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2018 ADDITIONAL BIOS• COLOMÉ, Alex (#48)• ELÍAS, Roenis (#55)• HERRMANN, Chris (#26)• LEBLANC, Wade (#49)• SPAN, Denard (#4)

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ALEX COLOMÉ (48)POSITION: Right-Handed PitcherAGE: 29 BORN: 12-31-88 in Santo Domingo, DRBATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 220ML SERVICE: 3 years, 118 daysCONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2018ACQUIRED: In trade with Tampa Bay along with Denard Span (of) and cash considerations in exchange for Andrew Moore (rhp) and Tommy Romero (rhp), May 25, 2018. PRONUNCIATION: Colomé (COLE-uh-may)

2017: • The Totals – Went 2-3 with 47 saves

and a 3.24 ERA (24 ER, 66.2 IP) with 58 strikeouts and 23 walks in 65 relief appearances with Tampa Bay.

• Leader – Became the first pitcher in club history to lead the Major Leagues in saves…his 47 saves were one shy of the club record, set by Fernando Rodney in 2012 (48)…his 47 saves were 6 more than any other pitcher in the Majors (Greg Holland-COL and Kenley Jansen-LAD) and 8 more than any other pitcher in the AL (Roberto Osuna-TOR).

• Length – Led the American League with 6 saves of 4 outs or more.

• Award Season – Named American League Reliever of the Month for August…was 10-for-10 in save opportunities while posting a 0.75 ERA (1 ER, 12.0 IP) with 13 strikeouts and 1 walk in 12 games.

• Strong Stretch – Over his last 30 appearances of the season (7/6 - end of season), posted a 2.15 ERA (7 ER, 29.1 IP)...that lowered his ERA from 4.10 (17 ER, 37.1 IP) on July 4 to 3.24 (24 ER, 66.2 IP) at the end of the season.

• For Openers – Named to his 2nd consecutive Opening Day roster (started the 2015 season on the disabled list)…on April 2 vs. New York-AL, became the first pitcher in club history to record a save on Opening Day.

PERSONAL: Alexander Manuel Colomé Perez…resides in San Pedro de Macoris, DR with wife, Ironelis, and daughter, Melanny…nephew of right-handed pitcher Jesús Colomé, who appeared in the Majors with Tampa Bay (2001-06), Washington (2007-09), Milwaukee (2009) and Seattle (2010).

2007: Made his pro debut with the DSL Rays, where he went 1-6 with a 2.97 ERA (13 ER, 39.1 IP) with 50 strikeouts and 31 walks in 14 games (11 starts).

2008: Appeared in 12 games (11 starts) with Princeton in the rookie-level Appalachian League, positing a record of 0-5 with a 6.80 ERA (35 ER, 46.1 IP) with 52 strikeouts and 26 walks.

2009: Led all Rays minor leaguers and ranked 2nd in the New York-Penn League with a 1.66 ERA (14 ER, 76.0 IP)…led the New York-Penn League with 94 strikeouts…in 15 starts with short-A Hudson Valley, was 7-4 with a 1.66 ERA (14 ER, 76.0 IP) with 94 strikeouts and 32 walks…tossed 2 complete games, including 1 shutout.

2010: Named to the Midwest League Midseason All-Star team…spent the majority of the season with A Bowling Green, going 6-6 with a 3.95 ERA (50 ER, 114.0 IP) with 118 strikeouts and 45 walks…recorded 1 complete game…made 1 start with high-A Charlotte to end the season, allowing 1 run on 5 hits while striking out 8 in 4.0 innings vs. Bradenton.

2011: Split the season between high-A Charlotte and AA Montgomery…in 19 starts with Charlotte, went 9-5 with a 3.66 ERA (43 ER, 105.2 IP) with 92 strikeouts and 44 walks…tossed 1 complete game with Charlotte…selected as a Florida State League Midseason All-Star…on July 23, promoted to Montgomery, where he posted a record of 3-4 with a 4.15 ERA (24 ER, 52. IP) with 31 strikeouts and 28 walks in 9 starts, including 1 shutout.

COLOMÉ’s CAREER HIGHSMOST STRIKEOUTS:

STARTER: 7 – 5/30/13 at MIA w/TBRELIEVER: 4 — 7/26/15 vs. BAL w/TB

LOW-HIT GAME: NoneLONGEST WINNING STREAK:

4 – 6/27/14 – 5/6/15 w/TBLONGEST LOSING STREAK:

4 – 4/15 – 8/26/16 w/TBMOST INNINGS:

STARTER: 7.0 – 2 times, last: 7/1/15 vs. CLE w/TB

RELIEVER: 4.0 – 5/26/14 at TOR w/TB

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2012: Began the season with AA Montgomery, going 8-3 with a 3.48 ERA (29 ER, 75.0 IP) with 75 strikeouts and 34 walks in 14 starts, including 1 complete game…on the minor league disabled list, April 12 – May 26, with a left oblique injury…named the Rays Minor League Pitcher of the Month for July after going 5-1 with a 2.23 ERA (10 ER, 40.1 IP) in 6 starts…promoted to AAA Durham on Aug. 3 and went 0-1 with a 3.24 ERA (6 ER, 16.2 IP) with 15 strikeouts and 9 walks in 3 starts…following his start on Aug. 13, missed the remainder of the season with right shoulder tightness.

2013: Broke into the Major Leagues, making his debut on May 30 at Miami…became the 7th pitcher in club history to earn the win in his debut as a starter, holding the Marlins to 1 run (0 earned runs) on 5 hits while walking 2 and striking out 7 over 5.2 innings pitched…became the first American League pitcher to allow no earned runs while striking out at least 7 in his Major League debut since Oakland’s Aaron Harang on May 25, 2002 vs. Tampa Bay…originally called up on May 29 to pitch out of the bullpen but started the next night after Alex Cobb suffered a cut on his right middle finger…did not allow an earned run in his first 2 starts, the first pitcher to do so since San Francisco’s Ryan Sadowski in 2009…after his start with Tampa Bay on June 28 vs. Detroit, was shut down for the remainder of the season with a right elbow strain, his second straight season-ending injury…made 3 starts over 2 stints with the Rays in May and June, going 1-1 with a 2.25 ERA (4 ER, 16.0 IP) with 12 strikeouts and 9 walks…in 14 starts with AAA Durham, was 4-6 with a 3.07 ERA (24 ER, 70.1 IP) with 72 strikeouts and 29 walks…following the season, ranked as the No. 5 prospect in the Rays organization by Baseball America.

2014: Made 5 appearances, including 3 starts, over three stints with the Rays, going 2-0 with a 2.66 ERA (7 ER, 23.2 IP) with 13 strikeouts and 10 walks…had a pair of one-day stints (5/26 and 6/27)…recalled for the final time on Sept. 15 and remained in the Majors for the remainder of the season…in 15 starts with AAA Durham, was 7-6 with a 3.77 ERA (36 ER, 86.0 IP) with 73 strikeouts and 30 walks…made 2 starts with Durham in the postseason…following the season, tabbed by Baseball America as the No. 4 prospect – and top pitching prospect – in the Rays organization…also selected by Baseball America as having the best fastball in the Rays system…after being optioned to Durham during spring training, suspended 50 games for a violation of Major League Baseball’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program…made 3 rehab starts with high-A Charlotte.

2015: Recorded 8 wins, tied for 3rd-most among American League rookies, despite missing the first month of the season while recovering from pneumonia…split time between the starting rotation and the bullpen, becoming one of three pitcher to make 12 or more starts and 30 or more relief appearances (also: Josh Collmenter-ARI and Trevor May-MIN)…on June 21 at Cleveland, worked a career-high 7.0 innings and retired each of the first 16 batters he faced but recorded a non decision in a 1-0 loss; was the 2nd-longest perfect game bid in Rays history at the time…won each of his first 2 starts, but the Rays went 1-10 over his final 11 starts of the season before he moved to the bullpen…from July 17 – Sept. 15, went 3-0 with 7 holds and a 0.29 ERA (1 ER, 30.2 IP) with 34 strikeouts and 5 walks in 21 relief appearances…in 13 starts, went 3-4 with a 4.70 ERA (36 ER, 69.0 IP) with 44 strikeouts and 24 walks…as a reliever, was 5-1 with 8 holds and a 2.66 ERA (12 ER, 40.2 IP) with 44 strikeouts and 7 walks in 30 outings…did not allow a home run out of the bullpen…overall, was 8-5 with 8 holds and a 3.94 ERA (48 ER, 109.2 IP) with 88 strikeouts and 31 walks in 43 games, including 13 starts…in 2 starts with high-A Charlotte, posted a record of 0-1 with a 3.00 ERA (2 ER, 6.0 IP) with 5 strikeouts and 0 walks…was 1-0 with a 1.93 ERA (2 ER, 9.1 IP) with 12 strikeouts and 3 walks in 2 starts…made 8 relief appearances with Leones in the Dominican Winter Leauge, helping the team to the league championship.

2016: Named to the American League All-Star Team for the first time in his career…converted 37-of-40 save opportunities (92.5%), T4th-most saves in the AL and the 5th-best save percentage in the Major Leagues…did not allow a run in his 37 appearances ending with a save, the first pitcher to record that many saves without yielding a run in those outings since Atlanta’s Craig Kimbrel (46) in 2011…posted a 1.36 ERA (6 ER, 39.2 IP) in save situations, 2nd-lowest in the Majors (min. 20 save opps) to Baltimore’s Zach Britton (0.38/2 ER, 47.2 IP)…became the first pitcher to save 4 straight team games three times in a season since the Dodgers Eric Gagne in 2003; Colomé accomplished this feat May 4-8, June 3-6 and July 27-31 (Elias Sports Bureau)…converted his first 21 consecutive save opportunities (4/5-7/21), a club record to begin a season and one shy

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of the club record at any point in the season (Fernando Rodney, 22, 5/27-8/13/12)…made 19 consecutive scoreless appearances (21.0 IP), May 4–June 15…earned his first career save on April 17 vs. Chicago-AL in his 400th professional appearance…on the 15-day disabled list from June 28 (retro to 6/19) to July 5 with right biceps tendinitis…overall, was 2-4 with 37 saves and a 1.91 ERA (12 ER, 56.2 IP) with 71 strikeouts and 15 walks in 57 relief appearances with Tampa Bay.

POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE: NoneWORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC: Pitched for the Dominican Republic in the 2017 World

Baseball Classic…went 1-0 with a 4.15 ERA (2 ER, 4.1 IP) with 5 strikeouts and 2 walks in 5 relief appearances…earned the win for Team DR after working a scoreless 8th inning in a 7-5 win over Team USA on March 11 at Marlins Park in Miami.

COLOMÉ’s PLAYING RECORDYEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2007 DSL Devil Rays 1-6 2.97 14 11 0 0 0 39.1 30 18 13 1 5 31 50 16 02008 Princeton 0-5 6.80 12 11 0 0 0 46.1 50 45 35 5 7 26 52 6 32009 Hudson Valley 7-4 1.66 15 15 2 1 0 76.0 46 22 14 0 5 32 94 5 02010 Bowling Green 6-6 3.95 22 22 1 0 0 114.0 98 59 50 14 4 45 118 4 2 Charlotte 0-0 2.25 1 1 0 0 0 4.0 5 1 1 0 1 0 8 0 02011 Charlotte 9-5 3.66 19 19 1 0 0 105.2 78 45 43 8 6 44 92 9 2 Montgomery 3-4 4.15 9 9 1 1 0 52.0 41 25 24 5 6 28 31 8 02012 Montgomery 8-3 3.48 14 14 1 0 0 75.0 69 30 29 2 0 34 75 5 3 Durham 0-1 3.24 3 3 0 0 0 16.2 12 6 6 1 1 9 15 2 02013 Durham 4-6 3.07 14 14 0 0 0 70.1 63 30 24 5 4 29 72 5 0 TAMPA BAY 1-1 2.25 3 3 0 0 0 16.0 14 8 4 2 1 9 12 1 02014 Charlotte 0-1 1.64 3 3 0 0 0 11.0 7 2 2 0 0 5 10 2 0 TAMPA BAY 2-0 2.66 5 3 0 0 0 23.2 19 7 7 1 0 10 13 3 02014 Durham 7-6 3.77 15 15 0 0 0 86.0 84 40 36 2 7 30 73 5 12015 Charlotte # 0-1 3.00 2 2 0 0 0 6.0 9 2 2 2 0 0 5 0 0 Durham # 1-0 1.93 2 2 0 0 0 9.1 8 2 2 1 1 3 12 0 0 TAMPA BAY 8-5 3.94 43 13 0 0 0 109.2 112 50 48 9 4 31 88 8 02016 TAMPA BAY 2-4 1.91 57 0 0 0 37 56.2 43 12 12 6 2 15 71 1 02017 TAMPA BAY 2-3 3.24 65 0 0 0 47 66.2 57 27 24 4 3 23 58 4 0Minor Lg Totals 46-48 3.55 145 141 6 2 0 711.2 600 327 281 46 47 316 707 67 11ML Totals 15-13 3.11 173 19 0 0 84 272.2 245 104 95 22 10 88 242 17 0

ALL-STAR GAMEYEAR CLUB, SITE W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2016 AL, San Diego DID NOT PITCH

WORLD BASEBALL CLASSICYEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2017 Dominican Republic 1-0 4.15 5 0 0 0 0 4.1 2 2 2 0 1 2 5 1 0

COLOMÉ’s CAREER TRANSACTIONS— Signed by Tampa Bay as an international free agent, March 20, 2007…signed by Rays

scout Eddy Toledo.— On 15-day disabled list, June 29 – Nov. 4, 2013, with a strained right elbow…transferred

to the 60-day disabled list on Aug. 30.— On MLB Suspended List, March 24 – May 26, 2013. — On 15-day disabled list, March 28 – May 1, 2015, with pneumonia…included a rehab

assignment with Charlotte and Durham. — On 15-day disabled list, June 28 – July 5, 2016, with right biceps tendinitis. — Acquired by Seattle from Tampa Bay along with Denard Span (of) and cash considerations

in exchange for Andrew Moore (rhp) and Tommy Romero (rhp), May 25, 2018.

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ROENIS ELÍAS (55)POSITION: Left-Handed PitcherAGE: 29, turns 30 on Aug. 1 BORN: 8-1-88 in Guantanamo, CubaBATS: Left THROWS: Left HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 197ML SERVICE: 2 years, 119 daysCONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2018ACQUIRED: In trade with Boston in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations on PRONUNCIATION: Roenis (roh-EN-ees) Elías (ehl-LEE-us)

2017: • Lone Appearance – Made his only

Major League appearance of the season on Sept. 4 vs. Toronto with Boston…struck out 1 and walked 1 in 0.1 innings pitched…was recalled from AAA Pawtucket on Sept. 1.

• DL Time – Spent the majority of the 2017 season on the disabled list with Boston…began the season on the 10-day DL with a right oblique strain…transferred to the 60-day DL on June 15…combined for 7 rehab starts with high-A Salem, short-A Lowell, AA Portland and AAA Paw-tucket…activated from the 60-day DLand optioned to Patucket on Aug. 17, where he made 3 more starts.

PERSONAL: Roenis Leliebre Elias…resides in Austin, Texas with wife, Vanessa, son, Roenis Jr., and daughter, Romina…defected from Cuba to Mexico in late 2010 after playing for Guantanamo in Serie Nacional.

2011: Began pro career with Peoria in the Arizona, appearing in one game before transferring to Pulaski on July 18…recorded first career win July 24 at Danville (4.0,3,0,0,0,1).

2012: Led High Desert in wins…only the 4th pitcher in franchise history to start at least 25 games and have an ERA under 4.00 in a single season…led the team with 12 quality starts including 6 of his final 8 starts of the season.

2013: Spent entire season with AA Jackson, making 22 starts, 14 quality starts…finished 7th in the Southern League in ERA, while ranking 4th amongst league starters in SO/9.0 IP (8.38)…named to the Southern League All-Star team.

2014: Made his first career Opening Day roster despite not having pitched above AA…went 10-12 with a 3.85 ERA (70 ER, 163.2 IP) with 143 strikeouts and 64 walks in 29 starts during his rookie season with the Mariners…became the 7th rookie pitcher in club history to record at least 10 wins in a season, the first since John Halama (11) and Freddy Garcia (17) in 1999…was one of 7 MLB rookies to record 10 or more wins in 2014…among American League rookie pitchers, ranked 3rd in starts and innings pitched, T4th in strikeouts and 7th in wins…posted a 2.31 ERA (3-4 record) in 10 starts following the All-Star break; was 7-8 with a 4.54 ERA (57 ER, 113.0) in 19 starts before the break…tossed a 3-hit shutout on June 1 vs. Detroit, becoming the first Mariners rookie pitcher to throw a shutout since Freddy Garcia on Aug. 24, 1999 vs. Detroit…made his Major League debut April 3 at Oakland, allowing 1 run on 2 hits while striking out 4 and walking 2 in 5.0 innings of work; had a no-hitter through 4.2 innings…became the 6th starting pitcher in Mariners history to allow 1 or fewer runs in a MLB debut…struck out a career-high 10 batters on May 1 at New York-AL…became the 2nd opposing rookie pitcher to strike out 10 or more in his Yankee Stadium debut in the past 45 seasons (also: Matt Moore-TB, 9/22/11, 11 K)…shut down for the season after leaving his start on Sept. 16 at LAA with a strained flexor bundle in his left elbow.

ELÍAS’s CAREER HIGHSMOST STRIKEOUTS:

STARTER: 10 – 2 times, last: 6/19/15 vs. HOURELIEVER: 1 — 3 times,

last: 9/4/17 vs. TOR w/BOSLOW-HIT GAME: 3 — 6/1/14 vs. DET

LONGEST WINNING STREAK: 2 – 4 times, last: 5/20 – 25/15LONGEST LOSING STREAK:

4 – 6/24 – 9/7/15MOST INNINGS:

STARTER: 9.0 — 6/1/14 vs. DETRELIEVER: 2.0 – 8/14/16 vs. ARI w/BOS

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2015: Compiled a record of 5-8 with a 4.14 ERA (53 ER, 115.1 IP) with 97 strikeouts and 44 walks in 22 games (20 starts) over two stints with Seattle…allowed 1 or fewer earned runs in 6 starts, 2 or fewer earned runs in 11 starts and 3 or fewer earned runs in 15 of 20 starts…equaled a career-high with 10 strikeouts on June 19 vs. Houston (also: 5/1/14 at NYY)…between July 21, 2014 and May 25, 2015, allowed 3 runs or fewer in 16 consecutive starts…made 2 relief appearances, both scoreless, tossing 1.0 scoreless inning on Aug. 24 vs. Oakland and striking out his only batter on Sept. 18 at Texas…optioned to AAA Tacoma on July 3…recalled from AAA Tacoma on April 26 and made 13 starts with the Mariners before being optioned back to Tacoma on July 3…after being recalled by Seattle on Aug. 23, finished the season with 9 starts for the Mariners…in 12 starts with the Rainiers, was 4-2 with a 7.34 ERA (50 ER, 61.1 IP) .

2016: Joined the Boston organization after an offseason trade…made 3 appearances, including 1 start, over 3 stints with the Red Sox…was 0-1 with a 12.91 ERA (11 ER, 7.2 IP) with 3 strikeouts and 5 walks…in 21 games (19 starts) with AAA Pawtucket, went 10-5 with a 3.60 ERA (50 ER, 125.0 IP) with 113 strikeouts and 57 walks…struck out 13 on May 18 vs. Norfolk (Baltimore), the most strikeouts by a PawSox pitcher since a 15-strikeout performance by Jin Ho Cho in 1999…on the minor league disabled list, July 21-29 with a lower back strain…made back-to-back starts of 6.0 scoreless innings to finish the season for Pawtucket…following the seaon, appeared in 12 games (11 starts) for Aguilas in the Dominican Winter League.

POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE: None

ELÍAS’s PLAYING RECORDYEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK2011 AZL Mariners 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pulaski 1-0 0.82 3 1 0 0 0 11.0 11 4 1 0 2 3 8 0 0 Clinton 4-2 5.45 7 7 0 0 0 36.1 41 24 22 7 1 18 33 4 02012 High Desert 11-6 3.76 26 26 0 0 0 148.1 136 80 62 19 8 41 128 2 82013 Jackson 6-11 3.18 22 22 0 0 0 130.0 112 57 46 9 4 50 121 2 32014 SEATTLE 10-12 3.85 29 29 1 1 0 163.2 151 77 70 16 11 64 143 6 4 Tacoma 1-0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 5.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 02015 Tacoma 4-2 7.34 12 12 0 0 0 61.1 80 54 50 9 4 18 47 5 3 SEATTLE 5-8 4.14 22 20 0 0 0 115.1 106 57 53 15 9 44 97 1 12016 Pawtucket 10-5 3.60 21 19 1 0 0 125.0 115 56 50 10 6 57 113 2 1 BOSTON 0-1 12.91 3 1 0 0 0 7.2 15 11 11 2 0 5 3 0 02017 Salem # 0-1 15.75 1 1 0 0 0 4.0 10 9 7 1 0 2 1 0 0 Lowell # 0-0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Portland # 0-1 3.38 1 1 0 0 0 2.2 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 Pawtucket # 1-4 6.62 7 7 0 0 0 34.0 43 25 25 9 4 9 25 1 2 BOSTON 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0Minor Lg Totals 38-32 4.24 103 98 1 0 0 560.2 551 310 264 65 29 200 485 16 19ML Totals 15-21 4.20 55 50 1 1 0 287.0 272 145 134 33 20 114 244 7 5

ELÍAS’s CAREER TRANSACTIONS— Signed by Seattle as a minor league free agent on May 3, 2011…signed by Mariners

scouts Ted Heid and Patrick Guerrero.— Acquired by Boston from Seattle along with Carson Smith (rhp) in exchange for Wade

Miley (lhp) and Jonathan Aro (rhp) on Dec. 7, 2015. — On 10-day disabled list, April 1 – Aug. 17, 2017, with a right oblique strain…tranferred

to the 60-day DL on June 15…included rehab assignments with Salem, Lowell, Portland and Pawtucket.

— Acquired by Seattle from Boston in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations on April 23, 2018.

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CHRIS HERRMANN (26)POSITION: CatcherAGE: 30 BORN: 11-27-87 in Tomball, TXBATS: Left THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 200ML SERVICE: 4 years, 1 dayCONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2018ACQUIRED: Signed by Seattle as a minor league free agent on April 5, 2018.

2017: • The Totals – Hit .181 (41x226) with 35

runs, 7 doubles, 10 home runs, 27 RBI and 29 walks in 106 games with Arizona.

• Getting Defensive – Made 54 starts at 4 different positions: 35 at catcher, 17 in left field, 1 in right field and 1 at 1st base.

• Catching On – Posted a 3.17 catcher ERA, lowest in the Majors among players with at least 40 appearances at catcher.

• Career Year – Hit double-digits in home runs for the first time in his ca-reer…also set career-highs in games, runs and walks.

• In a Leading Role – Hit a leadoff home run in his first career start batting leadoff on June 26 vs. the Phillies…on the same day, Chicago-NL’s Willson Contreras hit a leadoff home run in his first career start batting leadoff…it was the first time in Major League history that two different players hit leadoff home runs in their first starts batting leadoff on the same day (Elias Sports Bureau).

PERSONAL: Christopher Ryan Herrmann…resides in Montgomery, TX with wife, Shelby, and son, Crew…graduated from Tomball HS (TX) in 2006…attended Alvin Community College (TX) and the University of Miami…named to the NJCAA D-1 All-America Team and the JUCO World Series All-Tournament Team in 2008…honored with NJCAA Rawlings Big Stick Award…as a junior in 2009, led Miami in batting (.341), runs (59) and OBP (.458).

2009: Made his pro debut with Elizabethton in the rookie-level Appalachian League, batting .297 (70x236) with 45 runs, 14 doubles, 1 triple, 7 home runs, 30 RBI, 33 walks and a .391 on-base percentage in 59 games.

2010: Named to the Florida State Midseason All-Star Team…hit .219 (78x356) with 34 runs, 17 doubles, 3 triples, 2 home runs, 30 RBI, 41 walks and a .310 on-base percentage in 107 games.

2011: Began the season with high-A Fort Myers, where he hit .310 (27x87) with 14 runs, 5 doubles, 1 triple, 1 home run, 16 RBI, 15 walks and a .404 on-base percentage in 24 games…promoted to AA New Britain, where he hit .258 (87x337) with 53 runs, 14 doubles, 5 triples, 7 home runs, 46 RBI, 64 walks and a .380 on-base mark in 97 games…appeared in 15 games with Mesa in the Arizona Fall League, batting .380 (19x50) with 11 runs, 6 doubles, 2 home runs, 9 RBI, 7 walks and a .456 on-base percentage.

2012: Earned a spot on the Easter League Midseason All-Star Team with AA New Britain, where he hit .276 (135x490) with 91 runs, 25 doubles, 1 triple, 10 home runs, 61 RBI, 58 walks and a .350 on-base percentage in 127 games…ranked 3rd in the Eastern League in runs scored…made his Major League debut with the Twins on Sept. 16 vs. the White Sox…collected his first career hit in a pinch hit appearance on Sept. 26 vs. the Yankees; singled off Cody Eppley…overall, went 1-for-18 (.056) with 1 RBI and 1 walk in 7 games with the Twins…appeared in 3 games with Peoria in the Arizona Fall League before being shut down for the winter with inflammation in his left shoulder…went 5-for-10 (.500) with 3 runs, 1 double and 2 walks in 3 games with Peoria…entered the season as the No. 14 prospect in the Twins organization, according to Baseball America.

2013: In 57 games with the Twins, hit .204 (32x157) with 16 runs, 7 doubles, 4 home runs, 18 RBI and 18 walks…hit his first home run off Jeremy Bonderman on June 2 vs. Seattle…started the season with AAA Rochester, batting .227 (56x247) with 31 runs, 9 doubles, 3 triples, 2 home runs, 22 RBI and 24 RBI…played with Estrellas in the Dominican Winter League.

HERRMANN’s CAREER HIGHSMOST HITS: 3 — 6 times; last: 6/24/16 at COL w/ARI

MOST HOME RUNS: 2 — 5/8/16 at ATL w/ARIMOST RBI: 4 — 2 times;

last: 4/23/16 vs. PIT w/ARIMOST STOLEN BASES:

1 – 10 times, last: 9/20/17 at SD w/ARILONGEST HITTING STREAK:

5 – 3 times, last: 6/19-26/16CAREER GRAND SLAMS: 1 — 7/23/13 at LAA w/MIN

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2014: Spent the majority of the season with AAA Rochester, where he hit .304 (62x204) with 31 runs, 18 doubles, 4 triples, 5 home runs, 26 RBI, 21 walks and a .373 on-base percentage in 60 games…appeared in 33 games over 4 stints with the Twins, batting .213 (16x75) with 8 runs, 3 doubles, 4 RBI and 4 walks…had two stints on the minor league disabled list: May 31 – June 12 with a sprained right wrist and July 22 – Aug. 4 with a right thumb contusion.

2015: Named to his first career Opening Day roster with Minnesota…in 45 games with the Twins, hit .146 (15x103) with 13 runs, 5 doubles, 1 triple, 2 home runs, 10 RBI and 7 walks…also played in 23 games with AAA Rochester, where he hit .260 (19x73) with 9 runs, 3 doubles, 1 home run, 6 RBI and 11 walks.

2016: In his first season with the Diamondbacks, hit .284 (42x148) with 21 runs, 5 doubles, 4 triples, 6 home runs, 28 RBI, 16 walks and a .352 on-base percentage…on the 15-day disabled list, July 17 – Sept. 6, with a strained right hamstring, which included rehab appearances with the AZL Diamondbacks and AAA Reno…underwent season-ending surgery to repair two broken metacarpals in his left hand on Sept. 13 by Dr. Don Sheridan…threw out 6-of-17 (35.3%) attempted basestealers…made starts defensively at catcher (29), left field (3), right field (2) and center field (1)…recorded his first career multi-home run game on May 8 at Atlanta, becoming the first player with multiple home runs on an 0-2 count since Lance Berkman did so for the Astros on July 9, 2000 vs. Kansas City…became the first player in the Major Leagues to make a start at catcher and in center field in the same season since Brandon Inge for the Tigers in 2008…in 18 games in the month of May, hit .377 (20x53) with 11 runs, 1 double, 3 triples, 3 home runs, 14 RBI, 7 walks, a .443 on-base percentage and a .679 slugging mark (1.122 OPS)…among Nationa League leaders for the month of May, ranked 3rd in slugging and OPS, 5th in batting and 6th in OBP.

POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE: None.

HERRMANN’s PLAYING RECORDYEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS SLG OBP2009 Elizabethton .297 59 236 45 70 107 14 1 7 30 1 2 5 33 40 2 2 .453 .3912010 Fort Myers .219 107 356 34 78 107 17 3 2 30 2 2 7 41 74 3 2 .301 .3102011 Fort Myers .310 24 87 14 27 37 5 1 1 16 2 2 0 15 6 1 0 .425 .404 New Britain .258 97 337 53 87 132 14 5 7 46 3 0 2 64 68 9 3 .392 .3802012 New Britain .276 127 490 91 135 192 25 1 10 61 1 6 1 58 89 2 1 .392 .350 MINNESOTA .056 7 18 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 .056 .1052013 Rochester .227 69 247 31 56 77 9 3 2 22 2 1 1 24 61 3 2 .312 .297 MINNESOTA .204 57 157 16 32 51 7 0 4 18 3 0 0 18 49 0 1 .325 .2862014 Rochester .304 60 204 31 62 103 18 4 5 26 0 1 2 21 45 4 1 .505 .373 MINNESOTA .213 33 75 8 16 19 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 17 1 0 .253 .2532015 MINNESOTA .146 45 103 13 15 28 5 1 2 10 1 0 2 7 37 0 0 .272 .214 Rochester .260 23 73 9 19 25 3 0 1 6 0 2 2 11 13 3 0 .342 .3642016 ARIZONA .284 56 148 21 42 73 5 4 6 28 1 1 0 16 44 4 0 .493 .352 AZL Diamondbacks # .417 4 12 2 5 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 .667 .500 Reno # .087 7 23 3 2 3 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 3 8 0 0 .130 .2142017 ARIZONA .181 106 226 35 41 78 7 0 10 27 0 1 0 29 67 5 0 .345 .273Minor Lg Totals .262 577 2065 313 541 791 109 18 35 240 11 17 22 271 405 27 11 .351 .383ML Totals .202 304 727 93 147 250 27 5 22 88 5 2 2 75 219 10 1 .344 .278

# MLB Rehab Assignment

HERRMANN’s CAREER TRANSACTIONS— Selected by Baltimore in the 10th round of the 2008 MLB First-Year Player Draft…did

not sign.— Selected by Minnesota in the 6th round of the 2009 MLB First-Year Player Draft…signed

by Twins scout Hector Otero. — Acquired by Arizona from Minnesota in exchange for Daniel Palka (of) on Nov. 10, 2015. — On 15-day disabled list, July 17 – Sept. 6, 2016, with a strained right hamstring…

included a rehab assignment with AZL Diamondbacks and Reno. — Signed by Seattle as a minor league free agent on April 5, 2018.

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WADE LeBLANC (49)POSITION: Left-Handed PitcherAGE: 33 BORN: 8-7-84 in Lake Charles, LABATS: Left THROWS: Left HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 209ML SERVICE: 4 years, 131 daysCONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2018ACQUIRED: Signed as free agent on March 25, 2018.

2017: • The Totals – Was 5-2 with 1 save and

a 4.50 ERA (34 ER, 68.0 IP) in 50 ap-pearances with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• Career Highs – His 50 relief appear-ances were a career high.

• Go Long – Tossed a season-high 5.1 IP 4/10 vs. CIN (1 H, 1 R, 1 HR), the 2nd-longest relief appearance of his career (6.1 IP 5/30/14 w/LAA).

• Save Me – Notched 3rd career save May 2 at CIN.

• Unusual – Placed on disabled list for first time in his career Aug. 18-31 with a left quad strain.

PERSONAL: Wade Matthew LeBlanc …resides in Lake Charles, LA with wife Natalie and two children Jackson and Eli…graduated from Alfred M. Barbe High School (La.); was selected by Tampa Bay in 36th round of 2003 First Year Player Draft but did not sign...played college baseball at the University of Alabama…was named the SEC Freshman of the Year in 2004 and earned 2004 National Freshman of the Year honors from Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball…is the all-time strikeout leader (334) for the Crimson Tide and his 46 starts rank second.

CAREER: Spent parts of nine Major League seasons with San Diego (2008-11), Miami (2012-13), Los Angeles-AL (2014), New York-AL (2014), Seattle (2016) and Pittsburgh (2016-17) as well as spending the 2015 season in Japan (Seibu).

2006: Selected by the Padres in the second round of the First Year Player Draft out of the University of Alabama…began season with Short-A Eugene posting a 1-0 record with a 4.29 ERA (10 ER, 21.0 IP) in 7 games (3 starts)…earned the win in his profesional debut on June 29 at Vancouver…finished season with A Fort Wayne…went 4-1 with a 2.20 ERA (8 ER, 32.2 IP).

2007: Began season with A Lake Elsinore going 6-5 with a 2.64 ERA (27 ER, 92.0 IP) in 16 starts…was named Padres’ Minor League Pitcher of the Month (August) after finishing august with a 3-1 record and a 2.67 ERA (8ER, 27.0 IP) in 5 starts for AA San Antonio…during the month, he struck out 29 batters and walked 8, holding opponents to a .198 batting average (19-for-96)…promoted to AA San Antonio July 4…went 7-3 with a 3.45 ERA (22 ER, 57.1 IP) in 12 games (11 starts)…led all Padres minor leaguers with 145 strikeouts…was the winning pitcher of the Texas League Division Series game on September 7, tossing 6.0 scoreless innings and striking out 10.

2008: Spent majority of season with AAA Portland, pitching in 26 games (25 starts) with an 11-9 record and a 5.32 ERA (82 ER, 138.2 IP) …ranked 2nd in the Pacific Coast League in strikeouts (139) and T3rd in wins (11)…named the PCL Pitcher of the week two times (5/26-6/1 and 7/28-8/3)…Made Major League debut with San Diego on September 3 at Los Angeles (NL)…overall went 1-3 with an 8.02 ERA (19 ER, 21.1 IP) with 14 strikeouts and 15 walks…recorded first Major League win on September 15 at Colorado, allowing 4 runs over 6.0 innings with a career high 6 strikeouts.

2009: Split the season between AAA Portland and San Diego, making three stints with Padres…went 4-9 with a 3.87 ERA (52 ER, 121.0 IP) in 24 games (20 starts) with Portland and 3-1 with a 3.69 ERA (19 ER, 46.1 IP) in 9 starts with San Diego…worked a career-high 7.0 IP two times, including a shutout, two-hit game on October 3 vs. San Francisco.

2010: Began season with AAA Portland, making 2 starts before being recalled by San Diego on April 18…made a career-high 25 starts going 8-12 with a 4.25 ERA (69 ER, 146.0 IP)

LeBLANC’s CAREER HIGHSMOST STRIKEOUTS:

10 —9/23/11 vs LAD (with SD)LOW-HIT GAME: None

LONGEST WINNING STREAK: 8 —9/23/14-5/21/17 (w/NYY-SEA-PIT)

LONGEST LOSING STREAK: 5 — 4/4/13-5/6/13 (with MIA)

MOST INNINGS: 8.0 —4/24/11 vs. PHI (with SD)

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in 26 games…made one relief appearance …posted a career-best 20.1-inning scoreless streak from 4/18-5/4, marking the longest streak by a a Padres lefty since 1990 (Bruce Hurst - 27 IP)…went 2-0 with a 1.61 ERA (5 ER, 28.0 IP) in his first 5 starts for San Diego…picked off 8 base runners, tied for the second-most in the Majors.

2011: Split the season between AAA Tucson and San Diego…posted a 9-1 record with a 4.30 ERA (51 ER, 106.2 IP) in 17 games with Tucson and a 5-6 record with a 4.63 ERA (41ER, 79.2 IP) in 14 games with San Diego…worked a career-high 8.0 innings with San Diego on April 24…finished the season tied for the team lead in Tucson with 9 wines…named the Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the week for 6/27-7/3.

2012: Began season with AAA New Orleans posting a 5-5 record with a 4.63 ERA (41 ER, 98.2 IP) in 16 starts…named Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week for May 14-20…tossed season hight9.0 innings May 25 vs. Omaha, allowing 1 run on 5 hits…allowed more than 2 runs in just 4 of 16 starts…promoted to Miami on July 1, split time between bullpen and starting rotation…made 16 relief appearances, going 1-1 with a 2.53 ERA…as a starter, went 2-5 with a 3.67 ERA.

2013: Started the season with Miami…went 1-5 with a 5.18 ERA (28 ER, 48.2 IP) recording 31 strikeouts and 15 walks in 13 games (7 starts)…was claimed off waivers by Houston on June 9…split rest of season between Houston and AAA Oklahoma City…posted an 0-0 record with a 7.11 ERA (5 ER, 6.1 IP) in 4 games with Houston…finished the season with a 3-1 record with a 4.71 ERA (26 ER, 49.2 IP) in 19 games (7 starts) with OKC.

2014: Finished the 2014 season with a 1-1 record and 3.94 ERA (13 ER, 29.2 IP) in 11 games (3 starts) with the Angels and Yankees…in final 7 games (2 starts) of season, went 1-0 and did not allow a run in 17.1 IP, while striking out 12 and walking 1…in 3 starts with Angels, went 1-1 with a 3.86 ERA (6 ER, 14.0 IP) and 7 strikeouts.

2015: Was 2-5 with a 4.23 ERA (21 ER, 44.2 IP) in 8 starts with the Seibu Lions in the Japan Pacific League.

2016: Combined to go 4-0 with 2 saves and a 3.77 ERA (62.0 IP, 26 ER) in 19 games (8 GS) with Seattle and Pittsburgh...started year with Toronto organization, and was 7-2, 1.71 in 14 GS with AAA Buffalo...traded to Seattle June 22, and was 3-0, with 1 save and a 4.50 ERA in 11 games (8 GS)...recorded first MLB save July 23 at TOR...traded to PIT Sept. 13 and made 8 relief appearances (1-0, 0.75 with 1 save).

POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE: None.

LeBLANC’s PLAYING RECORDYEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HBP BB SO WP BK2006 Eugene 1-0 4.29 7 3 0 0 0 21.0 19 10 10 0 0 6 20 1 0 Fort Wayne 4-1 2.20 7 7 0 0 0 32.2 31 8 8 1 1 10 27 0 0 2007 Lake Elsinore 6-5 2.64 16 16 0 0 0 92.0 72 32 27 5 1 17 90 7 0 San Antonio 7-3 3.45 12 11 0 0 0 57.1 48 22 22 8 0 19 55 1 0 2008 Portland 11-9 5.32 26 25 0 0 0 138.2 136 85 82 21 7 42 139 2 0 SAN DIEGO 1-3 8.02 5 4 0 0 0 21.1 29 19 19 7 0 15 14 0 0 2009 Portland 4-9 3.87 24 20 0 0 0 121.0 109 54 52 15 2 31 95 9 0 SAN DIEGO 3-1 3.69 9 9 0 0 0 46.1 35 19 19 6 4 19 30 0 0 2010 Portland 0-1 7.20 2 2 0 0 0 10.0 13 8 8 1 0 1 15 0 0 SAN DIEGO 8-12 4.25 26 25 0 0 0 146.0 157 69 69 24 2 51 110 2 0 2011 Tucson 9-1 4.30 17 17 0 0 0 106.2 108 54 51 8 1 28 92 1 0 SAN DIEGO 5-6 4.63 14 14 0 0 0 79.2 84 42 41 7 1 28 51 1 1 2012 New Orleans 5-5 3.74 16 16 0 0 0 98.2 91 43 41 10 1 20 91 5 0 MIAMI 2-5 3.67 25 9 0 0 0 68.2 71 30 28 7 1 19 43 1 0 2013 Oklahoma City 3-1 4.71 19 7 0 0 1 49.2 55 26 26 5 0 16 47 5 0 MIAMI 1-5 5.18 13 7 0 0 0 48.2 63 30 28 6 2 15 31 0 0 HOUSTON 0-0 7.11 4 0 0 0 0 6.1 9 10 5 1 1 5 2 0 0 2014 Salt Lake 10-4 4.43 22 22 1 0 0 128.0 143 68 63 11 4 42 119 1 0 NEW YORK-AL 0-0 18.00 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 LOS ANGELES-AL 1-1 3.45 10 3 0 0 0 28.6 25 11 11 2 1 6 21 1 0 2015 Seibu 2-5 4.23 8 8 1 0 0 44.2 43 26 21 6 2 18 26 3 0 2016 Buffalo 7-2 1.71 14 14 0 0 0 89.2 84 20 17 3 3 21 85 2 1 SEATTLE 3-0 4.50 11 8 0 0 1 50.0 52 27 25 14 0 9 41 0 0 PITTSBURGH 1-0 0.75 8 0 0 0 1 12.0 7 3 1 0 0 2 10 0 0 2017 PITTSBURGH 5-2 4.50 50 0 0 0 1 68.0 64 35 34 10 1 17 54 2 0 Minor Lg. Totals 67-41 3.87 182 160 1 0 1 945.1 909 430 407 88 20 253 875 34 11 Japan Totals 2-5 4.23 8 8 1 0 0 44.2 43 26 21 6 2 18 26 3 0 AL Totals 4-1 4.50 26 11 0 0 1 86.0 88 50 43 17 3 21 64 1 0 NL Totals 26-34 4.38 150 68 0 0 2 490.2 510 247 239 67 11 166 343 6 1 ML Totals 30-35 4.40 176 79 0 0 3 576.2 598 297 282 84 14 187 407 7 1

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LeBLANC’s CAREER TRANSACTIONS— Selected by Tampa Bay in 36th round of the 2003 First Year Player draft, but did not

sign.—Selected by San Diego in the 2nd round of the 2006 First Year Player draft; signed by

San Diego Scout Bob Filotei.—Acquired by Florida from San Diego, in exchange for John Baker (c), Nov. 22, 2011.—Claimed off waivers by Houston from Miami, June 8, 2013.—Declined outright assignment and became free agent, Oct. 1, 2013.—Signed as a minor league free agent with Los Angeles (AL), Nov. 11, 2013.—Claimed off waivers by New York (AL) from Los Angeles (AL), June 3, 2014.—Declined outright assignment and became free agent, June 15, 2014.—Signed by Los Angeles (AL) as a minor league free agent, June 17, 2014.—Signed by Seibu Lions (Japan) as free agent, Dec. 12, 2014.—Signed by Toronto as minor league free agent, Dec. 18, 2015.—Acquired by Seattle from Toronto for a PTBNL, June 22, 2016.—Acquired by Pittsburgh from Seattle for a PTBNL, Sept. 13, 2016.—Signed as a minor league free agent by New York-AL, Jan. 17, 2018.—Released by New York-AL, March 22, 2018.—Signed as a free agent by Seattle, March 25, 2018.

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DENARD SPAN (4)POSITION: OutfielderAGE: 34 BORN: 2-27-84 in Washington, DCBATS: Left THROWS: Left HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 210ML SERVICE: 9 years, 111 daysCONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2018 with club option for 2019ACQUIRED: In trade with Tampa Bay along with Alex Colomé (rhp) and cash considerations in exchange for Andrew Moore (rhp) and Tommy Romero (rhp) on May 25. 2018.

2017: • The Totals – Hit .272 (135x497) with

73 runs, 31 doubles, 5 triples, 12 home runs, 43 RBI, 12 stolen bases, 40 walks, a .329 on-base percentage and a .427 slugging mark (.756 OPS) in 129 games with San Francisco.

• Leader – Led the Giants with 73 runs scored, depsite a stint on the 10-day DL.

• Getting Defensive – Made all of his defensive appearances in center field, including 116 starts…his 116 starts in center were 8th-most in the NL.

• Goodbye Baseball – Belted a career-high 12 home runs, marking the second time in his career to hit double digits in home runs (also: 11, 2016 w/SF).

• Power and Speed – Reached double digits in home runs and stolen bases for the 2nd year in a row…joined Charlie Blackmon-COL and Ryan Braun-MIL as the only National League outfielders with 10+ home runs and 10+ steals in 2016 and 2017.

• Do the Splits – Posted a .284/.339/.465 slash line vs. right-handed pitchers, going 111-for-391 with 12 home runs…vs. left-handers, had a .226/.293/.283 slash line, going 24-for-106.

• Heating Up – Hit .374 (40x107) with 21 runs, 6 doubles, 3 triples, 2 home runs, 8 RBI and 9 walks in 27 games in the month of June…led the National League in hits in June, while also ranking 3rd in batting, T7th in runs and 8th in on-base percentage (.427).

• Clutch – Hit .345 (30x87) with runners in scoring position…among National Leaguers with at least 75 plate appearances with RISP, his .345 average was 15th-best.

• Good Start – Hit 3 leadoff home runs: May 12 vs. Cincinnati, June 30 at Pittsburgh and Aug. 19 vs. Philadelphia…his 3 leadoff homers ranked T5th-most in the NL (also: 5 others).

• Inside Track – On Aug. 19 at Philadelphia, led off the game with an inside-the-park home run off Jerad Eickhoff…according to the Elias Sports Bureau, Span was the first player to begin a game with an inside-the-park home run since Johnny Rucker did so for the New York Giants on June 20, 1945 vs. the Boston Braves at the Polo Grounds…marked Span’s first career inside-the-park home run.

• Four Score – On June 30 at Pittsburgh, homered off Gerrit Cole to begin the game and went on to finish with 4 hits and a career-high-tying 4 runs…became the first Giants player to hit a leadoff home run and finish with at least 4 hits and 4 runs since Bobby Bonds on June 6, 1973 at Pittsburgh.

• DL Stint – Placed on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained right shoulder on April 26…activated on May 11…in 2 games on a rehab assignment with high-A San Jose, went 2-for-6 with 1 walk.

PERSONAL: Keiunta Denard Span… married the former Anne Schleper in January 2017…she was a member of the 2014 U.S. Olympic hockey team and three-time World Champion…the couple welcomed their first child, Denard James, this past offseason…resides in Odessa, FL…after being raised by his mother, Wanda, in a single-parent home, established the Denard Span Foundation in Tampa Bay, focused on support for single-parent families…hosts an annual holiday event in Tampa that recognizes single mothers and provides gifts for their children…during his high school career, led Tampa Bay Catholic High School to the 2001 state championship; was all-state as a junior and a senior…selected by Minnesota in the 1st round (20th overall) of the 2002 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of Tampa Bay Catholic HS…inducted into Tampa Bay Catholic’s Baseball Hall of Fame on Feb. 10, 2010.

SPAN’s CAREER HIGHSMOST HITS: 5 — 5 times; last: 6/2/17 at PHI w/SF

MOST HOME RUNS: 2 — 2 times; last: 9/1/14 at LAD w/WAS

MOST RBI: 6 — 9/26/09 at KC w/MIN MOST STOLEN BASES:

3 — 9/14/13 vs. PHI w/WASLONGEST HITTING STREAK: 29 — 8/17 – 9/18/13 w/WAS

CAREER GRAND SLAMS: None

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2003: Made his pro debut at the age of 19 with Elizabethton in the Appalachian Rookie League…hit .271 (56x207) with 34 runs, 5 doubles, 1 triple, 1 home run, 18 RBI, 23 walks and 14 stolen bases in 50 games.

2004: Split the season between the rookie level Gulf Coast League (GCL Twins) and single-A Midwest League (Quad Cities)…appeared in 64 games with Quad Cities, batting .267 (64x240) with 29 runs, 4 doubles, 3 triples, 14 RBI, 34 walks and 15 steals…in 5 games with the GCL Twins, hit .375 (6x16) with 1 run, 2 doubles, 1 RBI and 3 walks.

2005: Started the year with high-A Fort Myers, where he was named to the Florida State League midseason All-Star Team…in 49 games with Fort Myers, hit .339 (63x186) with 38 runs, 3 doubles, 3 triples, 1 home run, 19 RBI, 22 walks, 13 stolen bases and a .410 on-base percentage… in late-June, earned a promotion to AA New Britain, where he hit .285 (76x267) with 47 runs, 6 doubles, 5 triples, 26 RBI, 22 walks and 10 steals in 68 games…led Twins minor leaguers in batting (.307) and ranked 2nd in stolen bases (23)…appeared in 24 games with Grand Canyon in the Arizona Fall League, batting .294 (30x102) with 7 stolen bases…following the season, Baseball America named him the fastest baserunner, best athlete and best defensive outfielder in the Twins organization for the second year in a row.

2006: Led the Eastern League in hits, while also ranking 3rd in runs scored and 9th in batting…spent the entire season with AA New Britain, where he hit .285 (153x536) with 80 runs, 16 doubles, 6 triples, 2 home runs, 45 RBI, 40 walks and 24 stolen bases in 134 games…named to the Eastern League midseason All-Star squad.

2007: Spent the season with AAA Rochester, batting .267 (130x487) with 59 runs, 20 doubles, 7 triples, 3 home runs, 55 RBI, 40 walks and 25 stolen bases in 139 games…his 25 steals were 3rd-most among Twins minor leaguers…ranked by Baseball America as a top-30 prospect in the Twins organization following the season for the 6th year in a row.

2008: Broke into the Major Leagues, appearing in 93 games across two stints with the Twins…finished 6th in AL Rookie of the Year voting (Evan Longoria won the award)…hit .294 (102x347) with 70 runs, 16 doubles, 7 triples, 6 home runs, 47 RBI, 50 walks, 18 stolen bases and a .387 on-base percentage…optioned to AAA Rochester out of Spring Training but was recalled by the Twins on April 5 following an injury to Michael Cuddyer…made his Major League debut on April 6 vs. Kansas City at the age of 24…collected his first career hit, a single off Javier Vazquez, on April 7 at Chicago-AL…belted his first Major League home run off Mark Buehrle on July 28 vs. the White Sox… recorded his first multi-home run game in the first game of a doubleheader on Sept. 13 at Baltimore; finished 2-for-5 with 4 RBI…was the recipient of the Bill Boni Award as the Twins top rookie…played for the U.S. squad in the Futures Game at Yankee Stadium…in 40 games with AAA Rochester, hit .340 (53x156) with 32 runs, 11 doubles, 1 triple, 3 home runs, 14 RBI, 26 walks, 15 steals and a .434 on-base percentage.

2009: Named to his first career Opening Day roster…shared the American League lead in triples (10) with Jacoby Ellsbury-BOS…in 145 games with the Twins, hit .311 (180x578) with 97 runs, 16 doubles, 10 triples, 8 home runs, 68 RBI, 70 walks, 23 stolen bases and a .392 on-base percentage…ranked among the top-10 AL leaders in batting (9th/.311), on-base percentage (10/.392)…made his first trip to the disabled list, June 17-25, with a right ear infection; in 2 games on a rehab assignment with AAA Rochester, went 2-for-6 with 1 run, 1 double, 1 walk and 1 stolen base…was the recipient of the Mike Augustin Award by the Twin Cities Chapter of the BBWAA for the best relationship with the media.

2010: Recorded 10 triples for the 2nd year in a row, joining Zoilo Versalles (1963-65), Rod Carew (1976-78), Chuck Knoblauch (1996-97) and Christian Guzman (2000-01) as the only players in Twins history with back-to-back seasons of 10+ triples…scored the first run in Target Field history on April 12 vs. Boston…tied a modern Major League record with 3 triples on June 29 vs. Detroit; was the first player with 3 triples in a game since Rafael Furcal (4/21/02 vs. FLA w/ATL)…in 153 games with the Twins, hit .264 (166x629) with 85 runs, 24 doubles, 10 triples, 3 home runs, 58 RBI, 60 walks and 26 stolen bases.

2011: Limited to 70 games with the Twins after a concussion sidelined him for most of four months…placed on the disabled list with concussion symptoms on June 10… collided with catcher Brayan Peña at home plate while trying to stretch a triple into an inside-the-park home run on June 3 at Kansas City…entered play on June 3 batting .297 (66x222)…activated from the disabled list on Aug. 2 after a rehab assignment with AAA Rochester, where he hit .205 (8x39) with 4 runs, 1 double, 2 RBI and 3 stolen bases in 10 games… between Aug. 2-13, went 2-for-35 (.057) with 1 run and 3 walks in 9 games…on the 15-

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day disabled list, Aug. 18 – Sept. 21, with migraine symptoms… went 5-for-18 (.278) with 4 runs, 2 doubles, 2 triples and 1 RBI over 5 games, from Sept. 21 through the end of the season…overall, hit .264 (75x284) with 37 runs, 11 doubles, 5 triples, 2 home runs, 16 RBI, 27 walks and 6 stolen bases in 70 games with Minnesota.

2012: In 128 games with the Twins, hit .283 (146x516) with 71 runs, 38 doubles, 4 triples, 4 home runs, 41 RBI, 47 walks and 17 stolen bases…his 38 doubles led the Twins and ranked 11th-most in the American League…recorded his first walk-off hit, a single in the bottom of the 15th inning, on June 17 vs. Milwaukee…had another walk-off hit, a 10th-inning double, on Sept. 13 vs. Kansas City…injured his right shoulder diving for a ball in center field on Aug. 12 vs. Tampa Bay…on the 15-day disabled list, Aug. 30 – Sept. 12, with a strained right sternoclavicular joint…was the recipient of the Carl R. Pohlad Award, which recognizes one Twins player or coach each season for outstanding community involvement and on-field performance.

2013: After 10 years in the Twins organization, was acquired by Washington in an offseason trade…led the Major Leagues with 11 triples…one of three finalists for the Rawlings NL Gold Glove Award for center field (won by Carlos Gómez-MIL)…did not commit an error in 153 games and 384 chances in center field…recorded a career-high 29-game hitting streak, Aug 17 – Sept. 18, batting .371 (46x124) during that span; was the longest hitting streak in the Majors in 2013 and remains the 2nd-longest in Nationals history behind Ryan Zimmerman (30) in 2009…recorded his 100th career stolen base on July 12 at Miami…appeared in 153 games with the Nationals, batting .279 (170x610) with 75 runs, 28 doubles, 11 triples, 4 home runs, 47 RBI, 42 walks and 20 stolen bases.

2014: Established a career-high with 184 hits, tied with Philadelphia’s Ben Revere for the National League lead…also set career-highs in doubles with 39 and stolen bases with 31…his 184 hits set a single-season Nationals club record (since equaled by Daniel Murphy in 2016)…one of two Nationals in club history (since 2005) with at least 30 doubles and 30 stolen bases in a single season, joining Alfonso Soriano (2006)…among National League leaders, ranked 1st in multi-hit games (58), T4th in doubles (39), 5th in stolen bases (31), T5th in runs (94) and T7th in triples (8)…on the 7-day disabled list, April 12-19, with concussion symptoms…included a rehab assignment with Hagerstown…recorded his 2nd career multi-home run game on Sept. 1, 2014 at Los Angeles-NL…overall, hit .302 (184x610) with 94 runs, 39 doubles, 8 triples, 5 home runs, 37 RBI, 50 walks and 31 stolen bases in 147 games with the Nationals.

2015: Limited to 61 games – fewest in his career – due to three trips to the disabled list… began the season on the 15-day disabled list while recovering from right core muscle surgery…appeared with AA Harrisburg and A Hagerstown on a rehab assignment before being activated from the DL on April 19…hit safely in 19 of his first 24 games (4/19 – 5/20), batting .333 (34x102) with 19 runs, 9 doubles, 3 home runs and 13 RBI…equaled his career-high in hits (5) and runs (4) on April 28 at Atlanta; went 5-for-6 with 4 runs, 3 doubles, 1 home run and 1 RBI…remains the only player in Nationals club history with 3 doubles and 1 home run in a game…placed on the 15-day DL again on July 10 with back tightness; was batting .304 (72x237) at the time, 12th-best in the National League (min. 250 PA)…made 1 appearance with high-A Potomac on a rehab assignment before being activated from the DL on Aug. 25…appeared in just 2 games with the Nationals before being placed on the 15-day DL with left hip inflammation on Aug. 28; transferred to the 60-day DL on Sept. 26…finished the season batting .301 (74x246) with 38 runs, 17 doubles, 5 home runs, 22 RBI, 25 walks and 11 stolen bases in 61 games…was successful on 11-of-11 stolen bases attempts, joining Matt Duffy-SF as the only players in the Majors without a caught stealing (min. 10 SB attempts).

2016: In his first season with San Francisco, hit .266 (152x572) with 70 runs, 23 doubles, 5 triples, 11 home runs, 53 RBI, 53 walks and 12 stolen bases in 143 games…reached double-digits in home runs for the first time in his career…on Opening Day at Milwaukee (April 4), went 2-for-5 with 2 runs, 1 home run and 5 RBI, becoming the first Giants player with 5 RBI on Opening Day since Barry Bonds in 2002 and the first to do so in his Giants debut since the RBI became an official stat in 1920 (Elias Sports Bureau)…on June 2 at Philadelphia, equaled his career-high of 5 hits for the 5th time…on Aug. 4 at Philadelphia, belted a go-ahead home run in the 10th inning, his first career homer in extras…later, belted his 2nd career homer in extras on Sept. 24 at San Diego (10th inning)…one of seven players in the Major Leagues with 2 extra-inning home runs (Robinson Canó, 3).

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POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE: Has appeared in 14 career postseason games: 13 in the League Division Series and 1 in the National League Wild Card Game…is a career .258 (17x66) hitter in the postseason with 4 runs, 3 doubles, 1 triple, 2 RBI, 2 walks and 2 stolen bases…has hit safely in 10-of-14 career postseason games…made his postseason debut in the 2009 ALDS vs. New York-AL and collected multiple hits in each of the 3 games; finished 6-for-15 (.400)…faced the Yankees again in the 2010 ALDS and went 4-for-13 (.308), collecting at least 1 hit in each of the 3 games…appeared in 4 games with Washington in the 2014 NLDS vs. San Francisco; went 2-for-3 in Game 3 at the Giants…in the 2016 National League Wild Card Game with the Nationals, went 1-for-4 with 1 walk in a 3-0 win at the New York Mets…appeared in 3 games of the 2016 NLDS against the Chicago Cubs…was hitless in Game 2, but had 2 hits each in Games 3 and 4, including 1 double and 1 triple in Game 3 and 1 double in Game 4.

SPAN’s PLAYING RECORDYEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS SLG OBP2003 Elizabethton .271 50 207 34 56 66 5 1 1 18 0 0 4 23 34 14 5 .319 .3552004 Quad Cities .267 64 240 29 64 74 4 3 0 14 4 1 3 34 49 15 8 .308 .363 GCL Twins .375 5 16 1 6 8 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 1 .500 .4742005 Fort Meyers .339 49 186 38 63 75 3 3 1 19 2 1 1 22 25 13 4 .403 .410 New Britain .285 68 267 47 76 92 6 5 0 26 5 2 8 22 41 10 8 .345 .3552006 New Britain .285 134 536 80 153 187 16 6 2 45 15 1 5 40 78 24 11 .349 .3402007 Rochester .267 139 487 59 130 173 20 7 3 55 21 0 0 40 90 25 14 .355 .3232008 Rochester .340 40 156 32 53 75 11 1 3 14 2 0 0 26 36 15 8 .481 .434 MINNESOTA .294 93 347 70 102 150 16 7 6 47 8 2 4 50 60 18 7 .432 .3872009 MINNESOTA .311 145 578 97 180 3 16 10 8 68 12 6 10 70 89 23 10 .415 .392 Rochester # .333 2 6 1 2 240 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 .500 .5002010 MINNESOTA .264 153 629 85 166 219 24 10 3 58 10 2 4 60 74 26 4 .348 .3312011 MINNESOTA .264 70 284 37 75 9 11 5 2 16 0 0 0 27 36 6 1 .359 .328 Rochester # .205 10 39 4 8 102 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 5 3 0 .231 .2052012 MINNESOTA .283 128 516 71 146 204 38 4 4 41 4 1 0 47 62 17 6 .395 .3422013 WASHINGTON .279 153 610 75 170 232 28 11 4 47 7 1 2 42 77 20 6 .38 .3272014 WASHINGTON .302 147 610 94 184 2 39 8 5 37 3 3 2 50 65 31 7 .416 .355 Hagerstown # .500 2 4 3 2 254 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 .500 .7142015 Harrisburg # .286 4 14 5 4 7 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .500 .375 Hagerstown # .615 4 13 2 8 11 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 .846 .667 WASHINGTON .301 61 246 38 74 106 17 0 5 22 1 2 1 25 26 11 0 .431 .365 Potomac # .000 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .0002016 SAN FRANCISCO .266 143 572 70 152 218 23 5 11 53 6 2 4 53 79 12 7 .381 .3312017 SAN FRANCISCO .272 129 497 73 135 2 31 5 12 43 1 1 3 40 69 12 7 .427 .329 San Jose # .333 2 6 0 2 212 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .429Minor Lg Totals .288 574 2179 335 627 784 69 26 12 199 50 5 22 219 362 122 60 .358 .360ML Totals .283 1222 4889 710 1384 1937 243 65 60 432 52 20 30 464 637 176 55 .396 .348

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WILD CARDYEAR CLUB, OPP AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS SLG OBP2016 SF, NYM .250 1 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 .250 .400

DIVISION SERIESYEAR CLUB, OPP AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS SLG OBP2009 MIN, NYY .400 3 15 1 6 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 .467 .4002010 MIN, NYY .308 3 13 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .3082014 WSN, SFG .105 4 19 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 .105 .1502016 SFG, CHC .267 3 15 3 4 8 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 .533 .267DS Totals .258 13 62 4 16 21 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 8 1 1 .339 .270

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SPAN’s CAREER TRANSACTIONS— Selected by Minnesota in the 1st round (20th overall) of the 2002 MLB First-Year Player

Draft…signed by Twins scout Brad Weitzel.— On the 15-day disabled list, June 17-25, 2009, with a right ear infection…included a

rehab assignment with Rochester. — On the 7-day disabled list, June 10 – Aug. 2, 2011, with concussion symptoms…transferred

to the 15-day disabled list on June 23…included a rehab assignment with Rochester. — On the 15-day disabled list, Aug. 18 – Sept. 21, 2011, with migraine symptoms. — On the 15-day disabled list, Aug. 30 – Sept. 12, 2012, with a strained right

sternoclavicular joint.— Acquired by Washington from Minnesota in exchange for Alex Meyer (rhp) on Nov. 29, 2012.— On the 7-day disabled list, April 12-19, 2014, with concussion symptoms…included a

rehab assignment with Hagerstown. — On the 15-day disabled list, April 5-19, 2015, with right core muscle surgery…included

a rehab assignment with Harrisburg and Hagerstown. — On the 15-day disabled list, July 10 – Aug. 25, 2015, with back tightness…included a

rehab assignment with Potomac. — On the 15-day disabled list, Aug. 28 – Nov. 2, 2015, with left hip inflammation…

transferred to the 60-day disabled list on Sept. 26. — Signed by San Francisco as a free agent on Jan. 8, 2016.— On the 15-day disabled list, April 26 – May 11, 2017, with a sprained right shoulder…

included a rehab assignment with San Jose. — Acquired by Tampa Bay from San Francisco along with Christian Arroyo (inf), Matt Krook

(lhp) and Stephen Woods Jr. (rhp) in exchange for Evan Longoria (inf) on Dec. 20, 2017. — Acquired by Seattle from Tampa Bay along with Alex Colomé (rhp) and cash

considerations in exchange for Andrew Moore (rhp) and Tommy Romero (rhp) on May 25, 2018.