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#31 Xavier Cedeño #7 #30 Erasmo Ramirez #24 Grady Sizemore ORGANIZATION 2015 MEDIA GUIDE 001 40-MAN ROSTER › XAVIER CEDEÑO

LEFT-HANDED & STAFF COACHES XAVIER CEDENO 31 Xavier Cedeño Quinones (ex-avier suh-DAY-nyoh)

Xavier Cedeño 40-MAN ROSTER BATS THROWS HEIGHT WEIGHT LEFT LEFT 6'0" 215

MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE 1 year, 60 days OPENING DAY AGE 28 BORN 8/26/86 in Guayanilla, PR

RESIDES Guayanilla, PR INVITES NON-ROSTER CONTRACT STATUS Signed through 2015 ACQUIRED From the in exchange for cash considerations, 4/27/15 SIGNING SCOUT Jorge Posada (Rockies)

2014 SEASON ÊÊWORLD CLASSIC: Was a member & HISTORY RECORDS ÊÊAppeared in 9 games for the Nationals over of Team Puerto Rico…posted one save (March four stints, and spent the remainder of the sea- 8 vs. Spain) and yielded just 1 ER in 4.1 IP over son with -A Syracuse…called up for good 7 apps. when rosters expanded Sep 1. ÊÊIn 2012 ranked T-6th among NL rookies with ÊÊPosted minor league career bests with 13.0 44 appearances for Houston, which remains SO/9 IP (39.1-IP, 57-SO), a .163 opp avg. and a career high…began the season with Triple-A OPPONENTS 0.86 WHIP…in the second half of the Triple-A Oklahoma City and had two stints in the majors season, posted a 1.59 ERA (17-IP, 3-ER) with 26 (May 27–June 27, July 25–season’s end). SO and just 3 BB in 15 games. ÊÊLimited opposing left-handed batters to a .213 ÊÊOn Sep 3 at LAD, entered with one out and the avg. (13-for-61).

bases loaded in the 10th inning and struck out ÊÊRegistered his first career save June 18 vs. KC OPERATIONS LEAGUE MINOR Adrian Gonzalez, his only batter…the Nationals by retiring Mike Moustakas, his only batter won 8-5 in 14 innings. faced, with the tying runs on base. ÊÊSaw his first major league action in 2011 for CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Houston, appearing in 3 games in September… ÊÊHas faced 120 opposing left-handed batters in made his major league debut Sep 16 at CHC and the big leagues and allowed only 5 extra-base faced two batters, retiring Carlos Peña on a fly- hits (3-HR, 2-2B). ball and yielding a single to Tony Campana. ÊÊBegan the 2013 season with the Astros, was ÊÊBegan the season with -A Corpus Christi claimed off waivers by the Nationals on April and spent most of the season there, mak- INFORMATION BROADCAST 23 and saw five stints with Washington… ing 19 starts and 4 relief apps…named a Texas pitched in 16 games total…recorded an 11.37 League midseason All-Star and was named ERA (6.1-IP, 8-ER) in 5 apps for Houston Texas League Pitcher of the Month for June (0- and a 1.50 ERA (6-IP, 1-ER) in 11 apps for the 1, 2.89 ERA, 37.1-IP, 48-SO)…finished 7th in the Nationals. league with 110 SO. ÊÊCapped the season with 8 straight scoreless ÊÊOn June 22 vs. Frisco (Rangers), struck out his outings from Sep 11 through season’s end. first 9 batters faced and had a perfect game ÊÊCompiled a 1.31 ERA (34.1-IP, 5-ER) in 39 apps through 5.2 innings before allowing a single… TROPICANA FIELD & MISC. FIELD TROPICANA for Syracuse. finished with a line of 6.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB and a Hooks-record 14 SO…left with a 2-0 lead before ÊÊPitched for Santurce following the season, his Frisco rallied for 6 runs off the bullpen. sixth straight offseason pitching winter ball in Puerto Rico…earned 4 saves and recorded a ÊÊDid not pitch in 2010 after being released 2.49 ERA with 36 SO in 21.2 IP. by the Rockies at the end of … pitched in 12 games (7 starts) for Carolina in 002 2015 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE 40-MAN ROSTER › XAVIER CEDEÑO

the Puerto Rican Winter League…in 2009, AMATEUR CAREER made a combined 44 apps between Class-A ÊÊSelected by Colorado as a draft-and-follow in Modesto and Double-A Tulsa…spent the entire the 31st round of the 2004 June Draft out of 2008 season with Tulsa, making 19 starts, in- Escuela Asunción Rodríguez de Sala…the fol- cluding a 2.03 ERA (53.1-IP, 12-ER) over his fi- lowing year pitched collegiately at Miami-Dade nal 9 starts. (Fla.) Community College and signed with the ÊÊIn 2007, was promoted to Modesto and al- Rockies on May 21, 2005. lowed just 6 HR in 116.2 IP…named Rockies Organizational Pitcher of the Month in July, af- CAREER HIGHS ter going 4-0 in 5 starts with a 2.90 ERA and 23 SO…in 2006 with Class-A Asheville, earned LONGEST OUTING HR ALLOWED 3.0, 6/13/12 at SF 2, 9/25/11 vs. COL a career-high 8 wins and yielded 3 runs or few- er in 21 of his 27 starts…made his pro debut RUNS ALLOWED 2, 9x-last 9/13/14 at NYM 6, 4/5/13 vs. OAK with Rookie-level Casper in 2005. WALKS HITS ALLOWED 3, 4/5/13 vs. OAK 5, 9/25/11 vs. COL

CAREER PITCHING YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK 2005 Casper 1 3 5.43 12 12 0 0 0 53.0 62 36 32 4 8 17-0 47 3 0 2006 Asheville 8 9 4.04 27 27 0 0 0 138.0 144 79 62 8 5 63-0 99 14 0 2007 Modesto 6 8 5.09 23 23 0 0 0 116.2 121 78 66 6 5 61-0 83 12 0 2008 Tulsa 7 7 4.12 19 19 0 0 0 102.2 126 66 47 10 3 37-0 52 8 0 2009 Tulsa 3 2 4.79 28 0 0 0 0 47.0 46 30 25 6 3 22-1 25 2 0 Modesto 1 2 4.32 16 0 0 0 0 16.2 15 10 8 0 0 9-0 21 1 0 2010 Did Not Play 2011 Corpus Christi 5 6 3.95 23 19 0 0 0 111.2 98 59 49 8 5 45-5 110 7 0 Oklahoma City 2 3 6.23 12 3 0 0 0 26.0 32 20 18 2 0 8-0 27 1 1 Houston 0 0 27.00 3 0 0 0 0 1.2 7 5 5 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 2012 Oklahoma City 2 0 2.28 22 0 0 0 1 27.2 27 16 7 0 2 9-2 25 1 0 Houston 0 1 3.77 44 0 0 0 1 31.0 30 15 13 3 1 14-1 36 3 0 2013 Houston 0 0 11.37 5 0 0 0 0 6.1 10 11 8 0 2 7-0 3 0 0 Syracuse 2 0 1.31 39 0 0 0 4 34.1 23 11 5 2 1 16-3 45 5 0 Washington 0 0 1.50 11 0 0 0 0 6.0 5 1 1 0 0 1-0 6 0 0 2014 Syracuse 5 1 2.29 35 0 0 0 4 39.1 22 10 10 3 0 12-1 57 3 0 Washington 0 0 3.86 9 0 0 0 0 7.0 10 4 3 1 0 0-0 5 0 0 Minor League Totals 42 41 4.15 256 103 0 0 9 713.0 716 415 329 49 32 299-12 591 57 1 Major League Totals 0 1 5.19 72 0 0 0 1 52.0 62 36 30 6 3 22-1 50 3 0 1: Selected by the Colorado Rockies in the 31st round of the 2004 June Draft…signed by Jorge Posada. 2: Signed by the as a minor league free agent, December 22, 2010. 3: Claimed by the Washington Nationals off waivers from Houston, April 23, 2013. 4: Acquired by the Los Angeles Dodgers from Washington in exchange for cash considerations, April 22, 2015. 5: Acquired by the Tampa Bay Rays from Los Angeles in exchange for cash considerations, April 27, 2015. PITCHING YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK 2013 Puerto Rico 0 0 2.08 7 0 0 0 1 4.1 4 1 1 0 1 2-0 7 1 0 CAREER FIELDING YEAR POSITION PCT G PO A E TC DP 2011 Pitcher - 3 0 0 0 0 0 2012 Pitcher 1.000 44 4 2 0 6 0 2013 Pitcher 1.000 16 3 2 0 5 0 2014 Pitcher 1.000 9 0 1 0 1 0 Totals 1.000 72 7 5 0 12 0 CAREER BATTING YEAR CLUB AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB-I SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP 2012 Houston .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 LEFT-RIGHT BREAKDOWN 2014 CAREER AVG AB H HR AVG AB H HR vs. Left .400 15 6 1 .255 106 27 3 vs. Right .267 15 4 0 .343 102 35 3 ORGANIZATION 2015 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE 003 40-MAN ROSTER › Daniel Nava

OUTFIELDER & STAFF COACHES DANIEL NAVA 7 Daniel James Nava

Daniel Nava Nava Daniel 40-MAN ROSTER BATS THROWS HEIGHT WEIGHT SWITCH LEFT 5'11" 200

MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE 3 years, 45 days OPENING DAY AGE 32 BORN 2/22/83 in Redwood City, CA

RESIDES San Carlos, CA INVITES NON-ROSTER CONTRACT STATUS Signed through 2015 ACQUIRED Claimed off waivers from the , 8/5/15 SIGNING SCOUT Jared Porter (Red Sox)

FOLLOW HIM @dnavs33 RECORDS & HISTORY RECORDS X-RAY REPORT RF, 31-LF, 6-1B, 1-DH)…recorded a career-high 9 ÊÊNava is one of two players in major league his- outfield assists, tied for 8th most in the AL. tory to a on the first pitch he ÊÊSaw three stints in the majors, and two stints saw in the majors, connecting off with Triple-A Pawtucket…batted .130 (10-for- on June 12, 2010 vs. PHI…he joined CLE Kevin 77) in 22 games over the first two stints with Kouzmanoff (Sep 2, 2006 at TEX). Boston…recalled for his third stint June 2, and OPPONENTS ÊÊAs a freshman in high school, Nava stood 4 spent the remainder of the season in the ma- feet, 8 inches and weighed 70 pounds…he jors, leading the Red Sox with a .308 (88-for- grew to 5-foot-5, 150 pounds by his senior 286) batting avg. over that span…during that year and tried to walk on at Santa Clara (Calif.) time, ranked 5th among AL in bat- ting and 4th with a .379 OBP. University, but was encouraged instead to con- OPERATIONS LEAGUE MINOR sider a career coaching and accepted a job as ÊÊTied for 7th in the AL with 10 HBP. an equipment manager…after a growth spurt, ÊÊBatted .293 (88-for-300) with all 4 HR and a he transferred to play ball at College of San .372 OBP vs. RHP. Mateo, where he was named All-Conference and Junior College All-American in his two sea- ÊÊPinch-hit and scored the game-winning in sons, then transferred back to Santa Clara on back-to-back walk-off wins, July 9 and July 10 scholarship for his senior season…that year vs. CWS (double, walk). (2006) he led the West Coast Conference ÊÊHit a grand slam in the 6th inning on Sep 14 at with a .395 average and .494 OBP, but went KC, turning a 4-3 deficit into a 7-4 lead…was undrafted. his second career slam, first since his major INFORMATION BROADCAST ÊÊThe Red Sox spent $1 to purchase Nava’s con- league debut. tract from the Chico Outlaws of the indepen- ÊÊHit an inside-the-park homer for Pawtucket on dent Golden Baseball League on Jan 17, 2008, May 16 at Indianapolis (Pirates). after winning the league MVP award in 2007. ÊÊAs a minor leaguer, Daniel left a ticket on the CAREER HIGHLIGHTS pass list for for every home game ÊÊEntered 2015 a career .293/.385/.428 hitter from 2008 to 2010, but his tickets went un- against right-handed pitching. claimed…Nava married his wife, Rachel, in 2012, ÊÊFrom 2012-14, led the Red Sox in games (299) & MISC. FIELD TROPICANA and they have one daughter, Faith. and starts (264) in the outfield…also ranked 2nd among AL players with 34 HBP during that 2014 SEASON span (, 37). ÊÊSpent most of the season with Boston and ap- ÊÊIn 2013, his first full season in the majors, peared in 113 games, including 95 starts (57- ranked 5th among AL qualifiers in OBP (.385) 004 2015 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE 40-MAN ROSTER › Daniel Nava

and 8th in batting avg. (.303)…set career highs ÊÊStarted the year with Pawtucket and ranked in virtually every offensive category…led all ma- among IL leaders in OBP (.421, 6th) and OPS jor league switch-hitters in OBP, and ranked (.926, 8th) at the time of his call-up. 2nd in OPS (.831). ÊÊSpent the entire 2011 season with Pawtucket, ÊÊNamed Most Improved Red Sox Player by the leading the team with 69 runs and a .372 OBP… Boston chapter of the BBWAA. finished 3rd in the IL with 70 walks…designat- ÊÊRanked 6th in the AL with a .322 avg. (109-for- ed for assignment by Boston on May 20 and re- 339) vs. RHP. joined the PawSox on May 26 after being out- righted from the 40-man roster. ÊÊRanked 2nd in the AL with 15 HBP and tied for 5th with 8 sac flies. ÊÊPosted a 34-game on-base streak from May 26 to July 5, longest in the IL in 2011. ÊÊAppeared in a career-high 134 games, 121 starts (56-LF, 51-RF, 8-1B, 5-DH, 1-CF)…made ÊÊSeven of his 10 HR came over his last 30 his only career ML appearance in CF on July 8 games of the season, beginning Aug 5. at SEA…it was his first experience at CF of his ÊÊSaw his first major league action in 2010 pro career. over three stints with Boston…appeared in 60 ÊÊReached base in a career-high 41 consecutive games and made 44 starts, all in LF…did not starts from June 22 to Sep 6, 2nd-longest such commit an in 67 chances. streak in the AL in 2013 to DET ÊÊSelected to Boston on June 12 and debuted (44)…it was the longest streak by a Red Sox hit- that day vs. PHI…became the fourth player in ter since Kevin Youkilis in 2008 (44) and lon- major league history to hit a grand slam in his gest ever by a Red Sox switch-hitter. first big league plate appearance, joining FLA ÊÊFrom Aug 1 through season’s end, led the ma- (Aug 31, 2005 vs. STL), CLE jors (min. 150 PA) with a .356 avg. (47-for-132) (Sep 2, 2006 at TEX) and and ranked 2nd in the AL with a .427 OBP… PHI (April 21, 1898 vs. NYG)… hit .396 (19-for-48) in August, 3rd best in the joined Kouzmanoff as the only two players to majors. do so on the first pitch they saw in the majors. ÊÊOn April 20 vs. KC, the first home game after ÊÊJoined Rip Repulski (May 10, 1960 vs. CWS) as the Boston Marathon bombing, hit the deciding the only Red Sox to hit a grand slam in their 3-run homer with 2 outs in the 8th inning for a first PA with the club…his 4 RBI tied Merrill 4-3 victory. Combs (Sep 12, 1947 vs. CLE) for most ever by a Red Sox player in his first major league game. ÊÊPOSTSEASON: Played in 9 games for Boston en route to the World Championship…made 7 ÊÊReached base in each of his first 12 major starts (5-LF, 2-RF)…started in LF at Tropicana league games from June 12-25, longest streak Field in Game 3 and Game 4 of the ALDS, and by a Red Sox player to begin his career since went 1-for-2 with 2 BB in the clinching Game 4… Mo Vaughn (12) in 1991. drove in 2 of Boston’s 4 runs in Game 3 of the ÊÊOptioned to Pawtucket on July 21…recalled for , a loss, including the tying run on 2 games Aug 2, and returned for the remainder a 6th-inning single. of the season on Aug 17. ÊÊIn 2012 was selected by Boston on May 10 and ÊÊIn 2009 batted a combined .352 avg. (80-for- remained with the Red Sox for the duration of 227) with a .458 OBP in 61 games between the season…played in 88 games, 71 starts (66- Class-A Salem and Double-A Portland, marks LF, 3-DH, 2-RF)…had two separate stints on the that would have led Red Sox farmhands if DL due to left wrist problems…led the team he qualified…missed over 2 months to start with 9 HBP. the season…promoted to Salem on Aug 5 and ÊÊWon the 2012 Award, given annu- reached base in 31 of 32 games in his first ally to a Red Sox minor leaguer who has dem- Double-A experience…drew 25 walks against onstrated dedication and perseverance in over- 12 strikeouts for Salem…hit .382 (34-for-89) in coming obstacles while working his way to the August, 3rd in the EL…named Red Sox Minor major league team. League Offensive Player of the Month for August/September. ÊÊHit .269 (50-for-186) with a .383 OBP vs. RHP, compared to .185 (15-for-81) with a .280 OBP ÊÊOn Jan 17, 2008, Boston purchased his con- vs. LHP. tract from the independent Chico Outlaws…in his first season of affiliated pro ball, won the ÊÊLed off a career-high 25 times and reached League batting title and led Red Sox base safely in 22 of those games. minor leaguers with a .341 avg. (110-for-323) for Class-A Lancaster. ORGANIZATION 2015 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE 005 40-MAN ROSTER › Daniel Nava

ÊÊRecorded a .424 OBP (2nd in CL, 1st in Red Sox CAREER HIGHS system) and a .948 OPS (1st in CL, 2nd in Red

Sox system)…finished 5th in the CL with a .523 HITS WALKS & STAFF COACHES SLG. 4, 6x-last 9/28/13 at BAL 3, 6/15/14 vs. CLE HITTING STREAK STRIKEOUTS ÊÊIn 2007 was selected as the Golden Baseball 9G, 9/14/14 – 9/24/14 4, 4/16/13 at CLE League MVP after leading the Chico Outlaws to RBI STOLEN BASES the league championship…his .371 avg. was 2nd 4, 3x-last 9/14/14 at KC 1, 8x-last 8/29/14 at TB best in league history…named Golden League RUNS Daniel Nava Nava Daniel Player of the Month for June. 40-MAN ROSTER 4, 6/4/13 vs. TEX ÊÊWas named the top independent league pros- pect by . HIGHLIGHTS

GRAND SLAMS (2) AMATEUR CAREER 9/14/14 at KC (Aaron Crow); 6/12/10 vs. PHI (Joe Blanton) ÊÊAs a senior at Santa Clara (Calif.) University, led the West Coast Conference with a .395 INVITES NON-ROSTER avg. and .494 OBP…went undrafted (see X-Ray Report). ÊÊHit over .400 in his two seasons at the College of San Mateo from 2004-05. ÊÊGraduated from St. Francis (Calif.) High School in 2001. RECORDS & HISTORY RECORDS

CAREER BATTING YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB-I SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E 2008 Lancaster .341 85 323 54 110 27 1 10 59 2 4 7 43-1 70 4 3 8 .523 .424 5 2009 Salem .339 29 109 18 37 12 1 1 13 1 1 1 18-0 21 0 2 5 .495 .434 2 Portland .364 32 118 25 43 10 1 4 23 0 0 1 25-1 12 0 0 0 .568 .479 2

2010 Pawtucket .289 77 284 41 82 16 1 10 48 0 2 11 28-0 64 4 2 4 .458 .372 1 OPPONENTS Boston .242 60 161 23 39 14 1 1 26 0 0 8 19-1 46 1 1 5 .360 .351 0 2011 Pawtucket .268 121 441 69 118 27 2 10 48 1 4 6 70-4 88 10 3 9 .406 .372 1 2012 Pawtucket .313 29 99 20 31 7 1 4 18 0 1 4 16-0 15 1 1 3 .525 .425 0 Boston .243 88 267 38 65 21 0 6 33 2 2 9 37-1 63 3 0 5 .390 .352 2

2013 Boston .303 134 458 77 139 29 0 12 66 4 8 15 51-2 93 0 2 10 .445 .385 4 OPERATIONS LEAGUE MINOR 2014 Boston .270 113 363 41 98 21 0 4 37 0 2 10 33-1 81 4 2 5 .361 .346 4 Pawtucket .253 24 83 12 21 3 0 3 14 0 2 1 12-1 21 2 1 5 .398 .347 0 Minor League Totals .303 397 1457 239 442 102 7 42 223 4 14 31 212-7 291 21 12 34 .469 .400 11 Major League Totals .273 395 1249 179 341 85 1 23 162 6 12 42 140-5 283 8 5 25 .398 .362 10 1: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as a non-drafted free agent, January 17, 2008…signed by Jared Porter. 2: Claimed by the Tampa Bay Rays off waivers from Boston, August 5, 2015. POSTSEASON BATTING YEAR SERIES CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB-I SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E

2013 ALDS BOS vs. TB .200 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2-0 2 0 1 0 .200 .429 0 INFORMATION BROADCAST ALCS BOS vs. DET .333 2 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 3 0 0 0 .333 .429 0 WS BOS vs. STL .143 5 14 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0-0 4 0 0 1 .214 .143 0 Postseason Totals .200 9 25 1 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3-0 9 0 1 1 .240 .286 0 TROPICANA FIELD & MISC. FIELD TROPICANA 006 2015 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE 40-MAN ROSTER › Daniel Nava CAREER FIELDING YEAR POSITION PCT G PO A E TC DP 2010 Left Field 1.000 54 65 2 0 67 0 2012 Left Field .982 76 107 5 2 114 0 Right Field 1.000 4 4 0 0 4 0 2013 Right Field .989 69 88 3 1 92 0 Left Field .989 63 90 2 1 93 0 First Base .986 19 63 6 1 70 5 Center Field .750 1 3 0 1 4 0 2014 Right Field .985 69 121 8 2 131 1 Left Field .983 38 57 1 1 59 0 First Base .983 11 51 6 1 58 5 Totals Left Field .988 231 319 10 4 333 0 Right Field .987 142 213 11 3 227 1 First Base .984 30 114 12 2 128 10 Center Field .750 1 3 0 1 4 0 LEFT-RIGHT BREAKDOWN 2014 CAREER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI vs. Left .159 63 10 0 3 .209 292 61 5 29 vs. Right .293 300 88 4 34 .293 957 280 18 133 ORGANIZATION 2015 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE 007 40-MAN ROSTER › Erasmo Ramirez

RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER & STAFF COACHES ERASMO RAMIREZ 30

Erasmo Jose Ramirez Olivera (eh-RASS-moh) Erasmo Ramirez Ramirez Erasmo 40-MAN ROSTER BATS THROWS HEIGHT WEIGHT RIGHT RIGHT 5'11" 200

MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE 1 year, 158 days OPENING DAY AGE 24 BORN 5/2/90 in Rivas, NIC RESIDES Rivas, NIC INVITES NON-ROSTER CONTRACT STATUS Signed through 2015 ACQUIRED From the Mariners in exchange for LHP Mike Montgomery, 3/31/15 SIGNING SCOUT Ubaldo Heredia and Bob Engle (Mariners) RECORDS & HISTORY RECORDS X-RAY REPORT ÊÊFollowing the season, he pitched for the ÊÊErasmo is the first Nicaraguan-born player in Cardenales de Lara in the Venezuelan Winter Rays history…there have been 13 Nicaraguan- League, going 2-0 with a 0.30 ERA (30-IP, 1-ER) born players in major league history, including and 22 SO in 5 starts. Erasmo’s boyhood idol Dennis Martinez. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS ÊÊWas discovered as a 14-year-old by a for- OPPONENTS mer who was delivering much-needed ÊÊStarted the 2013 season on Tacoma’s disabled equipment to underprivileged youth players in list (right elbow tendonitis)…returned May 28 Nicaragua…that man helped Ramirez get ac- to make a rehab start with Double-A Jackson cepted to a baseball academy in El Salvador, (Mariners).

where he was scouted and signed by the ÊÊHis second of three stints in the majors includ- OPERATIONS LEAGUE MINOR Mariners. ed a career-high 4-game winning streak from July 23–Aug 13…had a 7.3 run support average 2014 SEASON and went 4-0 with a 5.84 ERA (24.2-IP, 16-ER) ÊÊMade the Mariners Opening Day roster and in 5 apps (4 starts) over that span. started their second game of the season, fol- ÊÊAllowed 3.2 BB/9 IP, compared to 1.8 BB/9 IP as lowing Felix Hernandez…won his first start, a rookie a year earlier…allowed 12 HR, twice as then finished the year on a 6-game los- many as the season prior…allowed at least 1 HR ing streak…went 1-6 with a 5.26 ERA (75.1-IP, in 9 of 13 starts.

44-ER). ÊÊIn 2012, made the Mariners Opening Day ros- INFORMATION BROADCAST ÊÊHad 7 stints in the majors: Opening Day–April ter…at 21 years, 342 days was the youngest 23, May 7, June 3-25, July 22, Aug 10, Aug 27 player on any Opening Day roster. and Sep 2 through season’s end. ÊÊMade his major league debut out of the bullpen ÊÊHad a career-long scoreless streak of 19.2 IP on April 9 at TEX…had three stints with Seattle, from June 3-24. going 1-3 with a 3.36 ERA (59-IP, 22-ER) in ÊÊYielded a career-high 9 H and 10 R/ER in 3 IP on 16 apps (8 starts). Aug 27 vs. TEX…apart from that start, pitched ÊÊAt 22 years, 54 days old, had a career-high 10 to a 4.06 ERA (72.1-IP, 34-ER). SO on June 25 vs. OAK…the only Mariners pitch- TROPICANA FIELD & MISC. FIELD TROPICANA ÊÊMade 16 apps (15 starts) between Triple-A er to record double-digit strikeouts at a young- Tacoma and Class-A High Desert, going 6-6 er age was Felix Hernandez. (3 times from with a 3.91 ERA (92-IP, 40-ER)…went 4-1 with a 2005-08). 2.45 ERA (25.2-IP, 7-ER) over his last 5 apps ÊÊWas on the 15-day DL (right elbow flexor strain) (4 starts) with Tacoma. from July 1–Aug 5. ÊÊRecorded his first career win on Sep 11 at TOR. 008 2015 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE 40-MAN ROSTER › Erasmo Ramirez

ÊÊIn 2011, led Mariners farmhands with 10 wins. PERSONAL & MISC. ÊÊNamed Class-A Clinton’s Pitcher of the Year by ÊÊNamed the 2011 Nicaraguan Athlete of the Year the Mariners in 2010…named to the Midwest by the Instituto Nacional de Deportes…named League midseason and postseason All-Star the 2013 Nicaraguan Athlete of the Year. teams…ranked 4th among Mariners minor leaguers with a 2.97 ERA…ranked among MWL CAREER HIGHS leaders in ERA (5th), WHIP (1.07, 2nd), IP (151.2, 3rd), BB/9 IP (1.24, 1st) and wins (10, T-5th)…fol- LONGEST OUTING RUNS ALLOWED 8.0, 2x-last 9/18/12 vs. BAL lowing the season Baseball America tabbed 10, 8/27/14 vs. TEX him as having the Best Control in the MWL as LONGEST RELIEF OUTING HITS ALLOWED 4.0, 9/20/14 at HOU well as the Mariners system. 9, 8/27/14 vs. TEX STRIKEOUTS WIN STREAK Led the Venezuelan Summer League in ERA, ÊÊ 10, 2x-last 7/22/14 vs. NYM 4G, 7/23/13 – 8/13/13 wins, strikeouts and IP in 2009…named the WALKS LOSS STREAK Mariners Minor League Pitcher of the Year and 5, 2x-last 6/24/14 vs. BOS 6G, 4/6/14 – Current the VSL Most Valuable Pitcher…made his pro- HR ALLOWED fessional debut in the VSL in 2008. 2, 7x-last 6/3/14 at ATL

CAREER PITCHING YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK 2008 VSL Mariners 4 1 2.86 13 11 1 0 0 63.0 67 23 20 2 2 9-3 46 5 2 2009 VSL Mariners 11 1 0.51 14 13 0 0 0 88.0 54 10 5 1 7 5-1 80 4 0 2010 Clinton 10 4 2.97 26 23 1 0 1 151.2 142 63 50 13 13 21-0 117 2 0 2011 Jackson 7 6 4.73 19 19 0 0 0 110.1 127 74 58 10 8 19-0 81 5 0 Tacoma 3 2 5.10 7 7 0 0 0 42.1 51 27 24 4 2 13-0 35 0 0 2012 Seattle 1 3 3.36 16 8 0 0 0 59.0 47 26 22 6 3 12-1 48 0 0 Tacoma 6 3 3.72 15 15 0 0 0 77.1 81 45 32 5 4 18-0 58 8 0 2013 Jackson 0 0 1.80 1 1 0 0 0 5.0 3 2 1 0 0 2-0 3 0 0 Tacoma 3 3 3.09 7 7 0 0 0 43.2 43 17 15 4 1 14-0 42 0 0 Seattle 5 3 4.98 14 13 0 0 0 72.1 79 44 40 12 3 26-0 57 0 0 Everett 0 0 1.69 1 1 0 0 0 5.1 6 2 1 0 0 1-0 10 1 0 2014 Seattle 1 6 5.26 17 14 0 0 0 75.1 82 44 44 13 6 34-2 60 3 0 High Desert 0 1 7.50 1 1 0 0 0 6.0 8 6 5 2 0 2-0 7 0 0 Tacoma 6 5 3.65 15 14 0 0 0 86.1 92 43 35 8 4 13-0 67 9 0 Minor League Totals 50 26 3.26 119 112 2 0 1 679.0 674 312 246 49 41 117-4 546 34 2 Major League Totals 7 12 4.62 47 35 0 0 0 206.2 208 114 106 31 12 72-3 165 3 0 1: Signed by the as a non-drafted free agent, September 1, 2007…signed by Ubaldo Heredia and Bob Engle. 2: Acquired by the Tampa Bay Rays from Seattle in exchange for LH Mike Montgomery, March 31, 2015. CAREER FIELDING YEAR POSITION PCT G PO A E TC DP 2012 Pitcher 1.000 16 3 9 0 12 0 2013 Pitcher 1.000 14 2 7 0 9 0 2014 Pitcher 1.000 17 2 8 0 10 0 Totals 1.000 47 7 24 0 31 0 CAREER BATTING YEAR CLUB AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB-I SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP 2012 Seattle .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 2013 Seattle .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 2014 Seattle .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 Major League Totals .000 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 LEFT-RIGHT BREAKDOWN 2014 CAREER AVG AB H HR AVG AB H HR vs. Left .282 170 48 6 .265 456 121 16 vs. Right .270 126 34 7 .251 346 87 15 ORGANIZATION 2015 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE 009 40-MAN ROSTER › Grady Sizemore

OUTFIELDER & STAFF COACHES GRADY SIZEMORE 24 Grady Sizemore III

Grady Sizemore Sizemore Grady 40-MAN ROSTER BATS THROWS HEIGHT WEIGHT LEFT LEFT 6'2" 205

MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE 9 years, 45 days OPENING DAY AGE 32 BORN 8/2/82 in Seattle, WA

RESIDES Scottsdale, AZ INVITES NON-ROSTER CONTRACT STATUS Signed through 2015 ACQUIRED Signed as a minor league free agent, 6/15/15 SIGNING SCOUT Scott Golby (Expos)

X-RAY REPORT CAREER HIGHLIGHTS & HISTORY RECORDS ÊÊGrady was selected out of Cascade High School ÊÊIn his four healthy seasons for Cleveland (Everett, Wash.) by the in the (2005-08), he ranked 2nd in the majors with third round of the 2000 June Draft…seven 639 games played (trailing ) and years later, the franchise drafted another third- 464 runs scored (trailing )…with rounder out of the very same school: Steven 107 HR and 115 SB, he was one of two players Souza Jr. …Sizemore and Souza had never met with at least 100 HR and 100 SB in that span, until Grady signed with the Rays this season. along with (144-HR, 109-SB). OPPONENTS ÊÊMissed the 2013 season while recovering from 2014 SEASON microfracture surgery on his right knee. ÊÊMade the Red Sox Opening Day roster…started ÊÊMissed the 2012 season following lower back

in CF on Opening Day and went 2-for-4 with a surgery to repair an injury suffered during a OPERATIONS LEAGUE MINOR solo HR, his first hits in the majors since February workout…had surgery to repair a Sep 22, 2011 vs. CWS, and first homer since damaged disc in his lower back on March 1… July 25, 2011 at BAL. did not appear in a game due to the back injury ÊÊAppeared in 52 games with 48 starts (22-LF, and persistent knee soreness. 14-RF, 12-CF) for the Red Sox…hit .343/.395/.571 ÊÊIn 2011, was limited to 71 games due to three (12-for-35) in his first 10 games (9 starts) to DL stints…began the season on the DL while re- start the season…after that, hit .187/.263/.530 habbing from June 2010 microfracture surgery (28-for-150) in 42 games (39 starts) prior to on his left knee…placed on the DL twice more being designated for assignment June 17…re-

with right knee contusions. INFORMATION BROADCAST leased the next day. ÊÊWhile on the DL for the third time, underwent ÊÊSigned by the Phillies on July 25 and assigned sports hernia surgery on July 21. to Triple-A Lehigh Valley…selected to the major league roster on July 11, and collected his first ÊÊReturned from his third DL stint in September NL hit that night vs. WAS (single)…began his and played in 10 games (all starts) to end the Phillies career with a 7-game hitting streak. season…last game as an Indian came Sep 22 vs. CWS…had an arthroscopic procedure on his ÊÊMade 36 starts for the Phillies (19-LF, 11-RF, right knee following the season. 6-CF)…batted .304 (38-for-125) through his first ÊÊPlayed in 33 games in 2010 before undergoing 44 games for the Phillies…hit .081 (3-for-37) in & MISC. FIELD TROPICANA his final 16 games (Sep 5–season’s end). season-ending left knee surgery. ÊÊRecorded his 1,000th career hit on July 25 vs. ÊÊWithdrew from Team USA’s World Baseball ARI, a single off Wade Miley. Classic roster in 2009 due to lingering elbow and abdominal injuries…that September had ÊÊHad his first career pinch-hit homer on Aug 27 surgery to relieve inflammation in his left el- vs. WAS (Doug Fister). 010 2015 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE 40-MAN ROSTER › Grady Sizemore

bow, and another to correct instability in his season, joining Hall of Famer in lower left abdominal wall. 1932. ÊÊOn April 16 at NYY hit his third career grand ÊÊWas the fourth player in MLB history with slam, and the first ever at new Yankee 50 2B, 10 3B and 25 HR, joining Hall of Famers Stadium…came in the 7th inning off Damaso Joe Medwick (1937), Chuck Klein (1932) and Marte. (1927). ÊÊHad two DL stints (May 31–June 22 and Sep 4– ÊÊHad his first career multi-HR game on Sep 24 season’s end). at TEX. ÊÊIn 2008, made the AL All-Star Team for a third ÊÊIn 2005, ranked 2nd among AL center fielders straight year…finished 10th in the BBWAA AL with 22 HR, and 3rd with 81 RBI…marked his MVP voting…ranked among AL leaders with 77 first full season in the majors…was 1 of 5 play- XBH (T-2nd), 33 HR (T-6th), 98 BB (3rd), 38 SB ers in the majors with at least 20 HR and 20 SB (5th), 318 total bases (6th) and 101 runs scored that season. (10th). ÊÊHit his first career grand slam on Aug 10 at KC ÊÊBecame the second player in Indians histo- (). ry with 30 HR and 30 SB in the same season, ÊÊHad a career-high 5 hits on Sep 22 at KC. joining (1987)…became the 10th AL member of the 30/30 club and the first since ÊÊWas originally slated to open the season at NYY Alfonso Soriano in 2005. Triple-A Buffalo…was optioned at the end of spring training but recalled when Juan ÊÊLed major league leadoff hitters in HR and Gonzalez was placed on the DL. RBI…led the AL in leadoff HR (7) and multi-HR games (5). ÊÊStarted the 2004 season with Buffalo…re- called on July 20 and made his major league ÊÊWon his first career …at debut the following night vs. CWS as a defen- 26, became the youngest Indians player to win sive replacement. one since in 1996. ÊÊRecorded his first career hit (double) and RBI ÊÊHad a .995 fielding pct. and won his second on July 23 vs. KC, off Mike Wood…first career consecutive Rawlings . homer came July 25 vs. KC (Zack Greinke). ÊÊHit his 100th career HR on July 5 at MIN…got ÊÊOptioned to Buffalo on Aug 29 and helped the his 100th career SB on July 8 at DET…had a ca- Bisons win the International League title. reer-high 7 RBI on Aug 21 vs. KC. ÊÊSpent the 2003 season with Double-A Akron… ÊÊIn 2007, was named to the AL All-Star Team won the Award as the best po- for the second straight season…ranked among sition player in Cleveland’s minor league sys- AL leaders with 748 PA (1st), 118 runs scored tem…ranked among Indians farmhands with (4th), 101 BB (5th) and 33 SB (T-6th). 151 hits (1st), 96 runs scored (1st), .304 avg. ÊÊWon his first career Rawlings Gold Glove (3rd) and 78 RBI (3rd). Award. ÊÊHit .412 (14-for-34) in 7 playoff games for the ÊÊBecame the fourth in Indians history with at Eastern League champions. least 20 HR and 25 SB in the same season, join- ÊÊTied for the league lead in triples (11) and ing Hall of Famer (1999, 2001), ranked T-2nd in runs…named to the EL post- Joe Carter (1986-88) and (1979). season All-Star Team, won the EL Rookie of ÊÊBecame the third Indian to hit a leadoff homer the Year Award and finished second in EL MVP on Opening Day, along with Julio Franco (1988) voting. and Charlie Jamieson (1925)…homered in the ÊÊWon the Larry Doby Award as the MVP of the first 3 games of the season. All-Star Futures Game. ÊÊPOSTSEASON: Hit .279 (12-for-43) with 2 HR, ÊÊNamed to the Team USA 2004 Olympic qualify- 3 RBI and 2 SB…scored a team-high 9 runs in ing team following the season…selected to the 11 games. 24-man final roster after hitting .442 (19-for- ÊÊEarned his first All-Star selection in 2006, 43) with 2 3B, 1 HR and 7 RBI in 13 games in the leading the majors with 134 runs and 92 XBH… Arizona Fall League. led the AL and ranked T-1st in the majors with ÊÊBegan the 2002 season with Class-A Brevard 53 2B…ranked 2nd in the AL with 11 3B and 349 County (Expos)…traded by Montreal to total bases and T-7th with 190 hits. Cleveland on June 27 as part of a six-play- ÊÊBecame the second player in major league his- er deal involving Bartolo Colon…ranked by tory with 50 2B, 10 3B, 20 HR and 20 SB in a Baseball America as the No. 7 prospect in the Indians organization following the season. ORGANIZATION 2015 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE 011 40-MAN ROSTER › Grady Sizemore

Finished 2nd in the Midwest League in walks ÊÊ CAREER HIGHS (81) in 2001…finished 5th in the Gulf Coast

League in games (55) and at-bats (205) in HITS WALKS & STAFF COACHES 2000, his first professional season. 5, 9/22/05 at KC 4, 7/19/08 at SEA HITTING STREAK STRIKEOUTS PERSONAL & MISC. 12G, 2x-last 7/23/07 – 8/4/07 4, 5x-last 6/19/11 vs. PIT RBI STOLEN BASES ÊÊMarried Brittany Binger on May 12, 2014…they 7, 8/21/08 vs. KC 3, 2x-last 8/23/08 at TEX welcomed their first child, son Luca, in July

Grady Sizemore Sizemore Grady 2015. RUNS 40-MAN ROSTER 4, 4x-last 7/2/08 at CWS ÊÊWas Cleveland’s recipient of the Roberto Clemente Award for his contributions to the HOME RUN HIGHLIGHTS community in 2008. GRAND SLAMS (3) ÊÊCommitted to play college football and base- 4/16/09 at NYY (Damaso Marte); 7/2/07 vs. TB (Alberto ball at the University of Washington before Reyes); 8/10/05 at KC (Zack Greinke) NON-ROSTER INVITES NON-ROSTER signing with the Expos. MULTI-HR GAMES (8) 2 – 8x-last 7/7/09 at CWS LEADOFF (22) 22x-last 5/10/11 vs. TB (Andy Sonnanstine) PINCH-HIT (1) 8/27/14 vs. WAS (Doug Fister) INSIDE-THE-PARK (2) 4/27/07 vs. BAL (); 9/24/06 at TEX (C.J. RECORDS & HISTORY RECORDS Wilson)

CAREER BATTING YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB-I SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E 2000 GCL Expos .293 55 205 31 60 8 3 1 14 2 0 6 23-0 24 16 2 1 .376 .380 3

2001 Clinton .268 123 451 64 121 16 4 2 61 0 5 4 81-4 92 32 11 7 .335 .381 7 OPPONENTS 2002 Brevard County .258 75 256 37 66 15 4 0 26 0 2 2 36-3 41 9 9 6 .348 .351 3 Kinston .343 47 172 31 59 9 3 3 20 1 0 1 33-2 30 14 7 1 .483 .451 4 2003 Akron .304 128 496 96 151 26 11 13 78 1 5 11 46-1 73 10 9 5 .480 .373 4 2004 Buffalo .287 101 418 73 120 23 8 8 51 1 4 8 42-0 72 15 10 6 .438 .360 1 Cleveland .246 43 138 15 34 6 2 4 24 0 2 5 14-0 34 2 0 0 .406 .333 1 MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS LEAGUE MINOR 2005 Cleveland .289 158 640 111 185 37 11 22 81 5 2 7 52-1 132 22 10 17 .484 .348 3 2006 Cleveland .290 162 655 134 190 53 11 28 76 1 4 13 78-8 153 22 6 2 .533 .375 3 2007 Cleveland .277 162 628 118 174 34 5 24 78 0 2 17 101-9 155 33 10 3 .462 .390 2 2008 Cleveland .268 157 634 101 170 39 5 33 90 0 2 11 98-14 130 38 5 5 .502 .374 2 2009 Cleveland .248 106 436 73 108 20 6 18 64 2 1 4 60-1 92 13 8 4 .445 .343 0 2010 Cleveland .211 33 128 15 27 6 2 0 13 0 1 2 9-0 35 4 2 1 .289 .271 1 2011 Akron .400 6 20 1 8 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 2-0 2 0 0 1 .550 .455 0 Columbus .250 2 8 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2-0 3 0 0 1 .625 .400 0 Cleveland .224 71 268 34 60 21 1 10 32 0 3 6 18-1 85 0 2 4 .422 .285 2 2012 Cleveland Injured—Did Not Play 2013 Cleveland Injured—Did Not Play BROADCAST INFORMATION BROADCAST 2014 Boston .216 52 185 14 40 10 2 2 15 0 1 0 19-0 41 5 0 6 .324 .288 1 Lehigh Valley .283 11 46 5 13 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 5-0 7 0 0 0 .370 .353 1 Philadelphia .253 60 162 21 41 9 2 3 12 0 0 0 14-0 35 1 1 4 .389 .313 1 Minor League Totals .290 548 2072 339 600 101 33 29 257 5 16 32 270-10 344 96 48 28 .412 .377 23 Major League Totals .266 1004 3874 636 1029 235 47 144 485 8 18 65 463-34 892 140 44 46 .462 .352 16 1: Selected by the Montreal Expos in the third round of the 2000 June Draft…signed by Scott Golby. 2: Acquired by the along with LH , 2B and 1B for RH Bartolo Colon and RH , June 27, 2002. 3: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as a free agent, January 24, 2014. 4: Signed by the as a minor league free agent, June 25, 2014. 5: Signed by the Tampa Bay Rays as a minor league free agent, June 15, 2015. TROPICANA FIELD & MISC. FIELD TROPICANA 012 2015 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE 40-MAN ROSTER › Grady Sizemore ALL-STAR GAME BATTING YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB-I SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E 2006 AL, Pittsburgh .000 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 2007 AL, San Francisco .000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 2008 AL, New York-AL .200 1 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 2 1 0 0 .200 .200 0 Totals .125 3 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 4 1 0 0 .125 .125 0 POSTSEASON BATTING YEAR SERIES CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB-I SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E 2007 ALDS CLE vs. NYY .375 4 16 3 6 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 4-2 4 1 1 1 .688 .524 0 ALCS CLE vs. BOS .222 7 27 6 6 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 4-1 5 1 0 1 .407 .313 0 Postseason Totals .279 11 43 9 12 2 1 2 3 0 1 1 8-3 9 2 1 2 .512 .396 0 CAREER FIELDING YEAR POSITION PCT G PO A E TC DP 2004 Center Field .991 42 105 0 1 106 0 2005 Center Field .992 155 373 3 3 379 1 2006 Center Field .993 160 409 7 3 419 1 2007 Center Field .995 160 399 4 2 405 2 2008 Center Field .995 151 382 2 2 386 1 2009 Center Field 1.000 92 259 1 0 260 0 2010 Center Field .985 32 64 0 1 65 0 2011 Center Field .984 56 123 1 2 126 0 2014 Left Field .988 52 82 2 1 85 0 Right Field .970 26 32 0 1 33 0 Center Field 1.000 25 48 1 0 49 1 Totals Center Field .994 873 2162 19 14 2195 6 Left Field .988 52 82 2 1 85 0 Right Field .970 26 32 0 1 33 0 LEFT-RIGHT BREAKDOWN 2014 CAREER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI vs. Left .175 97 17 1 7 .223 1191 265 35 130 vs. Right .256 250 64 4 20 .285 2683 764 109 355