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Will Venable 38

SPRING INVITEE 38 2015 Season Highlights ‹ Spent virtually his entire career with the since debuting in 2008...Previously ranked in the top ten in the Age: 33, born October 29, 1982 in Greenbrae, CA in triples (four times), stolen bases (two times) and /9.0IP (three times)...In 2015, combined Resides: Austin, TX Position: Out¿ elder to bat .244 (85-349) with 13 doubles, 3 triples, 6 runs, and 33 RBI over 135 games with and San Diego after being acquired by the Rangers in a on August 18. Bats: L Throws: L Height: 6-3 Weight: 205 ‹ Reached safely in each of ¿ rst 13 games w/ Texas, T-3rd longest such streak ever to begin a Rangers career…Was on ML Service: 6 + 155 the ALDS roster vs. Toronto, appearing in four games...Ended the season with a 69 G homer drought (last HR on 7/2/15 Contract Status: Signed thru 2016 at STL)...Batted .258 (73-283) with 6 HR and 30 RBI in 98 games for San Diego this season before the trade, playing Acquired: February 26, 2016; Signed by Cleveland to a Minor League Free primarily against right-handed pitching…Made 68 total starts in CF (56), LF (8), and RF (4) for SD…Combined on the Agent contract. year .310 (22-71) with RISP. Pro Career YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS SLG OBP OPS E ‹ 2014 Did not commit an in the out¿ eld, becoming just the third qualifying out¿ elder in franchise history to go an entire 2005 AZL Padres .322 15 59 13 19 4 2 1 12 0 0 4 2 9 4 0 .508 .385 .893 0 season without committing an error (also Eric Owens in 2000 and Dave Roberts in 2006)...In 26 plate appearances as a Eugene .216 42 139 17 30 5 2 2 14 0 1 2 14 38 2 1 .324 .295 .619 4 PH, batted .348 (8-23) w/a HR and 4RBI (5th-best PH avg. in MLB). 2006 Ft. Wayne .314 124 472 #86 148 34 5 11 91 1 6 7 55 81 18 5 .477 .389 .866 4 2007 .278 134 515 66 143 19 3 8 68 5 4 10 38 84 21 2 .373 .337 .710 2 ‹ 2013 Unanimously named the Padres’ Most Valuable Player by the San Diego chapter of the BBWAA following the 2008 Portland .292 120 442 70 129 26 4 14 58 3 2 5 44 103 7 3 .464 .361 .825 4 season...Set career-highs in nearly every offensive category, including games played (151), average (.268), hits (129), home San Diego .264 28 110 16 29 4 2 2 10 0 1 0 13 21 1 1 .391 .339 .730 0 runs (22), RBI (53), runs (64), slugging pct. (.484), OPS (.796) and tied his career-high in triples (8)...Signed a two-year 2009 Portland .260 53 200 33 52 10 3 12 30 1 3 2 20 46 1 0 .520 .329 .849 5 extension thru 2015 on 9/3/12...One of nine 20/20 MLB players in 2013 (8th Padre, 10th time, last Mike Cameron 2006)... San Diego .256 95 293 38 75 14 2 12 38 2 0 4 25 89 6 1 .440 .323 .763 2 Hit .315 (74-for-235) in the 2nd half with 11 HR, 21 RBI...His .549 slugging pct. was 6th-best in the NL in the 2nd half (was 2010 Lake Elsinore .071 5 14 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 1 0 .143 .278 .421 0 T6th in the NL w/29 extra-base hits)...Won NL Player of the Week, 8/11-18....Padres Award nominee...Hit San Antonio .333 2 6 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 .333 .500 .833 0 .367 (40-for-109) in August, most hits by a Padre in August since Mark Loretta had 41 in 2004...His 17 extra-base led NL San Diego .245 131 392 60 96 11 7 13 51 0 5 3 45 128 29 7 .408 .324 .732 4 players in August, 40 hits were 2nd...According to Elias only 3 Padres have had 40H, 8HR in a month (Dave Win¿ eld, 2011 Tucson .276 14 58 14 16 3 2 3 11 0 1 0 5 13 3 0 .552 .328 .880 2 1979; (1997) and Phil Nevin (2000)...15-game hit streak, 8/2-18, longest by a Padre in 2013...Hit ¿ rst career San Diego .246 121 370 49 91 14 7 9 44 1 4 5 31 92 26 3 .395 .310 .704 2 walk-off HR on 8/18 vs. NYM. 2012 San Diego .264 148 417 62 110 26 8 9 45 5 2 5 41 94 24 6 .429 .335 .765 7 2013 San Diego .268 151 481 64 129 22 8 22 53 2 1 2 29 118 22 6 .484 .312 .796 3 ‹ 2012 Played in a then career-high 148 games and hit .264 with nine home runs, 45 RBI and 24 stolen bases...Hit .353 2014 San Diego .224 146 406 47 91 13 2 8 33 3 2 4 33 107 11 6 .325 .288 .613 0 (30-for-85) w/RISP, 10th-best mark in MLB, 6th in NL 2015 San Diego .258 98 283 34 73 10 3 6 30 0 0 0 25 73 11 1 .378 .318 .696 1 ‹ 2011 Set a new Padres record by belting 5 leadoff HR, ¿ rst 5 of his career (also tied him for 2nd on the club's all-time list)... Texas .182 37 66 6 12 3 0 0 3 2 0 2 12 21 5 0 .227 .325 .552 0 Ranked 12th in the NL with 26 steals and 2nd in MLB with an 89.7% success rate. Minor Lge. Totals .283 509 1905 301 540 102 21 51 285 10 17 30 184 384 59 11 .439 .353 .792 21 CLEVELAND TOTALS ------‹ 2010 Appeared in 131 games for the Padres, including 101 starts in the out¿ eld...Fought a lower back injury most of the season...Led team with 29 steals. .182 37 66 6 12 3 0 0 3 2 0 2 12 21 5 0 .227 .325 .552 0 National League .252 918 2752 370 694 114 39 81 304 13 15 23 242 722 130 31 .410 .316 .727 19 ‹ 2008 Contract purchased from -A Portland 8/29 and made his Major League debut that night... Selected for having M.L. TOTALS .251 955 2818 376 706 117 39 81 307 15 15 25 254 743 135 31 .406 .317 .723 19 the “Best Strike Zone Judgment” in the Paci¿ c Coast League in ’s annual “Best Tools” survey ...First MLB hit was a triple in his debut vs. Colorado off Aron Cook (only second Padre to hit a triple in ¿ rst MLB plate app(John CAREER TRANSACTIONS Sipin; 5/24/69)...Hit ¿ rst career HR on 9/4 at Milwaukee off Jeff Suppan. 2004 Selected by the in the 15th round of the June draft (did not sign). ‹ 2007 Spent the entire season with the Champion -A …Named the Padres’ 2005 Selected by the San Diego Padres in the 7th round (218th overall) of the June draft. Signed 6/17. No. 5 prospect by Baseball America entering the season...Ranked among Texas League leaders in hits (T4th, 143)...Hit 2010 DL - lower back strain, 7/20-20. Rehab at A Lake Elsinore, 7/14-18. Rehab at AA San Antonio, 7/19-20. for the cycle on 5/30...Named TL postseason all-star. 2015 Traded by the San Diego Padres to the for a and Marcus Greene, 8/18. ‹ 2006 Received the Padres’ Minor League Player of the Year Award…Ranked second in the San Diego organization in The Texas Rangers sent (8/21/15) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade. RBI (91), third in batting average (.314) and fourth in stolen bases (18).... All-star...T1st in the MWL in runs, 2015 Granted Free Agency, 11/2 2nd in average, RBI, 3rd in hits and OB%, 4th in doubles and total bases (225). 2016 Signed as a Free Agent with the , 2/26. Personal/Miscellaneous POSTSEASON RECORD Full name WILLIAM DION VENABLE...Married, Kathryn...Graduated from San Rafael (CA) High School…Lettered four YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HBP BB SO SB CS E times in basketball, three times in baseball…Played both baseball and basketball at ...Became just the 2015 TEX (ALDSvTOR) .500 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 second player in history to earn ¿ rst team All-League honors in both baseball and basketball, joining current MLB hurler ...Teammates with Indians General at Princeton...First-Team All-Ivy League S

FIELDING BY POSITION in basketball in 2004 and baseball in 2005…Received the B.F. Bunn Trophy in 2004-05, “awarded to that member of the N

2015 CAREER A Princeton varsity basketball team who through sportsmanship, play and inÀ uence has contributed most to the sport”… I

PCT G PO A E TC DP PCT G PO A E TC DP Majored in anthropology...His father, Max, appeared in 727 Major League games from 1979-91 and is currently the Hitting D N

.994 110 171 4 1 176 0- Out¿ eld .988 862 1564 19 19 1602 4 I for AAA Tacoma (Seattle).

------First Base 1.000 1 1 0 0 1 0 D .994 110 171 4 1 176 0 Totals .988 863 1565 19 19 1603 4 VENABLE'S CAREER GAME HIGHS N A

HITS: 4, nine times, last May 24, 2015 at LA Dodgers; RUNS: 4, three times, last May 19, 2010 at LAD; DOUBLES: L 2, 12 times; HR: 1, 81 times; RBI: 4, eight times, last July 30, 2014 vs. STL; BB: 3, Sept. 5, 2012 at LAD; SB: 3, April E V

20, 2011 at Chicago-NL; : 15 games, Aug. 2-18, 2013; GRAND SLAMS: 1, Sept. 28, 2011 vs. E Chicago-NL (Dempster); LEAD-OFF HR: 10, last May 11, 2014 vs. MIA (Alvarez); "WALK-OFF" HR: 1, Aug. 18, 2013 L C

vs. NYM (Feliciano); PINCH-HIT HR: 2, July 2, 2015 at STL (Villanueva). 5 1 0

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