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For Immediate Release Wednesday, May 12, 2009 438 Ex-Fall Leaguers Make Rosters

Phoenix, Arizona — When umpires barked “Play ball” to start the 2010 major-league season in early April, 438 former The Future Of players dotted the 30 Opening Day rosters. Major League It’s a record number that easily betters the totals of past years, including . Now. the previous three seasons — 407 in 2007, 413 in 2008 and 416 in 2009. Facts • Over 1,700 former Fall “The record number of former Fall Leaguers on major league Opening Leaguers have reached the major leagues Day rosters this season is a testament to the quality of young prospects the 30 • 141 MLB All-Stars including 38 in 2009 clubs are choosing to send to our league to polish their skills as they prepare • 7 MLB MVPs • • for the major leagues,” offers Arizona Fall League Director Steve Cobb.” • • Excluding the 32 players on disabled lists that included the likes of • • (IF, Indians), (OF, Athletics), (IF, • • 3 Award winners Royals), (IF, Rangers), (RHP, Phillies), • • (IF, Mets), and (IF, Giants), ex-AFLers still comprised 54 •Brandon Webb • 19 MLB Rookies-of-the-Year percent of the 30 active major-league rosters on Opening Day. • 3 MVPs • 6 All-Star Game MVPs Six players made the jump from the 2009 Fall League to an Opening • 40 MLB Silver Sluggers • 33 MLB Gold Glove Awards Day roster — (LHP, Rangers), (OF, Braves), • 8 MLB champions (RHP, Diamondbacks), (RHP, White Sox), Scott • 12 MLB season hits leaders • 5 MLB season RBI leaders Sizemore (IF, Tigers), and (C, Rangers). Additionally, Josh • 2 MLB season homer leaders • 9 MLB season stolen-base leaders Butler (RHP, Brewers) was on Milwaukee’s disabled list on Opening Day. • 24 MLB managers Oakland claimed the most ex-Fall Leaguers with 21, followed by • 31 MLB umpires • 76 administrators serving Minnesota (19), Milwaukee (18) and Philadelphia (18). Only three clubs the baseball industry listed fewer than 10 — Dodgers (8), (8) and Phoenix Municipal (9). Stadium 5999 E. Van Buren The complete list of former Arizona Fall Leaguers on 2010 major Phoenix, AZ 85008 Office: 602.681.9362 league Opening Day rosters follows. FAX: 602.681.9363 www.mlbfallball.com — more — MLBazFallLeague Media Contact: Paul Jensen ([email protected], 480.710-8201) Arizona Fall Leaguers On 2010 MLB Opening Day Rosters (438) (17) (15) , IF Hector Ambriz, RHP of Anaheim (14) Matt Albers, RHP Russell Branyan, IF (DL) , RHP Michael Gonzalez, LHP Shin-Soo Choo Terry Evans, OF , RHP Mark Grudzielanek, IF , OF Mark Hendrickson, LHP , DH , IF Jim Johnson, RHP , LHP , C , OF , OF Kendry Morales, IF Julio Lugo, IF Matt LaPorta, IF , C , OF , C Matt Palmer, RHP Brian Matusz, LHP Will Ohman, LHP , IF Chris Pettit, OF (DL) , OF , RHP , RHP , IF , C Brian Stokes, RHP Luke Scott, DH Tony Sipp, LHP , RHP Craig Tatum, C , OF , C , C , RHP , IF , IF (13) (19) (13) Eddie Bonine, RHP Scott Baker, RHP Scott Atchison, RHP , OF , RHP , RHP (DL) , IF , C , RHP Manny Delcarmen, RHP Brandon Inge, IF , RHP (DL) J.D. Drew, OF Austin Jackson, OF Jesse Crain, RHP , OF Don Kelly, OF , OF Bill Hall, IF , C Brian Duensing, LHP Jeremy Hermida, OF Zach Miner, RHP (DL) Matt Guerrier, RHP , IF (DL) Ryan Rabum, RHP J.J. Hardy, IF Dustin Pedroia, IF , RHP Brendan Harris, IF , LHP , LHP (DL) Orlando Hudson, IF , C Scott Sizemore, IF (’09) Jason Kubel, DH , IF Bred Thomas, LHP Joe Mauer, RHP (13) Justin Morneau, IF Gordon Beckham, IF (12) , RHP , RHP , RHP , IF , IF Willie Bloomquist, IF Denard Span, OF , IF/OF , IF , RHP Bobby Jenks, RHP David De Jesus, OF , OF Scott Linebrink, RHP Josh Fields, IF (DL) Donny Lucy, C Chris Getz, IF , IF Alex Gordon, IF (DL) A.J. Pierzynski, C , RHP , OF Dusty Hughes, LHP Sergio Santos, RHP (’09) , OF , IF , C , LHP John Parrish, LHP — more — Arizona Fall Leaguers On 2010 MLB Opening Day Rosters/add 1–1–1–1

New York Yankees (9) (17) Rangers (16) , OF , RHP , IF , OF Erik Bedard, LHP (DL) Julio Borbon, OF , RHP Milton Bradley, OF , IF , IF , OF , RHP Damaso Marte, LHP , IF , RHP , RHP Doug Fister, RHP Ryan Garko, IF , OF , IF (DL) Josh Hamilton, OF , IF Rob Johnson, RHP Matt Harrison, LHP (’09) Marcus Thames, OF Ryan Langerhans, OF Ian Kinsler, IF (DL) , IF , OF (21) Ryan Rowland-Smith, LHP Dustin Nippert, RHP , RHP , RHP Darren O’Day, LHP , LHP , OF Darren Oliver, LHP , LHP Matt Tuiasosopo, IF , C , LHP Jason Vargas, LHP Taylor Teagarden, C (’09) , OF Sean White, RHP , IF Eric Chavez, IF , IF Coco Crisp, OF (DL) Blue Jays (15) , RHP (DL) Tampa Bay D-Rays (17) , RHP , RHP Willy Aybar, DH John Buck, C Mark Ellis, IF Grant Balfour, RHP , LHP , IF Jason Bartlett, IF , RHP Gio Gonzalez, LHP Reid Brignac, IF Alex Gonzalez, IF , OF , DH , RHP Kevin Kouzmanoff, IF Randy Choate, LHP , IF Jon Meloan, RHP (DL) , OF Adam Lind, OF Josh Outman, LHP (DL) Mike Ekstrom, RHP John McDonald, IF Eric Patterson, IF , OF Dustin McGowan, RHP (DL) Cliff Pennington, IF , IF , IF Adam Rosales, IF Jeff Niemann, RHP , LHP Ryan Sweeney, OF Sean Rodriguez, IF , OF Kurt Suzuki, C James Shields, RHP Merkin Valdez, RHP , C , OF B.J. Upton, OF , RHP , IF

— more — Arizona Fall Leaguers On 2010 MLB Opening Day Rosters/add 2–2–2–2 (16) (13) (14) , IF Bronson Arroyo, RHP Geoff Blum, IF , RHP , IF , OF , OF Chris Dickerson, OF , IF , IF , OF Jeff Fulchino, RHP Ian Kennedy, RHP (’09) Ryan Hanigan, C , IF Adam LaRoche, IF , RHP , OF , C Daniel Ray Herrera, LHP , RHP Augie Ojeda, IF Mike Lincoln, RHP , IF , RHP Nick Masset, RHP Jason Michaels, OF , IF , OF Brian Moehler, RHP Leo Rosales, RHP , IF Bud Norris, RHP Rusty Ryal, IF , OF , OF , C Joey Votto, IF Cory Sullivan, OF Esmerling Vasquez, RHP J.R.Towles, C Brandon Webb, RHP (13) , OF Clint Barmes, IF (8) (12) Matt Belisle, RHP Garrett Anderson, OF Jesse Chavez, RHP , RHP (DL) Blake DeWitt, IF Brooks Conrad, IF , OF , OF , IF Jason Giambi, IF Matt Kemp, OF Tommy Hanson, RHP Brad Hawpe, OF James Loney, IF Jason Heyward, OF (’09) , IF , C Eric Kinske, OF Chris Iannetta, C George Sherrill, LHP , IF Miguel Olivo, C Cory Wade, RHP (DL) , RHP Greg Smith, LHP Brian McCann, C , IF (18) Nate McLouth, OF , RHP (DL) , OF , RHP , IF Josh Butler, RHP (’09, DL) Jordan Schafer, OF (DL) Todd Coffey, RHP (16) Florida Marlins (14) , IF , IF , RHP , LHP , RHP , C , IF Marlon Byrd, OF Jorge Cantu, IF , IF Esmailin Caridad, RHP Brett Carroll, OF (DL) Jody Gerut, OF , OF , OF Corey Hart, OF , IF Mike Lamb, IF Joe Inglett, IF , LHP , OF LaTroy Hawkins, RHP Angel Guzman, RHP (DL) Ricky Nolasco, RHP , C , C , OF Casey McGehee, IF , IF , RHP (DL) Manny Parra, LHP Sean Marshall, LHP Gaby Sanchez, IF Mitch Stetter, LHP , OF , IF Rickie Weeks, IF , OF Jose Veras, RHP , LHP , C Tim Wood, RHP , C , IF , IF — more — Arizona Fall Leaguers On 2010 MLB Opening Day Rosters/add 3–3–3–3 New York Mets (8) St. Louis Cardinals (17) Giants (15) , OF Mitchell Boggs, RHP , LHP Mike Jacobs, IF Chris Carpenter, RHP , IF (DL) , OF , OF , IF , OF Jason LaRue, C , IF Daniel Murphy, IF (DL) , RHP Fred Lewis, OF (DL) Mike Pelfrey, RHP Ryan Ludwick, OF Brandon Medders, RHP Francisco Rodriguez, RHP Joe Mather, OF , RHP , IF Kyle McClellan, RHP , OF Trever Miller, LHP Freddy Sanchez, IF (DL) (18) , RHP , OF Danys Baez, RHP , RHP , IF Drew Carpenter, RHP Albert Pujols, IF Eugenio Velez, OF , IF , OF , RHP , RHP , IF , C Roy Halladay, RHP Skip Schumaker, IF , RHP J.A. Happ, LHP Nick Stavinoha, OF , RHP , RHP (14) Ryan Howard, IF Jason Bergmann, RHP Raul Ibañez, OF (15) Brian Bruney, RHP , RHP Mike Adams, RHP , C (DL) Brad Lidge, RHP (DL) Kyle Blanks, OF , IF , RHP , RHP Ross Detwiler, LHP (DL) Jimmy Rollins, IF David Eckstein, IF , OF , C Sean Gallagher, RHP , IF , C Adrian Gonzalez, IF Garrett Mock, RHP , IF , RHP Nyjer Morgan, OF , OF , OF Mike Morse, IF , OF Jerry Hairston, Jr., IF , OF , OF Tyler Walker, RHP Pirates (16) , IF Jordan Zimmerman, RHP Ronny Cedeño, IF Nick Hundley, C , IF , OF Adam Russell, RHP , IF WillVenable, OF ======, IF Chris Young, RHP , C Bold italics denotes , C 2009 AZ Fall Leaguer Garrett Jones, OF Andy LaRoche, IF (DL) Disabled List Andrew McCutchen, OF Evan Meek, RHP , OF Charlie Morton, RHP Ross Ohlendorf, RHP Hayden Penn, RHP John Raynor, OF Delwyn Young, OF

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