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Mark Lowe 54 CAREER TRANSACTIONS 2004 Selected by the Seattle Mariners in the 5Th Round (153Rd Overall) of the June Draft

Mark Lowe 54 CAREER TRANSACTIONS 2004 Selected by the Seattle Mariners in the 5Th Round (153Rd Overall) of the June Draft

54 CAREER TRANSACTIONS 2004 Selected by the in the 5th round (153rd overall) of the June draft. Player signed 6/16. Age: 31, born June 7, 1983 in Houston, TX 2006 DL- right elbow surgery, 8/20-remainder of season. Resides: Vancouver, WA Position: 2007 DL- right elbow rehab, 3/23-7/24...rehab at AAA Tacoma, 7/3-9...rehab at A Everett, 7/12-15...rehab at AA West Tenn. 2007 DL- right elbow, 8/28-remainder of season...rehab at AAA Tacoma, 8/31-9/28 Bats: L Throws: R Height: 6-3 Weight: 210 2010 DL- lower back surgery, 5/3-remainder of season. ML Service: 6 + 155 2010 Traded by Seattle with to Texas for Matt Lawson, , and , 7/9. Contract Status: Signed thru 2014 2012 DL- right intercostal strain, 6/26-8/9...rehab at AA Frisco, 7/28-8/6...rehab at AAA Round Rock, 8/7-9. 2012 Granted Free Agency, 10/29. Acquired: April 3, 2014; Signed by to a Minor League free agent 2013 Signed as a Free Agent with the , 2/8. Released on 3/24. contract. 2013 Signed as a Free Agent with the of Anaheim, 3/27. Released on 6/6. OPPONENTS 2013 DL- neck strain, 4/20-5/15...rehab at A Inland Empire, 4/20-5/5. YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK AVG SLG OBP 2013 Signed as a Free Agent with the , 6/11. Granted Free Agency, 9/2. 2004 Everett 1-2 4.93 18 3 0 0 7 38.1 42 22 21 4 4 14 38 2 1 .276 .421 .353 2013 Signed as a Free Agent with the , 11/16. Released on 3/26. 2005 Wisconsin 6-6 5.47 22 22 0 0 0 103.2 107 72 63 12 11 49 72 5 0 .264 .394 .357 2014 Signed as a Free Agent with the , 4/3. 2006 Inland Empire 1-0 1.84 13 2 0 0 2 29.1 14 10 6 0 1 11 46 1 1 .132 .160 .220 San Antonio 0-2 2.16 11 0 0 0 4 16.2 14 4 4 1 0 3 14 0 0 .233 .350 .270 Seattle 1-0 1.93 15 0 0 0 0 18.2 12 4 4 1 2 9 20 1 0 .190 .286 .311 2013 Season Highlights 2007 Tacoma 0-0 5.68 7 3 0 0 0 6.1 12 4 4 1 0 3 5 0 0 .387 .581 .441 ‹ Made his sixth consecutive Opening Day roster…Appeared in 11 games with the Angels, posting a 9.26 ERA (11.2-IP, Everett 0-0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 12-ER) before his release on June 6…Tossed 2.0 scoreless innings in the Angels' Opening Day, 13.0 inning win at West Tenn 0-0 3.38 3 1 0 0 0 2.2 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 .222 .222 .364 Cincinnati, his last Major League win...Signed with the Nationals and spent the remainder of the season with AAA Syracuse. Seattle 0-0 6.75 4 0 0 0 0 2.2 2 2 2 1 0 3 3 0 0 .200 .600 .385 2008 Seattle 1-5 5.37 57 0 0 0 1 63.2 78 44 38 6 4 34 55 2 0 .301 .452 .387 2009 Seattle 2-7 3.26 75 0 0 0 3 80.0 71 39 29 7 0 29 69 4 0 .232 .369 .295 Pro Career 2010 Seattle 1-3 3.48 11 0 0 0 0 10.1 11 5 4 1 0 5 7 1 0 .282 .410 .356 ‹ 2012 Spent the entire season with the Rangers except for a seven-week stint on the DL…Went 0-2 with a 3.43 ERA Texas 0-0 12.00 3 0 0 0 0 3.0 7 4 4 1 0 1 5 0 0 .467 .733 .500 (39.1-IP, 15-ER) in 36 apps in the majors. 2011 Texas 2-3 3.80 52 0 0 0 1 45.0 46 26 19 6 0 19 42 3 0 .263 .434 .333 Round Rock 1-0 2.89 6 0 0 0 0 9.1 7 3 3 0 0 4 13 0 0 .200 .257 .282 ‹ 2011 Made 52 appearances for the Rangers in his ¿ rst full season in the Texas organization…Went 2-3 w/a 3.80 ERA 2012 Texas 0-2 3.43 36 0 0 0 0 39.1 35 15 15 5 0 13 28 4 2 .240 .411 .296 (45-IP, 19-ER) over two stints in the majors…Recorded his ¿ rst save since 9/22/09 with a scoreless 11th inning on Frisco 0-1 9.00 3 0 0 0 0 4.0 4 4 4 2 0 2 6 0 0 .250 .688 .333 5/18 at KC…Allowed just 6 of 32 inherited runners (18.8%) to score, the 9th-best pct in the A.L.…Added to the World Round Rock 0-0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 .000 .000 .000 Series roster and made 2 apps, allowing 2 ER in 1 IP…Took the walk-off loss in Game 6 at St. Louis when David 2013 Los Angeles-AL 1-0 9.26 11 0 0 0 0 11.2 11 12 12 1 0 11 7 2 0 .256 .442 .407 Freese an 11th-inning homer. Inland Empire 0-0 1.80 3 0 0 0 1 5.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 6 1 0 .059 .176 .059 Syracuse 3-1 3.14 24 0 0 0 1 28.2 31 11 10 3 0 10 37 0 0 .272 .421 .328 ‹ 2010 Three outings with Texas after coming over from the Mariners as a part of the Rangers trade for LH Cliff Lee… Minor Lge. Totals 12-12 4.26 113 32 0 0 15 247.0 234 132 117 23 16 98 242 9 2 .245 .370 .325 Allowed 4 ER in 3 IP with the Rangers…With Seattle, went 1-3 with a 3.48 ERA (10.1-IP, 4-ER) in 11 apps to start the CLEVELAND TOTALS ------season before he was placed on the DL with lower back inÀ ammation…Was moved to the 60-day DL while recovering 8-20 4.17 264 0 0 0 5 274.1 273 151 127 29 6 124 236 17 2 .259 .413 .337 from lower back surgery and made his Texas debut on 9/29…Named to the Rangers roster and appeared ------in Game 1 (0.2-IP, 3-ER) and Game 2 (0.0-IP, 2-ER) in San Francisco. M.L. TOTALS 8-20 4.17 264 0 0 0 5 274.1 273 151 127 29 6 124 236 17 2 .259 .413 .337 ‹ 2009 Pitched in a career-high 75 outings for the Mariners (3rd-most in A.L.)…Ranked 4th in the AL with 26 holds… POSTSEASON PITCHING RECORD Did not allow a in all 9 apps of 2 innings or more…His win on 6/21 vs. ARI was ¿ rst since 4/2908 at CLE, snapping YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK a career-long 8-game losing streak. 2010 TEX (WS vs SFG) 0-0 67.50 2 0 0 0 0 0.2 4 5 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 2011 TEX (WS vs STL) 0-1 18.00 2 0 0 0 0 1.0 3 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 ‹ 2008 Rated by as the Mariners No. 8 prospect heading into the season…Finished 2nd among Totals 0-1 37.80 4 0 0 0 0 1.2 7 7 7 1 0 1 1 0 0 Mariners relievers with 57 apps…Also ¿ nished 3rd on the team in innings (63.2) and (55)…Recorded his ¿ rst MLB save on 4/11 vs. LAA. FIELDING BY POSITION ‹ 2007 Placed on the 60-day DL on 4/1 after right elbow surgery by Dr. Lewis Yocum the previous October…Activated 2013 CAREER PCT G PO A E TC DP PCT G PO A E TC DP on 7/24 after rehab stints...Made 4 apps with Seattle before he was optioned to -A Tacoma. 1.000 11 0 4 0 4 0 Pitcher . 886 268 10 21 4 35 1 ‹ 2006 Named Minor League Pitcher of the Year by the Mariners player development staff…Made his ML debut on 7/7 HITTING vs. DET with a scoreless 9th…Tossed 17.2 consecutive shutout innings over his ¿ rst 13 games, setting a Mariners 2013 CAREER

record for most consecutive scoreless innings to start a career…Earned ¿ rst career win on 7/19 at NYY. S

AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI N A ------.000 1 0 0 0 Personal/Miscellaneous I D N Full name MARK CHRISTOPHER LOWE...Attended Fort Bend Baptist Academy (Texas) and the University of Texas- I LOWE'S CAREER GAME HIGHS Arlington. D BB’s: 4, May 12, 2008 at Texas; K’s: 4, September 12, 2009 at Texas; LONGEST OUTING: 3.0IP, 2x, last June 25, N A

2012 vs. Detroit; WINNING STREAK: 1 game, 8 times; LOSING STREAK: 8 games, May 1, 2008-June 13, 2009; L E

HR: 2, June 15, 2011 at NYY; LAST WIN: April 1, 2013 at Cincinnati; LAST SAVE: May 18, 2011 at KC; SCORELESS V E

OUTINGS: 13, July 7-August 14, 2006 (17.2IP). L C

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Cleveland Indians Media Guide 2014 2 C 9 BATS: Left THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 202 MLS: 4+149

FULL NAME: George Kottaras (kuh-TAR-us) BORN: 5/10/83 in , , Canada OPENING DAY AGE: 30, turns 31 on May 10 RESIDES: Scottsdale, AZ CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2014 FAMILY: SIGNED BY: Larry Decker and John Ferracuti (San Diego) HOW ACQUIRED: From Kansas City for a cash consideration 11/26/13

Kottaras: Facts and Information George joins the Cubs after spending all or part of the last six big league seasons with (2008-09), Milwaukee (2010-12), Oakland (2012) and Kansas City (2013) … in 295 big league games, is a .214 hitter (148-for-692) with 40 doubles, 29 home runs and 96 RBI. © Has hit 26 of 29 career home runs vs. right-handed pitchers. © Recorded the third cycle by a in the live ball era September 3, 2011 at Houston ... was the seventh cycle in Brewers franchise history. © Participated in the 2006 All-Star Futures Game in Pittsburgh. © Was selected a Southern League All-Star with -A Mobile in 2006. © Entered the 2006 season ranked as the second-best prospect in the Padres organization by Baseball America. © In 2004, led the entire Padres organization with a .310 batting average (84-for-271) with Single-A Fort Wayne. © Played for Greece in the 2004 Summer in Athens … appeared in four games, batting .250 (3-for-12) with two RBI. © Attended Connors State Junior College in Warner, Okla. ... signed with the Padres in 2003 as a draft-and-follow instead of attending the University of Florida on a baseball scholarship. © Graduated from Milliken Mills High School in Markham, Ontario, Canada. © Grew up just outside of Toronto, Canada, playing competitive fast-pitch softball, but transitioned to baseball.

Kottaras: 2013 Season George served as Kansas City’s back-up catcher after he was claimed off waivers from Oakland in January … started 29 games behind the plate, batting .180 (18-for-100) with five homers, 12 RBI and a .370 . © Drew 24 walks in just 126 plate appearances, most in the majors among players with 150 plate appearances or fewer … .349 on-base percentage was sixth-highest among American League (min. 40 games). © Went 2-for-8 with four walks as a pinch-hitter. © Homered in three-straight starts (6/23 vs. CWS, 7/4 vs. CLE & 7/7 vs. OAK) ... homers on June 23 and July 4 were part of back-to-back jacks.

Kottaras: Career Review 2012: Opened campaign with Milwaukee, but was traded to Oakland July 2010: Claimed off waivers by Milwaukee November 18, 2009 and batted 29 for RHP ... Athletics went 17-8 in his 25 starts, .203 (43-for-212) with nine home runs and 26 RBI in 67 games during his capturing the American League West title on the final day of the season. first season with the Brewers. © Posted career highs in games (85), RBI (31), walks (37) and on-base © Made 60 starts, all behind the plate … club went 30-30 when he start- percentage (.351) and tied his career high with nine home runs (also ed and posted a 4.44 ERA (267 ER/541.2 IP) in all games he caught. done in 2010 with the Brewers). © Twenty-two of 43 hits went for extra bases (12 2B, 1 3B, 9 HR). © Hit six home runs in 27 games for the A’s following the trade, tying for © Appeared off the bench at first base April 25 vs. the Cubs and July the second-most home runs in Athletics history by a player with fewer 28 vs. Cincinnati and in right field July 27 vs. Cincinnati, marking first- than 30 games in a season (only Mark McGwire, with nine homers in 27 career games at those positions. games in 1993, had more). © Posted .627 slugging percentage with runners on base and hit .368 2009: Made first-career, Opening Day roster and batted .237 (22-for-93) (7-for-19) with a 1.000 slugging percentage with runners in scoring with one and 10 RBI in 45 games with Boston. position for the A’s. © Made 25 starts behind the plate, including 18 when knuckleballer Tim © Posted first-career, two-homer game August 31 vs. Boston … went 3-for- Wakefield was pitching. 5 with a career-best five RBI in the A’s 20-2 rout of the Red Sox. © Made first major league start April 10 at the Angels, going 1-for-3. © Appeared in four games in Oakland’s Division Series against the Tigers, © Belted first major league home run July 3 vs. Seattle, a solo shot off going 0-for-4 with a sac bunt. Mark Lowe. © Spent time on the 15-day disabled list August 1-31 with a lower back 2011: Batted .252 (28-for-111) with five home runs and 17 RBI in 49 strain (retroactive to 7/30). games with Milwaukee … made 31 starts, all behind the plate. © Made 22 of 31 starts when Randy Wolf was pitching … club posted a 2008: Spent most of the season with Triple-A Pawtucket, batting .243 (96- 3.59 ERA (101 ER/253.0 IP) when he caught and was 20-11 when he for-395) with 22 home runs and 65 RBI in 107 games before his contract started. was purchased by Boston September 8. © Began season with Milwaukee before he was outrighted to Triple-A © Appeared in three September contests with the Red Sox, going 1-for-5 Nashville April 21. off the bench. w Returned June 15 after batting .343 (35-for-102) with four © Made major league debut September 13 vs. Toronto in Game 1 of a home runs and 21 RBI in 29 games with Nashville. doubleheader, going 0-for-2 with a run scored … struck out in first at- © Notched the seventh cycle in franchise history September 3 at Houston, bat, but reached on a by A.J. Burnett. going 4-for-5 with a double, a triple, a home run, two RBI and two runs © Collected first major league hit, doubling off the Yankees Phil Coke Sep- scored in an 8-2 Brewers win … marked first-career, four-hit game. tember 26. © Played in the Dominican Winter League.

104 2014 Media Guide 2007: In first season with the Red Sox organization, batted .241 (71-for- 2004: Led the Padres organization with a .310 batting average (84-for- 294) with nine home runs and 39 RBI in 87 games with Triple-A Pawtucket. 271) at Single-A Fort Wayne, adding seven home runs and 46 RBI in 78 games. 2006: Batted .255 (96-for-376) with 10 home runs and 50 RBI in 111 © Played for Greece in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens … games between Double-A Mobile and Triple-A Portland. appeared in four games, batting .250 (3-for-12) with two RBI. © Entered the season ranked as the second-best prospect in the Padres organization by Baseball America. 2003: In first professional season after he was selected by San Diego in © Was selected a Southern League All-Star with Mobile. the 20th round of 2002 June Draft, batted .259 (37-for-143) with seven © Participated in the All-Star Futures Game in Pittsburgh. homers and 24 RBI in 42 games with Rookie-League Idaho Falls. © Traded from San Diego to Boston September 5, completing the deal that sent LHP to the Padres August 31.

2005: Batted .299 (131-for-438) with 11 home runs and 65 RBI in 120 games between Single-A Lake Elsinore and Double-A Mobile. © Played for the Peoria Javelinas in the Arizona Fall League.

Kottaras: Career Statistics and Transactions

YEAR TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG 2003 — Idaho Falls-R .259 42 143 27 37 8 1 7 24 0 1 1 19 36 1-1 0 .348 .476 2004 — Fort Wayne-A .310 78 271 40 84 18 1 7 46 1 3 0 51 41 0-0 4 .415 .461 2005 — Lake Elsinore-A .303 91 337 54 102 29 0 9 50 2 4 1 50 60 2-1 8 .390 .469 Mobile-AA .287 29 101 16 29 7 0 2 15 0 1 0 19 23 0-0 1 .397 .416 2006 — Mobile-AA .276 78 257 40 71 19 1 8 33 0 2 1 50 68 0-1 5 .394 .451 Portland-AAA .210 33 119 14 25 10 1 2 17 0 1 1 12 30 0-0 2 .286 .361 2007 — Pawtucket-AAA .241 87 294 32 71 22 0 9 39 2 4 2 32 71 1-1 10 .316 .408 2008 — Pawtucket-AAA .243 107 395 63 96 18 0 22 65 0 2 1 64 110 0-0 2 .348 .456 Boston .200 3 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-0 0 .200 .400 2009 — Boston .237 45 93 15 22 11 0 1 10 0 3 0 11 25 0-0 1 .308 .387 Pawtucket-AAA# .292 10 24 1 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 0-0 0 .433 .417 2010 — Milwaukee .203 67 212 24 43 12 1 9 26 1 4 0 33 44 2-0 4 .305 .396 2011 — Milwaukee .252 49 111 15 28 6 1 5 17 1 1 0 10 26 0-1 0 .311 .459 Nashville-AAA .343 29 102 19 35 8 1 4 21 0 0 0 16 29 0-1 2 .432 .559 2012 — Milwaukee .209 58 86 10 18 4 0 3 12 1 0 0 29 24 0-0 0 .409 .360 Oakland .212 27 85 10 18 2 1 6 19 0 0 0 8 24 0-0 4 .280 .471 2013 — Kansas City .180 46 100 13 18 4 0 5 12 0 0 2 24 42 1-0 4 .349 .370 MAJOR LEAGUE TOTALS .214 295 692 88 148 40 3 29 96 3 8 2 115 187 3-1 13 .324 .406 AMERICAN LEAGUE TOTALS .208 121 283 39 59 18 1 12 41 0 3 2 43 93 1-0 9 .314 .406 NATIONAL LEAGUE TOTALS .218 174 409 49 89 22 2 17 55 3 5 0 72 94 2-1 4 .331 .406 MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .273 584 2043 306 557 142 5 70 310 5 18 7 24 42 4-5 34 .370 .450 #Injury Rehabilitation Assignment

PCT G PO A E TC DP PB 2013/CAREER PCT G PO A E TC DP PB .983 39 212 14 4 230 0 3 Catcher .991 231 1344 65 13 1422 5 20 First Base 1.000 8 11 0 0 11 2 - Third Base 1.000 1 0 2 0 2 0 - Right Field - 1 0 0 0 0 0 - .983 212 14 4 230 0 3 M.L. TOTALS .991 1355 67 13 1435 7 20 CAUGHT STEALING: 2013 – 6-for-31 (.194) … Career – 19-for-170 (.112)

DIVISION SERIES STATISTICS YEAR TEAM/SITE AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG 2011 MIL vs. AZ .000 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0-0 0 .250 .000 2012 OAK vs. DET .000 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0-0 0 .000 .000 DIVISION SERIES TOTALS .000 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 0-0 0 .077 .000

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES STATISTICS YEAR TEAM/SITE AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS E OBP SLG 2011 MIL vs. STL .000 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 0 .000 .000

2014 Chicago Cubs Media Guide 105 GEORGE KOTTARAS’ CAREER TRANSACTIONS 2002 – Selected by San Diego in 20th round of June Draft (scouts: Larry Decker and John Ferracuti) 2006 – Acquired by Boston 9/5 completing 8/31 trade sending LHP David Wells to San Diego 2009 – On 15-day disabled list 8/1-31 … lower back strain 2009 – Claimed off waivers by Milwaukee 11/18 2012 – Acquired by Oakland 7/29 for RHP Fautino De Los Santos 2013 – Claimed off waivers by Kansas City 1/25 2013 – Acquired by Cubs 11/26 for a cash consideration

GEORGE KOTTARAS’ CAREER BESTS MOST HITS: 4 – 9/3/11 @ Houston MOST WALKS: 3 (twice), most recently 8/4/13 @ New York (N.L.) MOST RUNS SCORED: 3 – 8/31/12 vs. Boston MOST STOLEN BASES: 1 (three times), most recently 5/26/13 vs. MOST DOUBLES: 2 (twice), most recently 6/10/09 vs. New York Los Angeles (A.L.) (A.L.) LONGEST HITTING STREAK: 5 games – 7/8-16/10 MOST TRIPLES: 1 (three times), most recently 9/20/12 @ Detroit MULTI-HOMER GAMES: 1 – 8/31/12 vs. Boston MOST RBI: 5 – 8/31/12 vs. Boston

CANADIAN-BORN CUBS The Cubs have had 19 Canadian-born players appear in at least one regular season game for the club: Bob Addy (1876) Fergie Jenkins (1966-73, 1982-83) Vince Barton (1931-32) Mel Kerr (1925) Buck Congalton (1902) Larry McLean (1903) Ken Crosby (1975-76) Doc Miller (1910) Clarence Currie (1903) John O’Brien (1893) (1918-21) Newt Randall (1907) Fred Demarais (1890) (2001) (2004-12) John Upham (1967-68) Rich Harden (2008-09) Steve Wilson (1989-91) Alex Hardy (1902-03)

106 2014 Chicago Cubs Media Guide Justin Sellers 1 Pro Career ‹ 2012 Made his ¿ rst Major League Opening Day roster and appeared in 19 games with Los Angeles in an injury-shortened Age: 28, born February 1, 1986 in BellÀ ower, CA season…Suffered the injury on 5/14 against Arizona while making one of the top defensive plays of the year as he Resides: Westminster, CA Position: In¿ elder crashed into the stands to make a catch in the ninth inning in foul territory…Placed on the 15-day disabled list on 5/23 Bats: R Throws: R Height: 5-10 Weight: 170 with a bulging disk in his lower back and missed the rest of the season…Had season-ending back surgery on 8/23 ML Service: 1 + 089 performed by Dr. Robert Watkins Jr...Optioned to Albuquerque on 5/4 and was recalled on 5/11 from Triple-A Albuquerque. Contract Status (options remaining): Signed thru 2014 (2) ‹ 2011 After joining the Dodgers in late August, James Loney was the only Dodger who hit more doubles (16) over the 36-game span…The nine doubles were also tied for the most among Major Leaguers who played less than 40 games... Acquired: March 2, 2014; Acquired by the Cleveland Indians from the Los Angeles Dodgers for cash. Made 32 starts with Los Angeles, with the club going 23-9 in those contests and committed just one error in 278.2 innings and posted a .993 ¿ elding percentage...Had his contract purchased from Triple-A Albuquerque on 8/12 and made his Major League debut that same day, starting at shortstop against Houston…Picked up his ¿ rst big league YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS SLG OBP OPS E hit on 8/13 with a ¿ fth-inning single off Wandy Rodriguez...Belted his ¿ rst Major League home run on 8/14 at Dodger 2005 Vancouver .274 47 175 31 48 8 1 0 13 4 1 8 19 24 8 3 .331 .369 .701 12 Stadium, a three-run shot off Houston’s ...Tied Matt Kemp for the Dodger season high by scoring a run 2006 Kane County .241 119 411 75 99 21 2 5 46 10 5 11 58 65 17 5 .338 .346 .685 28 2007 Stockton .274 114 434 72 119 25 4 4 37 1 6 8 46 69 11 4 .378 .350 .728 22 in seven consecutive contests from 8/19-26. Midland .156 14 45 2 7 1 0 0 3 2 0 1 3 10 2 0 .178 .224 .402 1 ‹ 2010 Batted .279 with 24 doubles, 14 home runs and 68 RBI in 114 combined games with Single-A Inland Empire 2008 Midland .255 123 439 72 112 15 8 6 46 9 5 7 47 77 10 6 .367 .333 .700 18 and Triple-A Albuquerque. 2009 Chattanooga .280 116 393 44 110 27 1 2 33 6 5 10 50 70 10 8 .369 .371 .740 19 2010 Inland Empire .260 24 96 15 25 7 0 0 12 1 2 1 9 16 2 0 .333 .324 .657 3 ‹ 2009 Acquired by the Dodgers from the Chicago Cubs on 4/2, three days before the start of the regular season… Albuquerque .285 90 288 51 82 17 1 14 56 7 6 3 40 49 5 3 .497 .371 .867 18 Acquired by Chicago from Oakland in exchange for Michael Wuertz on 2/2...Spent the entire season with Double-A 2011 Albuquerque .304 89 270 57 82 17 2 14 49 2 4 5 41 57 3 3 .537 .400 .937 11 Chattanooga where he hit .280 with 27 doubles, two home runs and 33 RBI over 116 games...Named a Southern Los Angeles-NL .203 36 123 20 25 9 0 1 13 1 1 2 12 21 1 0 .301 .283 .583 1 League All-Star after hitting .296 with 21 doubles and 15 RBI in the season’s ¿ rst half. 2012 Los Angeles-NL .205 19 44 6 9 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 5 14 0 0 .386 .286 .672 1 Albuquerque .286 2 7 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .429 .250 .679 0 ‹ 2008 Batted .255 with 15 doubles, eight triples, six homers and 46 RBI in a career-high 123 games with Double-A Rancho Cucmnga .286 3 7 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 .714 .375 1.089 0 Midland…Tied for third in the Texas League with eight triples. 2013 Los Angeles-NL .188 27 69 6 13 1 0 1 2 1 0 2 5 20 0 0 .246 .263 .510 3 ‹ 2007 Combined to hit .263 with 74 runs scored, 26 doubles, four triples, four home runs and 40 RBI between Single-A Albuquerque .270 89 326 39 88 26 4 6 65 4 6 5 25 54 4 0 .429 .326 .755 10 Minor Lge. Totals .268 830 2891 460 776 166 24 51 361 46 41 59 339 494 73 32 .395 .352 .748 142 Stockton and Double-A Midland…Collected a career-high 126 hits between the two teams. CLEVELAND TOTALS ------‹ 2006 Played 119 games with the Kane County Cougars, batting .241 with 21 doubles, two triples, ¿ ve home runs and American League ------46 RBI…Ranked second on the club with a career-best 17 stolen bases. National League .199 82 236 32 47 13 1 3 17 3 1 4 22 55 1 0 .301 .278 .579 5 M.L. TOTALS .199 82 236 32 47 13 1 3 17 3 1 4 22 55 1 0 .301 .278 .579 5 Personal/Miscellaneous Full name JUSTIN RYAN SELLERS...Has a daughter, Summer Lynn...Attended Marina High School in Huntington Beach, CAREER TRANSACTIONS CA…His father, Jeff, pitched four seasons in the Majors for Boston from 1985-88 (61 games/51 starts) and pitched 2005 Selected by the in the 6th round of the June draft. Signed 6/17. professionally from 1982-92…Committed to Cal State Fullerton before signing with Oakland…Ranked #98 in Baseball 2009 Traded by the Oakland Athletics with Richie Robnett to the Chicago Cubs for Michael Wuertz, 2/2. America’s Top 100 High School List after his senior season…Originally selected by Oakland in the sixth round (191st 2009 Purchased by the Los Angeles Dodgers from the Chicago Cubs, 4/2. overall) of the 2005 First-Year Player Draft. 2012 DL - bulging disc, lower back surgery, 5/23-remainder of season...rehab at A Rancho Cucamonga, 7/31-8/5. 2014 Purchased by the Cleveland Indians from the Los Angeles Dodgers, 3/2.

FIELDING BY POSITION SELLERS' CAREER GAME HIGHS 2013 CAREER HITS: 3, two times, last April 23, 2013 at ; RUNS: 2, ¿ ve times; HR: 1, three times, last April 7, 2013 vs. PCT G PO A E TC DP PCT G PO A E TC DP Pittsburgh; DOUBLES: 2, two times, last September 28, 2011 at Arizona; RBI: 3, August 14, 2011 vs. Houston; BB: 2, .959 22 22 48 3 73 11 Short Stop .973 50 64 118 5 187 31 April 13, 2012 vs. SD; SB: 1, August 17, 2011 at Milwaukee; HITTING STREAK: 4 games, two times, last May 18-21, 2012; ------Second Base 1.000 15 31 20 0 51 4 GRAND SLAMS: n/a; LEAD-OFF HR: n/a; "WALK-OFF" HR: n/a; PINCH-HIT HR: 2, last June 7, 2012 at Milwaukee. - 1 - - - - - Third Base 1.000 13 6 16 0 22 2 .959 22 22 48 3 73 11 Totals .973 78 101 154 5 260 37 S

2013 Season Highlights N A I

‹ Purchased from the Los Angeles Dodgers on March 2 after being designated for assignment on February 22...Split D N I

the 2013 season between the Dodgers and AAA Albuquerque and was LA's Opening Day shortstop (started ¿ rst two

games of the year at SS for LA)...Appeared in 21 games in April for the Dodgers and was optioned to AAA Albuquerque D N

on May 8...Spent remainder of season at Triple A with the exception of a one-day stint on June 10...Drove in 65 runs A L

in 89 games for the Isotopes and drove in 39 runs in 45 games in June/July...Hit .363 (29-80) in June with a .941OPS E V

in 21 games (19RBI)...Also hit .329 (25-76, .992OPS) off LHP at Triple-A and .330 (32-97) with runners in scoring E position. L C

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Cleveland Indians Media Guide 2014 2 SPRING INVITEE Bryan LaHair 39 2013 Season Highlights ‹ Signed a two-year contract on November 22 with Fukuoka SoftBank of 's Paci¿ c League after the Hawks purchased Age: 31, born November 5, 1982 in Worcester, MA his rights from the Cubs...Deal included an opt-out provision, which was executed on January 23, 2014, making him a Resides: Surprise, AZ Position: INF/OF free agent... Appeared in 111 games overall , including 75 games at ¿ rst base (zero games in OF)...Has never been on Bats: L Throws: R Height: 6-5 Weight: 240 the disabled list in his professional career...Owns a career mark of .289 (131-453, .835OPS, 20HR, 54RBI) vs. RHP ML Service: 1 + 100 and a .326 (14-43, .914OPS) mark vs. pinch-hitter. Contract Status: Signed thru 2014 Pro Career Acquired: February 5, 2014; Signed by Cleveland to a Minor League Free ‹ 2012 Named a National League All-Star (via the player vote) in his ¿ rst full major league season..Made 53 starts at Agent contract. ¿ rst base, 32 starts in right ¿ eld, one start in left ¿ eld and 44 contests off the bench...Started in 10 of the team’s ¿ nal 55 contests dating to 8/7...Went 85-for-292 (.291) against right-handed pitching, but had a .063 mark (3-for-48) off YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS SLG OBP OPS E southpaws...Led the club with 10 pinch-hits...Hit .384 (33-for-86) in his ¿ rst 28 games to start the season, 4/7-5/9... 2003 Everett .244 57 201 26 49 14 0 2 20 0 0 1 11 40 4 3 .343 .286 .630 3 Reached base safely in 32-straight games, 4/8-5/15, tied for the second-longest streak by a Cubs ¿ rst baseman since 2004 Everett .440 7 25 5 11 6 0 1 7 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 .800 .464 1.264 1 1945...Launched his ¿ rst major league in the third inning off Adam Wainwright, 4/13 at St. Louis...Recorded Wisconsin .279 67 262 30 73 24 0 5 28 1 0 1 16 66 0 6 .427 .323 .750 6 his ¿ rst-career four-hit game, 5/14 at STL (4-4, HR)....Did not record an RBI from 7/14-8/17...Hit .286 (66-231) in the ¿ rst 2005 Inland Empire .310 126 509 81 158 28 2 22 113 0 6 3 51 125 0 1 .503 .373 .876 4 2006 San Antonio .293 60 222 22 65 12 0 6 30 1 1 4 24 52 0 0 .428 .371 .798 4 half (12 2B, 14HR, 30RBI, .883OPS) and .202 (22-109) in the second half (5 2B, 2HR, 10RBI, .572OPS). Tacoma .327 54 202 36 66 10 0 10 44 1 3 1 23 49 3 0 .525 .393 .918 1 ‹ 2011 Named the Paci¿ c Coast League MVP with AAA Iowa and earned a September promotion with Chicago ...Also 2007 Tacoma .275 138 552 79 152 46 2 12 81 1 4 0 49 126 0 1 .431 .332 .763 7 a Topps Triple-A All-Star ... Selected by the Cubs, 9/2, he hit .288 (17-for-59) with 5 2B, 2HR & 6RBI in 20 games... 2008 Tacoma .263 86 316 39 83 26 1 12 53 0 0 1 45 87 1 1 .465 .356 .822 3 Led with an Iowa franchise-record 38 home runs and led the PCL with 76 extra-base hits, 303 Seattle .250 45 136 15 34 4 0 3 10 1 0 0 13 40 0 1 .346 .315 .661 2 2009 Tacoma .289 121 457 72 132 28 2 26 85 1 4 3 45 116 0 5 .530 .354 .883 0 total bases, a .664 slugging pct and a 1.070 OPS...Tied for the PCL lead with 109 RBI...Ranked seventh in the PCL 2010 Iowa .308 125 422 71 130 30 0 25 81 0 2 3 51 94 3 1 .557 .385 .942 5 with a .331 batting average, fourth with 38 doubles and ¿ fth with 91 runs scored...Became only the seventh PCL player 2011 Iowa .331 129 456 91 151 38 0 *38 #109 0 6 1 60 111 2 0 *.664 .405 *1.070 8 in the last 15 seasons to record at least 300 total bases...Was named a mid-season PCL All-Star and participated in Chicago-NL .288 20 59 9 17 5 1 2 6 0 1 0 9 18 0 0 .508 .377 .885 1 the Triple-A Home Run Derby. 2012 Chicago-NL .259 130 340 42 88 17 0 16 40 0 1 0 39 124 4 2 .450 .334 .784 5 ‹ 2010 First season in the Cubs organization, led the Paci¿ c Coast League with nine intentional walks...Tied for the club 2013 SoftBank (Japan) .230 111 348 38 80 19 1 16 57 0 2 0 39 121 2 1 .306 .428 .734 4 Minor Lge. Totals .295 970 3624 552 1070 262 7 159 651 5 27 19 376 869 13 18 .503 .362 .865 42 lead in homers and was third in games played and hits...Clubbed a season-high three home runs, 7/30 at Oklahoma City. CLEVELAND TOTALS ------‹ 2008 Began season with Triple-A Tacoma, but ¿ nished the year with Seattle after being recalled 7/18…Made MLB American League .250 45 136 15 34 4 0 3 10 1 0 0 13 40 0 1 .346 .315 .661 2 debut as a pinch hitter 7/18 vs. Cleveland...Recorded ¿ rst major league hit 7/22 vs. Boston, a single to right ¿ eld off National League .263 150 399 51 105 22 1 18 46 0 2 0 48 142 4 2 .459 .341 .799 6 Daisuke Matsuzaka...Hit ¿ rst career home run in the second inning off , 7/28 at Texas. M.L. TOTALS .260 195 535 66 139 26 1 21 56 1 2 0 61 182 4 3 .430 .334 .764 8 ‹ 2007 Appeared in 138 games for AAA Tacoma, batting .275 (152-for-552) with 46 doubles...His 46 doubles led the club and ranked second in the Paci¿ c Coast League. CAREER TRANSACTIONS ‹ 2006 Bryan was named Seattle’s Minor League MVP…Combined to hit .309 (131-for-424) w/58 runs, 22 2B, 16HR 2002 Selected by the Seattle Mariners in the 39th round of the June draft. Signed 5/19/2003. and 74 RBI in 114 games between AA San Antonio and AAA Tacoma...Finished fourth among Mariners farmhands in 2009 Granted Free Agency, 11/9. homers, RBI and average...Named to the Texas League All-Star team...Played for Team USA in the Olympic Qualifying 2010 Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs, 1/9. Tournament. 2010 Granted Free Agency, 11/6. 2010 Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs, 11/18. ‹ 2005 Bryan spent the season with Single-A Inland Empire, leading the Mariners farm system with 113 RBI and tied for 2012 Released by the Chicago Cubs, 11/21. second with 22 homers... Named Inland Empire’s MVP by the Seattle Mariners...Was a member of the United States 2012 Purchased by the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks of Japan Paci¿ c League, 11/22. World qualifying baseball team. 2014 Granted Free Agency, 1/23. 2014 Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians, 2/5. Personal/Miscellaneous Full name BRYAN ALLAN LaHAIR...Pronounced \luh-HAIR\...Married, Nichole...One child, Ava Rose...Attended St. Petersburg College in St. Petersburg, FL...Named All-Conference First Team, hitting .375 with 23 doubles, eight triples and ALL-STAR GAME RECORD 62 RBI...Graduated from Holy Name Cathedral Catholic High School in Worcester, Mass. YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HBP BB SO SB CS E L HAIR'S CAREER GAME HIGHS

2012 Chicago-NL .000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S

HITS: 4, May 14, 2012 at St. Louis; RUNS: 4, Sept 11, 2011 at NY Mets; DOUBLES: 2, four times; RBI: 4, April 13, N A FIELDING BY POSITION 2012 at St. Louis; BB: 3, September 20, 2008 at Oakland; SB: 2, August 18, 2012 at Cincinnati; HITTING STREAK: 10 I 2013 CAREER D games, two times, last April 22-May 4, 2012; GRAND SLAMS: 1, April 13, 2012 at St. Louis (Wainwright); LEAD-OFF N I PCT G PO A E TC DP PCT G PO A E TC DP HR: n/a; "WALK-OFF" HR: n/a; PINCH-HIT HR: 2, last June 7, 2012 at Milwaukee. ------Out¿ eld .965 50 82 0 3 85 0 D N

------First Base .994 98 737 36 5 778 84 A ------Totals .991 148 819 36 8 863 84 L E V E L C

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