For Immediate Release Friday, October 9, 2009 AZ Fall League Alums Fill MLB Postseason Rosters Phoenix, Arizona — Forty-nine percent (99 players) of Major League Baseball’s eight postseason rosters are comprised of Arizona Fall League alums. A year ago, the same statistic was 112 former AFL players (56 percent). The Future Of Major League The Minnesota Twins lead with 16 ex-Fall Leaguers. Baseball Now Boston Red Sox (11) Los Angeles Dodgers (8) Philadelphia Phillies (15) Facts Brian Anderson...... OF Andre Ethier...... OF Greg Dobbs...... IF Clay Buchholz ...... RHP Orlando Hudson...... IF Chad Durbin ...... RHP • Over 1,700 former Fall Leaguers have reached the J.D. Drew...... OF Matt Kemp...... OF Scott Eyre...... LHP major leagues Jacoby Ellsbury...... OF James Loney...... IF Pedro Feliz...... IF Joey Gathright...... OF Russell Martin...... C J.A. Happ...... RHP • 141 MLB All-Stars Casey Kotchman...... IF George Sherrill ...... RHP Ryan Howard ...... IF including 38 in 2009 Jed Lowrie...... IF Jeff Weaver...... RHP Raul Ibanez...... OF • 6 MLB MVPs Dustin Pedroia ...... IF Randy Wolf...... LHP Kyle Kendrick ...... RHP •Jason Giambi Ramon Ramirez...... RHP Brad Lidge...... RHP •Ryan Howard Minnesota Twins (16) •Justin Morneau Jason Varitek...... C Ryan Madson...... RHP Kevin Youkilis...... IF Scott Baker...... RHP Jimmy Rollins...... IF •Dustin Pedroia Nick Blackburn ...... RHP •Albert Pujols Carlos Ruiz...... C •Jimmy Rollins Colorado Rockies (12) Orlando Cabrera...... IF Chase Utley ...... IF Garrett Atkins...... IF Jesse Crain...... RHP Shane Victorino...... OF • 3 Cy Young Award winners Clint Barmes...... IF Michael Cuddyer...... OF •Chris Carpenter Jayson Werth...... OF •Roy Halladay Matt Belisle ...... RHP Brian Duensing...... LHP •Brandon Webb Dexter Fowler...... OF Matt Guerrier...... RHP St. Louis Cardinals (16) Jason Giambi...... IF Brendan Harris...... IF Mitchell Boggs...... RHP • 18 MLB Rookies-of-the-Year Brad Hawpe...... OF Jason Kubel...... DH Chris Carpenter ...... RHP • 3 World Series MVPs Todd Helton ...... IF Bob Keppel...... RHP Mark DeRosa...... IF • 6 All-Star Game MVPs Chris Iannetta...... C Joe Mauer...... C Matt Holliday...... OF Huston Street...... RHP Nick Punto ...... IF Kyle Lohse...... RHP • 40 MLB Silver Sluggers Ian Stewart...... IF Mike Redmond...... C Ryan Ludwick...... OF • 33 MLB Gold Glove Awards Troy Tulowitzki...... IF Denard Span...... OF Julio Lugo...... IF • 8 MLB batting champions Eric Young...... OF Matt Tolbert...... IF Kyle McClellan...... RHP • 12 MLB season hits leaders Delmon Young...... OF Trever Miller...... LHP L.A. Angels of Jason Motte...... RHP 5 MLB season RBI leaders • Anaheim (12) New York Yankees (9) Albert Pujols...... IF • 2 MLB season homer leaders Jason Bulger ...... RHP Johnny Damon...... OF Colby Rasmus...... OF Brett Gardner...... OF • 9 MLB season stolen-base leaders Chone Figgins...... IF Brendan Ryan...... IF Torii Hunter...... OF Jerry Hairston, Jr...... IF • 24 MLB managers Skip Schumaker...... IF Howie Kendrick...... IF Eric Hinske...... OF Joe Thurston...... IF • 31 MLB umpires Jeff Mathis...... C Phil Hughes...... RHP Adam Wainwright.....RHP • 76 administrators serving Gary Matthews...... OF Derek Jeter...... IF the baseball industry Kendry Morales...... IF Damaso Marte...... RHP Mike Napoli...... C Nick Swisher ...... OF Phoenix Municipal Darren Oliver...... LHP Mark Teixeira...... IF Stadium Matt Palmer...... RHP Jered Weaver...... RHP 5999 E. Van Buren Bobby Wilson...... C Phoenix, AZ 85008 Office: 602.681.9362 — afl — FAX: 602.681.9363 www.mlbfallball.com Media Contacts: Paul Jensen ([email protected], 480.710-8201) Twitter Adam Nichols ([email protected], 843-735-1517) MLBazFallLeague Rob Morse ([email protected], 541-556-9387)