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FRONT OFFICE CHRIS GIMENEZ BATS/THROWS: R/R HEIGHT: 6’ 2” WEIGHT: 230 OPENING DAY AGE: 33 MLB SERVICE: 3.163 BORN: December 27, 1982 in Gilroy, CA RESIDES: Reno, NV ACQUIRED: Signed as a free agent November 11, 2014 C | 38 CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2016 COACHES CAREER: Gimenez (pronounced JIM-ehn-ehz) was promoted 2014: Combined to hit .241 (28-116) with 11 RBI in 42 games from Round Rock on July 31 and started 32 games behind the with Texas and Cleveland…spent spring training with Oakland plate for Texas over the final 2 months of the 2015 season… before being claimed on waivers by the Rangers on 3/28…was the Rangers were 25-7 in his starts as he set career highs with on Texas’ roster for 3/31 season opener vs. PHI (DNP) before 5 homers and 14 RBI…has spent most of last 2 seasons in the being designated for assignment on 4/1…cleared waivers on Texas organization after being claimed on waivers from Oakland 4/3 and was granted free agency 4/5 before re-signed to a just before start of 2014…has seen MLB action with Cleveland, minors contract on 4/10…had contract purchased by Texas Seattle, Tampa Bay, and Texas at catcher, first base, left field, on 5/20…started 26 games at catcher with club going 11-15 GIMENEZ right field, and third base, and also pitched an inning for the in those contests, and 3 at 1B…was starting catcher for 11 Rangers in 2014. of 12 Yu Darvish starts during his stint with Texas…pitched a scoreless 9th inning on 7/10 vs. LAA….hit .417 (15-36) with 2015: Was purchased from Round Rock (AAA) on 7/31 and 5 2B and 6 RBI in 1st 9 games but just .183 (13-71) in final split time with Bobby Wilson behind the plate in August and 24 contests…hit safely in career-high 8 straight, 5/22-6/6…had September when Robinson Chirinos and Carlos Corporan were career-high 4 hits in 2nd game with Rangers on 5/22 at DET, injured…started 32 regular season games at catcher with Texas 1st Ranger with a 4-hit game within 1st 2 games with the club going 25-7 (.781) in those contests, winning each of the 1st 5 since Danny Thompson on 6/4/76 vs. DET…was on Paternity 2015 REVIEW 2015 and 10 in a row from 9/8-25…set major league career bests for List, 8/4-6, then was DFA’d again on 8/7 and outrighted to runs (19), total bases (48), homers (5), and RBI (14). minors on 8/9…was traded to Cleveland on 8/23 and was 0-for-8 in 9 games the rest of the year…had 2nd stint stint on BATTING: Went 6-for-16 with 5 RBI in his 1st 5 games after Paternity List, 8/29-31…2013: Spent season at Tampa Bay’s promotion to Texas…had a .192 (10-52) average over his next Durham (AAA) club…tossed out 10-of-40 (25.0%) attempted 20 games and was at .235 through 9/15…posted a season- base stealers…was on DL from 5/28-6/15 with sprained left best 5-game winning streak from 9/17-25 at .412 (7-17) to raise hand…was recalled by the Rays on 9/1 and played in 4 games average to .271 but was 2-for-13 over final 6 games…homered in September…was on Tampa Bay’s roster for A.L. Wild Card 5 times in 1st 17 games with blast on 8/5 vs. HOU being his Game on 10/2/13 at CLE (DNP)…2012: Spent majority of OPPONENTS1st RECORDS in the majors since 9/29/12 at CWS with TB…had a .417 season at Durham…started 31 games at catcher in 2 stints (10-24) average when leading off an inning…drove in 6 of his with the Rays, 4/15-5/28 and 9/1-end of season…appeared in 14 runs in 4 games vs. SEA…connected for 1st major league 11 games (10 starts) after his 2nd recall on 9/1 and hit .406 triple, 9/25 at HOU. with a home run and 5 RBI…started the final 5 games of the season and went 7-for-14 (.500) with at least one hit in each MISCELLANEOUS: Had a 3.32 catchers ERA, 2nd lowest game…2011: Spent all season with the Mariners but logged in the A.L. among catchers with at least 35 games behind more than 2 months on the DL…was assigned to Tacoma (AAA) TOR’s Dioner Navarro (3.15)…had a .988 (3 E/246 TC) fielding at the end of spring training but did not appear in any games percentage in 36 total games behind the plate and threw out 1 before being purchased by the Mariners 4/10…made starts of 19 runners attempting to steal…caught each of Cole Hamels’ with SEA at catcher (17), 1B (2), and LF (1)…was on the DL final 10 regular season starts, with Rangers going 10-0 in those from 6/29-9/1 with a strained left oblique…had 13-game rehab games…had his 2nd and 3rd career stolen bases, 8/4 vs. assignment with Tacoma (AAA), 8/12-31…2010: Opened the HOU, the 1st Texas catcher with 2 steals in game since Ivan year with Cleveland’s Columbus (AAA) affiliate, producing 9 Rodriguez, 7/26/01 vs. BAL. HR and 32 RBI in 55 games…was recalled by the Indians on 7/10 and started 19 games behind the plate the rest of the DEVELOPMENT POSTSEASON: Was behind the plate for both of Hamels’ year…threw out 9 of 32 runners attempting to steal…hit lone starts in the ALDS vs. TOR, going 1-for-6 in Game 2 and 1-for-2 homer on 8/27 vs. KC…2009: Hit 6 homers in 39 games at in Game 5. Columbus before recall by CLE on 5/31…spent the rest of the year with the Tribe, making starts at 1B (13), LF (9), C (6), and ROUND ROCK: Was a non-roster invite to Rangers big RF (4)…made major league debut as defensive replacement league camp before opening the year with the Express… at 1B 6/3 at MIN…collected 1st ML hit and home run on 6/4 made starts at catcher (24), 1B (19), DH (13), 3B (8), and at MIN off Scott Baker…also homered in next game, 6/7 at RF (3)…hit .310 (13-42) with 3 HR and 10 RBI in 1st 12 CWS…2008: Had a .304 average with 9 homers and 45 RBI games…was 3-for-3 with 2 HR, including a grand slam and in 109 games with Akron (AA) and Buffalo (AAA)…produced 5 RBI on 4/30 vs. Nashville…had a season best 6-game the 2nd highest average among Cleveland full-season minor MEDIA hitting streak, 5/4-10…was on the DL from 5/22-30 with left leaguers…was among the Eastern League leaders with a groin strain. .339 average when promoted to Buffalo on 6/19…2007: 90 2016 TEXAS RANGERS MEDIA GUIDE GIMENEZ CONTINUED Combined to bat .264 with 26 homers and 80 RBI in 138 games slugging (.527), doubles (23) and extra base hits (36), ranked 2nd at Kinston (High-A) and Akron…was 2nd in the Indians farm in OBP (.419), was 4th in HR (10) and placed 5th in hits (78)… system in homers and slugging (.526)…tied for 3rd in the Carolina named a NYPL postseason All-Star. League in homers (20) at Kinston…was named a CL midseason All-Star and won the league’s all-star home run derby…played in PERSONAL/AMATEUR: Christopher Paul Gimenez… 30 games at Akron from 6/29-8/5…2006: Moved to catcher (62 he and his wife, Kellie, have 2 sons, Jace (11/15/11) and Jaxon games) at Lake County (Low A)…led the South Atlantic League (8/31/14)…played 3 seasons at the University of Nevada-Reno… in hit by pitches (26)…was named SAL Batter of the Week, 7/10- named 1st-team All-WAC in 2003 as a sophomore and 2nd-team FRONT OFFICE 16…2005: Made starts at 3B (46), LF (36), 1B (20), and RF (2) All-WAC in 2004 as a junior…played baseball and basketball at at Lake County…led the South Atlantic League in hit by pitches Gilroy (CA) High School in 2001…his wife played volleyball at (25)…2004: Made his professional debut at Mahoning Valley Nevada-Reno…was originally signed by Indians scout Don (Short-A)…led the New York-Penn League in total bases (137), Lyle…participated in the Rangers 2016 winter caravan. CAREER RECORD YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF BB-I SO SB CS HP GIDP OBP SLG 2004 Mahoning Valley—1,2 .300 71 260 40 78 *137 *23 3 10 38 1 1 30-1 62 2 2 24 3 .419 *.527 2005 Lake County .234 112 384 54 90 155 24 1 13 66 2 4 48-0 90 4 3 *25 4 .354 .404 COACHES 2006 Lake County .255 91 329 55 84 144 25 1 11 40 1 5 33-1 72 6 8 *26 8 .364 .438 2007 Akron .221 30 113 20 25 49 6 0 6 12 0 0 9-0 31 1 0 1 1 .285 .434 Kinston .283 83 269 56 76 152 14 1 20 54 2 3 50-0 55 3 2 8 3 .406 .565 2008 Akron .339 55 177 46 60 95 15 1 6 26 1 2 52-3 33 0 1 1 7 .487 .537 Buffalo .272 54 195 23 53 73 9 1 3 19 3 4 23-1 60 2 1 4 4 .354 .374 2009 Columbus .235 39 136 20 32 58 8 0 6 15 2 1 15-1 40 0 0 3 4 .323 .426 Cleveland .144 45 111 12 16 27 2 0 3 7 1 1 17-0 36 1 1 0 3 .256 .243 2010 Columbus .276 55 196 32 54 91 10 0 9 32 2 1 20-0 38 1 1 0 5 .341 .464 Cleveland .190 28 58 6 11 19 5 0 1 8 1 0 8-0 22 0 0 0 1 .288 .328 2011 Tacoma—3,4 .265 13 49 8 13 17 1 0 1 4 0 0 7-0 13 0 1 0 2 .357 .347 Seattle .203 24 59 6 12 16 1 0 1 6 0 1 10-0 13 0 1 0 1 .314 .271 GIMENEZ 2012 Durham .310 71 261 39 81 126 15 0 10 49 0 4 33-3 57 0 3 3 7 .389 .483 Tampa Bay .260 42 100 10 26 33 4 0 1 9 1 0 8-0 24 0 0 0 4 .315 .330 2013 Durham—5 .224 95 308 43 69 94 16 0 3 22 4 2 57-0 63 1 1 4 11 .350 .305 Tampa Bay .333 4 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 1 0 0 0 1 .500 .667 2014 Texas—6,7 .262 33 107 13 28 38 10 0 0 11 0 0 11-1 26 0 1 0 3 .331 .355 Round Rock—8 .284 39 134 18 38 64 4 2 6 22 0 3 19-1 30 0 1 0 2 .365 .478 Cleveland—9, 10, 11 .000 8 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 3 0 0 0 0 .100 .000 2015 Round Rock .243 69 247 28 60 88 10 0 6 33 1 2 24-0 62 2 0 3 8 .315 .356 Texas .255 36 98 19 25 48 6 1 5 14 4 0 10-0 19 2 0 1 2 .330 .490 MAJOR TOTALS .218 221 545 66 119 183 29 1 11 55 7 2 66-1 144 3 3 1 15 .303 .336 MINOR TOTALS .268 877 3058 482 813 1343 180 10 110 432 19 32 420-11 706 22 24 102 69 .370 .439 2015 REVIEW 2015 * Led league # Tied for league lead 1- Selected by Colorado in the 34th round of the 2001 June draft…did not sign and attended the University of Nevada-Reno.