2018 BALTIMORE ORIOLES SUPPLEMENTAL BIOS

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1 2018 BALTIMORE SUPPLEMENTAL BIOS PLAYERS INCLUDED: NO. 17 ALEX COBB NO. 29 JACE PETERSON NO. 2 DANNY VALENCIA

2 ALEX COBB 17 RHP BATS GAME HIGHS & STREAKS THROWS HEIGHT 6 3 WEIGHT 205 FULL NAME: Alexander Miller Cobb BORN: October 7, 1987 OPENING DAY AGE: 30 BIRTHPLACE: Boston, MA RESIDES: Vero Beach, FL CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2021 MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: ACQUIRED: Signed by the Orioles as a free agent to a four-year contract on March 21, LONGEST OUTING: 9.0 innings, 8/23/12 vs. OAK...LOW-HITTER (CG): 4, 8/23/12 vs. OAK...STRIKEOUT HIGH: 13, 5/10/13 vs. SD...WALK HIGH: 5, 7/16/12 vs. CLE...HR ALLOWED: 3, 5/5/13 at COL...WINNING STREAK: 7 games, 6/29-8/21/14...LOSING STREAK: 3 games, four times, last: 7/31-8/29/17. HIGHLIGHTS Named one of three finalists for the Rawlings American League Gold Glove Award Awarded the Paul C. Smith Champion Award by the Tampa Bay Chapter of the BBWAA, given to the Rays player who best exemplifies the spirit of true professionalism on and off the field Set career highs in wins (12), innings pitched (179.1), and starts (29) Ranked third in the American League with a 2.46 home ERA (23 ER/84.0 IP) in 13 starts Led the majors (min IP) with a 1.00 ERA (3 ER/27.0 IP) in four starts during Interleague play Recorded five pickoffs, tied for the American League lead (LHP Daniel Norris - DET); tied for third-most in Tampa Bay history... According to Baseball America's Best Tools survey, his pickoff move was ranked first in the AL From 6/9-7/26, he tossed at least 6.0 innings in nine consecutive starts, the longest streak of his career Went 6-4 with a 3.42 ERA (30 ER/79.0 IP) in 13 starts against the AL East Spent 16 games on the disabled list (8/6-23) due to turf toe on his right big toe PROFESSIONAL CAREER 2016: Returned from "Tommy John" surgery to make five starts for Tampa Bay...Was one of 16 pitchers to undergo "Tommy John" surgery in either 2014 or 2015 and return to the majors in Made his season debut on 9/2 vs. TOR, going 705 days between major league starts...earned his first win of the season on 9/14 at TOR after tossing 6.2 innings, allowing one run on two hits with three walks and four strikeouts...his first win since 9/23/14 at BOS, going 722 days in between...made eight rehab starts for Class A-Advanced Charlotte and Triple-A Durham...Reinstated from the disabled list on 8/ : Underwent "Tommy John" surgery on 5/14, the surgery was performed by Dr. James Andrews in Pensacola, Fla...Made three Spring Training starts before leaving his last start on 3/17 with elbow tightness...had been named Opening Day starter before being injured. 2014: Went 10-9 with a 2.87 ERA (53 ER/166.1 IP) in 27 starts...his ERA ranked sixth-best in the American League and fourth-best in club history...made 14 starts post All-Star break, recording a 1.79 ERA (18 ER/90.1 IP)...Was the fourth-lowest in the majors during this time and broke David Price's club record of 2.27 set in Set a club record by making 12-straight starts allowing two runs or fewer (7/9-9/11)...Received the lowest run support in the AL at 3.63 R/9 IP...Held opponents to a.325 slugging percentage and.619 OPS, each ranked fourth in the AL...Snapped his franchise record streak of 82.1 consecutive homerless innings on 9/28 at CLE after allowing two home runs...had three double digit strikeout games (6/13 at HOU, 7/23 at STL, and 7/29 vs. MIL)...Tossed 7.1 no-hit innings to start the game on 9/11 at NYY before allowing a double to Chris Young; is the longest no-hit bid in Rays history on the road. 2013: On 5/10 vs. SD, he became the first pitcher in Major League history to strike out 13 batters in an outing lasting fewer than 5.0 innings...in the third inning he became the second pitcher in Rays history to strike out four batters in one inning (Hellickson); became the first pitcher in Major League history to strike out all four batters faced in an inning, but still allow a run...named the AL Player of the Week for the week ending 9/22...The Rays went 2-0 in his two Postseason starts...he was 1-0 with a 1.54 ERA (2 ER/11.2 IP)...Sidelined from 6/16-8/14 after suffering a concussion from a line drive off the bat of Eric Hosmer on 6/15...Was 19.2 innings shy of qualifying with the fourth-best ERA in the AL (2.76); his.228 opponents batting average would have ranked sixth-lowest...went 7-0 with a 2.81 ERA (26 ER/83.1 IP) in 13 home starts. 2012: Started the season with Triple-A Durham...Recalled on 5/19 and made his season debut that day against Atlanta... Received a decision in a club-record 18 consecutive starts from 7/24/11-8/13/12...Tossed his first career shutout on 8/23 vs. OAK, allowing four hits in a 5-0 Rays win...recorded his first career complete game on 6/25 at KC, when he worked 8.0 innings, allowing eight runs on 13 hits; was the first complete game on at least 13 hits and eight runs since Boston's Tim Wakefield in OFFICE REACH ALEX COBB MEDIA ORIOLE PARK 2018 MEDIA GUIDE 49

3 OFFICE REACH ORIOLE PARK MEDIA 2011: Made his Major League debut on 5/1 vs. LAA, starting and tossing 4.1 innings, allowing four runs on four hits with four walks and three strikeouts; he did not factor in the decision as the Rays lost Won his first three career decisions; the first Ray to do so...earned his first Major League win on 6/7/11 against LAA after tossing 6.1 innings, allowing one run on seven hits with three strikeouts...allowed only three home runs over a 52.2 IP stretch, including a span of 40.0 IP without a home run...went 5-1 with a 1.87 ERA (14 ER/67.1 IP) and 70 strikeouts for Triple-A Durham...Lowered his ERA in each of his first six minor league seasons ( ) with every promotion. 2010: Spent the entire season with Double-A Montgomery and was named the team MVP despite missing the first month of the season with an oblique injury...went 7-5 with a 2.71 ERA (36 ER/119.2 IP) and 128 strikeouts in 22 starts (23 games) for the Biscuits... His ERA ranked fourth-lowest in the Southern League. 2009: Made 23 starts (24 appearances) for Class A-Advanced Charlotte, going 8-5 with a 3.03 ERA (42 ER/124.2 IP) and 107 strikeouts...his ERA was sixth-best in the Florida State League...He threw the first pitch in Stone Crabs history in the team's first game on 4/9 vs. Fort Myers. 2008: Named a South Atlantic League Mid-Season All-Star...Spent the entire season with Class-A Columbus, making 25 starts for the Catfish and going 9-7 with a 3.29 ERA (51 ER/139.2 IP) and 97 strikeouts; his 25 starts are a minor league season-high. 2007: Named Short-Season A Hudson Valley Pitcher of the Year after making a team-leading 16 starts and also leading the team in innings pitched (81.1) and strikeouts (61)...Overall for the season he went 5-6 with a 3.54 ERA (32 ER/81.1 IP) in 16 starts...earned his first professional win on 6/24 at Brooklyn after working 6.0 innings, allowing one run on three hits with two walks and six strikeouts. 2006: Made his professional debut with Rookie League Princeton on 8/8 against Bluefield, tossing 1.0 scoreless inning in relief...made six total appearances (one start) for the Devil Rays, going 0-0 with a 5.19 ERA (5 ER/8.2 IP). PERSONAL: His older brother, R.J., is a U.S. Army commander (4 th Brigate, 101 st Airborne) and won a Purple Heart for his time in Iraq...Has a Schnauzer mixed breed named Oscar, who won a poll on MLB.com as the majors' "best baseball dog"...cobb found Oscar as a stray in Port Charlotte during Spring Training in 2015 and eventually adopted him...as a child, he served as a Dodgers bat boy during Spring Training for three years in Vero Beach. YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK 2006 Princeton Hudson Valley Columbus Charlotte Montgomery Durham TAMPA BAY Durham TAMPA BAY Charlotte TAMPA BAY Charlotte TAMPA BAY Charlotte Durham TAMPA BAY TAMPA BAY Minor League Totals Major League Totals Drafted by the Devil Rays in the fourth round of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft 2- Signed by the Orioles as free agent on March 21, 2018 CAREER POSTSEASON STATISTICS YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IB SO WP BK 2013 ALWC: TB at CLE ALDS: TB vs. BOS Postseason Totals: WC Totals LDS Totals BATTING AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HBP BB IBB SO SB CS GIDP SLG OBP Career FIELDING P PCT G PO A E DP Totals MEDIA GUIDE

4 JACE PETERSON 29 INF BATS LEFT GAME HIGHS & STREAKS THROWS HEIGHT 6 0 FULL NAME: Jace Ryan Peterson BORN: May 9, 1990 OPENING DAY AGE: 27 BIRTHPLACE: Lake Charles, LA RESIDES: Lake Charles, LA CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2018 MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: ACQUIRED: Claimed off waivers from New York-AL on April 24, 2018 jace_ryan_peterson WEIGHT 215 HITS: 3, eight times, last: 9/12/16 vs. MIA RUNS: 3, three times, last: 7/27/16 at MIN DOUBLES: 2, 6/29/16 vs. CLE TRIPLES: 1, eight times, last: 8/13/17 at STL HR: 1, 15 times, last: 9/20/17 vs. WSH RBI: 4, 5/16/15 at MIA WALKS: 3, three times, last: 5/13/17 at MIA HITTING STREAK: 13 games, 6/19-7/2/16 WALK-OFF HOME RUNS: 1, 8/21/16 vs. WSH off Shawn Kelley GRAND SLAMS: 1, 5/16/15 at MIA. HIGHLIGHTS Made his third consecutive Opening Day roster (all with ATL) Made starts at six different positions (LF-18, 2B-10, 3B-6, 1B-5, SS-4, RF-2); tied for third-most in the majors behind LAD Kiké Hernandez (7) and DET Andrew Romine (7) Hit.281/.403/.469 (18-for-64) with 11 runs, four doubles, a triple, two home runs, and eight RBI in 40 games after the All-Star break Played in 34 games for Triple-A Gwinnett, hitting.258/.374/.359 (33-for-128) with 20 runs, two home runs, and 26 RBI PROFESSIONAL CAREER 2016: Made his second-straight Opening Day roster...spent most of the season with Atlanta (115 games), batting.254 (89-for- 350) with 16 doubles, one triple, seven home runs, 45 runs, and 29 RBI...Saw his first Major League action in the outfield, making 11 starts in left field and one in center field in addition to his 77 starts at second base and one at third base...had a career-long 13-game hitting streak from 6/19-7/2, hitting.358 (19-for-53) with four doubles, six runs, three home runs, and seven RBI during this stretch...hit his first career walk-off home run on 8/21 vs. WSH, a solo homer off RHP Shawn Kelley in the 10 th inning. 2015: Spent his first season with Atlanta, serving as the team's everyday second baseman, hitting.239 (126-for-528) with 23 doubles, five triples, six home runs, 55 runs, and 52 RBI in 152 games...finished second on the Braves in games played and steals (12)...Hit.563 (9-for-16) with three doubles, one triple, one home runs, and 22 RBI with the bases loaded, leading the National League in both hits and RBI in bases loaded situations...his 137 starts were ninth among Major League second basemen, while his 109 double plays were tied for fourth...ranked fifth at second base with a 4.74 range factor per game...hit his first Major League home run on 5/16 at MIA, a second-inning grand slam off RHP Mat Latos...Became the fourth Atlanta Brave to hit a grand slam as his first home run, joining Marcus Giles (5/15/01 vs. COL off Mike Hampton), Barry Bonnell (6/5/77 vs. SF off Randy Moffitt), and Vic Correll (7/31/74 vs. SF off Randy Moffitt)...His four RBI were a career-high...recorded his first career walk-off hit on 5/23 vs. MIL, singling in the 11 th inning off of RHP Brandon Kintzler. 2014: Made his Major League debut with the Padres on 4/25 after having his contract selected earlier that day...came off the bench to go 1-for-2, collecting his first Major League hit with a seventh inning single off RHP Stephen Strasburg...Split his time between second base (14 G/10 GS) and third base (10 G/8 GS) while with San Diego...Began the season with Double-A San Antonio and hit.311 (23-for-74) with a home run, 10 runs, and seven RBI...Played in 68 games for Triple-A El Paso, hitting.306 (76-for-248) with two home runs, 44 runs, and 39 RBI...Played for Surprise of the Arizona Fall League following the season, and hit.262 (22-for-84) with 14 runs and nine RBI in 22 games...was named to the AZL's Rising Stars Game...Acquired by Atlanta in a six-player trade on 12/19... Following the season, was rated by Baseball America as the No. 9 prospect in the Braves system. 2013: Named an MiLB.com Organization All-Star...Appeared in 113 games with Class A-Advanced Lake Elsinore, hitting.303 (128-for-423) with seven home runs, 78 runs, and 66 RBI...Went 42-for-52 (80.8%) on stolen base attempts...tied for third in the California League in triples (13) and tied for eighth among all minor leaguers...following the season was rated by Baseball America as the No. 7 prospect in the Padres system. 2012: Named a Midwest League Mid-Season All-Star...Named an MiLB.com Organization All-Star...Played his first full season at Class-A Fort Wayne, hitting.286 (127-for-444) with two home runs, 78 runs, and 48 RBI in 73 games...stole 51 bases in 64 attempts (79.7%), finishing second in the Midwest League. 2011: Made his professional debut on 6/17 vs. Boise, leading off and going 1-for-3 with a RBI and walk...appeared in 73 games for Short-Season A Eugene, hitting.243 (67-for-276) with two home runs, 48 runs, and 27 RBI...Stole 39 bases in 49 attempts (79.6%), good for the second-most steals in the Northwest League...Led the NWL in walks, games, and at-bats, and finished third in runs scored. 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5 OFFICE REACH ORIOLE PARK MEDIA PERSONAL: He and his wife, Brianna, have a daughter, Marley...Sister-in-law, Mallory Pugh, is an Olympian and United States Women's National Soccer Team forward...played both baseball and football at McNeese State (LA), setting a school record with 78 stolen bases and twice earning All-Southland Conference First Team honors on the diamond ( )...Was a defensive back on the Cowboys football team, notching one interception, four sacks, and 74 tackles in three seasons...is a 2008 graduate of Hamilton Christian (LA) High School, where he was All-State in football, basketball, and baseball, and also ran track. YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HBP BB IBB SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP 2011 Eugene Fort Wayne Lake Elsinore San Antonio El Paso SAN DIEGO ATLANTA Gwinnett ATLANTA Gwinnett ATLANTA Minor League Totals Major League Totals Drafted by the Padres in the First round (No. 58 overall) of the 2011 First-Year Player Draft 2- Acquired by the Braves along with OF Dustin Peterson, LHP Max Fried, and OF Mallex Smith for OF Justin Upton and RHP Aaron Northcraft on December 19, Signed as a minor league free agent with the New York Yankees on January 2, 2018 FIELDING 1B PCT G PO A E DP Totals SS PCT G PO A E DP Totals B PCT G PO A E DP Totals OF PCT G PO A E DP Totals B PCT G PO A E DP Totals MEDIA GUIDE

6 DANNY VALENCIA 2 INF BATS GAME HIGHS & STREAKS THROWS HEIGHT 6 2 HIGHLIGHTS Had nine hits in nine at-bats from 6/2-4, tying a Seattle Mariners club record (R. Ibanez, 2004) Tied a career high with five RBI on 6/2 vs. TB, going 3-for-3 with three runs, a double, a home run, and five RBI) Had four, four-hit games last season, tied for sixth-most in the American League Collected a career-high three triples, bringing his career total to 11 Played in 130 games, tied for the second-most in his career (career-high 154 in 2011) Appeared in 118 games at first base, 10 games in right field, and one at first base WEIGHT 210 FULL NAME: Daniel Paul Valencia BORN: September 19, 1984 OPENING DAY AGE: 33 BIRTHPLACE: Miami, FL RESIDES: Delray Beach, FL CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2018 MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: ACQUIRED: Signed by the Orioles as a minor league free agent with an invite to Spring Training on March 3, dvalencia22 HITS: 4, eight times, last: 6/23/17 vs. HOU RUNS: 4, 7/26/10 at KC DOUBLES: 2, 11 times, last: 6/1/16 vs. MIN TRIPLES: 1, 11 times, last: 8/6/17 at KC HR: 3, 5/15/16 at TB RBI: 5, three times, last: 6/2/17 vs. TB WALKS: 3, 9/7/15 vs. HOU HITTING STREAK: 11 games, 7/18-27/11 WALKOFF HOME RUNS: None GRAND SLAMS: 3, last: 9/4/15 vs. SEA. PROFESSIONAL CAREER 2016: Hit.287 (135-for-471) with 72 runs, 22 doubles, one triple, 17 home runs, 51 RBI, and 41 walks in 130 games with Oakland...Hit.318 (41-for-129) with seven home runs, 19 RBI, and a.924 OPS against left-handed pitchers...batted.317 (70- for-221) with 12 doubles, one triple, 13 home runs, and 33 RBI in 59 road games...hit three home runs on 5/15 at TB for his first career three-home run game; was the 15 th three-home run game in Oakland history, 27 th in Athletics history...batted.359 (28-for-78) with eight home runs in the month of May; his eight home runs were a single month career-high...hit five home runs in a three-game series at TB from 5/ : Started the season with Toronto...Designated for assignment by Toronto on 8/1 and claimed off waivers by Oakland on 8/3...Combined for a career-high 18 home runs...appeared in 55 games at third base, 32 games in left field, five games at first base, and five games in right field...collected his fifth career walk-off hit (single) on 8/9 vs. HOU...Collected his 100 th career double on 8/31 vs. LAA...Reached base safely in a career-high 16-straight games from 9/ : Began the season with Kansas City...Acquired by Toronto in exhange for RHP Liam Hendriks and C Erik Kratz on 7/28... In 36 games with Kansas City, he hit.282 (31-for-110)...In 50 games with Toronto, he hit.240 (37-for-154)...Batted.312 (36-for-112) with an.835 OPS...Hit.389 (14-for-36) in 11 Interleague games, tied for fourth-best in the majors (min. 30 at-bats)...hit his first career pinch-hit home run on 8/27 vs. BOS...Made his first Major League appearances at first and second base. 2013: Batted.304 (49-for-161) with 20 runs, 14 doubles, one triple, eight home runs, 23 RBI, and eight walks in 52 games over four stints with Baltimore...Led the American League in batting average vs. left-handed pitching (min. 150 AB), hitting.371 (36- for-97)...led the majors in hitting when leading off an inning (min. 150 AB) with an average of.472 (17-for-36)...Recorded nine multi-hit games in an 11-game stretch from 8/4-9/11...Homered in back-to-back games from 5/24-25 at Toronto. 2012: Started the season with Minnesota and was traded to Boston on 8/5 in exchange for OF Jeremia Pineda...Appeared in 10 games with the Red Sox, hitting.143 (4-for-28)...Appeared in 69 games with Triple-A Rochester, batting.250 (67-for-268) with 30 runs, seven home runs, and 37 RBI...In 13 games with Triple-A Pawtucket, he hit.306 (15-for-49) with three runs, one home run and eight RBI. 2011: Spent the season with the Twins, his first full season in the Majors...Made an Opening Day roster for the first time in his career...recorded career-highs in games (154), hits (139), doubles (28), triples (2), RBI (72), and total bases (216)...His 134 hits were tied for second-most in baseball among third baseman (Aramis Ramirez, 169)...Recorded walk-off singles on 4/12 vs. KC, 5/28 vs. LAA, and 7/19 vs. CLE. 2010: Made his Major League debut on 6/3 at Seattle and singled off Felix Hernandez in his first career plate appearance...hit a grand slam on 7/26 at Kansas City off of Zack Greinke for his first career home run; first player in Twins history to hit a grand slam for his first career home run...finished third in American League Rookie of the Year voting behind Texas' Neftali Feliz and Detroit's Austin Jackson...Named to Topps Major League Rookie All-Star Team and Baseball America's All-Rookie Team...Recipient of Bill Boni Award for the Twins Most Outstanding Rookie, voted on by the Twin Cities chpater of the BBWAA...Began the season in Triple-A Rochester, appearing in 49 games for the Red Wings. OFFICE REACH DANNY VALENCIA MEDIA ORIOLE PARK 2018 MEDIA GUIDE 49

7 OFFICE REACH ORIOLE PARK MEDIA 2009: Batted.284 (62-for-218) with 44 runs, 14 doubles, four triples, seven home runs, and 29 RBI in 57 games for Double-A New Britain...Named Eastern League Player of the Week on 5/18...Promoted to Triple-A Rochester on 6/23...Hit.286 (77-for-269) with 35 runs, 24 doubles, seven home runs, and 41 RBI in 71 games...led Twins minor leaguers in doubles (38) and total bases (227). 2008: Began the season with Class A-Advanced Fort Myers, hitting.336 (74-for-220) with 35 runs, 19 doubles, triples, five home runs, 44 RBI, and 27 walks in 60 games for the Miracle...Named a Florida State League All-Star...Promoted to Double-A New Britain on 6/16...Played for Phoenix in the Arizona Fall League...Ranked as the No. 5 prospect in the Twins organization by Baseball America following the season. 2007: Split the season between Short-Season A Beloit and Class A-Advanced Fort Myers...Hit.302 (73-for-242) with 44 runs, 15 doubles, 11 home runs, 35 RBI, and 28 walks in 66 games...promoted to Fort Myers on 6/22 and hit.291 (67-for-230) with 28 runs, eight doubles, two triples, six home runs, and 31 RBI in 61 games for the Miracle. 2006: Made his professional debut with Rookie League Elizabethton...Ranked fifth in the Appalachian League in home runs (8) and 10 th in batting average (.311)...Recorded a season-high 13-game hitting streak from 8/7-20, hitting.333 (20-for-60) during this stretch. PERSONAL: Named to the All-Regional team as a sophmore with the University of Miami in Named the Freshman of the Year by Southern Conference Sports Media Association while at UNC-Greensboro in 2004, transferred to the University of Miami following the season...attended Spanish River (FL) High School, where he earned three first-team All-Palm honors. YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HBP BB IBB SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP 2006 Elizabethton Beloit Fort Myers Fort Myers New Britain New Britain Rochester Rochester MINNESOTA MINNESOTA Rochester MINNESOTA Pawtucket BOSTON Norfolk BALTIMORE Omaha KANSAS CITY TORONTO TORONTO OAKLAND Stockton OAKLAND SEATTLE Minor League Totals Major League Totals Drafted by the Twins in the 19 th round of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft 2- Acquired by the Red Sox from the Twins for OF Jeremias Pineda on August 5, Acquired by the Orioles from the Red Sox in exchange for cash considerations on November 28, Acquired by the Royals from the Orioles in exchange for OF David Lough on December 18, Acquired by the Blue Jays from the Royals in exchange for RHP Liam Hendricks and C Erik Kratz on July 28, Claimed off waivers by the Athletics on August 3, Acquired by the Mariners from the Athletics in exchange for RHP Paul Blackburn on November 12, 2016 FIELDING 1B PCT G PO A E DP Totals B PCT G PO A E DP Totals OF PCT G PO A E DP Totals B PCT G PO A E DP Totals MEDIA GUIDE