2016 BALTIMORE ORIOLES SUPPLEMENTAL BIOS PLAYERS INCLUDED: NO. 24 PEDRO ÁLVAREZ NO. 38 WADE MILEY NO. 28 STEVE PEARCE

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1 2016 BALTIMORE ORIOLES SUPPLEMENTAL BIOS PLAYERS INCLUDED: NO. 24 PEDRO ÁLVAREZ NO. 38 WADE MILEY NO. 28 STEVE PEARCE

2 24 PEDRO ÁLVAREZ INF Full Name: Pedro Manuel Álvarez Born: February 6, Opening Day Age: 29 Height: 6 3 Weight: 235 Bats: Left Throws: Right Birthplace: Santo Domingo, DR Resides: Nashville, TN Contract Status: Signed through 2016 Major League Service (entering 2016): Acquired: Signed by the Orioles to a one-year contract on March 10, GAME HIGHS & STREAKS HITS: 4, three times, last: 8/27/13 vs. MIL RUNS: 3, four times, last: 4/4/14 vs. STL DOUBLES: 2, four times, last: 9/24/13 at CHC TRIPLES: 1, six times, last: 6/11/14 vs. CHC HR: 2, 10 times, last: 8/23/14 at MIL RBI: 6, 6/17/12 at CLE WALKS: 4, 5/3/15 at STL SB: 1, 14 times, last: 7/21/15 at KC HITTING STREAK: 12 games, 6/16-29/13 WALK-OFF HOME RUNS: 1, 8/7/10 vs. COL off Huston Street GRAND SLAMS: 2, last: 6/30/12 at STL off Lance Lynn INSIDE-THE-PARK HOME RUNS: 1, 9/13/13 vs. CHC off Jake Arrieta HIGHLIGHTS Leaves Pittsburgh with the 13 th -most home runs (131) in franchise history Since 2012, his 111 home runs rank 11 th among all Major League hitters Posted his third season with at least 25 home runs and 75 RBI (also, 2012 and 2013) Of his 27 home runs and 77 RBI, 24 home runs and 68 RBI came against right-handed pitchers Slugged 22 solo home runs Among National League hitters, ranked tied for 10 th in home runs and tied for 21 st in RBI Batted.375 (6-for-16) and collected 15 RBI with the bases loaded With one out in an inning, he hit.307/.376/.560 (46-for-150) Batted.291/.385/.658 (34-for-117) with four doubles, 13 home runs, 28 RBI, and 23 runs scored in 43 day games Hit.378 (17-for-45) with three doubles and eight home runs when he swung at the first pitch of an at-bat In nine games from 8/11-19, he batted.483/.500/.966 (14-for-29) with two doubles, four home runs, and nine RBI Hit safely in a season-high five consecutive games three times (5/22-27, 6/23-27, and 8/9-14) Among qualifying first basemen, he ranked first in the Major Leagues with total chances per 9.0 innings 2014: Of his 18 home runs, 16 came against right-handers Posted a single-season, career-high eight stolen bases Made his fourth straight Opening Day start at third base, the longest streak by a Pirates player since Aramis Ramirez ( )...Homered twice on 4/4 vs. St. Louis...Homered twice again on 4/9 at Chicago-NL Hit a game-tying, two-run homer off Toronto s Sergio Santos in the ninth inning on 5/2 at PNC Park...Had a seasonhigh four RBI on 5/5 vs. San Francisco... Reached base safely in 11 straight starts from 4/23-5/6 Hit.299 (26-for-87) in 26 June games...hit his 100 th career home run on 7/8 at St. Louis, becoming the 23 rd player to hit at least 100 home runs as a Pirate...Exited the game on 7/22 vs. Los Angeles-NL with left knee discomfort...placed on Bereavement List from 8/5-7...Made first professional appearance/start at first base on 8/18 vs. Atlanta...Homered twice on 8/23 at Milwaukee (10 th career multi-homer game) and tied season high with four RBI Made four straight starts at first base from 8/23-26 and went 4-for-13 (.308) with three home runs and five RBI Left the game on 8/26 vs. St. Louis with a left foot sprain and missed the next seven games Struck out in pinch-hitting appearance on 9/5 at Chicago-NL Diagnosed with a stress reaction of the 4 th metatarsal in his left foot on 9/10 and missed remainder of the season Made 99 appearances (95 starts) at third base and five starts at first base Committed all 25 errors (23 throwing) while playing third base Batted.295 (13-for-44) with two home runs and eight RBI in 12 games against AL East opponents In the fourth inning of games, he batted.350 (21-for-60) with seven home runs and 18 RBI. 2013: Collected a career-high 130 hits, 36 home runs (tied for first in the NL), 100 RBI (tied for fifth in the NL), and 70 runs scored Ranked sixth among qualifying NL hitters in RBI/per at bat ratio (5.58) Shared the league lead in home runs with Arizona s Paul Goldschmidt, becoming the first Pittsburgh player to win the NL home run crown (either tied or outright) since Willie Stargell in 1973 Named to his first National League All- Star team and participated in the Home Run Derby Hit six homers in the first round and did not advance...won the NL Silver Slugger Award as a third baseman Set club record for most home runs hit by a third baseman (previous high was 34 by Aramis Ramirez in 2001) Hit 24 home runs prior to the All-Star break, joining Hall-of-Famers Willie Stargell (30 in 1971 and 1973) and Ralph Kiner (24 in 1950) as the only Pittsburgh players to hit as many as 24 homers prior to the break Led the NL with 14 home runs during day games Averaged a home run every 15.5 at bats, the best mark among qualifying NL hitters Became the first Pittsburgh third baseman to hit 30 or more home runs in consecutive seasons and the fifth player overall (also Ralph Kiner, Willie Stargell, Brian Giles, and Jason Bay)...Homered in back-to-back games on 4/18-19 and four times in six games from 4/18-25 Homered in back-to-back games on 5/17 and 5/19 Bounced a home run into the Allegheny River (estimated 462 feet) on 5/17 vs. Houston Connected off former Vanderbilt teammate Mike Minor for a home run on 6/4 at Atlanta - his second homer of the season off a LHP Was a triple shy of hitting for the cycle and had a season-high five RBI on 6/20 at Cincinnati Homered in four straight games from 6/20-23 Hit third in the lineup for the first and only time in his career on 6/23 at Los Angeles-AL and went 2-for-5 with a homer Named National League Player of the Week for the period of 6/17-23 after hitting.414 (12-for-29) with four home runs and 10 RBI in seven games Recorded a career-high 12-game hitting streak (.396, 19-for-48) with four doubles, six home runs, and 15 RBI from 6/ Hit his 20 th home run of the season on 6/29 to become the first Pirates left-handed batter to have at least 20 home runs by the end of June since Brian Giles hit 21 in His 10 home runs hit during June were tied with Cincinnati s Jay Bruce for the most in the NL and were the most in June by a Pirates player since Richie Hebner hit 10 in Hit safely in 22 of his 24 games from 6/16-7/13, batting.340 (33-for-97) with 10 homers and 24 RBI in that span...took over the NL lead in home runs when he hit his 27 th on 7/29 vs. St. Louis...His seven home runs during July, which tied for second in the league (Alfonso Soriano led with eight)...hit his 30 th home run on 8/17 vs. Arizona...Tied career high with four hits on 8/27 vs. Milwaukee...Logged his first career inside-the-

3 park home run on 9/13 vs. Chicago (off Jake Arrieta)...Hit.344 (21-for-61) with six home runs and 13 RBI in 18 Interleague games (the six home runs tied for second among NL players)...led NL third basemen in games (150), starts (148), assists (359), and total chances (458) Tied for second in double plays (27) Established a Major League record by recording at least one RBI in each of his first six career postseason games...batted.300 (6-for-20) with three home runs and seven RBI in the six games...hit safely in all five Division Series games vs. St. Louis...Singled off left-hander Kevin Siegrist to break a 3-3 tie in the eighth inning of Game 3 on 10/6 (Pirates won, 5-3)...His eighth-inning home run in Game 4 on 10/7 was the lone Pittsburgh hit against Michael Wacha (Pirates lost, 2-1). 2012: Spent first full season in the Major Leagues...Ranked second among NL third basemen in home runs (30) and fourth in the majors behind Miguel Cabrera (42), Adrian Beltre (31), and Chase Headley (31)...His 17.5 HR/AB ratio ranked seventh among all NL batters...had seven games with at least four RBI, which tied for the most in the majors along with Texas Josh Hamilton...Hit a NL leading 18 home runs in day games, the most by a Pirate in day games since Willie Stargell hit 19 in Started at third base for Pittsburgh on Opening Day for the second straight season...batted.462 (12-for-26) with three doubles, three home runs, and nine RBI during seven-game hitting streak from 4/28-5/4...Homered twice in back-to-back games, 6/16-17 at Cleveland...Recorded a career-high six RBI on 6/17...Slugged a grand slam off Lance Lynn on 6/30 at STL, his second career grand slam...left game on 7/1 due to leg cramps and missed the game on 7/2...Hit a game tying, three-run home run in the top of the ninth inning on the first pitch following a 53-minute rain delay at Coors Field on 7/16 (off LHP Rex Brothers)...Homered off lefty Barrett Browning in 19 th inning at St. Louis on 8/19, the first time in franchise history that a player homered in the 19 th inning or later...went 4-for-5 with a double, two home runs, and four RBI on 8/28 vs. St. Louis...Hit.322 (29-for-90) in August...Named the NL Player of the Week for 8/27-9/ : Was Pittsburgh s Opening Day starter at third base - the first left-handed hitting third baseman to start at third base on Opening Day for the Pirates since Richie Hebner in Recorded his first Major League stolen base on 4/1 at Chicago-NL...Hit first home run and fell a triple shy of hitting for the cycle after going 3-for-4 on 4/21 at Florida...Missed four games (5/4-8) with tightness in right quad...placed on the 15-day disabled list, 5/21 (retroactive to 5/20) with a right quad strain...played one rehab game with GCL Pirates on 6/27...Played in six rehab games with Class A- Advanced Bradenton from 6/28-7/3 before being transferred to Triple-A Indianapolis on 7/4...Went 5-for-17 (.294) with five RBI in five rehab games with Indianapolis from 7/4-8...Reinstated from the DL and optioned to Indianapolis on 7/9...Batted.365 (23-for-63) with three homers and 13 RBI in 18 Triple-A games (including rehab) in July...Was recalled by Pittsburgh on 7/25 and hit safely in eight of his first 11 games with the Pirates...Slugged a home run off Philadelphia s Cliff Lee on 7/30 at Citizens Bank Park...Started the most games (63) at third base for Pittsburgh. 2010: Opened season with Indianapolis and made the most starts (94) at third base for the Pirates...Homered in first game of the season with Indianapolis on 4/8 at Columbus...Hit two home runs and drove in five the following day at Columbus...Homered in back-to-back games on 4/30 and 5/1 and collected 17 RBI in seven games from 4/30-5/7...Posted a nine-game hitting streak (12-for-31,.387) from 5/19-29 and hit safely in 20 of his 23 games (.337, 28-for-83) from 5/19-6/12...Had four hits on 5/27 at Charlotte and fell a single shy of hitting for the cycle on 6/9 vs. Pawtucket...Hit.323 (20-for-62) against left-handed pitchers and.261 (47-for-180) against right-handed pitchers while playing for Indianapolis...Was recalled by Pittsburgh on 6/16 and made his Major League debut that night against the White Sox at PNC Park (went 0-for-2 with a walk and a run scored)...held hitless in his first 11 Major League at-bats before collecting an RBI-double off Cleveland lefty David Huff on 6/19...Slugged his first big league home run at PNC Park off Philadelphia s Kyle Kendrick on 7/3...Hit.393 (11-for-28) from 7/ Registered a season-high five RBI on 7/20 vs. Milwaukee...Shared NL rookie lead in home runs (seven) during July...Had at least one RBI in seven straight games (11 total) from 8/4-11, the longest streak by a Pittsburgh rookie since Frank Coleman did so in eight consecutive games in 1944 (8/6-14) and the longest streak by any Pirate since Jason Bay with seven in a row in Homered three times in four games from 8/4-7 Hit a three-run, walk-off homer with two outs in the 10 th inning off Colorado s Huston Street on 8/7...Recorded at least one RBI (15 total) in seven straight games from 9/ Posted his first career four-hit game and knocked in five runs on 9/30 at Florida...Reached base safely in 19 of his last 20 games and in 29 of his last 31...Logged an 11- game hitting streak (.467, 21-for-45) from 9/21-10/1...Chosen as NL Player of the Week for the period of 9/20-26 after hitting.417 (10-for-24) with three homers and 13 RBI in six games...voted as the National League Rookie of the Month for September after hitting.311 with five home runs and 26 RBI in 29 games...led the Pirates with 13 home runs after the All-Star break and was tied for fifth among all NL players in RBI (53) during that span...slugged 12 of his 14 home runs at PNC Park...His 16 home runs set a club rookie record for a third baseman and were the most by a Pittsburgh third baseman since Aramis Ramirez hit 17 in : Hit.288/.378/.535 (134-for-465) with 32 doubles, a triple, 27 home runs, and 95 RBI in 126 combined games between Class A-Advanced Lynchburg and Double-A Altoona... Named Pittsburgh s Minor League Player of the Year Led Pittsburgh minor league hitters in home runs and RBI...Represented the United States at the MLB Futures Game in St. Louis on 7/12 and went 1-for-2 with one RBI as the starting designated hitter...played for Team USA in the World Cup tournament in Europe from 9/2-27 and batted.259 (14-for-54) with five home runs and 12 RBI in 15 games for the Gold Medal champions...tied a USA Baseball World Cup record by hitting three home runs in one game when he accomplished the feat against Chinese Taipei on 9/16...Began the regular season with Lynchburg, where he hit two game-tying homers in the ninth inning and three game-winning home runs, including two walk-offs at City Stadium (the Hillcats went 11-1 in games that he homered)...led Lynchburg in home runs (14) despite playing in just 66 games...went 3-for-4 with a double, homer, and four RBI in his first professional game on 4/9 vs. Potomac...Homered and logged six RBI on 4/16 vs. Winston-Salem...Collected 20 RBI in 21 games in April...Hit two home runs, including a grand slam, and knocked in a season-high seven on 6/13 at Kinston...Recorded six RBI after homering twice, including a grand slam, on 6/16 at Myrtle Beach...Was leading the Carolina League in RBI (55) and was second in homers (14) when he was promoted to Altoona on 6/22...Made Double-A debut on 6/23...Slugged his first home run with Altoona on 6/24 at Erie...Registered 10 multi-hit games and hit.352 (32-for-91) in 25 July games...homered in back-to-back games on 7/13 and 7/16...Reached base in 18 consecutive games from 7/30(G2)-8/20...Homered and walked four times on 8/1 vs. Trenton...Went 14- for-21 in a five-game stretch from 8/ On 8/27 vs. Trenton, went 3-for-5 with two home runs and a season-high nine total bases...selected as the Eastern League Player of the Month in August after hitting.368 (39-for-106) with seven home runs, 20 RBI, nine doubles, 21 runs scored, 24 walks and a.485 on-base percentage...reached base safely in all but one game in August and produced a.651 slugging percentage...ranked second on Altoona with 13 home runs despite playing in just 60 games...named Altoona s Most Valuable Player...The Curve posted a (.567) record in games he played and a (.338) record in games he did not play...hit 24 of his 27 home runs with the two clubs against right-handed pitchers.

4 OTHER/COLLEGIATE CAREER: Was ranked by Baseball America as the top prospect in the 2008 First-Year Player Draft and as the best power hitter among college players...was also ranked by Baseball America as Pirates top prospect prior to the 2009 and 2010 seasons...also recognized by Baseball America as Pittsburgh s best power hitter prior to the 2010 season...suffered a broken hamate bone in his right hand in 2008 season-opening game against Oregon State on 2/22 and went on to miss 23 of Vanderbilt s 63 games...returned to action on 4/1/08 and went 1-for-4 with two runs against Southeast Missouri...Tied career high with four hits on 5/11/08 vs. Georgia, going 4-for-5 and fell a homer shy of hitting for the cycle...homered in final collegiate game on 5/24/08 vs. Ole Miss (his 49 th career home run at Vanderbilt, which tied him with Scotti Madison for most in school history)...officially signed with Pittsburgh on 8/16/08 and spent three weeks at the club s Instructional League program in Bradenton, FL, from 9/28-10/18 Batted.386 with 18 home runs and 68 RBI while being named a first-team All-American by Baseball America, Rivals.com, and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association as a sophomore at Vanderbilt...Was named National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Hitter of the Week on 2/12/07 after hitting.500 (7-for-14) with two doubles, a triple, homer, and five RBI in the Houston College Classic...Named SEC Hitter of the Week for same time period...hit go-ahead, three-run inside-the-park home run (first in career) in the eighth inning of 6-3 win against Arkansas on 3/24/07...Produced a 24-game hitting streak from 4/21-6/3...Named the 2007 SEC Tournament Most Valuable Player after hitting.542 (13-for-24) with two homers and eight RBI in the tournament...led USA National Team in batting average (.315), hits (40), home runs (seven), RBI (30), total bases (70), and slugging percentage (.551), while winning the Silver Medal at the 2007 Pan Am Games and finishing third at the World Port Tournament...Hit.329 with a school record 22 home runs and 64 RBI in his first year at Vanderbilt (2006)...Named the Southeast Conference Freshman of the Year and the National Freshman of the Year by numerous industry outlets, including Baseball America and Rivals.com...Selected to SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll...Was a starter in 63 of his 64 games played (all at third base)...led team in walks and produced a.456 on-base percentage in Picked up first career hit in a 6-2 victory over then Top 25 ranked USC on 2/18/06...Went 1-for-3 and slugged his first career home run on 3/12/06 against Brown University...Was named Collegiate Baseball, Rosenblatt Report, and National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Player of the Week on 4/17/06 after going 9-for-18 (.500) with six home runs, a double, seven runs scored, and a slugging percentage in four games...chosen as the SEC Hitter of the Week in that stretch...also selected to the 2006 SEC All-Tourney team after hitting two homers and picking up six RBI and five runs scored in five games...was named the second-best prospect on the 2006 USA National Team by Baseball America after leading the team with a.379 batting average to go along with five homers, 12 doubles and 43 RBI in 31 games. PERSONAL: Wife s name is Keli...Is a 2005 graduate of Horace Mann High School in New York, where he was the Gatorade and Louisville Slugger New York High School Player of the Year during his senior season...helped lead Horace Mann to the 2004 Ivy League Championship Served as a captain on the baseball teams for three years and was a four-year starter...compiled a.349 batting average, 51 doubles, 49 home runs, and 162 RBI in 170 games during three seasons at Vanderbilt University ( )...Originally selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 14 th round of the 2005 First-Year Player Draft, but did not sign...selected by Pittsburgh in the first round (No. 2 overall) of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft Signed by Pirates scout Trevor Haley.

5 2016 MARINERS WADE MILEY (20) POSITION: Left-Handed Pitcher AGE: 29 BORN: in Hammond, LA BATS: Left THROWS: Left HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 195 ML SERVICE: 4 years, 44 days CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2017 with club option for 2018 ACQUIRED: Acquired by Seattle from Boston along with Jonathan Aro (rhp) in exchange for Carson Smith (rhp) and Roenis Elias (lhp) on Dec. 7, : Totals Was with 4.46 ERA (96 ER, IP) in 32 starts with Boston. Leader - Led Boston in wins, starts, innings (193.2) & quality starts (17). Tale of Two Halves - After posting 4.80 ERA (54 ER, IP) with 73 strikeouts in 18 first-half starts, posted 4.09 ERA (42 ER, 92.1 IP) with 74 strikeouts in 14 starts in the 2nd half. Durable - Is one of four lefties (and 13 pitchers overall) to have 32+ starts in last 3 seasons ( ) his 98 starts since 2013 are most by a lefty pitcher and T-3rd overall in the Majors. MILEY s CAREER HIGHS MOST STRIKEOUTS: 11 5/27/14 vs. SD (w/ ARI) LOW-HIT GAME: 5 9/5/15 vs. PHI (w/ BOS) LONGEST WINNING STREAK: 4 9/21/11-4/29/12 (w/ ARI) LONGEST LOSING STREAK: 4 2 times, last: 8/5-9/9/14 MOST INNINGS: 9.0 9/5/15 vs. PHI (w/ BOS) Milestone - Struck out Jacoby Ellsbury on April 10 for his 500th career strikeout. For The Win - Went 5.0+ innings in final 20 starts June 16-Sept. 30, including 6.0+ innings in 10 straight Aug. 2-Sept. 24 joined Jon Lester (4x) as only Red Sox left-handers with 5.0+ innings in 20+ consecutive starts since Bruce Hurst June 2-Oct. 6, 1985 (22 consecutive). Complete Me - Threw his first career complete game Sept. 5 vs. Philadelphia (9.0,5,2,2,0,8). Consistent - Was 6.1 innings short of his third straight inning season his innings were the most by Red Sox pitcher since Jon Lester in 2013 (213.1) and most by a Boston starter other than Lester since John Lackey in 2010 (215.0). A.L. West - Went 5-1 with a 2.21 ERA (13 ER/53.0) in 8 starts against AL West opponents, the best ERA by Boston pitcher against A.L. West (min. 4 GS) since Jon Lester in 2010 (2.04). Caught Leaning - Career-high tying 5 pickoffs, T2nd in A.L. behind Seattle s Joe Beimel (6). Century Mark - Threw 100+ pitches in 21 starts, joining Jon Lester ( ) as the only Red Sox left-handers since 1993 with as many as 20, 100+ pitch games in a season. PERSONAL: Wade Allen Miley resides in Loranger, LA with wife Katy graduated from Loranger High School (LA) in 2005 played collegiately at Southeastern Louisiana University where he led Southland Conference with 119 strikeouts as a junior in 2008, the 2nd-highest single-season total in school history and 6th-best in nation named to All-Southland Conference First-Team on Roger Clemens Award Watch List for 2008 his 259 career strikeouts rank 2nd on the school s all-time list. 2008: Made seven relief outings for Short-A Yakima allowed two runs in last five outings (10.0 IP) after season, ranked by Baseball America as 5th-best Arizona prospect. 2009: Went 6-10 with a 4.20 ERA (60 ER, IP) in 24 starts between Single-A South Bend and High-A Visalia spent most of the season with South Bend (21 starts) missed time on the DL in mid-june made final 3 starts of the season with Visalia. 2010: Split season between High-A Visalia and AA Mobile...went 9-7 with 2.65 ERA (45 ER, IP) Arizona Minor League Pitcher of the Year his 2.65 ERA was 2nd among Arizona farmhands began year with Visalia and had 3.25 ERA (29 ER, 80.1 IP) allowed one earned run or less in 8 of 14 starts for Visalia joined Mobile June 24 and went 5-2 with 1.98 ERA (16 ER, 72.2 IP) in 13 starts Southern League Pitcher of the Week for Aug. 30-Sept. 6 (1-0, 10.0 IP, 0 R, 16 K) allowed unearned run in playoff start for BayBears ranked by Baseball America as 8th-best prospect in Arizona system after season. 2011: Spent majority of season in minors before making MLB debut for Arizona went 8-3 with 4.30 ERA (62 ER, IP) in 22 minor league starts between AA Mobile and AAA Reno named AAA PCL Pitcher of the Week for Aug selected from Reno Aug. 16 loss in MLB debut Aug. 20 at Atlanta first MLB win Aug. 30 vs. Colorado in home debut rated Arizona s 8th-best prospect by Baseball America after season. 94

6 MILEY (continued) 2012: Named a National League All-Star, going with a 3.33 ERA (72 ER, IP)... earned The Sporting News NL Rookie of the Year honors and finished second in BBWAA Rookie of the Year voting was 17th rookie pitcher ever to be named an All-Star named Diamondbacks Most Valuable Pitcher and Rookie of the Year by Arizona Baseball Writers T6th in N.L. in wins, 10th in ERA, 5th in walk rate (1.7 BB/9.0 IP), 6th in strikeout/ walk ratio (3.9), and 7th in lowest HR rate (0.65 HR/9.0 IP) his 16 wins were the most by N.L. rookie since Colorado s Jason Jennings (16 in 2002) led N.L. rookie pitchers in win pct. (16-11,.593), ERA, wins, quality starts (18), SO (144), and innings established Arizona rookie records in wins, starts and innings his.290 opponent on-base percentage was the lowest by a rookie lefty since Los Angeles Fernando Valenzuela (.270 in 1981) named NL Rookie of the Month for April made first three appearances out of bullpen before joining rotation April 23 picked up first win April 8 vs. SF set Arizona record for pitcher with 8-game hit streak April 14-June 1 (.450, 9x20) became 5th N.L. rookie since 1969 with 12 wins before Aug. 1, the first since Los Angeles Kazuhisa Ishii in 2002 (12) earned 14th win on Aug. 22 vs. Miami, becoming first rookie with 14+ wins and a sub ERA in first 25 games since Baltimore s Mike Boddicker in 1983 (15-7, 2.58 ERA). 2013: Went with a 3.55 ERA (80 ER, IP) in 33 starts with Arizona allowed 2 earned runs or less in 20 starts, T-8th most in N.L. T2nd among N.L. starters with 13 nodecisions...was 6-3 with 2.67 ERA (32 ER, IP) in 17 starts after July 1; his 2.67 ERA and innings pitched were 6th best in N.L. during span 3rd in N.L. with 67.0 ground ball percentage induced 23 ground ball double plays, T4th in N.L. first career homer April 22 at San Francisco, the first by lefty hitting starting pitcher at AT&T Park allowed 3 earned runs or less in 20 of final 22 starts, including career-high 12 straight June 5-Aug : Went 8-12 with 4.34 ERA (97 ER, IP) in 33 starts led Arizona and ranked among N.L. in strikeouts (12th, 183) and innings (13th) among N.L. left-handers, only Clayton Kershaw (239), Madison Bumgarner (219), and Cole Hamels (198) had more strikeouts ranked 9th among ML lefties with a career-best 8.2 SO/9.0 IP tied for N.L. lead in no-decisions (13), with 23 of his 33 starts decided by 1 or 2 runs his 33 starts tied Bumgarner for lead among N.L. left-handers 9th among National Leaguers in ground ball-fly ball ratio (1.99) was Diamondbacks Opening Day starter, suffering the loss on March 22 vs. Los Angeles-NL in Sydney, Australia (3 ER, 5.0 IP) career high 11 strikeouts May 27 vs. SD posted a 3.53 ERA (20 ER, 51.0 IP) over his final 9 starts of the season. POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE: None. MILEY s PLAYING RECORD YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK 2008 Yakima South Bend Visalia Visalia Mobile Mobile Reno ARIZONA ARIZONA ARIZONA ARIZONA BOSTON Minor Lg Totals AL Totals NL Totals ML Totals ALL-STAR GAME YEAR CLUB, SITE W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK 2012 NL, Kansas City MILEY s CAREER TRANSACTIONS Selected by Arizona in the 1st round (43rd overall) of the 2008 June Draft. Acquired by Boston from Arizona in exchange for Rubby De La Rosa (rhp), Allen Webster (rhp) and Raymel Flores (inf) on Dec. 12, Acquired by Seattle from Boston along with Jonathan Aro (rhp) in exchange for Carson Smith (rhp) and Roenis Elias (lhp) on Dec. 7, MARINERS

7 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE 40-MAN ROSTER STEVE PEARCE FIRST BASEMAN OUTFIELDER STEVE PEARCE 28 Steven Wayne Pearce BATS RIGHT THROWS RIGHT HEIGHT 5'11" MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE 6 years, 116 days OPENING DAY AGE 32 BORN 4/13/83 in Lakeland, FL RESIDES Lakeland, FL CONTRACT STATUS Signed through 2016 ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent, 1/28/16 SIGNING SCOUT Jack Powell (Pirates) WEIGHT 200 FOLLOW X-RAY REPORT Ê The Lakeland native is looking forward to playing in front of family, and it s a big one his father, Steven, has four sisters and two brothers, and his mother, Renee, has three brothers Steven also has two younger brothers. Ê He was the unofficial ping pong champion with the Orioles and enjoys bowling his high game is 274. Ê In 2010, a right ankle sprain forced him to miss most of the season in 2011, a broken finger and a calf injury forced him to miss 83 games in 2012, he was traded twice and waived or released four times, and in 2013 a left wrist injury kept him out of 53 games contemplated reenrolling in school in 2012, but didn t It s a weird story, but that s baseball, former teammate Adam Jones says of Pearce s unlikely journey. Everything happens for a reason. I like Steve Pearce because he never complains. He never puts himself first. It s always about the team. Ê Other than spring training games in Lakeland, he saw his first major league games at Tropicana Field. Ê Steve and his wife, Jessica, a fellow Lakeland native, have a daughter, Jensen, born Sep 28, SEASON Ê Started 79 games (34-LF, 25-1B, 6-RF, 1-DH) and made his major league debut at 2B when he appeared in 18 games, 13 starts filled in at 2B in May when Ryan Flaherty and Jonathan Schoop were both on the disabled list played his first game there on May 1 at Tropicana Field. Ê Made his fourth Opening Day roster, third straight with the Orioles, but missed 34 games with a left oblique strain, July 19 Aug 24 still hit 15 HR, including 6 in September, 2nd on the team behind Chris Davis (10). Ê After setting career highs in every offensive category in 2014, his numbers fell off biggest drop was vs. southpaws brought a.280 career average vs. LHP into 2015, but batted.196/.266/.357 after hitting.327/.405/.704 the year before. Ê After hitting 25 HR in his first seven major league seasons, has hit 36 the past two seasons (including 9 vs. the Rays) despite making only 175 starts his rate of AB per HR over the past two seasons is comparable to OAK/ TOR Josh Donaldson (17.54) and CHC Anthony Rizzo (17.62) over the same period. Ê Was the only American Leaguer to hit a home run in the first 2 games of the season, both in wins at the Trop homered off Chris Archer on Opening Day and Nathan Karns the next day. Ê Hit 4 HR at Tropicana Field and has hit 7 there the past two years, 2 more than any visiting player with 7 career home runs in 73 AB at the Trop, has the best all-time AB per HR ratio (10.43) of any player (min. 20 games) is a lifetime.288/.395/.644 (21-for-73) at Tropicana Field among all players with as many at-bats at Tropicana Field, only Travis Hafner has a higher career SLG (.648). Ê Has twice as many career home runs vs. the Rays (10) than any other opponent, with all 10

8 coming in his last 118 AB had the third multihomer game of his career, first vs. the Rays, on Sep 18 at TB in Baltimore s 8-6 loss homered off Drew Smyly and Brad Boxberger. Ê Hit his first career grand slam off J.A. Happ on May 21 vs. SEA in a 5-4 win. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Ê In 2014, his.704 SLG vs. lefthanders led all major leaguers (min. 100 PA vs. lefties) and his OPS was 2nd behind DET Victor Martinez (1.123). Ê Started 86 games (47-1B, 27-LF, 8-DH, 4-RF). Ê His.293 avg. was tops among the AL East Champion Orioles with 100 or more games. Ê Set career highs in games (102), plate appearances (383), runs (51), hits (99), doubles (26), HR (21), RBI (49), SB (5), walks (40), SLG (.556) and OPS (.930). Ê Joined Adam Jones and Nelson Cruz as the only Orioles with 20 homers and 20 doubles. Ê Took over the starting first base job when Chris Davis was suspended on Sep 11 for a violation of MLB s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment program hit 5 HR the final two weeks of the season in Davis absence. Ê Hit a 3-run home run in the 1st inning Sep 16 vs. TOR (off Drew Hutchison) in that game the Orioles clinched their first division title since Ê Hit a 2-out, game-tying home run in the 9th inning off David Robertson on Sep 25 at NYY, paving the way for Derek Jeter to deliver the game-winning single in the bottom of the 9th in the future Hall of Famer s last game at Yankee Stadium. Ê Batted.319/.390/.569 with 28 RBI in 82 PA with runners in scoring position. Ê Named co-al Player of the Week (with Jones), June 30 July 6 hit.333 (10-for-30) with 2 2B, 3 HR, 9 RBI, 8 runs and 2 walks. Ê POSTSEASON: Started all 7 of the Orioles postseason games at 1B, batting.148/.233/.185 with 1 2B and 1 RBI in 30 plate appearances. Ê In 2013, made his first O s Opening Day roster went 0-for-17 to open the season before homering April 18 vs. TB Jake McGee. Ê Had two DL stints stemming from left wrist tendinitis, June 20 July 31 and Aug 28 Sep 17 missed 53 games was limited to 37 starts. Ê Was with four organizations in 2012 saw big league time with the Orioles, Yankees and Astros after going to spring training with the Twins was released four times and traded 2016 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE 40-MAN ROSTER STEVE PEARCE 155 twice was acquired two different times by both the Yankees and Orioles. Ê In 2011, was a member of Pittsburgh s Opening Day roster for the first time in his career missed 83 games due to injures was batting.291 on May 28 when he suffered a partial tear in his right calf returned on July 23 for 22 games, but went 3-for-39 before suffering a broken right index finger, ending his season was limited to 18 starts at 1B, 3B and RF. Ê Began 2010 with Triple-A Indianapolis before he was recalled by the Pirates on May 4 suffered a right ankle sprain on May 24, an injury that forced him to miss the rest of the major league season. Ê Split the 2009 season between Indianapolis and Pittsburgh after five tours with the Pirates over 2008 and the first half of 2009, stuck with the Pirates from July 23 through the end of the season made a total of 42 appearances (41 starts) at 1B and one start in RF. Ê Spent the majority of the 2008 season with Indianapolis, but had three different stints with Pittsburgh recalled by the Pirates a third and final time on Sep 2 hit his first major league home run in his 137th career at-bat, Sep 9 at HOU off Randy Wolf. Ê In 2007, ascended from Class-A Lynchburg to the majors by season s end combined to hit.333 with 40 2B, 31 HR and 113 RBI in 134 games between three minor league levels was named Minor League Player of the Year by MiLB.com and captured the J.G. Taylor Spink Award as the Topps/Minor League Player of the Year. Ê Ranked 3rd among all minor league players in total bases (303), 4th in RBI, 5th in extrabase hits (75), 5th in slugging pct. (.622) and tied for 7th in home runs led all Pittsburgh farmhands in home runs (for the second consecutive season), RBI and extra-base hits. Ê Had his contract purchased by Pittsburgh on Sep 1 and made his debut that night in Milwaukee as a starter in RF went 2-for-4 with both hits singles off Dave Bush hit.294 (20- for-68) in 23 games, 18 starts (16-RF, 2-1B) as a September call up. Ê Combined to hit.273 with 26 HR and 98 RBI in 131 games in 2006 between Class-A Hickory and Lynchburg led all Pittsburgh minor leaguers in home runs and was 2nd in RBI. Ê In 2005 signed with the Pirates on June 12 and made his professional debut with Short-A Williamsport was a New York-Penn League All-Star and led the league in doubles (26) finished 4th in both RBI (52) and extra-base hits (33). ORGANIZATION COACHES & STAFF 40-MAN ROSTER NON-ROSTER INVITES RECORDS & HISTORY OPPONENTS MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS BROADCAST INFORMATION TROPICANA FIELD & MISC. Steve Pearce

9 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE 40-MAN ROSTER STEVE PEARCE AMATEUR CAREER Ê In two years at the University of South Carolina and two years at Indian River Community College, he led his team in hitting each season at South Carolina, was the team s triple crown winner each year as a senior in 2005, batted.358 with 21 HR and 63 RBI earned All-America honors from Baseball America in 2004, batted.346 with 21 HR and 70 RBI set school record with fielding pct. (416 PO, 22 A, 0 E) in 50 games at 1B named to the College World Series All-Tournament Team. Ê Batted.418 with 12 HR and 42 RBI in his 2003 season at Indian River his batting avg. was 6th highest in the FCCAA. Ê Played four years at Lakeland High School with a.400 career batting avg. CAREER HIGHS HITS 4, 7/3/14 vs. TEX HITTING STREAK 11G, 8/17/14 8/28/14 RBI 5, 6/14/12 vs. PIT RUNS 3, 9/18/15 at TB HOME RUN HIGHLIGHTS WALKS 3, 9/21/09 vs. SD STRIKEOUTS 4, 2x-last 7/25/14 at SEA STOLEN BASES 2, 7/3/14 vs. TEX GRAND SLAMS (1) 5/21/15 vs. SEA (J.A. Happ) MULTI-HR GAMES (3) 2 9/18/15 at TB; 9/17/14 vs. TOR; 6/30/14 vs. TEX PINCH-HIT (1) 5/27/14 at MIL (Matt Garza) CAREER BATTING YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB-I SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E 2005 Williamsport Hickory Lynchburg Lynchburg Altoona Indianapolis Pittsburgh Indianapolis Pittsburgh Indianapolis Pittsburgh Indianapolis Pittsburgh Bradenton Pittsburgh Bradenton GCL Pirates Indianapolis Scranton/W-B Baltimore Houston New York-AL Baltimore GCL Orioles Frederick Baltimore Baltimore GCL Orioles Bowie Minor League Totals Major League Totals : Selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the eighth round of the 2005 June Draft signed by Jack Powell. 2: Signed by the Minnesota Twins as a minor league free agent, December 19, : Signed by the New York Yankees as a minor league free agent, March 28, : Acquired by the Baltimore Orioles from New York in exchange for cash considerations, June 2, : Claimed by the Houston Astros off waivers from Baltimore, July 28, : Claimed by the New York Yankees off waivers from Houston, August 27, : Claimed by the Baltimore Orioles off waivers from New York, September 29, : Signed by the Tampa Bay Rays as a free agent, January 28, POSTSEASON BATTING YEAR SERIES CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB-I SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E 2014 ALDS BAL vs. DET ALCS BAL vs. KC Postseason Totals

10 2016 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE 40-MAN ROSTER STEVE PEARCE CAREER FIELDING YEAR POSITION PCT G PO A E TC DP 2007 Right Field First Base Right Field Left Field First Base Right Field First Base First Base Third Base Right Field Left Field Right Field First Base Left Field First Base Right Field First Base Left Field Right Field Left Field First Base Second Base Right Field Totals First Base Left Field Right Field Second Base Third Base LEFT-RIGHT BREAKDOWN 2015 CAREER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI vs. Left vs. Right DID YOU KNOW? LOCAL RAYS Twelve Tampa Bay-area natives have played for the Rays. Kevin Cash is the second to manage the club, joining Lou Piniella (Tampa). BRADENTON RHP Lance Carter, PLANT CITY OF Kenny Kelly, 2000 ST. PETERSBURG 1B Casey Kotchman 2011 RHP Doug Waechter, SEMINOLE C Bobby Wilson, 2015 TAMPA C Kevin Cash, 2005 RHP Dwight Gooden, 2000 OF Matt Joyce, B Tino Martinez, B Fred McGriff, , 2004 INF Jason Romano, 2004 OF Ozzie Timmons, ORGANIZATION COACHES & STAFF 40-MAN ROSTER NON-ROSTER INVITES RECORDS & HISTORY OPPONENTS MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS BROADCAST INFORMATION TROPICANA FIELD & MISC. Steve Pearce