2017 Akron RubberDucks Game Notes Akron RubberDucks (14-17) vs. Binghamton Rumble Ponies (18-12)

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1 2017 Akron RubberDucks Game Notes Akron RubberDucks (14-17) vs. Binghamton Rumble Ponies (18-12) Cleveland Indians New York Mets Game 32 Friday, May 12, :05 p.m. NYSEG Stadium Binghamton, NY Radio: WARF 1350 AM TuneIn Radio WARF iheart Channel Television: MiLB.TV Today s Starting Pitchers: Fri. 5/12, 7:05 p.m. at Binghamton: Akron: RHP Julian Merryweather (2-2, 3.45) Binghamton: RHP Donovan Hand (1-0, 4.74) Upcoming Games and Pitching Probables: Sat. 5/13, 12:05 p.m. at Bing. (G1): Akron: LHP Thomas Pannone (0-0, 0.00) Binghamton: RHP Corey Oswalt (3-2, 2.04) Sat. 5/13, 3:05 p.m. at Bing. (G2): Akron: TBA Binghamton: TBA Sun. 5/14, 1:05 p.m. at Binghamton: Akron: RHP D.J. Brown (0-2, 9.95) Binghamton: RHP Casey Delgado (1-4, 7.28) Mon. 5/15, 6:35 p.m. vs. Richmond: Akron: RHP Nick Pasquale (2-2, 3.38) Richmond: TBA Tue. 5/16, 10:35 a.m. Richmond: Akron: LHP Luis Lugo (2-1, 1.91) Richmond: TBA RubberDucks News and Notes: Last Time Out Akron left-hander Luis Lugo allowed just one hit in six shutout innings to shut down the Binghamton Rumble Ponies in a 1-0 victory at NYSEG Stadium Thursday night. Where We Stand The RubberDucks are in 4 th place in the EL West, five games behind first-place Altoona and 2 ½ games behind second-place Bowie. The RubberDucks -opened the road trip with their first shutout win of the season. -improved to 5-7 on the road. -have won two in a row and three of the last four games. -rank 4 th in the EL with 28 homers on the year. -rank tied for 9 th in the EL in runs (125), 12 th in team-batting (.228) and 5 th in team-pitching (3.86 ERA). Player Notes -LHP Luis Lugo now ranks 5 th in the EL in ERA (1.91) and 2 nd in opponent s batting average (.172) -RF Mike Papi was 2-4last night, and has an eight-game hit streak, 5/3-present (10-27,.370). He has hit safely in 13 of his last 14 games, and is tied for 3 rd in the EL in walks (18). -3B Eric Stamets has a six-game hit streak, 5/2-present (7-18,.389). -1B Bobby Bradley is tied for 4 th in the EL in homers (6) and is tied for 3 rd in walks (18). -SS Yu Chang is tied for 4 th in the EL in homers (6). Chang also leads the EL in strikeouts (41). -2B Tyler Krieger stole two bases last night, making him a perfect, 8-8 in stolen base attempts this season. Transaction Wire The Indians that C Juan De La Cruz has been added to the RubberDucks roster from Single-A Lake County. De La Cruz, 23, appeared in eight games with the Captains, hitting.280 with a homer and four RBI. This will be De La Cruz s first action at the AA level. Additionally, RHP Argenis Angulo has been added to the roster, and LHP Luis Lugo has been placed on the temporary inactive list. On Deck The RubberDucks and Rumble Ponies will double-up with a Saturday afternoon twinbill starting at 12:05. Akron Baseball: A Winning Tradition This is the 29 th season of Double-A baseball in Northeast Ohio, and the 21 st in downtown Akron. The franchise began as the Canton-Akron Indians in 1989, and then moved to Canal Park in Akron as the Aeros in Known as the RubberDucks since 2014, Akron has made the Eastern League playoffs 16 times overall, and 10 of the last 15 years. The team has captured five Eastern League titles 2003, 2005, 2009, 2012, and Notable alumni of the franchise include Victor Martinez, CC Sabathia, Grady Sizemore, Charles Nagy, Cliff Lee, Jhonny Peralta, Danny Salazar, Jaret Wright, Jose Ramirez, Roberto Perez, Francisco Lindor, Giovanny Urshela, Tyler Naquin and Bradley Zimmer.

2 Last Game Recap RubberDucks 1 Rumble Ponies 0 Thursday, 5/11/17 Summary Left-hander Luis Lugo allowed just one hit in six shutout innings to shutdown the Rumble Ponies offense in Akron s 1-0 victory at NYSEG Stadium Thursday night. Turning Point The lone run of the night came in the fourth inning, when Dorssys Paulino singled up the middle to score Mike Papi. The one run was enough for Lugo and the Akron bullpen to secure the ballgame. Winging It Luis Lugo followed up teammate Nick Pasquale s dominant effort yesterday with one of his own. The lefty tossed six shutout innings allowing one hit, striking out three. Lugo has only allowed two earned runs over the course of his last 16.2 innings with 12 strikeouts. In relief of Lugo, lefty Matt Whitehouse threw 2.1 innings allowing one hit. Neil Holland picked up his first save of the season in a two out save appearance in the ninth. Binghamton starter P.J. Conlon was exceptional as well but was the tough luck loser. Colon went eight strong innings allowing just the one run on five hits. Duck Tales Outfielder Dorssys Paulino delivered the big RBI single hit of the night, which plated the only run needed to win for Akron. Mike Papi continued his surge going 2-4, scoring the games lone run. Papi s season batting average is now up to.302. His average is the best on the team and is the only RubberDuck hitter batting over the.300 mark. Notebook RubberDucks top prospect, catcher Francisco Mejia has been placed on the 7-day DL with a groin strain Outfielder Lugi Rodriguez made his season debut with Akron going 0-3 Thursday The Ducks pitching staff has allowed just six hits over the last two games, both of which resulted in wins Mike Papi has now hit safely in 13 of his last 14 games Time of Game: 2:04 Attendance: 1,508. RubberDucks 2017 Field Staff #7 Mark Budzinski, Manager Former Akron Aeros outfielder Mark Budzinski is in his first season as manager of the Akron RubberDucks. Budzinski, 43, was named the 16 th manager in franchise history on January 17, He replaces David Wallace, who managed the team the last three seasons. This season marks Budzinski s fourth as a manager in the Indians minor league system. A native of Baltimore, Maryland and now a resident of Richmond, Virginia, Budzinski has managed the Class-A Lynchburg Hillcats the last two seasons. He was named Carolina League Manager of the Year last season after guiding the Hillcats to a stellar overall record and a spot in the league championship series. Drafted by the Indians in the 21 st round of the 1995 draft out of the University of Richmond, Budzinski played professionally for 10 years in the minor leagues and was a career.275 hitter with 51 homers and 427 RBI. He played parts of three seasons in Akron. His best season in the Rubber City was 1998, when he appeared in 127 games with 10 homers and 62 RBI for manager Joel Skinner. Budzinski appeared in four games for the Cincinnati Reds during the 2003 season, going 0-7. He concluded his career in 2004 with a fine season for the Phillies Triple-A club in Scranton, PA, where he hit.283 in 135 games. #27 Tony Arnold, Pitching Coach A fixture in the Indians player development system for the last 25 years, Tony Arnold returns for his second straight season as Akron s pitching coach. Regarded as one of the top developmental pitching coaches in baseball, Arnold, 57, lent his expertise to a pitching staff that produced a 3.81 staff ERA and won the EL title last season. Arnold has worked at every level of the Indians farm system, including previous stints as Akron pitching coach from , 2008, and A former All- American at the University of Texas, Arnold pitched in the major leagues with Baltimore in 1986 and #43 Johnny Narron, Hitting Coach Former Milwaukee Brewers hitting coach Johnny Narron embarks on his first season as a member of the Indians player development staff. Narrom, 66, was the minor league hitting coordinator for the Los Angeles Angels last season. His vast experience in baseball includes three seasons as the hitting coach for the Milwaukee Brewers from 2012 through He has also served on the major league coaching staffs of the Texas Rangers and Cincinnati Reds. In Milwaukee, he coached alongside his brother Jerry, who played eight seasons in the major leagues. Their uncle, Sam, was a major league catcher and later coached for the Pittsburgh Pirates. #36 Omir Santos, Bench Coach A former catcher in the Indians organization, Omir Santos begins his first season with RubberDucks and his second in the Tribe minor league system. Sanots, 35, will serve as the bench coach for this year s team after holding the same position with the Columbus Clippers last season. Santos, wrapped up a 12-year playing career in He was originally drafted by the Yankees in the 21 st round of the 2001 draft and went on to play in 122 big league games with the Orioles, Mets, Tigers and Indians. He batted.248 with 7 homers and 41 RBI in his major league career. Santos first career home run came in 2009 while playing for the Mets. It was a grand slam on the Marlins Anibal Sanchez, and was the first grand slam ever hit at Citi Field. Jeremy Heller, Trainer The 2017 season mark s Heller s fourth in Akron and his 13 th overall as a trainer in the Indians organization. He was named Athletic Trainer of the Year in the Carolina League in Paul Synenkyj, Strength and Conditioning Coach Now in his 7 th season in the Indians organization, Paul Synenkyj will oversee the team s strength and conditioning program. Synenkyj holds degrees in physical education from Cleveland State and Akron.

3 RubberDucks Starting Pitcher #47 Julian Merryweather RHP, 6-4, 200, Age 25 (10/14/91), Resides: Pleasanton, CA Last time out: Sun. 5/7 vs. ALT (1), 4.2 IP 6 H 3 ER 2 BB 3 K (LP in 6-4 loss) Currently 2-2, 3.45 ERA. Ranks 4 th in EL in WHIP (1.02). Making seventh start of the season. The RubberDucks are 3-3 in his starts. 4 th year pro. Owns a lifetime record of in the minor leagues. Making 65 th career appearance, 47 th career start and 20 th career Akron start. Throws fastball, slider, curve and change-up. Holds a 4:1 strikeout to walk ratio in his career (253 K s and 64 BB s). Acquired by Indians in 5 th round of 2014 draft out of Oklahoma Baptist University (Shawnee, OK). Named first-team NAIA All-American after going 12-3 with a 1.07 ERA as a senior in 14. Began college career at Skyline Community College (San Bruno, CA) Season Highlights Named EL Pitcher of the Week for the week ending 4/30. Went 2-0 that week (12.2 IP 2 ER 11 K) Held BOW to one run on four hits in 11-2 win, 4/30. Earned first win of the season with superb effort in 5-2 win vs. BIN, 4/24. Dealt 6.2 innings, allowing three hits and two runs (one earned.) Walked only one and struck out six. Yielded just two hits and two runs over seven innings, but settled for no-decision in 6-3, 10-inning win at REA, 4/17. Fanned seven and walked one. Dealt five innings of shutout baseball, striking out eight, but had no-decision in 6-4 loss vs. TRE, 4/11. Opening Night starter vs. BOW, 4/6. Allowed five runs in two innings and took 13-7 loss Season Highlights Went 5-4, 3.89 ERA in 13 starts for Akron last season after starting the season 8-2, 1.03 ERA at Single-A Lynchburg. Combined ERA between Akron and Lynchburg was 2.60, which ranked 2 nd in Indians organization in Started playoff opener at ALT, 9/7, but faltered early, giving up seven runs on 11 hits in five innings. Emerged with no-decision when Ducks rallied late to win game. Tossed seven innings and allowed just one run at ERI, 8/31, but settled for no-decision when Duck lost, 3-2, in 13 innings. Solid, six-inning effort led to 9-3 victory vs. RIC, 8/26. Allowed only 2 ER and fanned five. Turned in outstanding effort in no-decision vs. HFD, 8/10. Allowed two runs (one earned) on just one hit over eight innings. Walked none and struck out seven, but left with 2-2 tie. Ducks won in walk-off fashion in 9 th, 3-2. Fanned a season-high eight batters over six innings and earned 3-1 win vs. BOW, 7/29. Dealt six innings and allowed just two runs on five hits in 5-2 win at RIC, 7/19. Walked one and struck out six. Claimed first Double-A win in 8-4 triumph vs. ALT, 7/6. Tossed six innings and allowed four runs, two earned, on six hits. Promoted to Akron and started vs. TRE in Double-A debut, 6/26. Named to Carolina League All-Star team. Was starting and winning pitcher in Carolina-California League All-Star Game, 6/21, at Lake Elsinore, CA. Threw one perfect inning in 6-4 Carolina League victory. Helped Hillcats to record and first-half title in Carolina League s Northern Division. Won first four starts of the season, 4/ Struck out a season-high nine batters in 4-1 win at CAR, 5/14. Was 5-1 with a 0.76 ERA is six CL road starts. Merryweather s 2017 Akron Game-By-Game Date Opp. Dec. Final IP H R ER HR BB K NP-S ERA Notable Thu. 4/6 BOW L degrees wind-chill Tue. 4/11 TRE ND 6-4 (L) Left with scoreless tie Mon. 4/17 at REA ND 6-3 (W) Allowed 2-run HR Mon. 4/24 BIN W Retired final 12 hitters Sun. 4/30 at BOW W Cooled off EL s hottest club Sun. 5/7 ALT (1) L st game of DH

4 RubberDucks Position Players #4 Greg Allen OF Age 24, Resides: Chula Vista, CA, Acq: 6 th Rd. 14, College/HS: San Diego St. Last Game: 5/7 vs. ALT (2), 0-1 Series: Has not played Homestand/Trip: 1-8, 2B, RBI, BB Multi-Hit Games: 6 Multi-RBI Games: 2 Last HR: 4/29 at BOW, solo (Barker) Notes: 4 th year pro Placed on DL, 5/8 (right hamate fracture) Hit leadoff HR and drove in 4 RBI at BOW, 4/ Rawlings Gold Glove recipient as best CF in MiLB Ranked by Baseball America as #10 Indians prospect and best defensive outfielder in organization Hit.290 in 37 games with Akron in 16 Played in AFL after last season and was named to Top Prospects Team #44 Bobby Bradley 1B Age 20, Resides: Gulfport, MS, Acq: 3rd Rd. 14, College/HS: Harrison Central (MS) HS Last Game: 5/11 at BIN, 0-4 Series: 0-4 Homestand/Trip: 0-4 Multi-Hit Games: 4 Multi-RBI Games: 4 Last HR: 5/8 vs. TRE, 2-run (Frare) Notes: 4 th year pro Ranked by Baseball America as #5 Indians prospect 1-24 vs. LHP s Lambasted 3-run HR and drove in five RBI, 4/19 at REA One of youngest players in EL (20) Named 2016 Carolina League MVP ( ) Stroked walkoff, RBI single in bottom of 14 th inning to win epic battle in Game 2 of Carolina League Division Series vs. Potomac, 9/8/16 #6 Yu Chang SS Age 21, Resides: Taitung, TW, Acq: FA 13, College/HS: Taitung Agricultural HS Last Game: 5/11 at BIN, 0-4 Series: 0-4 Homestand/Trip: 0-4 Multi-Hit Games: 4 Multi-RBI Games: 3 Last HR: 4/29 at BOW, solo (Means) Notes: 4 th year pro Ranked by Baseball America as #6 Indians prospect Homered in first three games of season, 4/6-9 Named a 2016 Carolina League mid- and post-season all-star after hitting.259 with 13 HR and 70 RBI at Lynchburg Younger brother of Pirates MiLB catcher Jin-De Jhang Juan De La Cruz C Age 23, Resides: Miranda, VE, Acq: FA 09, College/HS: NA Last Game: NA Series: NA Homestand/Trip: NA Multi-Hit Games: NA Multi-RBI Games: NA Last HR: NA Notes: 8 th year pro Added to roster, 5/12 Began season with Lake County, appearing in eight games and hiting.280 (7-25) with one home run and four RBI Split time last season between Lynchburg and Lake County, appearing in 37 games Played his first three years for the Dominican Summer League Indians. #13 Eric Haase C Age 24, Resides: Westland, MI, Acq: 7th Rd. 11, College/HS: Divine Child (MI) H.S. Last Game: 5/11 at BIN, 1-3 Series: 1-3 Homestand/Trip: 1-3 Multi-Hit Games: 2 Multi-RBI Games: 3 Last HR: 5/10 vs. TRE, 2-run (German) Notes: 7 th year pro Smacked GSHR vs. ALT, 4/23 Named 2016 post-season MVP after stellar playoff performance in Akron s championship run Lambasted GSHR in Game 1 of ELCS vs. TRE, 9/13 Lined series-winning, RBI single in 10 th inning to beat ALT, 1-0, in Game 4 of ELDS, 9/11 Cracked go-ahead, 2-run 2B in playoff opener at ALT, 9/7 #8 Todd Hankins 2B Age 26, Resides: Oviedo, FL Acq.: 15 th Rd. 11, College/HS: Seminole St. (FL) CC Last Game: 5/10 vs. TRE, 1-3 Series: Has not played Homestand/Trip: 1-14, BB Multi-Hit Games: 1 Multi-RBI Games: 0 Last HR: 5/2 at BIN, solo (Hand) Notes: 7 th year pro Had six-game hit streak, 4/23-5/4 (7-23,.304) 3 rd season with Akron Spent most of 2016 with Ducks, (.221, 9 HR s, 7 3B, 55 RBI) Received late-season call up to Triple-A Columbus, and appeared in three playoff games for Clippers, going 1-9 Was college teammate of former RubberDucks pitcher Mike Clevinger at Seminole State CC #15 Tyler Krieger INF Age 23, Resides: Johns Creek, GA, Acq.: 4th Rd. 15, College/HS: Clemson Last Game: 5/11 at BIN, 1-4, 2 SB Series: 1-4, 2 SB Homestand/Trip: 1-4, 2 SB Multi-Hit Games: 5 Multi-RBI Games: 1 Last HR: 5/10 vs. TRE, solo (German) Notes: 2 nd year pro Had six-game hit streak, 4/14-22 (11-27,.407) Ranked by Baseball America as #18 Indians prospect Went 4-5, 3 RBI, w/first AA homer, 4/19 at REA Played for Israel in WBC (6 G, 3-18,.167, 4 RBI) Hit a combined.299 between Single-A Lake County and Lynchburg last season Midwest League All-Star with Captains

5 #20 Mark Mathias 2B Age 22, Resides: Fremont, CA, Acq.: 3 rd Rd. 15, College/HS: Cal-Poly Last Game: 5/11 at BIN, 0-3 Series: 0-3 Homestand/Trip: 0-3 Multi-Hit Games: 0 Multi-RBI Games: 1 Last HR: NA Notes: 3 rd year pro One hit in last 16 AB s Added to roster, 5/1 Suffered separated left shoulder in ST Ranked by Baseball America as #13 Indians prospect Made AA debut late in 16 and started at 2b in seven post-season games (3 RBI) Hit.274 with five homers and 60 RBI in 115 games at Single-A Lynchburg Won Big West Conf. batting title as a sophomore in 14 (.386). #17 Francisco Mejia C Age 21, Resides: Bani, DO, Acq: FA 12, College/HS: NA Last Game: 5/8 vs. TRE, 2-3, 2B, BB Series: Has not played Homestand/Trip: Has not played Multi-Hit Games: 7 Multi-RBI Games: 1 Last HR: 4/28 at BOW, solo (Garcia) Notes: 5 th year pro Placed on DL, 5/9 (groin strain) Had 13-game hit streak, 4/6-4/24 (18-49,.367) Ranked by Baseball America as #1 Indians prospect Notable for his 50-game hitting streak last season, which ranks as 4 th longest in history of MiLB Hit combined HR-80 RBI between Lake County and Lynchburg Member of Indians 40-man roster #38 Mike Papi OF Age 24, Resides: Tunkhannock, PA, Acq: 1 st Rd. (38 th ) 14, College/HS: Virginia Last Game: 5/11 at BIN, 2-4 Series: 2-4 Homestand/Trip: 2-4 Multi-Hit Games: 9 Multi-RBI Games: 3 Last HR: 4/30 at BOW, 2-run (Bradley) Notes: 4 th year pro Eight-game hit streak, 5/3-present (10-27,.370) Drove in five RBI with 3-run HR and 2-run 1B in Game 3 of ELDS vs. ALT, 9/9/16 Caught fire and hit safely in nine of his last 10 games in regular season (13-37,.351, 4 HR, 8 RBI).Drilled first career GSHR and had six RBI vs. ALT, 7/5 Began 16 season at Lynchburg ( in 40 games) #2 Dorssys Paulino OF Age 22, Resides: Bani, DO, Acq: FA 11, College/HS: NA Last Game: 5/11 at BIN, 1-3, RBI Series: 1-3, RBI Homestand/Trip: 1-3, RBI Multi-Hit Games: 5 Multi-RBI Games: 2 Last HR: 4/30 at BOW, 3-run (Liranzo) Notes: 6 th year pro Mashed first AA homer with solo shot at ALT, 4/14 Former top prospect making long-awaited Double-A debut Limited to just 55 games at Lynchburg due to left wrist injury Missed 2 ½ months, but returned for final month of regular season and playoffs Hit.284 with six homers and 31 RBI Began career as shortstop before converting to outfield #1 Luigi Rodriguez OF Age 24, Resides: Santiago, DO, Acq.: FA 09, College/HS: none Last Game: 5/11 at BIN, 0-3 Series: 0-3 Homestand/Trip: 0-3 Multi-Hit Games: NA Multi-RBI Games: NA Last HR: NA Notes: 8 th year pro Added to roster, 5/9 Suffered broken hand in spring training Hit in 42 games with Ducks in 16 Also hit.330 with three HR s and 26 RBI in 24 games at Lynchburg Served 80-game MLB suspension for PED violation beginning in August of 15 Mid-season all-star at Lynchburg in 15 Named fastest baserunner in organization by BA in 13. #9 Joe Sever INF Age 26, Resides: San Jose, CA, Acq: 21 st Rd. 12, College/HS: Pepperdine Last Game: 5/11 at BIN, 0-3 Series: 0-3 Homestand/Trip: 0-3 Multi-Hit Games: 5 Multi-RBI Games: 1 Last HR: 5/8 vs. TRE, Solo (Adams) Notes: 6 th year pro Slugged walk-off 2B in 9 th vs. ALT, 5/4 (3-2) Drove in winning run with single in 11 th for 3-2 win vs. ALT, 4/22 Spent 2016 season with Akron ( ) Lined three singles on 26 th birthday, 8/12/16 vs. POR West Coast Conference POY as a junior at Pepperdine ( ) Nephew of NFL HOF QB John Elway. #12 Eric Stamets INF Age 25, Resides: Columbus, OH, Acq: TR 15, College/HS: Evansville Last Game: 5/10 vs. TRE, 1-2, SAC Series: Has not played Homestand/Trip: Has not played Multi-Hit Games: 1 Multi-RBI Games: 0 Last HR: NA Notes: 6 th year pro Six-game hit streak, 5/2-present (7-18,.389) Added to roster, 4/23 Began season in Columbus, going 1-28 (.036) Hit.258 with six HR s and 28 RBI in 69 games with Akron in 16 Hit.318 with a home run and 4 RBI in seven playoff games Traded to Indians in exchange for OF David Murphy, 7/28/15 Originally drafted by Angels in 6 th round of 12 draft.

6 RubberDucks Relievers #36 Robbie Aviles RHP Age 25, Resides: Suffern, NY, Acq: 7 th Rd. 10, College/HS: Suffern (NY) H.S. Last Appearance: Tue. 5/9 vs. TRE, 2.0 IP 1 H 1 ER 1 HR 1 BB 1 K (ND in 8-0 loss) Throws: FB, SL, CH SV/SVO: 0/0 1 st Batter Retired: 6/9 IR/IRS: 1/0 Notes: 7 th year pro Began 2016 season at Lynchburg (6 G 2-0, 2.16) Added to Akron roster 4/29/16 Blew save, but earned first AA win vs. BIN, 5/20/16 Tossed three SHO innings for first AA save, 5/12/16 at HAR (4-0) Stranded three inherited runners at BIN, 5/8/16 #30 Dylan Baker RHP Age 25, Resides: Juneau, AK, Acq: 5 th Rd. 12, College/HS: Western Nevada Last Appearance: Wed. 5/10 vs. TRE, 1.0 IP 1 H (Hold in 4-2 win) Throws: FB, SL, CU CH SV/SVO: 0/0 1 st Batter Retired: 3/4 IR/IRS: 0/0 Notes: 6 th year pro Added to roster, 4/26 Beset by injuries last three seasons Missed all of last season after experiencing complications from elbow surgery Limited to one start in 15 (4/9/15) before going on the DL Underwent Tommy John surgery, 5/20/15 Suffered broken ankle after initial start in 14, and was limited to nine starts in second half of season #26 Mitch Brown RHP Age 22, Resides: Rochester, MN, Acq: 2 nd Rd. 12, College/HS: Rochester Century HS Last Appearance: Sun. 5/7 vs. ALT (2), 2.0 IP 1 H 2 K (ND in 4-1 loss) Throws: FB, CU, CH SV/SVO: 1/1 1 st Batter Retired: 2/7 IR/IRS: 3/1 Notes: 6 th year pro Earned first AA save 4/9, in 7-6 win vs. BOW (1 IP 1 R) Strikeout artist for Lynchburg in 2016 Registered 120 K s in 98.1 IP (11 K s per 9 innings) Went 4-6, 5.03 ERA in 36 games (17 starts) for Hillcats Uncorked 25 wild pitches, which led the Carolina League #10 Cameron Hill RHP Age 22, Resides: El Reno, OK, Acq: 17 th Rd. 14, College/HS: Redlands (CA) CC Last Appearance: Tue. 5/9 vs. TRE, 3.0 IP 1 H 2 K (ND in 8-0 loss) Throws: FB, CU, SPL SV/SVO: 0/0 1 st Batter Retired: 8/8 IR/IRS: 7/0 Notes: 4 th year pro Tossed four innings of shutout relief to earn first AA win, 4/28 at BOW Went 0-0, 2.51 ERA in 10 games for the Ducks in 16 Tossed 1.1 scoreless innings with 2 K s for Hold in Game 2 of ELCS vs. TRE, 9/14 Claimed relief win in Game 3 of ELDS vs. ALT, 9/9 (2 IP 0 R) Added to Akron roster, 8/2/16 Appeared in 31 games for Lynchburg, all in relief #35 Neil Holland RHP Age 28, Resides: Louisville, KY, Acq: FA 17, College/HS: Louisville Last Appearance: Thur. 5/11 at BIN, 0.2 IP (Save in 1-0 win) Throws: FB, SL, CH SV/SVO: 1/3 1 st Batter Retired: 4/6 IR/IRS: 3/2 Notes: 8 th year pro Sidearm delivery Added to roster 4/21 Opened season in Lynchburg (4 G, 0-0, 1 SV, 2.08 ERA) Signed with Indians as free agent after release by Nationals Limited to 14 appearances in 2 nd half at Single-A Potomac last season Missed all of 15 following Tommy John surgery in fall of 14 Originally drafted by Nationals in 11 th round of 2010 draft #24 David Speer LHP Age 24, Resides: Westport, CT, Acq: 27 th Rd. 14, College/HS: Columbia Last Appearance: Wed. 5/10 vs. TRE, 1.0 IP 2 H 1 ER 1 K (Save in 4-2 win) Throws: FB, SL, CH SV/SVO: 2/2 1 st Batter Retired: 7/9 IR/IRS: 0/0 Notes: 4 rd year pro Claimed first AA save with 2.1 scoreless innings in 5-2 win vs. BIN, 4/24 Spent most of 2016 season with Single-A Lynchburg Promoted to Akron, 9/1/16, and threw two scoreless innings in playoffs Made two relief appearances at Columbus and earned first AAA win 7/2/16 vs. PAW (3 IP 1 ER) #37 Cole Sulser RHP Age 27, Resides: Santa Ysabel, CA, Acq: 25 th Rd. 13, College/HS: Dartmouth Last Appearance: Mon. 5/8 vs. TRE, 2.0 IP 1 H 2 R 0 ER 1 BB 3 K (Hold in 4-3 win) Throws: FB, SL, CU, CH SV/SVO: 1/2 1 st Batter Retired: 6/8 IR/IRS: 6/3 Notes: 4 th year pro Saw action on three levels in 2016 (Lynchburg, Akron, Columbus) Was 1-1, 4.81 ERA, 5 saves with Ducks Emerged as key late-inning reliever late in season, then tossed 7.2 scoreless innings with two saves in the playoffs Missed all of 15 after undergoing 2 nd Tommy John surgery of career in fall of 14.

7 #41 Matt Whitehouse LHP Age 25, Resides: Diamond Bar, CA, Acq: 19 th Rd. 13, College/HS: Cal-Irvine Last Appearance: Thu. 5/11 at BIN, 2.1 IP 1 H 1 K (Hold in 1-0 win) Throws: FB, CU, CH SV/SVO: 1/1 1 st Batter Retired: 6/9 IR/IRS: 2/0 Notes: 5 th year pro Started and lost Game 2 of DH vs. ALT, 5/7 (3 IP 2 ER) Claimed first AA win with 3.0 innings in 6-3 win in 10 innings at REA, 4/ was comeback year after missing most of 15 season due to elbow trouble Split last season between Lake County and Lynchburg Was 3-4, 3.44 ERA in 24 appearances for Hillcats Akron General Manager Jim Pfander Named EL Executive of the Year Sept. 28, The Eastern League announced today that Akron RubberDucks General Manager and Chief Operating Officer Jim Pfander has been named its 2016 Eastern League Executive of the Year. In 2016, Akron hosted the 2016 Eastern League All-Star Game and Home Run Derby for the first time, saw an increase of more than 10,000 in attendance, and the team won its fifth Eastern League championship. "It is truly a staff award," said Pfander. "We, as a staff, accomplished some amazing things in 2016 and this award would not be possible without the hard working team we have in place in the Akron front office." Under Pfander's leadership, this season the RubberDucks were nominated by the Eastern League for the Minor League Baseball's top award, the John H. Johnson President's Award, which goes to the most "complete" baseball franchise that has demonstrated franchise stability while making significant contributions to its community, its league and to the baseball industry. RubberDucks owner Ken Babby, who made Pfander his first hire after he acquired the franchise in October 2012, said, "Jim's remarkable creativity and passion for Minor League Baseball, coupled with the love of his hometown of Akron, makes this recognition even more special. Pfander will be presented with the award at the Baseball Winter Meetings in National Harbor, Maryland, during the Opening Session on December Eastern League Umpires No. Name Resides Yr. 4 Dave Attridge Oshawa, ONT 6 th 64 Erich Bacchus* Germantown, MD 6 th 33 Ryan Benson* Gaylordsville, CT 7 th 98 Derek Gonzales Orem, UT 6 th 76 Rich Grassa* Lindenhurst, NY 5 th 17 Justin Houser Mattawan, MI 5 th 5 Ben Levin Cincinnati, OH 6 th 59 John Mang* Poland, OH 5 th 7 Christopher Marco Waterdown, ONT 4 th 16 Takahito Matsuda Seiyo, JP 6 th 9 Jacob Metz Edmonds, WA 4 th 28 Mike Rovine Newtown, PA 6 th 2 Richard Riley* Alexandria, VA 5 th 14 Randy Rosenberg* Arlington, VA 6 th 30 Mike Savakinas Fairborn, OH 6 th 6 Chris Scott Davidsonville, MD 4 th 3 Patrick Sharshel Highlands Ranch, CO 6 th 8 Zach Tieche Sebring, OH 5 th *Crew Chief We Are the RubberDucks On October 29, 2013, team-owner Ken Babby stood before a capacity audience at the Akron Civic Theater and announced that the team would be known henceforth as the Akron RubberDucks. In addition to being symbolic of the fun, family-friendly brand of entertainment offered by minor league baseball, the name also honors Akron s long history as the Rubber Capital of the World. Brandiose Marketing of San Diego, California designed the team logo, colors, and various marks and insignias. Please note that for print coverage, RubberDucks is spelled as one word with a capital D. In broadcast coverage, referring to the team as the Ducks is an acceptable variation of the team s nickname.

8 2017 RubberDucks Day-By-Day # Date Opp. W/L Score Rec. Standing W/L/SV Time Att. Tot. Home Att. 1 4/6 BOW* L T-5 th / -1.0 Meisinger/Merryweather/none 2:55 5,278 5,278 4/7 BOW Snowed out. Make-up set for 4/9. 2 4/8 BOW L th / -2.0 Means/Peoples/Liranzo 2:40 3,337 8, /9 (1) BOW W NA Sulser/Keller/M. Brown 2:10 NA 4 4/9 (2) BOW L th / -2.0 Long/Banwart/none 1:53 6,361 14, /10 TRE W th / -1.5 Lugo/German/D. Brown 2:27 4,097 19, /11 TRE L th / -2.5 Marsh/Hill/none 2:56 1,966 21, /12 TRE L th / -2.5 Sheffield/Kaminsky/Hissong 2:56 2,858 23, /13 at ALT L th / -3.0 Scioneaux/Sulser/DuRapau 2:29 7, /14 at ALT L th / -4.0 Brubaker/M. Brown/Lakind 2:50 3, /15 at ALT L th / -5.0 Anderson/Lugo/DuRapau 2:14 4,957 4/16 OFF 11 4/17 at REA W 6-3 (10) th / -4.5 Whitehouse/Nunez/none 2:50 2, /18 at REA L th / -5.0 Eshelman/D. Brown/Hollands 2:49 2, /19 at REA W th / -5.0 Peoples/Viza/none 2:56 1,982 4/20 OFF 14 4/21 ALT W th / -4.0 Pasquale/Anderson/Whitehouse 2:32 4,572 28, /22 ALT W 3-2 (11) 6-9 T5 th / -3.0 Aviles/Kuchno/none 3:03 3,637 32, /23 ALT W th / -2.0 Banwart/Garcia/none 2:37 6,120 38, /24 BIN W th / -2.0 Merryweather/Conlon/Speer 2:27 2,234 40, /25 BIN L th / -2.0 C. Taylor/Aviles/Baldanado 2:46 1,900 42, /26 BIN L th / -3.0 Oswalt/Pasquale/Peterson 2:31 2,357 44,717 4/27 OFF 20 4/28 at BOW W th / -2.0 Hill/Grimes/Sulser 2:57 4, /29 at BOW L th / -3.0 Long/D. Brown/none 2:32 4, /30 at BOW W th / -3.0 Merryweather/Means/none 2:49 4,573 5/1 Rained out. Make-up set for 5/13, 12:05 p.m. 23 5/2 at BIN L T3 rd / -4.0 C. Taylor/Peoples/Baldonado 2:40 1, /3 at BIN L T4 th / -5.0 Oswalt/Pasquale/Baldonado 2:33 1, /4 ALT W T4 th / -4.0 Holland/Rosario/none 2:38 2,148 46,865 5/5 Rained out. Make-up set for 7/8, 5:35 p.m. 5/6 Rained out. Make-up set for 5/7, 1:05 p.m. 26 5/7 (1) ALT L T4 th / -5.0 Garcia/Mryweather/Scioneaux 2:08 NA 27 5/7 (2) ALT L th / -6.0 Coley/Whitehouse/DuRapau 1:50 6,967 53, /8 TRE W th / -5.0 Holland/Frare/none 2:41 2,481 56, /9 TRE L th / -5.0 Rodriguez/D. Brown/none 2:34 3,297 59, /10 TRE W th / -5.0 Pasquale/German/Speer 2:18 6,075 65, /11 at BIN W th / -5.0 Lugo/Conlon/Holland 2:04 1,508 *Game called in bottom 8 th due to snowy conditions.

9 2017 RubberDucks Transactions & Misc. Records April 6: April 9: April 11: April 12: April 19: April 21: April 23: April 26: April 29: May 1: May 5: May 8: May 9: May 12: 2017 RubberDucks Transactions OF Taylor Murphy placed on DL (right thumb sprain). INF Yhoxian Medina received from Columbus. 2B Jason Kipnis received from Cleveland on minor league rehabilitation assignment. RF Lonnie Chisenhall received from Cleveland on minor league rehab assignment. RF Lonnie Chisenhall recalled from minor league rehab assignment. 2B Jason Kipnis minor league rehab assignment transferred to Columbus. LHP Rob Kaminsky placed on DL (left forearm soreness). RHP Neil Holland promoted from Lynchburg. SS Eric Stamets received from Columbus. INF Yhoxian Medina released. RHP Travis Banwart promoted to Columbus. RHP Dylan Baker received from Mahoning Valley. RHP Jordan Milbrath received from Mahoning Valley. INF Ivan Castillo transferred to Lynchburg. 2B Mark Mathias activated from DL and added to roster. RHP Jordan Milbrath transferred to Lynchburg. RHP Michael Peoples promoted to Columbus. LHP Thomas Pannone received from Lynchburg. OF Greg Allen placed on DL (right hamate fracture). OF Luigi Rodriguez activated from DL and added to roster. C Francisco Mejia placed on DL (groin). C Juan De La Cruz received from Lake County. RHP Argenis Angulo received from Lynchburg. LHP Luis Lugo placed on Temporary Inactive list Season Records Record: Home: 9-10 Away: 5-7 vs. Eastern: 7-8 vs. Western: 7-9 vs. RH Starters: 9-13 vs. LH Starters: 5-4 Day: 5-6 Night: 9-11 One-run Games: 6-6 Extra Innings: 2-0 Shutouts: 1-2 Doubleheaders: Leading After 8: 11-1 Trailing After 8: 1-13 Tied After 8: 1-0 Walk-Off Wins: 2 Scoring First: 11-2 Opponent Scores First: 3-15 Leading at End of Game: 14-0 Ducks vs. the EL Opp. H A Total ALT BIN BOW ERI HAR HFD NH POR REA RIC TRE Team Game-High s Runs: 12 (4/19 at REA) Runs Allowed: 13 (4/6 vs. BOW) Hits: 14 (4/19 at REA) Hits Allowed: 15 (4/6 vs. BOW) HR s: 5 (4/30 at BOW) HR s Allowed: 3 (4/6 vs. BOW) BB s (Drawn): 8 (2x, 4/28 at BOW, last) BB s (Issued): 8 (4/14 at ALT) K s (Batters): 15 (4/23 vs. ALT) K s (Pitchers): 12 (5/3 at BIN) Individual Game-High s Hits 4 (Krieger, 4/19 at REA) 2B s: 2 (4x, Sever, 4/25 vs. BIN, last) 3B s: 1 (several) HR s: 1 (several) Runs: 3 (2x, Krieger, 4/19 at REA) RBI: 5 (2x, Bradley, 4/19 at REA) BB s: 3 (Bradley, 4/18 at REA) SB s: 2 (2x, Krieger, 5/11 at BIN, last) K s (Pitcher): 9 (Pasquale, 5/3 at BIN) BB s (Pitcher): 5 (Lugo, 5/11 at BIN)