2018 BALTIMORE ORIOLES SUPPLEMENTAL BIOS

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1 2018 BALTIMORE ORIOLES SUPPLEMENTAL BIOS PLAYERS INCLUDED: NO. 49 CODY CARROLL NO. 17 ALEX COBB NO. 39 RENATO NÚÑEZ NO. 29 JACE PETERSON NO. 58 EVAN PHILLIPS NO. 2 DANNY VALENCIA NO. 28 BREYVIC VALERA NO. 34 JONATHAN VILLAR

2 2017 HIGHLIGHTS Split the season between Class A-Advanced Tampa and Double-A Trenton, going 3-5 with seven saves and a 2.54 ERA (19 ER/67.1 IP), 30 walks, and 89 strikeouts in 39 relief appearances His K/9.0IP ratio ranked third among Yankees farmhands (min IP) Combined for a.191 (46-for-241) opponents batting average; left-handers.160 (16-for-100) and right-handers.213 (30-for-141) Made his first 13 appearances with Tampa and went 1-0 with two saves and a 2.25 ERA (5 ER/20.0 IP) with 30 strikeouts Named a Florida State League Mid-Season All-Star Promoted to Trenton on 5/27 and went 2-5 with five saves and a 2.66 ERA (14 ER/47.1 IP) with 59 strikeouts in 26 relief appearances Following the season, made nine scoreless relief appearances for the Scottsdale Scorpions of the Arizona Fall League (11.2 IP, 2 H, 5 BB, 18 K) PROFESSIONAL CAREER 2016: Spent the entire season with Class-A Charleston, going 4-4 with three saves and a 3.15 ERA (32 ER/91.1 IP), 41 walks, and 90 strikeouts in 26 games (six starts) Named to the South Atlantic League Mid-Season All-Star Team Limited right-handed hitters to a.214 (41-for-192) batting average Allowed just one earned run in 21.0 IP (0.43 ERA) over his final seven appearances. 2015: Went 1-1 with three saves and a 1.75 ERA (5 ER/25.2 IP), 14 walks, and 26 strikeouts in 14 relief appearances in his professional debut with Rookie-level Pulaski Opponents batted.186 (16-for-86) with lefties batting only.103 (4- for-39) Did not allow a run in his final seven appearances of the season (14.2 IP) Appeared in one postseason game for the club, tossing 1.1 scoreless innings of relief (1 H, 1 BB). PERSONAL: Graduated from Mt. Juliet (TN) High School In three seasons at Southern Miss ( ), he went 8-7 with a 3.50 ERA (58ER/149.0 IP) in 28 games (26 starts)...originally selected by New York-AL in the 22 nd round of the 2015 First-Year Player Draft. YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK 2015 Pulaski (R) Charleston (A) Tampa (A) Trenton (AA) Minor League Totals Selected by the Yankees in the 22 nd Round of the 2015 First-Year Player Draft CODY CARROLL 49 RHP BATS RIGHT THROWS RIGHT HEIGHT 6 5 WEIGHT 210 FULL NAME: Cody Mark Carroll BORN: October 15, 1992 OPENING DAY AGE: 25 BIRTHPLACE: Mt. Juliet, TN RESIDES: Mt. Juliet, TN CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2018 MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE: ACQUIRED: From the New York Yankees along with RHP Dillon Tate and LHP Josh Rogers in exchange for LHP Zach FRONT OFFICE MEDIA ORIOLE PARK ORIOLES REACH MANAGER & COACHES CODY CARROLL 2017 IN REVIEW OPPONENTS MINOR LEAGUES RECORDS & HISTORY 2018 ORIOLES MEDIA GUIDE 49

3 ALEX COBB 17 RHP BATS RIGHT GAME HIGHS & STREAKS THROWS RIGHT 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/ 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 2017 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 FRONT OFFICE ORIOLES REACH MANAGER & COACHES ALEX COBB 2017 IN REVIEW OPPONENTS MINOR LEAGUES RECORDS & HISTORY MEDIA ORIOLE PARK 2018 ORIOLES MEDIA GUIDE 49

4 FRONT ORIOLES MANAGER & 2017 MINOR RECORDS & OFFICE REACH COACHES IN REVIEW OPPONENTS LEAGUES HISTORY 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 ORIOLES MEDIA GUIDE

5 RENATO NÚÑEZ 22 INFIELDER/OUTFIELDER Height/Weight: 6-1 / 226 Bats/Throws: Right / Right Birthdate: April 4, 1994 Opening Day Age: 23 Birthplace/Resides: Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela / Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela Major League Service: 48 days Obtained: Signed as a non-drafted free agent, July 2, 2010 Contract Status: First year of a one-year contract through 2018 CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Has a pair of September call-ups in two seasons with Oakland and is 5-for-30 (.167) with a home run and four RBI in 17 games in the majors was signed originally by the A s as a non-drafted free agent out of Venezuela at the age of 16 and is a.262 (716-for-2730) career hitter in 694 games in seven professional seasons has 130 home runs and 465 RBI has appeared in 467 games at third base, 60 in left field, 21 at first base and two at second base all 60 games in the outfield have come over the last two years was named to postseason All-Star teams in the Pacific Coast League in 2017, the California League in 2014 and the Arizona League in 2012 was named the A s fifth best prospect by Baseball America following both the 2013 and 2014 seasons and was number four after 2015 played for the World Team in the 2014 and 2015 Futures Game played for Mesa in the Arizona Fall League in ATHLETICS 2017 HIGHLIGHTS Spent the entire regular season at Triple-A Nashville and was named to the Pacific Coast League Postseason All-Star Team after hitting.249 with a career-high 32 home runs and 78 RBI in 126 games was recalled by the A s Sept. 5 and went 3-for-15 (.200) with a home run and three RBI in eight games struck out eight times in 16 plate appearances made three starts, including two at designated hitter and one in left field overall, appeared in three games in left field and one at third base, his first Major League appearances on defense went 1-for-9 (.111) with the bases empty, 2-for-6 (.333) with runners on base all three of his hits came in the seventh inning or later was 1-for-3 (.333) as a pinch hitter went 0-for-5 over his first four games, 3-for-10 (.300) over his final four hit his first ML home run Sept. 29 at Texas, a three-run home run off Martin Perez in the seventh inning appeared in 13 games with Aragua in the Venezuelan Winter League and hit.174 with two home runs and seven RBI. NASHVILLE: His 32 home runs with the Sounds tied for second in all of the minor leagues, tied for fifth in Nashville history and tied for ninth most in Oakland history by a minor leaguer has 55 career home runs with the Sounds, which is fourth in club history added 27 doubles and two triples for a.518 slugging percentage in addition to home runs, he also had career highs in extra base hits (61) walks (47) and strikeouts (141) tied for second in the PCL in home runs, ranked fourth in extra base hits and tied for fifth in strikeouts led the A s farm system in home runs, extra base hits and slugging, ranked second in total bases (245), third in RBI (78), sixth in runs scored (74), tied for sixth in doubles and tied for eighth in walks hit.283 (26-for-92) against left-handed pitching,.241 (92-for-381) against right-handers had a.282 batting average with 20 home runs and 49 RBI in 66 games on the road,.209 with 12 home runs and 29 RBI in 60 games at home batted.290 with the bases empty,.202 with runners on hit.190 with runners in scoring position appeared in 48 games in left field, 44 at third base, 30 at designated hitter, five at first base and two at second base committed eight errors as a third baseman (.916 fielding percentage) and one each in left field, first base and second base saw his most playing time with 91 games batting clean-up hit.147 over his first eight games and was batting.206 over his first 15 contests through April 21 then went 11-for-31 (.355) with five home runs and six RBI over a nine-game stretch from April 23 to May 3 to boost his average to.255 homered in three straight games from May 1-3 it was the first of three times he homered in three consecutive contests (May and Aug. 4-6) batted.197 over a 20-game stretch from May 4-28 that included a season-high six game hitting streak from May 7-14 (7-for-24,.292) finished May with 2018 OAKLAND ATHLETICS MEDIA GUIDE < 205

6 nine home runs and 18 RBI in 25 games and then had eight home runs and 20 RBI in 28 games in June was 14-for-34 (.412) with six multiple hit games over a nine-game stretch from June 2-10 to boost his average to a season-high.264 then hit.192 over a 21-game span from June 11 to July 3 went 3-for-5 with two home runs and five RBI July 6 at Colorado Springs it was his lone two-homer game of the season and the five RBI were a season-high matched his season-high in hits was named Most Valuable Player of the Triple-A All-Star Game at Tacoma on July 12 after hitting a three-run home run in a 6-4 PCL win over the International League All-Stars matched his season-high with a six-game hitting streak from Aug. 3-8 went 10-for-22 (.455) with nine runs scored, three doubles, three home runs, six RBI and six walks during the streak CAREER 2016 Spent the entire season at Nashville before making his Major League debut with Oakland during a mid-september call-up batted.228 with 23 home runs and 75 RBI in a career-high tying 128 games in his Triple-A debut with the Sounds and.133 with one RBI in nine games with the A s went 2-for-12 (.167) against left-handed pitchers with the A s, 0-for-3 against righties made four starts at designated hitter and did not play defense as all nine of his appearances were either at DH or as a pinch hitter went 0-for-4 with his lone RBI in the pinch was recalled from Nashville Sept. 12 and made his debut that day at Kansas City when he grounded out as a pinch hitter in the ninth inning at the age of 22 years, 161 days, he became the youngest non-pitcher to play for the A s since Aaron Cunningham on Sept. 27, 2008 (22 years, 156 days) recorded his first ML hit Sept. 16 at Texas, a sixth-inning single against Cole Hamels drove in his first run Sept. 18 at Texas on a fielders choice in the sixth inning his.228 batting average with the Sounds was the lowest of his career as was his.278 on-base percentage ranked fifth in the Pacific Coast League in at bats (505), tied for sixth in home runs (23) and tied for 10th in RBI (75) ranked second in the A s farm system in home runs, fifth in RBI and seventh in extra base hits (45) and total bases (208) hit.237 against right-handed pitching compared to.198 against left-handers slugged 15 of his 23 home runs on the road 10 came in the sixth inning or later hit 12 home runs in 82 games before the All-Star Break, 11 in 46 after the break batted.278 during the day,.217 at night appeared in 89 games at third base, 27 at designated hitter and 12 in left field led PCL third basemen in errors (21) for a.904 fielding percentage had one error in 22 chances as an outfielder batted.248 while playing third base,.200 as the DH and.151 as a left fielder hit in every spot in the order except first, second and ninth saw his most action batting fourth (.251 in 45 games) and third (.197 in 41 games) stole two bases over a three-game span from April 20 to 22, his only steals of the season went 3-for-4 with a grand slam and a seasonhigh four RBI May 12 at Iowa it was his first of three four-rbi games (June 1 against Round Rock, Aug. 4 at Colorado Springs) it was his fourth of five three-hit games and it lifted his average to.300 that would be his final day at the.300 mark, as he hit.205 over his final 96 games was charged with three errors June 24 at Iowa had eight home runs and 22 RBI over a 20-game stretch from July 22 to Aug. 12 hit.352 (19-for-54) with five doubles, four home runs and 13 RBI during a season-best 13-game hitting streak from Aug. 1 to 15 homered in three straight games from Aug. 8 to 10, all at Round Rock went 5-for-21 (.238) with three home runs and 10 RBI in five games for Nashville in the PCL Semifinals the RBI were the most in a playoff series in Sounds history hit.304 with 11 home runs and 35 RBI in 45 games with Aragua in the Venezuelan Winter League following the season added 21 walks for a.389 on-base percentage tied for second in the VWL in home runs, ranked third in slugging (.542) and tied for ninth in RBI homered in five straight games from Nov Made his Double-A debut at Midland and spent the entire season with the RockHounds, batting.278 with 18 home runs and 61 RBI in 93 games tied for second in the Texas League in home runs, ranked third in slugging (.480) and tied for 10th in extra base hits (41) despite two stints on the disabled list that caused him to miss more than five weeks ranked third in the A s farm system in home runs, fourth in slugging, tied for eighth in RBI and 10th in batting batted.340 against left-handed pitching compared to.257 against right-handers had a.228 batting average during the first half,.325 in the second half batted.323 with eight of his 18 home runs when leading off an inning appeared in 49 games at third base and 16 at first base committed 11 errors as a third baseman (.909 fielding percentage) and three as a first baseman (.978 fielding percentage) hit.304 as a third baseman compared to.203 as a first baseman also batted.280 with six home runs and 26 RBI in 28 games at designated hitter began the season on the 206 > 2018 OAKLAND ATHLETICS MEDIA GUIDE

7 disabled list with a strained left calf was reinstated May 3 reached base safely in 22 consecutive games from May 16 to June 7 however, hit just.233 with a.316 on-base percentage during the streak had a season-best nine-game hitting streak from June 21 to July 3 (17-for-43,.395) finished the month of June with seven home runs and 22 RBI in 25 games tied for the TL lead in June home runs and ranked third in RBI started at third base for the World Team in the Futures Game July 12 at Cincinnati and went 0-for-2 returned to Midland July 15 and hit.338 with eight doubles in his first 17 games went 4-for-5 with two doubles and three runs scored Aug. 1 against Corpus Christi was batting.264 with 15 home runs and 45 RBI in 82 games when he was placed on the disabled list for the second time Aug. 10 with a strained left hamstring was reinstated Aug. 27 and went 18-for-48 (.375) with three home runs and 16 RBI in 11 games following his return was named TL Batter of the Week for the week of Aug. 31 after hitting.375 with four doubles, two home runs and 12 RBI in seven games connected for a grand slam in back-to-back games Sept. 5 and 6 at Frisco went 5-for-7 with six RBI on the 5th and 3-for-4 with five RBI on the 6th then hit.407 with two home runs and 12 RBI in seven postseason games to lead Midland to the Texas League Championship played for Mesa in the Arizona Fall League and batted.296 with four home runs and 10 RBI in 17 games. that included a three homer game Oct. 19 against Scottsdale had seven home runs and 28 RBI over a 14-game stretch from Sept. 5 to Oct. 19 named to the East squad for the Fall Stars Game was rated as the A s fourth best prospect by Baseball America following the season ATHLETICS 2014 Was named to the California League Postseason All-Star team after batting.279 with 29 home runs and 96 RBI in 124 games for Single-A Stockton the home runs tied for fourth in the Cal League and tied for 13th in all of minor league baseball the RBI also tied for fourth in the CL and tied for 15th in the minors also ranked fourth in the CL in total bases (263), sixth in extra base hits (60), tied for seventh in hit by pitches (13), ninth in hits (142) and 10th in slugging (.517) ranked second in the A s farm system in home runs, RBI, extra base hits and total bases, third in slugging, fourth in hits, sixth in runs (75) and tied for sixth in doubles (28) hit.320 against left-handed pitching compared to.266 against right-handers hit.301 with 20 home runs and 67 RBI in 64 games after the All-Star Break the 67 RBI were second most in the minors from June 19 through the end of the season to Dennis Raben of Inland Empire (70) went 3-for-14 (.214) with the bases loaded but all three hits were grand slams appeared exclusively at third base on defense committed 15 errors in 88 games and 218 total chances for a.931 fielding percentage reached base safely via hit or walk in 22 consecutive games from May 1 to 24 batted.258 with a.333 on-base percentage during the streak the streak included a season-best 15-game hitting streak from May 2 to 18 (19-for-64,.297) was named CL Batter of the Week for the week of June after going 14-for-31 (.452) with nine runs scored, four doubles, five home runs and nine RBI in six games went 4-for-5 with three doubles June 23 at Lancaster and was a perfect 4-for-4 with a walk two days later against the JetHawks had nine home runs and 22 RBI over a 14-game stretch from June 23 to July 7 connected for all three of his two-homer games over that span: June 25 at Lancaster, June 29 at Bakersfield and July 7 at San Jose finished the month of June with a.368 batting average then hit.301 with 10 home runs and 32 RBI in 26 games in July tied for third in the minors in home runs in July and tied for fourth in RBI belted for his first grand slam of the season July 7 at San Jose and drove in a season-high six runs hit his second slam three days later at Modesto and his third Aug. 2 at San Jose played for the World Team in the Futures Game July 13 at Minnesota and went 1-for-2 as the starting third baseman went 1-for-9 (.111) with a RBI in two postseason games for the Ports was named the A s fifth best prospect by Baseball America following the season batted.281 with four home runs and 22 RBI in 28 games for Aragua in the Venezuelan Winter League Batted.258 with 19 home runs and 85 RBI in 128 games with Single-A Beloit in his first full professional season tied for fifth in the Midwest League in home runs and RBI, tied for sixth in strikeouts (136) and ranked eighth in total bases (215) tied for sixth in the A s farm system in RBI, ranked seventh in home runs and total bases and eighth in hits (131) hit.258 against left-handed pitching,.258 against right-handers had a.278 batting average with 13 home runs and 48 RBI in 64 games before the All-Star Break then hit.238 with six home runs and 37 RBI in 64 games after the break appeared exclusively at third base on defense where he led Midwest League third baseman with 39 errors had his first of two 12-game hitting streaks from April 9 to 28 went 18-for-47 (.383) with five doubles, three home runs and 11 RBI during the streak 2018 OAKLAND ATHLETICS MEDIA GUIDE < 207

8 belted a grand slam in the second game of a doubleheader June 9 at Burlington matched his season-high with a 12-game hitting streak from June 14 to 29 (17-for-51,.333) was named to the Midwest League Midseason All-Star Game and started at third base for the West squad went 2-for-3 hit two home runs July 24 against Kane County went 3-for-17 (.177) with a home run and three RBI in five postseason games for the Snappers was rated as the A s No. 5 prospect by Baseball America following the season Was named to the Arizona League Postseason All-Star team in his first season in the United States after batting.325 with four home runs and 42 RBI in 42 games with the A s affiliate in the rookie league tied for second in the league in RBI, ranked third in doubles (18), fifth in slugging (.50), tied for fifth in extra base hits (25), eighth in batting and 10th in on-base percentage (.403) hit.333 against left-handed pitching compared to.323 with all four of his home runs against right-handers batted.367 with runners in scoring position and.364 at home appeared exclusively at third base on defense (30 games) went 9-for-14 (.643) with six doubles, a triple, home run, six RBI over a three-game stretch from July had five RBI July 13 against the Diamondbacks went 4-for-9 (.444) with two home runs and six RBI in two postseason games Made his professional debut with the A s affiliate in the Dominican Summer League and batted.268 with five home runs and 28 RBI in 53 games led the team in home runs and tied for the team-lead in RBI hit.291 against right-handed pitching compared to.167 against left-handers appeared exclusively at third base on defense where he committed 30 errors in 53 games (.851 fielding percentage) led DSL third basemen in errors went 5-for-5 and scored four runs June 30 against the Brewers. PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS Renato Rafael Núñez was originally signed by Julio Franco and Juan Carlos Villaneuva. LIFETIME PLAYING RECORD Year Club AVG. G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB CS SLG OBP E 2011 DSL A s AZL A s Beloit Stockton Midland Nashville OAKLAND Nashville OAKLAND ML Totals Minor League Totals CAREER TRANSACTIONS 2010 Signed by the Oakland Athletics organization as a non-drafted free agent, July 2. NÚÑEZ CAREER BESTS Hits: 1 (five times), last: September 29, 2017 at Texas Home Runs: 1, September 29, 2017 at Texas Runs Batted In: 3, September 29, 2017 at Texas Stolen Bases: None Hitting Streak: 3, September 25 to 29, 2017 Hitless Streak (At Bats): 8, September 23, 2016 to September 17, 2017 Game Ending RBI: None Grand Slams: None Pinch-Hit Home Runs: None Inside-The-Park Home Runs: None Lead Off Home Runs: None 208 > 2018 OAKLAND ATHLETICS MEDIA GUIDE

9 JACE PETERSON 29 INF BATS LEFT GAME HIGHS & STREAKS THROWS RIGHT 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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10 FRONT ORIOLES MANAGER & 2017 MINOR RECORDS & OFFICE REACH COACHES IN REVIEW OPPONENTS LEAGUES HISTORY 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 ORIOLES MEDIA GUIDE

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12 DANNY VALENCIA 2 INF BATS RIGHT GAME HIGHS & STREAKS THROWS RIGHT HEIGHT 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. 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13 FRONT ORIOLES MANAGER & 2017 MINOR RECORDS & OFFICE REACH COACHES IN REVIEW OPPONENTS LEAGUES HISTORY 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 ORIOLES MEDIA GUIDE

14 2018 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS PLAYERS BREYVIC VALERA (BRAY-vick Vah-lair-ah) HEIGHT WEIGHT BATS/THROWS BIRTH DATE ML SERVICE S/R 1/8/ FULL NAME: Breyvic Jose (Henriquez) Valera BORN: Montalban, Venezuela OPENING DAY AGE: 26 BECAME CARDINAL: Signed as a non-drafted free agent, May 13, 2010 CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2018 MAJOR LEAGUE DEBUT: September 5, 2017 at San Diego INFIELDER 41 VALERA COMPLETE RECORD Year Team AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HBP BB IBB SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E 2010 VSL Cardinals GCL Cardinals Johnson City Springfield Batavia Peoria Palm Beach Springfield Palm Beach Springfield Springfield Memphis Memphis ST. LOUIS MINOR TOTALS MAJOR TOTALS Note: Major League Uniform Numbers Worn: 41 (2017-present) REGULAR SEASON FIELDING RECORD Position PCT G PO A E TC DP Second Base

15 2018 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS PLAYERS VALERA CAREER NOTES Made his Major League debut in 2017 after 800 career games in minor league baseball. Has a career batting average of.303 over eight minor league seasons. Compiled a career batting average of.324 vs. left-handed pitching ( ), including hitting over.400 in each of his first three seasons. Posted a positive career walk to strikeout ratio (260 to 236) and has a career on-base percentage of.359. Has appeared defensively at seven positions throughout his seven-year minor league career, missing only catcher and pitcher. Named to three Mid-Season All-Star Games (2012 New York-Penn, 2013 Midwest and 2014 Florida State). Recognized as the Most Valuable Player of the 2016 Venezuelan Winter League while playing for Bravos de Margarita. Has a.305 career batting average ( ) over the last five seasons playing in 232 games in the Venezuelan Winter League. Participated in the Arizona Fall League in 2014 with Peoria, playing in 12 games as a member of the taxi squad Was purchased from Memphis (AAA) on 9/5 and made his MLB debut that night at SD, starting at second base. Played in 800 minor league games before his first MLB game. Recorded first MLB hit at SD (9/7) with a pinch-hit single off Craig Stammen in the 7th inning. Led Memphis in batting (.314), hits (133) and triples (6). Posted 39 multi-hit games. Was Toughest to Strike out in the Pacific Coast League with one strikeout/13.82 total plate appearances. Named Cardinals Minor League Player of the Month for August batting.346 (36-104) with 9 doubles, 5 HR and 18 RBI. Named Pacific Coast League Player of the Week (7/31-8/6), batting.517 (15-29) with four doubles, two home runs and seven RBI, including five multi-hit games with three consecutive three-hit games Ranked among Cardinals minor leaguers in batting (.314, 4th), runs (68, T5th), hits (133, 3rd), doubles (22, T10th) and triples (6, T5th). Had a team-high 26-game on-base streak (7/30-8/29) posting a.415 OBP during the stretch, ranked 12th-longest in the PCL. Batted.238 (5-21) with two doubles and two walks over five games in the Pacific Coast League playoffs. Committed only five errors in 326 total chances at second base for a.985 fielding percentage. Tied for the PCL lead with 11 caught stealing. Played in 27 games for the Bravos de Margarita of the Venezuelan Winter League batting.258 with a.391 OBP SEASON & CAREER HIGHS Most Hits: 1, 9/7/17 at San Diego. Most BBs: 1, 9/6/17 at San Diego. AWARDS & HONORS Pacific Coast League Championship 2017: Memphis (AAA) Pacific Coast League Player of the Week 2017: Memphis (AAA) - July 31-August 6 Cardinals Minor League Player of the Month 2017: Memphis (AAA) August Venezuelan Winter League MVP 2017: Margarita MiLB.com Organizational All-Star 2017: St. Louis Cardinals 2014: St. Louis Cardinals Florida State League Mid-Season All-Star 2014: Palm Beach (High-A) Midwest League Mid-Season All-Star 2013: Peoria (A) New York-Penn League Mid-Season All-Star 2012: Batavia (A) Appalachian League Champions 2011: Johnson City (R) CAREER MILESTONES Major League Debut September 5, 2017 at San Diego First Major League Hit September 7, 2017 at San Diego (7th inning, single, off Craig Stammen) 2016 Appeared defensively at six positions (47 games at 2B, 41 at SS, 21 at 3B, 13 in RF, 8 in LF, and 2 in CF). Hit.368 (25-68) off opposing PCL left-handers. Batted.373 (22-59) with runners in scoring position while with the Redbirds, including.440 (11-25) with two outs. After 7/1, finished season batting.350 (64-183) over final 57 games. His.350 average was tied for the 3rd-highest among Triple-A batters over that time period, while his.420 on-base percentage ranked 4th. 224

16 2018 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS PLAYERS Went hitless in back-to-back games only once (8/9, 8/12) over final 37 games after 7/29. Named Most Valuable Player of the Venezuelan Winter League while playing for Bravos de Margarita. Led the VWL in hits (78), slugging (.566) and total bases (124), co-led in triples (6), ranked 2nd in TPA/SO (13.83) and stolen bases (11), T2nd in runs scored (40), 3rd in on-base percentage (.418) T3rd in games (61), and 5th in average (.356) Received an invitation to Major League Spring Training as a non-roster invitee. Was the toughest to strike out in the Texas League (14.85 TPA/SO); struck out 27 times against 34 walks. Played in 37 games defensively at second base, four at third base, 28 at shortstop, 34 in the outfield. Reached base safely in 13-of-14 games with Palm Beach (A) in August Played in a career-high 132 games. Led all Cardinals minor leaguers with 163 hits. Started at third base in the Florida State League All-Star Game in Bradenton for the South squad; played the entire game going 2-for-5 with a run scored, stolen base and RBI. Set single-season highs in hits (163), RBI (57) and stolen bases (17), while tying his career highs in triples (6) and walks (40). Ranked among Cardinals minor league leaders in batting (.313, 5th), runs (66, 6th), triples (6, T5th) and stolen bases (17, 8th). Batted.357 (46-129) with runners in scoring position, including a.392 clip at Palm Beach. Had a torrid May batting.370 (44-119) with 17 RBI. Posted a career-high five hits at Tampa (5/16), going 5-for-7 without scoring a run in an 18-inning game. Played in 12 games for Peoria in the Arizona Fall League batting.333 (13-39) with five RBI. Named the Best Defensive Second Baseman in the Florida State League by Baseball America Played 128 games and started games at five different positions: second base (46), left field (41), third base (16), shortstop (9) and right field (7). Named to the Midwest League All-Star West squad; came off the bench and went 1-for-1 with a run scored while playing left field. Scored a career best 71 runs. Was Toughest to Strikeout in the Midwest League (18.73 PA/SO). Ranked 5th in the MWL in batting (.309), T6th in runs (71) and T5th in at-bats (515). Led all Cardinals minor leaguers with 159 hits and ranked in the Top 10 in batting.309 (4th), runs (71, T6th) and triples (6, T5th). Batted.313 (42-134) vs. left-handed pitchers and.307 vs. right-handers ( ). Batted over.300 in May (.333), July (.330) and August (.305). Hit.352 (44-125) with runners in scoring position Named a NY-Penn League Mid-Season All-Star. Ranked among NY-Penn League leaders in batting (.316, 5th), at-bats (282, 5th), hits (89, T2nd), total bases (118, 2nd) and toughest to strike out (11.30 AB/SO). Ran off the 4th longest hitting streak in the NY-Penn League at 16 games (6/19-7/5), batting.390 (30-77) during the stretch. Hit left-handed pitchers for a.404 (23-57) average during the combined season. Rated as the No. 20 prospect of the NY-Penn League by Baseball America Ranked 5th among Cardinals minor leaguers with a.311 batting average. Hit his first mainland home run vs. GCL Nationals (7/23), off Silvio Medina. Smacked left-handed pitchers with a combined average of.486 (17-35) between the two clubs, batting.563 in Johnson City and.421 in the GCL. Batted.397 in Johnson City hitting safely in 14-of-18 games with an at-bat. Hit.318 (7-22) and stole three bases in eight games during the Appalachian League playoffs as the Cardinals won the league championship Ranked 6th in the Venezuelan Summer League in batting (.325), 5th in hits (69), 4th in slugging (.472), 3rd in extra base hits (23) and 2nd in triples (6). Batting average topped all Cardinals minor leaguers and he finished in the Top 10 in triples (6, T2nd), slugging (.472, T9th), on-base percentage (.402, T7th) and OPS (.873, 5th). Hit first home run vs. VSL Pirates (7/18), a two-run shot off Rafael Rodriguez. Smacked left-handers at a.415 clip (17-41). BACKGROUND / PERSONAL Resides in Montalban, Venezuela. VALERA 225

17 JONATHAN VILLAR INFIELDER FULL NAME Jonathan Villar OPENING DAY 2018 AGE 26 BIRTHDATE 5/2/91 in La Vega, DR RESIDES La Vega, DR HEIGHT/WEIGHT 6-0/221 BATS/THROWS Both/Right MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE 3 years, 113 days HOW ACQUIRED From Houston in exchange for RHP Cy Sneed on 11/19/15 CONTRACT STATUS Signed through the 2018 season GAME BESTS/MISCELLANEOUS HITS 4, 8/6/16 at Ari HOME RUNS 2, 3x, last: 6/29/17 at Cin RBI 5, 9/26/16 at Tex RUNS 3, 5x, last: 8/19/16 at Sea GRAND SLAMS 1, 9/4/16 at Pit WALK-OFF HOME RUNS None PINCH-HIT HOME RUNS 2, 9/7/15 at Oak & 9/4/16 at Pit MULTI-HOMER GAMES 3, last: 6/29/17 at Cin HITTING STREAK 9 games, 9/6-9/15, NOTES Batted.241 with 11 HR, 40 RBI and 23 stolen bases in 122 games Made 90 starts (84g at 2B, 6g in CF) His only start after 9/5 came at second base on the final day of the season (10/1 at St. Louis) Made his first career start in center field on 8/15 vs. Pittsburgh...his other starts at that position came in 5 straight games from 9/1-9/5 His 23 stolen bases tied for sixth in the National League Batted.252 (72-for-286, 9hr) as a left-handed hitter and.214 (25-for-117, 2hr) right-handed Was on the 10-day disabled list from 6/10-6/26 with a lower back strain Belted a leadoff homer on 4/8 vs. Chicago-NL (off Kyle Hendricks)...has 5 career leadoff HR Produced his third career 2-homer game on 6/29 at Cincinnati Batted.365 (27-for-74, 3hr, 7rbi) over his last 29 games Named Brewers Player of the Month for August (20g,.364, 3hr, 8rbi, 3sb,.564slg,.386obp) Played for the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic (3g, 1-for-5, 2r, 1bb, 1sb) Played for Aguilas in the Dominican Winter League Signed a 1-year contract on 1/12/18, avoiding arbitration PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS Name is pronounced vee-yar...has a daughter named Kaylee Played third base as a boy in the Dominican Republic, but moved over to shortstop, where he has played the majority of his Major League career at the urging of his mother, Rosa...his mother was a softball player who now lives in Italy...she also played shortstop CAREER NOTES 2016 Batted.285 with 19 HR, 63 RBI and a Major League-leading 62 stolen bases in 156 games during his first season with Milwaukee Made 152 starts (104g at SS, 40g at 3B, 8g at 2B)...48 of his last 53 starts came at third base (40g) or second base (8g) following the 8/2 promotion of SS Orlando Arcia Led the team in at-bats (589), runs (92), hits (168), doubles (38), walks (79), stolen bases (62) and on-base percentage (.369) Batted.276 (117-for-424, 11hr) as a left-handed hitter and.309 (51-for-165, 8hr) right-handed Joined Tommy Harper (1969) and Scott Podsednik (2004) as the only players in franchise history to lead the Major Leagues in stolen bases...recorded the third season of 60+ steals in franchise history, joining Harper (73 in 1969) and Podsednik (70 in 2004) Became the first player in the Major Leagues to produce 15 HR and 60 SB in a season since Carl Crawford (15hr/60sb) with Tampa Bay in 2009 Ranked among the National League leaders in walks (T8th, 79) and doubles (T9th, 38) Walked in 9 consecutive games (10 total walks) from 5/24-6/1, tying a franchise record with Darrell Porter (1975), Darryl Hamilton (1995) and John Jaha (1998) Belted leadoff homers on 6/4 at Philadelphia, 9/6 vs. Chicago-NL and 9/28 at Texas Smacked his first career grand slam on 9/4 at Pittsburgh off Juan Nicasio...became the sixth player in franchise history to produce a pinch-hit grand slam Homered from both sides of the plate on 9/7 vs. Chicago-NL...became the fourth player in franchise history to accomplish that feat Named Brewers Player of the Month for May (29g,.355, 1hr, 16rbi, 14sb,.482slg,.450obp) 139 COACHES AND PLAYERS

18 VILLAR Played for Cibao in the Dominican Winter League 2015 Batted.284 with 2 HR and 11 RBI in 53 games with Houston Had three stints with the Astros (Opening Day-4/22, 4/28-6/9 and 9/1-end) Made 28 starts (18g at SS, 8g at 3B, 2g in LF) Batted.302 (16-for-53, 1hr) as a left-handed hitter and.270 (17-for- 63, 1hr) right-handed Belted his first career pinch-hit homer on 9/5 at Oakland with a solo shot off Felix Doubront Appeared as a pinch-runner in the Wild Card Game on 10/6 at New York...stole a base and scored in the Astros 3-0 victory Batted.271 with 5 HR, 32 RBI and 35 stolen bases (led the Pacific Coast League) in 70 games at Triple-A Fresno Played for Aguilas in the Dominican Winter League Was traded to Milwaukee on 11/19 in exchange for RHP Cy Sneed 2014 Batted.209 with 7 HR, 27 RBI and 17 stolen bases in 87 games with Houston Had two stints with the Astros (Opening Day-6/30 and 9/2-end) Made his first career Opening Day roster as he started at shortstop on 4/1 vs. New York-AL Made 78 starts, all at shortstop Batted.258 with 3 HR, 27 RBI and 24 stolen bases in 51 games at Triple-A Oklahoma City Played for Aguilas in the Dominican Winter League 2013 Began the season at Triple-A Oklahoma City, where he batted.277 with 8 HR, 41 RBI and 31 stolen bases in 91 games His 31 stolen bases ranked fourth in the Pacific Coast League Was recalled by Houston on 7/22 Batted.243 with 1 HR, 8 RBI and 18 stolen bases in 58 games with the Astros Made 57 starts, all at shortstop His 18 stolen bases led all Major League rookies despite playing in only 58 games His Major League debut came on 7/22 vs. Oakland as he went 1-for-4 with a run in the leadoff spot...his first career hit was an infield single off Tommy Milone Notched his first Major League homer on 9/10 at Seattle with a leadoff shot off Joe Saunders Played for Aguilas in the Dominican Winter League 2012 Entered 2012 as the fourth-best prospect in the Astros organization according to Baseball America Batted.261 with 11 HR, 50 RBI and 39 stolen bases (led the Texas League) at Double-A Corpus Christi Was a Texas League All-Star Did not play after 7/13 due to a hand injury Played for Aguilas in the Dominican Winter League Added to the 40-man roster on 11/ Entered 2011 as the third-best prospect in the Astros organization according to Baseball America Batted.241 with 14 HR, 52 RBI and 34 stolen bases in 130 games between Class-A Lancaster (47g) and Double-A Corpus Christi (83g) Played for Aguilas in the Dominican Winter League 2010 Batted.260 with 5 HR, 55 RBI and 45 stolen bases in 132 games between Class-A Lakewood (100g) and Class-A Lancaster (32g) Was traded from Philadelphia to Houston, along with OF Anthony Gose and LHP J.A. Happ, in exchange for RHP Roy Oswalt and cash on 7/29 Was named to both the South Atlantic League s midseason and postseason All-Star teams Played for Aguilas in the Dominican Winter League Played at the Rookie and Class-A levels in the Phillies organization 140

19 VILLAR CAREER TRANSACTIONS - OPTIONS REMAINING (0) 2008 Signed with Philadelphia as a non-drafted free agent on 5/20...signed by Sal Agostinelli 2010 Acquired by Houston from Philadelphia, along with OF Anthony Gose and LHP J.A. Happ, in exchange for RHP Roy Oswalt and cash on 7/ Acquired by Milwaukee from Houston in exchange for RHP Cy Sneed on 11/ On the 10-day disabled list from 6/10-6/26 with a lower back strain PLAYING CAREER OBP: Career (.325), 2017 (.293) SLG: Career (.397), 2017 (.372) Year Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB CS E 2008 DSL Phillies-R GCL Phillies-R Williamsport-A Lakewood-A Lancaster-A Lancaster-A Corpus Christi-AA Corpus Christi-AA Oklahoma City-AAA HOUSTON HOUSTON Oklahoma City-AAA HOUSTON Fresno-AAA MILWAUKEE MILWAUKEE #Wisconsin-A Major League Totals Minor League Totals COACHES AND PLAYERS #- Injury Rehab; Bold Italics - Led League WILD CARD RECORD Year Club/Opp AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB CS E 2015 HOU vs. NYY CAREER FIELDING Position PCT G PO A E TC DP Shortstop Second Base Third Base Outfield