed from 5/29 loss vs. Cleveland with a mild lower back strain … did not pitch for six days. Made 19 straight scoreless appearances from 7/4-8/21, allowing nine hits with 24 strikeouts over 18.1 IP … held op-ponents hitless in a career-best 23 consecutive at-bats prior to Willie Bloomquist’s double on 8/12 at Kansas City. Appeared in six postseason games, allowing six earned runs in 3.1 IP … gave up five runs over 0.1 IP in Game 3 of the ALCS at Texas.

2009 SEASON Was 2-1 with a 3.30 ERA (16 ER/43.2 IP) and 63 strikeouts in 45 relief appearances over three stints with the Yankees (4/16; 4/24-5/9; 5/26-10/4). Averaged 12.98 strikeouts per 9.0 IP, which ranked second in the major leagues behind the Dodgers Jonathan Broxton (13.50) among pitchers with at least 40.0 IP. Was recalled from Class AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on 4/16 … made his first appearance of the season that day vs. Cleveland in the first game at new Yankee Stadium, striking out three batters over 2.0 scoreless IP. Was optioned to Scranton/WB the next day and recalled a second time on 4/24 when Chien-Ming Wang was placed on the disabled list … appeared in four games (2 ER/2.2 IP) be-fore being optioned back to Scranton/WB.

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Was recalled a third time on 5/26 and spent the rest of the season with the Yankees … made seven straight scoreless ap-pearances (5.0 IP) following his third recall. Earned his second career one-pitch win on 6/4 vs. Texas (also 7/22/08 vs. Minnesota). Struck out three batters in 0.2 IP on 8/6 vs. Boston, becom-ing the first Yankee since Ron Davis (9/17/80 vs. Toronto) to record at least three strikeouts without completing a full inning. Was shut down for three weeks from 9/6-28 with elbow stiff-ness … underwent an MRI on 9/7 and was seen by Dr. James Andrews in Pensacola, Fla., on 9/10. Threw 5.1 scoreless IP over five postseason outings … earned the win in each of his first two postseason games (Game 2 of the ALDS vs. Minnesota; Game 2 of the ALCS vs. the Angels). In his first career postseason appearance in Game 2 of the ALDS vs. Minnesota, escaped a bases-loaded, no-out jam in the top of the 11th inning without allowing a run (Yankees won in the bottom of the 11th on Mark Teixeira’s walkoff homer). Began the year at Scranton/WB, going 0-3 with two saves and a 1.84 ERA (3 ER/14.2 IP) in eight outings.

2008 SEASON Appeared in 25 games over two stints with the Yankees. His contract was purchased from Class AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on 6/28 … made his major-league debut on 6/29 at the Mets, allowing one run on four hits over 1.0 IP … struck out his first batter faced (Oliver Perez). Pitched a scoreless 12th for his first MLB win on 7/19 vs. Oakland … recorded his second win on 7/22 vs. Minnesota. Allowed five runs, including a grand slam to Adam Jones, on 7/28 vs. Baltimore … was his first home run allowed as a professional after 148.1 career IP. Allowed 16 runs in 13.1 IP over 10 outings from 7/28-8/27 and was optioned to Triple-A Scranton/WB on 8/28 … was re-called from Scranton/WB on 9/13 … did not allow a run over four appearances in his second stint (4.2 IP). Went 4-0 with a 1.67 ERA (10 ER/53.2 IP), three saves and 77 strikeouts between Scranton-WB and Class AA Trenton. Was named "Best Reliever" in the International League ac-cording to Baseball America’s Best Tools survey.

2007 SEASON Spent time with Class A Charleston, Class A Tampa and Class AA Trenton in his first professional season, combining to go 8-3 with a 0.96 ERA (9 ER/84.1 IP) and 113 strikeouts (44 games). Limited opponents to a .154 average, third-best among mi-nor league relievers, and averaged 12.06 strikeouts per 9.0 IP … 39 of his 44 outings were at least 2.0 IP. Was named to the South Atlantic League midseason All-Star Team with Charleston… began his career with 10 con-secutive scoreless outings from 4/3-5/3 (18.1 IP). Appeared in two postseason games with Trenton, the East-ern League champion.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT In 2016, assisted with a playhouse build during Sox Serve Week, hosted a VIP outing for his High Socks for Hope Foun-dation, participated in a BP for a Cause event to benefit the Team Carone Foundation and was the White Sox nominee for the Bob Feller Act of Valor Award. In 2015, was the White Sox nominee for the Roberto Clem-ente Award, hosted a meet and greet and visited a Habitat for Humanity build site for High Socks for Hope. Was named the 2013 winner of the “Ben Epstein-Dan Cas-tellano ‘Good Guy’” Award by members of the New York chap-ter of the BBWAA … received his award at the annual writers dinner on 1/25/14 in Manhattan. Visited his hometown of Tuscaloosa, Ala., following the April 2011 tornadoes that ravaged the area … he and his wife, Erin,

established the David and Erin Robertson Foundation in 2011 to raise funds to donate to the relief efforts in his hometown (www.highsocksforhope.com). Also made donations in the areas ravaged by Hurricane Sandy in 2012 and outfitted homes in Oklahoma and Texas for families following devastating tornadoes in 2013. Teamed up with the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foun-dation, Bain Capital and College Hunks Hauling Junk on 12/21/13 to help furnish the newly repaired houses of 21 fami-lies on Staten Island who were forced out of their homes due to damage from Hurricane Sandy … has donated $100 for every strikeout he has recorded since 2011 to the foundation. Was honored as the 2011 Joan Payson Award for Commu-nity Service recipient, presented by the New York BBWAA. Was named the Yankees’ 2013 nominee for the Roberto Clemente Award, which recognizes the player who best rep-resents the game of baseball through positive contributions on and off the field, including sportsmanship and community involvement … was nominated in recognition of his work with High Socks for Hope, which has extended its reach to lend support to charities and organizations helping those affected by natural disasters and to provide humanitarian services to individuals in need. Participated in a Power of 2 Challenge against Boston’s Ryan Dempster in August 2013 in which fans competed to see which foundation could raise more money — Robertson’s “High Socks for Hope” or Dempster’s “Dempster Family Foun-dation” … “High Socks for Hope” won the challenge after col-lecting nearly $14,000 in donations, with the pitchers combin-ing to raise over $27,000 for their respective charities. Appeared at local Bronx schools during the 2010 season, reading to school kids with the “Story Pirates.” Received the 2011 Golden Hammer Award from Habitat for Humanity of Tuscaloosa for his charitable efforts in the city. Took part in the 2013 Buckmaster Life Hunt along with the Braves’ Craig Kimbrel, going on a three-day hunt with disabled children and wounded soldiers.

MISCELLANEOUS/PERSONAL Married Erin … has one son: Luke Joseph … older brother, Connor, pitched in nine games with Oakland and Arizona in 2007-08 … Twitter: @DRob30. Attended the University of Alabama, where he was a team-mate in 2006 with current White Sox catcher Alex Avila … ranks among all-time school career leaders in strikeouts, ap-pearances and saves. Was named a freshman All-American in 2005 by Baseball America, Louisville Slugger and Collegiate Baseball Magazine after leading the team in games (32) wins (seven), ERA (2.92) and saves (eight) and setting the single-season rookie record for most strikeouts (105) … also led the SEC in opponents av-erage (.105). Is a 2004 graduate of Paul W. Bryant High School in Tusca-loosa, Ala., where he led the Stampede to the Class 6A state playoffs in the school’s first year of existence.

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CAREER PLAYING RECORDYEAR CLUB W-L PCT ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK AVG2007 Charleston 5-2 .714 0.77 24 0 0 0 3 47.0 25 5 4 0 0 15-0 67 5 0 .151 Tampa 3-1 .750 1.08 18 0 0 0 1 33.1 18 6 4 0 0 15-0 37 2 0 .159 Trenton 0-0 .000 2.25 2 0 0 0 0 4.0 2 1 1 0 0 2-0 9 1 0 .1432008 Trenton 0-0 .000 0.96 9 0 0 0 2 18.2 8 2 2 0 1 6-0 26 1 0 .133 Scranton/W-B 4-0 1.000 2.06 21 0 0 0 1 35.0 20 11 8 1 1 17-1 51 1 0 .159 NEW YORK-AL 4-0 1.000 5.34 25 0 0 0 0 30.1 29 18 18 3 0 15-2 36 6 0 .2572009 Scranton/W-B 0-3 .000 1.84 8 0 0 0 2 14.2 10 7 3 0 0 6-1 25 0 0 .196 NEW YORK-AL 2-1 .667 3.30 45 0 0 0 1 43.2 36 19 16 4 1 23-1 63 6 0 .2162010 NEW YORK-AL 4-5 .444 3.82 64 0 0 0 1 61.1 59 26 26 5 3 33-6 71 7 2 .2582011 NEW YORK-AL 4-0 1.000 1.08 70 0 0 0 1 66.2 40 9 8 1 1 35-6 100 6 1 .1702012 NEW YORK-AL 2-7 .222 2.67 65 1 0 0 2 60.2 52 19 18 5 1 19-0 81 1 1 .229 Scranton/W-B 0-0 .000 0.00 2 1 0 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 2 0 0 .0002013 NEW YORK-AL 5-1 .833 2.04 70 0 0 0 3 66.1 51 15 15 5 2 18-1 77 1 0 .2132014 NEW YORK-AL 4-5 .444 3.08 63 0 0 0 39 64.1 45 23 22 7 1 23-2 96 0 0 .1922015 WHITE SOX 6-5 .545 3.41 60 0 0 0 34 63.1 46 27 24 7 1 13-2 86 4 0 .1962016 WHITE SOX 5-3 .625 3.47 62 0 0 0 37 62.1 53 24 24 6 1 32-4 75 1 0 .231MINOR TOTALS 12-6 .667 1.28 84 1 0 0 9 154.2 83 32 22 1 2 61-2 217 10 0 .155SOX TOTALS 11-8 .579 3.44 122 0 0 0 71 125.2 99 51 48 13 2 45-6 161 5 0 .213MLB TOTALS 36-27 .625 2.97 524 0 0 0 118 519.0 411 180 171 43 11 211-24 685 32 4 .215

CAREER TRANSACTIONS— Selected by New York-AL in the 17th round of the First-Year Player Draft (6/06).— On New York-AL disabled list with a left oblique strain (5/15-6/14/12); included a rehab assignmrnent to Class AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre

(6/10-13/12).— On New York-AL disabled list with a groin strain (4/8-22/14). — Signed by the White Sox as a free agent (12/10/14).— On Major League Bereavement List (4/28-30/16).

CAREER PITCHING BREAKDOWNSave Pct. — Career: 118-147 (77.6; 2016: 37-44 (84.9); 2015: 34-41 (82.9); 2014: 39-44 (88.6); 2013: 3-5 (60.0); 2012: 2-5 (40.0); 2011: 1-4

(25.0); 2010: 1-3 (33.3); 2009: 1-1 (100.0); 2008: 0-0 (0.0).Holds — Career: 116; 2016: 0; 2015: 0; 2014: 0; 2013: 33; 2012: 30; 2011: 34; 2010: 14; 2009: 5; 2008: 0.Inherited Runners/Scored — Career: 180-57 (31.7); 2016: 11-2 (18.2); 2015: 6-3 (50.0); 2014: 13-2 (15.4); 2013: 12-6 (50.0); 2012: 22-7 (31.8);

2011: 44-10 (22.7); 2010: 33-10 (30.3); 2009: 25-9 (36.0); 2008: 14-8 (57.1).First Batter Efficiency — Career: 86-472 (.182); 2016: 17-53 (.321); 2015: 6-60 (.100); 2014: 8-58 (.138); 2013: 10-64 (.156); 2012: 11-61 (.180);

2011: 12-64 (.188); 2010: 13-53 (.245); 2009: 4-38 (.105); 2008: 5-21 (.238).

CAREER FIELDING STATISTICSPOSITION PCT G GS TC PO A E DPPitcher .982 524 0 56 25 30 1 1

CAREER GAME BESTSSTRIKEOUTS — 4 (6x, last 8/5/15 vs. T.B.) … INNINGS PITCHED — 2.0 (16x, last 6/1/16 at NYM)

WINNING STREAK — 5 (7/19/08-6/4/09) … CONSECUTIVE SCORELESS IP — 26.1 (9/1/11-5/8/12)

DIVISION SERIES RECORDYEAR CLUB W-L PCT ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK AVG2009 NYY vs. Min. 1-0 1.000 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .2502010 NYY at Min. 0-0 .000 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 1 0 0 .0002011 NYY vs. Det. 0-0 .000 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 2 0 0 .0002012 NYY at Bal. 1-0 .000 0.00 4 0 0 0 0 4.1 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 5 0 0 .071TOTALS 2-0 1.000 0.00 9 0 0 0 0 8.0 2 0 0 0 0 1-0 8 0 0 .077

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES RECORDYEAR CLUB W-L PCT ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK AVG2009 NYY vs. LAA 1-0 1.000 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 2-2 1 0 0 .1432010 NYY at Tex. 0-0 .000 20.25 4 0 0 0 0 2.2 8 6 6 1 0 1-1 4 1 0 .5002012 NYY vs. Det. 0-0 .000 4.50 2 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 1 1 1 0 0-0 2 0 0 .250TOTALS 1-0 1.000 9.45 8 0 0 0 0 6.2 11 7 7 2 0 3-3 7 1 0 .355

WORLD SERIES RECORDYEAR CLUB W-L PCT ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK AVG2009 NYY vs. Phi. 0-0 .000 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 2.1 2 0 0 0 0 1-0 2 0 0 .222

ALL-STAR GAME RECORDYEAR CLUB W-L PCT ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK AVG2011 A.L., Arizona 0-0 .000 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 .333