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OFFICIAL GAME INFORMATION (19-15) vs. Fort Wayne TinCaps (15-19) Monday, May 13 • 6:30 p.m. • Classic Park • Broadcast: All Sports CLE Game #35 • Home Game #19 • Season : 0-0, 13 Games Remaining RHP Shane McCarthy (3-2, 3.09 ERA) vs. LHP Ramon Perez (0-1, 4.18 ERA)

SATURDAY: The Captains lost the finale of their Western Division road trip, falling to the Timber Rattlers in the rubber game of a three-game series, 4-2. The teams traded runs early. Wisconsin took the lead in the third on a by David Fry, the Captains tied it in the top of the fourth on • Overall an RBI by Jesse Berardi, the Timber Rattlers jumped back in front on a -scoring wild in the bottom of the fourth and Lake County evened the score again when Miguel Jerez homered to the fifth. The Timber Rattlers took the lead for good when Fry a two- in the seventh and scored on a single by Gabriel Garcia. Wisconsin added one more run in the eighth on an RBI double by Connor McVey. Timber Rattlers reliever Max Eastern Division W L GB Lazar struck out eight over four scoreless for the win. Captains lefty reliever Kellen Rholl gave up the go-ahead run in the seventh and was saddled with the loss.

Great Lakes (Dodgers) 19 13 -- TOURING AMERICA’S DAIRYLAND: The Captains went 3-2 in their road trip to Wisconsin from Monday to Saturday last week. Lake County began the trip with three straight wins. The Captains won two at the (Oakland A’s) before game three of the series was cancelled due to rain, and Bowling Green (Rays) 21 15 -- then won game one at the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (). Lake County lost the last two games at Wisconsin to wrap up the trip.

LAKE COUNTY (INDIANS) 19 15 1.0 INTERDIVISION RECAP: The Captains played their last 11 games against Western Division opponents and went 5-6 (2-4 at home; 3-2 on the road). At home, Lake County was swept in a three-game series by the Quad Cities River Bandits () and took two out of three from the (). On the road, the Captains won both games against the Beloit Snappers () and lost two out of three at South Bend (Cubs) 19 15 1.0 the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (Milwaukee Brewers). The Captains’ pitching staff had a 3.00 ERA in their interdivision games and tallied the second-most against cross-division opponents with 118 in 96 IP (11.06 K/9). Offensively, the Captains had the third-lowest average in the Midwest West Michigan (Tigers) 16 18 4.0 League in interdivision play at .210. Lake County outscored its opponents, 47-38 (+9).

Fort Wayne (Padres) 15 19 5.0 SO, YOU LIKE PROSPECTS?: During this seven-game homestand, Classic Park will see three teenage who rank among their organization’s top prospects. The Captains’ 19-year old Tyler Freeman is ranked by MLB.com as the Indians’ #3 prospect, the Fort Wayne TinCaps have 19- Lansing (Blue Jays) 14 21 6.5 year old shortstop Xavier Edwards who is the ’ #12 prospect and the boast the ’ #1 prospect in the 18-year old . In addition, Freeman (#100) and Franco (#12) are ranked among the top 100 prospects in baseball by MLB.com. The trio also represents three of the best contact hitters in Class-A baseball. Freeman has the lowest K% in Class-A at 6.2% (fourth-lowest in MiLB), Edwards Dayton (Reds) 12 23 8.5 has the third-lowest K% in Class-A at 8.3% (12th-lowest in MiLB) and Franco has the sixth-lowest at 10.3% (28th-lowest in MiLB). *All K% numbers and rankings from Fangraphs.com Western Division W L GB RED HOT BERARDI: Jesse Berardi has been on a tear in the month of May. Berardi is hitting .321 with four doubles in eight games. He has a slash line of .321/.424/.464 in that span with five runs and three RBI. He has increased his batting average from .215 to .256 during this stretch. Quad Cities (Astros) 21 10 -- IN THE PARK: The Captains’ pitching staff has not allowed a in six games. The last time Lake County surrendered a long ball was May 4 when Burlington (Angels) 22 14 1.5 Buddy Kennedy went deep in the first off Juan Mota. The Captains have given up the second-fewest homer in the Midwest League with 15.

Kane County (Diamondbacks) 21 15 2.5 AMONG THE BEST: Will Benson and Tyler Freeman rank among the top five in the Midwest League in several offensive categories. Benson is second in HR (6), fourth in RBI (23), fourth in XBH (15) and fifth in SB (9). Freeman leads the league in R (30), is second in 2B (12) and fourth in XBH (15). Clinton (Marlins) 17 17 5.5 FOUR-HOMER HISTORY: Will Benson became the first player in Captains history to hit four home runs in a single game when he accomplished the rare feat on April 18 against the . Benson hit a two-run homer in the first, a solo home run in the third, a in the fourth and a solo Peoria (Cardinals) 15 17 6.5 homer in the sixth. He is now the fifth player in Midwest League history to produce a four-home run game and the fourth to do so in the MWL regular season. The three others who hit four home runs in a MWL regular season game are Garrett Jones (2002; Quad Cities River Bandits), Mike Bishop (1978; Wisconsin (Brewers) 15 18 7.0 Quad Cities Angels) and Bobby Smith (1959; Clinton Pirates). Eric Battersby (1999; ) is the only player ever to hit four home runs in the MWL postseason game. Cedar Rapids (Twins) 15 20 8.0 THAT’S WEIRD: The last time somebody hit four home runs in a minor league game was May 25, 2014 when went deep four times for the Beloit (A’s) 10 21 11.0 Charleston RiverDogs (Class-A, Yankees) against the in Hickory, NC. Ford, coincidentally, made his Major League debut Thursday night (the same night Benson hit four homers) for the Yankees against the Royals. st nd st nd @-1 Half Title $-2 Half Title %-1 -half Wild Card *-2 -half Wild Card INDIANS FOUR-HOMER GAMES: The last four-home run game by a member of the Indians organization was on June 10, 1959 when Rocky Colavito hit four homers in a game against the at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, MD. The last time an Indians minor leaguer hit four homers in a game was on September 3, 1948 when Leonard Cross went 7-for-7 with four homers for the Spartanburg Peaches in a 30-6 win over the at Duncan Park in Spartanburg, SC. The Peaches’ hit all four of his homers in the first four innings. The Peaches were members of the Class-B Tri-State League.

Captains Contacts OFF TO THE RACES: Ruben Cardenas hit an inside-the-park home run on April 16 in Bowling Green. It was the first inside-the-park homer by a Captains hitter since hit one on August 8, 2016 against the .

Tim O’Brien: [email protected] TOP PROSPECTS: Lake County features seven of the Indians’ Top 30 prospects (including on the Injured List), according to MLB.com. SS/2B Tyler Freeman (#3), C (#4), RHP Luis Oviedo (#8), 2B/SS Jose Fermin (#23), OF Will Benson (#25), OF Quentin Holmes (#27) and SS Marcos Andrew Luftglass: [email protected] Gonzalez (#28). Telephone: 440-975-8085 TOP PICKS: The Captains’ roster includes two former first round draft picks and the Indians’ #1 draft selections from each of the last three years with OF Twitter: @LCCaptains Will Benson (2016; 1st round – 14th overall), OF Quentin Holmes* (2017; 2nd round – 64th overall) and C Bo Naylor (2018; 1st round – 29th overall). *The Indians did not have a first round pick in 2017.

ALL-STARS: The Captains have three 2018 New York-Penn League All-Stars and one 2018 Midwest League All-Star on their current roster. SS/2B Tyler Freeman, OF Hosea Nelson and OF/1B Mitch Reeves were all named New York-Penn League All-Stars last year, as members of the Indians’ Short- UPCOMING SCHEDULESeason affiliate, AND the MahoningPROB ValleyABLE Scrappers. PITCHING OF Will Benson was named MATCHUPS a Midwest League All- Star last season and finished second in the MWL . Date Opp. Time (ET) Captains Starter Opponent Starter Live Audio (Subject to Change) 5/14 vs. Fort Wayne 6:30 PM RHP Luis Oviedo FIRST TIME IN A WHILE: C BoRHP Naylor Efrain is the first Cont playerreras since LHP in 2015 to make the Captains’ rosterAll the Sportsyear after CL E 5/15 vs. Fort Wayne 11:00 AM RHP Cody Morris being drafted by the Indians in theRHP first round.Gabe Mosser All Sports CLE & ESPN 970 WFUN

5/16 vs. Bowling Green 6:30 PM RHP Juan Mota CARLIN RETURNS: Luke CarlinTBA is back for his second straight season as Captains , becoming the first skipper since Ted KubiakAll in Sports2010-11 toCL E 5/17 vs. Bowling Green 6:30 PM LHP Raymond Burgosspend multiple seasons in Lake County.TBA Between Kubiak’s 2011 campaign and Carlin’s Captains debut last year, the Captains had a newAll manager Sports every CL E year for seven straight years. Carlin is now the fourth manager in Captains history to lead the team for multiple seasons, joining Kubiak, Aaron Holbert (2008-09) and (2003-04). In his first year at the helm, Carlin led Lake County to a 60-79 record.

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#34 SHANE McCARTHY RHP 2019 Game-By-Game Date Opp Dec IP H R ER HR SO BB Result Born (Age): July 29, 1996 (22) 4/7 at GL L 5.0 3 3 2 0 5 3 L, 6-0 Hometown: Fair haven, NJ 4/13 at DAY W 5.0 2 2 0 0 9 2 W, 6-2 School: Seton Hall University 4/18 vs. SB W 6.0 4 1 1 0 4 1 W, 12-6

HT: 6’2” │WT: 190 lbs │ Bats: R │Throws: R 4/24 vs. DAY ND 6.0 3 2 2 0 4 2 W (10), 7-6 4/30 vs. QC L 5.0 5 5 5 1 9 2 L, 6-5 Acquired: 2018 MLB Draft – Round 18 5/6 at BEL W 5.0 3 1 1 0 5 1 W, 9-1 Pitch Selection: , , Total 3-2 32.0 20 14 11 1 36 12

2019 Statistics * Relief Appearance Team W L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR HBP BB SO LC 3 2 3.09 6 6 0 0 32.0 20 14 11 1 1 12 36 Total 3 2 3.09 6 6 0 0 32.0 20 14 11 1 1 12 36

Career Statistics Year Team W L ERA G GS CG SHO IP SO BB WHIP 2018 AZL IND1 2 0 1.35 9 0 0 0 20.0 20 2 1.00 2018 MV 1 1 0.43 6 4 0 0 21.0 16 2 0.71 201 9 LC 3 2 3.09 6 6 0 0 32.0 36 12 1.00 Total 3 Teams 6 3 1.85 21 10 0 0 73.0 72 16 0.92

LAST TIME OUT: McCarthy earned the win on Monday at Beloit after holding the Snappers to one run over five innings. The right-hander gave up a first inning run and then blanked Beloit over the next four frames. He struck

out five, walked two and surrendered just three hits in a 9-1 Captains victory.

2018: McCarthy came out firing to start his pro career. After being drafted in the 18th round, the right-hander went to the Arizona Leaguer where he went 2-0 with a 1.35 ERA in nine relief outings. He struck out 20 and walked just two across 20 innings, earning a promotion to Short-Season Mahoning Valley. With the Scrappers, McCarthy made four starts and worked in relief twice, posting a 0.43 ERA and a 1-1 record. In 21 innings, he fanned 16 and again walked just two.

PERFECT GAME: McCarthy pitched the first in Seton Hall history during his sophomore year on April 15, 2016. The right-hander struck out eight and needed just 88 pitches (69 strikes) to pitch nine perfect frames against the LIU-Brooklyn Blackbirds. The performance was also the first perfect game in Big East history.

SETON HALL RECORD BOOKS: McCarthy finished his Seton Hall career ranking second in program history in career starts (50), fourth in innings pitched (300) and eighth in strikeouts (211).

COLLEGE ACCOLADES: 2018 All-Big East 2nd Team, 2016 All-Big East 1st Team, 2016 ABCA All-Region 2nd Team, 2015 Freshman All-American

18 th IS THE CHARM: McCarthy was drafted in the 18th round of the MLB Draft in back-to-back years. Following th th his junior season in 2017, the right-hande r was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 18 round (544 overall). The Indians then took McCarthy last year, following his senior season, in the 18th round (553rd overall). 2019 Highs

INNINGS ...... 6.0 (2x) FRE SHMAN & SOPHOMORE STAR: McCarthy put up his best numbers at Seton Hall during his freshman and STRIKEOUTS ...... 9 (2x) sophomore years. He posted a 2.19 ERA his first year on campus and a 2.38 as a sophomore. All-in-all, his WALKS ...... 3 (4/7 at GL) soph omore year was his best with career -highs in strikeouts (84), innings (102), K/9 (7.41) and K-BB (4.67). HITS...... 5 (4/30 vs. QC) RUNS...... 5 (4/30 vs. QC) : McCarthy finished his four-year college career with a 1.91 BB/9 rate and a 3.30 K-BB. He EARNED RUNS ...... 5 (4/30 vs. QC) exhibited better control as a sophomore with a career-high 4.67 K-BB, made up of a career-high 7.41 K/9 rate HR ...... 1 (4/30 vs. QC) and a 1.69 BB/9 rate that was his second-best season in that regard. McCarthy’s K-BB dipped all the way down FEWEST HITS (5+IP) ...... 2 (4/13 at DAY; 5 IP) to 2.19 his junior year (46 K, 21 BB) and ticked back up his senior year to 3.25 (52 K, 16 BB). LAST WIN: 5/6/19 at BEL

LAST LOSS: 4/30/19 vs. QC LAST HR ALLOWED: 4/30 vs. QC (Scott Schreiber) NO-HITTER/PERFECT GAME: 4/15/16 (perfect game – college)

Career-Highs INNINGS ...... 6.0 (2x) STRIKEOUTS ...... 9 (2x) WALKS ...... 3 (4/7/19 at GL) HITS ...... 5 (2x) RUNS ...... 5 (4/30/19 vs. QC) EARNED RUNS ...... 5 (4/30/19 vs. QC) HR ...... 1 (4/30/19 vs. QC) FEWEST HITS (5+IP) ...... 2 (4/13/19 at DAY; 5 IP)

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Team Pitching Totals Season Totals W-L ERA CG SHO SV/OPP IP H R ER BB-I SO HR Starters 10-11 4.33 - - N/A 153.2 149 80 74 63-0 165 10 Relievers 9-4 2.76 N/A N/A 10/12 140.1 114 62 43 66-0 149 5 Classic Park 11-7 2.81 - - 5/6 157.0 127 62 49 59-0 158 10 Road 8-8 4.47 - - 5/6 137.0 136 80 68 70-0 156 5 April 14-10 3.96 - - 7/9 207.0 190 110 91 98-0 208 13 May 5-5 2.69 - - 3/3 87.0 73 32 26 31-0 106 2 June 0-0 0.00 - - 0/0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 July 0-0 0.00 - - 0/0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 August/September 0-0 0.00 - - 0/0 0.0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0

Captains Notes Pitcher Last Game IP, H, R, ER, BB, K Last Win Last Save Last Loss SV/OPP IBF/R IR/RS Alvarez 5/10 at WIS 1.0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0 4/24 vs. DAY 5/7 at BEL 5/3 vs. KC 2/2 - 7/2 Araujo 5/9 at WIS 1.1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 3 - 5/9 at WIS - - - 3/0 Arias 5/11 at WIS 1.0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2 - 4/6 at GL - 1/1 - 3/0 Draper 5/11 at WIS 2.0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 1 4/26 at WM - - - - 9/4 Lingos 5/9 at WIS 1.1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 4 5/9 at WIS - - - - 3/0 Miednik 5/3 vs. KC 2.2, 0, 0, 0, 1, 4 4/22 vs. DAY - - - - 2/2 Pinto 5/9 at WIS 0.2, 4, 1, 1, 0, 2 5/5 vs. KC 4/22 vs. DAY 4/25 at WM 1/2 - 5/0 Rholl 5/11 at WIS 1.0, 2, 1, 1, 0, 2 ------

Starter Run Support Starter Advanced Stats Pitcher GS W-L Team W-L Support Per Game Pitcher K/9 BB/9 K/BB HR/9 AVG WHIP BABIP GB% FIP ERA Oviedo 7 4-2 5-2 26 3.7 Oviedo 8.1 4.3 1.9 0.3 .222 1.31 .284 55.0% 3.51 3.72 Burgos 7 2-0 6-1 26 3.7 Burgos 9.5 3.1 3.1 0.8 .275 1.45 .351 54.3% 3.22 3.06 Mota 7 1-5 2-5 29 4.1 Mota 10.3 4.8 2.2 1.1 .265 1.56 .348 44.4% 4.19 5.82 McCarthy 6 3-2 4-2 39 6.5 McCarthy 10.1 3.4 3.0 0.3 .175 1.00 .175 52.7% 2.48 3.09 Royalty 4 0-2 0-4 14 3.5 Royalty 10.0 3.1 3.2 0.0 .365 1.95 .489 65.2% 2.33 8.16 Morris 2 0-0 1-1 11 5.5 Morris 13.5 2.3 6.0 1.3 .182 1.25 .269 40.7% 2.85 5.63 Total 34 10-11 19-15 158 4.7

Multi-Hit Multi-RBI HR Type/Last HR Player 2 3 4 5+ Last MH 2 3 4 5+ Last MRBI solo 2R 3R GS Last HR Benson 3 - 1 - 4/18 vs. SB (4) 2 1 - 1 4/18 vs. SB (8) 2 3 - 1 4/18 vs. SB (4x) Berardi 3 3 - - 5/6 at BEL (3) 1 1 - - 4/26 at WM (3) - - - - - Cantu 1 - - - 4/5 vs. GL (2) ------Cardenas 4 1 - - 5/11 at WIS (2) 4 2 - - 5/6 at BEL (2) 1 1 - - 4/16 at BG (2R) Fermin 3 1 - - 4/24 vs. DAY (3) 2 - - - 4/25 vs. DAY (2) 1 1 - - 4/15 at BG (Solo) Freeman 7 3 - - 5/10 at WIS (2) 3 - - - 5/4 vs. KC (2) 2 - - - 5/4 vs. KC (Solo) Gonzalez - - - - - 1 - - - 4/13 at DAY (2) - 1 - - 4/13 at DAY (2R) Holmes 2 - - - 5/3 vs. KC (2) ------Jerez 1 - - - 5/10 at WIS (2) 1 - - - 4/30 vs. QC (2) - - - - - Lopez 3 - - - 5/7 at BEL (2) - - - - - 1 - - - 4/20 vs. SB (Solo) Naylor 2 1 - - 4/25 at WM (3) 2 1 - - 5/3 vs. KC (2) 1 - - - 5/10 at WIS (Solo) Nelson 3 - - - 5/1 vs. QC (2) 1 - - - 4/18 vs. SB (2) 1 1 - - 4/23 vs. DAY (Solo) Reeves 4 3 - - 5/6 at BEL (2) 4 - - - 5/9 at WIS (2) 1 1 - - 4/15 at BG (Solo) Rolette 1 - - - 4/10 vs. BG (2) ------Santiago - 1 - - 4/22 vs. DAY (3) 1 - - - 4/22 vs. DAY (2) - - - - - Schneemann 1 - - - 5/6 at BEL (2) ------Smith 1 - - - 5/4 vs. KC (2) 1 - - - 4/25 at WM (2) - - - - -

Starts In The Order Games Started by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Player C 1B 2B 3B SS LF RF CF DH Benson 1 2 25 1 - - - - - Benson - - - - - 10 9 8 2 Berardi 1 - - - 1 1 15 7 1 Berardi - - 4 22 - - - - - Cantu - - - - 1 1 - 2 - Cantu - 4 ------Cardenas 2 2 5 14 4 - - - - Cardenas ------25 - 2 Fermin 11 4 ------Fermin - - 11 - 4 - - - - Freeman 5 24 ------Freeman - - 1 - 28 - - - - Gonzalez 1 1 - - - - 7 1 1 Gonzalez - - 1 8 - - - - 2 Holmes 5 - - - 2 6 3 3 8 Holmes ------26 1 Jerez - - - 2 3 4 - - - Jerez - 9 ------Lopez - - - - - 2 2 9 2 Lopez 11 ------4 Naylor 3 1 2 1 9 7 - - - Naylor 18 ------5 Nelson 2 - - - - 1 - 6 17 Nelson - - - - - 24 - - 2 Reeves - - 2 13 4 6 2 - - Reeves - 19 ------8 Rolette - - - 3 9 3 - - - Rolette 5 2 ------8 Santiago 3 ------Santiago - - 3 ------Smith - - - - - 1 4 5 4 Smith - - 13 1 - - - - - Schneemann - - - - 1 2 1 1 1 Schneemann - - 1 3 2 - - - -

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CAPTAINS BATTING NOTES #4 Ruben Cardenas, OF Age: 21 Resides: Mission Hills, CA Acquired: 16th Round (2018) – Cal State Fullerton 6’2” – 185 lbs Bats/Throws: R/R Satur day: 2-4, 0-1 SB, K Last Series: 3-9, 0-1 SB, 2 K vs. FW: Streak: +5 (Since 5/5) 2018 (AZL1/MV): 42 games (37 AZL, 5 MV), .308/.414/.455, .869 OPS, 0 HR, 15 2B, 3 3B, 30 RBI, 23 BB, 20 K, 3-4 SB Hit an inside-the-park home run at Bowling Green on April 16. It was the first Captains inside-the-park homer since August 8, 2016 by Sam Haggerty. Led Cal State Fullerton last year with a .432 SLG%... .292/.355/.432, 4 HR All-Big West 2nd Team 2018 Missed most of his sophomore season (2017) with a stress fracture in his lower back Was a 2-way player for the 2016 in the … Hit .333/.400/.578, 3 HR… Notched 10 saves with a 4.50 ERA and 5-0 record in 23 games (30 IP) out of the bullpen College teammates with 2016 RHP and 2017 Captain INF Dillon Persinger

#6 Hosea Nelson, OF Age: 22 Resides: Detroit, MI

Acquired: 9th Round (2016) – Clarendon College (TX) 6’0” – 210 lbs Bats/Throws: L/L

Satur day: 0-3, K Last Series: 1-7, R, 2 K vs. FW: Streak: -1 (Since 5/11) 2018 (MV): 63 games, .233/.287/.392, .679 OPS, 8 HR, 11 2B, 1 3B, 36 RBI, 12 BB, 80 K, 2-5 SB New York-Penn League All-Star last year and NYPL July Player of the Month (.340/.377/.553, 5 HR in 28 games) Led Mahoning Valley and finished tied for 5th in the New York-Penn League with 8 HR Trains in the offseason at the All Fields Hitting Baseball Academy. 2011 Captains Aaron Fields co-founded the facility in 2016 with Daniel & Bruce Fields (Daniel played with Great Lakes in 2016). Nelson’s dad bought a when Hosea was 12 and set it up in his basement. Hosea would hit with his dad from 10 p.m. to midnight on Friday nights. Named after a Biblical prophet. Hosea means “salvation.”

#7 Tyler Freeman, INF Age: 19 Resides: Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Acquired: Competitive Balance Round B (2017) – Etiwanda HS (CA) 6’0” – 170 lbs Bats/Throws: R/R

Satur day: 1-4, R, K Last Series: 3-10, 2 2B, RBI, 3 R, BB, 0-1 SB vs. FW: Streak: +2 (Since 5/10) 2018 (MV): 72 games, .352/.405/.511, .916 OPS, 2 HR, 29 2B, 4 3B, 38 RBI, 8 BB, 22 K, 14-17 SB #3 Prospect in Indians’ system, according to MLB.com and New York-Penn League All-Star last year… Starting SS in ASG Led the NYPL in AVG (.352), WRC+ (168), H (95), 2B (29), SLG (.511), TB (138), K% (7.3), SwStr% (3.0) and R (49)… Was 2nd in OPS (.916) and 3rd in OBP (.405) Posted the lowest K% (7.3) and the lowest BB% (2.7) in the NYPL last year (minimum 200 PA) Posted the 4th-most doubles in the Indians’ system last year, despite playing in a short season league Etiwanda HS is also the alma mater of current Indiana Pacers PG Darren Collison and Detroit Lions WR Marvin Jones

#8 Connor Smith, INF Age: 22 Resides: Midland, MI Acquired: 30th Round (2018) – Western Michigan University 5’10” – 180 lbs Bats/Throws: R/R

Satur day: 0-3 Last Series: 1-9, 3B, R, 2 BB, K vs. FW: Streak: -2 (Since 5/10) 2018 (AZL1/MV/LC): 50 games (27 AZL1, 19 MV, 4 LC), .237/.314/.343, .657 OPS, 3 HR, 7 2B, 1 3B, 27 RBI, 16 BB, 40 K, 3-4 SB

Earned postseason accolades in the Mid-American Conference all three seasons at Western Michigan… 2016 – Second Team All-MAC, MAC Freshman Position Player of the Year (first in school history), All- MAC Tournament Team… 2017 – Second Team All-MAC… 2018 – First Team All-MAC Ranks 8th in Western Michigan history with 213 career hits.

Smith’s hometown is Midland, MI (home of the ). He was a four-year letterwinner for the Midland Dow High School Chargers, batting .463 as a senior with a .568 OBP. Smith’s great-grandfather, Cecil Stine, played for the ’ organization for five years. His grandfather, Richard Johnson, played baseball at Central Michigan University.

#12 Angel Lopez, C Age: 22 Resides: Santurce, PR

Acquired: 13th Round (2017) – Northampton CC (PA) 5’10” – 195 lbs Bats/Throws: R/R

Satur day: 0-4, 2 K Last Series: 0-4, 2 K vs. FW: Streak: -1 (Since 5/11) 2018 (MV/LYN): 43 games (37 MV, 6 LYN), .207/.302/.321, .623 OPS, 2 HR, 10 2B, 0 3B, 11 RBI, 17 BB, 30 K, 0-0 SB NJCAA DIII All-American… 2x Eastern PA Athletic Conference Player of the Year… 2x All-Region...Hit .411 his final season with 14 HR (up from 3 the previous season) and nearly a 3:1 BB-K ratio Led Northampton CC to a NJCAA DIII appearance in 2017… Finished 5th in the country

Had signed a letter of intent to transfer to reigning DII national champion West Chester (Rams) before signing with the Indians Draws comparisons to 2018 Captains C Mike Rivera as a defensive-minded who has a chance to be an above average-to-plus defender Born in Puerto Rico, attended high school in Pennsburg, PA at Perkiomen School Lopez is tri-lingual. He speaks Spanish, English and German. Lopez learned German in high school at the Perkiomen School.

# 15 Daniel Schneemann, INF Age: 22 Resides: Chula Vista, CA

Acquired: 33rd Round (2018) – Brigham Young University 6’1” – 180 lbs Bats/Throws: L/R Sat urday: Last Series: 0-4, 2 K vs. FW: Streak: -2 (Since 5/7) 2018 (AZL1/LC): 43 games (41 AZL1, 2 LC), .196/.299/.329, .628 OPS, 3 HR, 8 2B, 1 3B, 14 RBI, 22 BB, 41 K, 2-2 SB After playing shortstop at BYU, Schneemann split time in the AZL between second base (22 games), third base (15 games), shortstop (6 games) and centerfield (1 game; 3 innings).

Named the 2017 West Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Year as BYU’s shortstop. Had the #4 play on SportsCenter’s Top 10 Plays last college season when he made a sliding stop and glove flip at shortstop against Santa Clara Was one of two BYU players selected in the 2018 MLB Draft, along with sophomore catcher David Clawson (37th round – Angels)

Schneemann’s last name translates to “snowman” in German.

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CAPTAINS BATTING NOTES #17 J.J. Berardi, INF Age: 23 Resides: Commack, NY Acquired: 10th Round (2017) – St. John’s University 5’10” – 185 lbs Bats/Throws: L/R Satur day: 1-3, RBI, BB, 0-1 SB, 2 K Last Series: 2-6, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 0-1 SB, 3 K vs. FW: Streak: +4 (Since 5/6) 2018 (LC): 69 games, .234/.290/.333, .624 OPS, 3 HR, 13 2B, 2 3B, 21 RBI, 19 BB, 54 K, 11-13 SB Berardi missed the beginning of last season due to a hamstring injury and was on the Injured List from July 20 to August 3, also with a hamstring injury. Finished his St. Jon’s career by reaching base in his final 37 games of the season and compiling a 19-game hitting streak in that stretch. St. John’s won both the Big East regular season and tournament titles during Berardi’s freshman year (2015). Berardi appeared in 43 games and came off the bench in Big East Tournament Title game. Was named a 2017 New York-Penn League Mid-Season All-Star with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers.

#23 Mitch Reeves, 1B/OF Age: 24 Resides: Winter Springs, FL

Acquired: 32nd Round (2017) – Florida Southern College 5’10” – 200 lbs Bats/Throws: R/R 3-11, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 0-1 SB, 3 K Satur day: 1-3, BB, 0-1 SB Last Series: vs. FW: Streak: +3 (Since 5/9) 2018 (LC): 69 2018 (MV/LC): 72 games (60 MV, 12 LC), .276/.358/.391, .749 OPS, 5 HR, 13 2B, 1 3B, 42 RBI, 28 BB, 48 K, 4-5 SB Delivered a walk-off single (on a fly ball to the ) to beat Dayton in 10 innings on April 24 Reeves was named a New York-Penn League All-Star in 2018 Began his college career in 2014 at (NC), transferred to Seminole State College (FL) in 2015 and played his final two collegiate seasons at Florida Southern College (FL) in 2016 and 2017. College Accolades: First-Team All-Sunshine State Conference, First-Team All South Position Switch: After starting 48 games at third base during his junior year, Reeves switched to left field as a senior and started all 52 games at FSC.

#24 Bo Naylor, C Age: 19 Resides: Mississauga, ON

Acquired: 1st Round (2018) – St. Joan of Arc C.S.S. (ON) 6’0” – 195 lbs Bats/Throws: L/R Satur day: Last Series: 2-8, HR, RBI, 3 R, BB, K vs. FW: Streak: +3 (Since 5/6) 2018 (AZL2): 33 games, .274 AVG/.381 OBP/.402 SLG/.783 OPS, 2 HR, 3 2B, 3 3B, 17 RBI, 21 BB, 28 K, 5-6 SB #4 prospect in the Indians’ system, according to MLB.com and Baseball America 2x MVP with the Canadian Junior National Team (2017 & 2018) Reached the finals of the 2017 Junior Home Run Derby Believed by some scouts to be the best prep hitter in the 2018 MLB Draft. He is known for making consistent hard contact, but is not known to hit for power. Evaluators note that Naylor is quicker than most and has a solid arm. He also played third base with Team Canada and some scouts believe his arm and agility could give him a future there. Brother, , became the highest-drafted Canadian player ever when the Marlins took him 12th overall in 2015. He is now the #9 Padres prospect, according to MLB.com

#29 Will Benson, OF Age: 20 Resides: Atlanta, GA

st Acquired: 1 Round (2016) – The Westminster Schools (GA) 6’5” – 215 lbs Bats/Throws: L/L Satur day: 1-4, K Last Series: 2-12, RBI, BB, 3 K vs. FW: Streak: +2 (Since 5/10) 2018 (LC): 123 games, .180 AVG/.324 OBP/.370 SLG/.694 OPS, 22 HR, 11 2B, 1 3B, 58 RBI, 82 BB, 152 K, 12-18 SB Ranked by MLB.com as the Indians’ #25 prospect and #21 by the Baseball America Prospect Handbook. Hit four homers on April 18 vs. South Bend at Classic Park. He became the first Captain ever to accomplish the feat and the fifth in the history of the Midwest League. It was the first four-homer game by a minor leaguer since Mike Ford (Charleston) in 2014. Ford, coincidentally, made his Major League debut for the Yankees the same night. Benson led the MWL with 22 HR last year and finished third with 82 walks. He also had the fourth-most strikeouts in the MWL with 152. He was a MWL All-Star and finished second in the HR Derby. Benson tied a Captains record last year with three grand slams this season. Grant Fink accomplished the feat in 2014 and also hit three grand slams in 2005.

#33 Quentin Holmes, OF Age: 19 Resides: Queens, NY Acquired: 2nd Round (2017) – Monsignor McClancy HS (NY) 6’3” – 175 lbs Bats/Throws: R/R

Satur day: Last Series: 1-7, R, BB, 1-1 SB, 2 K vs. FW: Streak: +1 (Since 5/10) 2018 (AZL1/AZL2): 7 games (AZL—1, AZL2—6), .143 AVG/.280 OBP/.190 SLG/.470 OPS, 0 HR, 1 2B, 0 3B, 1 RBI, 4 BB, 8 K, 2-3 SB #27 prospect in the Indians’ system, according to MLB.com and Baseball America Was the Indians’ first draft pick in 2017 (64th overall). Cleveland forfeited its first round pick that year by signing Edwin Encarnacion. Missed all but seven games last year due to a hamstring injury

Regarded as the fastest player and one of the best athletes in the 2017 MLB Draft. He set the Perfect Game 60-yard dash record with a time of 6.19 seconds. Won gold with the 18U USA National Team at the 2016 Pan-Am Games in Monterrey, Mexico. The team included and Hunter Greene.

#36 Miguel Jerez, INF Age: 21 Resides: Santo Domingo, DR

Acquired: Signed as a NDFA in 2016 6’1” – 178 lbs Bats/Throws: R/R Satur day: 1-4, HR, RBI, R, 3 K Last Series: 3-13, HR, 2 2B, RBI, 3 R, 5 K vs. FW: Streak: +2 (Since 5/10) 2018 (AZL1): 48 games, .274/.360/.577, .937 OPS, 14 HR, 11 2B, 0 3B, 37 RBI, 21 BB, 56 K, 2-2 SB Jerez was named the MVP of the Arizona League last year after leading the league in home runs (14), total bases (101) and (.577). Jerez was selected to the Arizona League Postseason All-Star Team last year after going 1-for-3 with two RBI in his lone playoff game.

Finished 2018 with the third-highest ISO (.303) and fourth-lowest GB% ((21.6%) among all qualified players in Rookie Ball. Jerez’s ISO was a career-high after posting marks of 0.88 and .100 in his first two seasons. His GB% was a career-low after posting marks of 36.1% and 40.7% in his first two seasons. The 2019 season marks Jerez’s fourth year in . He played in the Dominican Summer League in 2016, followed by two seasons in the Arizona League.

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CAPTAINS BULLPEN NOTES #9 Skylar Arias, LHP Age: 21 Resides: Orange Park, FL Acquired: 24th Round (2016) – Tallahassee Community College 6’3” – 190 lbs Pitches: Fastball, slider, changeup Vs. LH: .222/.333/.278 vs. RH: .125/.293/.156 Home: .208/.310/.250 Road: .115/.303/.154 Scoreless: 0.1 (Since 5/11) Was suspended for 56 games in 2016 for a violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. Eight players in the history of have come from Tallahassee Community College, including one pitcher (Juan Padilla) and seven position players. While pitching at Tallahassee Community College, Arias’ coaches compared the lefty’s delivery to that of .

#26 Aaron Pinto, RHP Age: 22 Resides: West Covina, CA Acquired: 24th Round (2018) – SUNY Stony Brook 6’0” – 200 lbs Pitches: Fastball, slider, changeup Vs. LH: .200/.276/.200 vs. RH: .268/.302/.366 Home: .158/.233/.237 Road: .357/.379/.393 Scoreless: 0.0 (Since 5/0) 1st-Team All-America East Conference & 2nd-Team ABCA/Rawlings Northeast All Region last year after setting Stony Brook’s single-season (12) and career (15) saves records. Posted a 1.05 ERA with 50 strikeouts and 11 walks as a senior last year at Stony Brook, working as the Seawolves’ Earned a sociology degree from Stony Brook

#30 Jake Miednik, LHP Age: 22 Resides: Parkland, FL

Acquired: 20th Round (2018) – Florida Atlantic University 5’10” – 185 lbs Pitches: Fastball, , changeup Vs. LH: .333/.429/.583 vs. RH: .263/.400/.263 Home: .167/.375/.167 Road: .320/.419/.440 Scoreless: 2.0 (Since 4/22) 1st-Team All-Conference USA… D1 College All-American (Jewish Sports Review) Attended Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the site of the infamous mass shooting on February 14, 2018. Jake’s sister, Alexa, survived the shooting. Miednik is a movie fanatic whose favorite film is Goodfellas

#31 Manuel Alvarez, RHP Age: 23 Resides: Santo Domingo, DR

Acquired: Signed as a NDFA in 2017 6’1” – 175 lbs Pitches: Fastball, sinker, slider, changeup Vs. LH: .182/.280/.182 vs. RH: .087/.300/.130 Home: .200/.238/.250 Road:04/.000 Scoreless: 2.1 (Since 5/3) Alvarez was part of the DSL Indians/Brewers roster in 2017, but did not pitch. He made his pro debut last year. According to Baseball Reference, there have been four other players named Manuel or Manny Alvarez in the history of professional baseball (One pitcher, one , one and one ). Most recently, RHP Manny Alvarez from Caracas, Venezuela pitched in the Nationals’ and Mets’ organizations from 2006 to 2011. No Manuel or Manny Alvarez has ever made the Major Leagues.

#32 Zach Draper, LHP Age: 24 Resides: West Jordan, UT Acquired: 30th Round (2017) – College of Idaho 6’3” – 200 lbs Pitches: Fastball, curveball, slider, changeup

Vs. LH: .182/.270/.182 vs. RH: .246/.324/.246 Home: .245/.302/.245 Road: .200/.308/.200 Scoreless: 6.2 (Since 5/2) All-NAIA West honors both seasons as the College of Idaho…. Also 2016 WCL Pitcher of the Year after going 8-0 with a 0.72 ERA Transferred to the College of Idaho after two seasons at the College of Southern Idaho. Draper initially signed to pitch at the University of Central Florida. Drafted in the same year as College of Idaho teammate Riley O’Brien, a RHP for the Rays. It was the first time two C of I teammates were drafted in the same year since 1996.

#35 Eli Lingos, LHP Age: 22 Resides: Temecula, CA

Acquired: 22nd Round (2018) – Arizona State 6’0” – 192 lbs Pitches: Fastball, slider, curveball, changeup Vs. LH: .333/.385/.750 vs. RH: .212/.289/.394 Home: .208/.269/.500 Road: .292/.379/.500 Scoreless: 1.1 (Since 4/25) 2017 (AZL1/MV): 17 games (AZL – 12, MV – 5), 0 start, 32.0 IP, 3-0, 3.38 ERA, 12 ER, 31 H, 4 BB, 47 K, 1 HR, 1.09 WHIP Pitched four seasons at Arizona State and lowered his ERA every year. Lingos posted a career-best 3.83 ERA with the Sun Devils last year to go with career-highs in wins (7), strikeouts (72) and innings (91.2) Brother, Angelo Lingos, pitched in college for UC Riverside.

#40 Kellen Rholl, LHP Age: 22 Resides: Hugo, MN

th Acquired: 25 Round (2018) – Angelo State University 6’3” – 200 lbs Pitches: Vs. LH: .500/.667/.500 vs. RH: .286/.286/.429 Home: Road: .333/.400/.444 Scoreless: 0.1 (Since 5/11) Worked as the closer for the Angelo State Rams (DII) last year and posted a career-best 3.72 ERA. Rholl had a 5.91 ERA as a freshman, 6.10 as a sophomore and 12.00 as a junior. High school teammates with 2016 Captain and Indians #10 prospect . The pair won back-to-back state championships for Mounds View High School (Arden Hills, MN) Rholl can play the cello/bass and says he would be making music if he wasn’t playing baseball.

#41 Luis Araujo, RHP Age: 22 Resides: Maracaibo, VZ Acquired: Signed as a NDFA in 2013 6’2” – 155 lbs Pitches: Fastball, curveball, changeup Vs. LH: .250/.250/.250 vs. RH: .000/.143/.000 Home: .333/.286/.333 Road: .000/.125/.000 Scoreless: 3.2 (Since 5/3) Entering his sixth season in professional baseball. Araujo pitched three years (2013, 2015 & 2016) in the Dominican Summer League, split 2017 between the Arizona League and Short Season Mahoning Valley, and pitched again for Mahoning Valley last year. Araujo missed 2014 due to injury Posted a 5.60 ERA with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers last year, but only had a 3.99 FIP. He struck out 21.7% of batters and walked 8.9%.

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CAPTAINS HISTORY & COACHING STAFF INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-GAME RECORDS TEAM SINGLE-GAME RECORDS INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS

Batting Batting Batting Hits ...... 5 Several, last (4/23/16 at LAN) Hits ...... 22 6/6/05 vs. DEL Batting Average ...... 330 (2004) Runs ...... 4 Several, last Will Benson (4/18/19 vs. SB) Runs ...... 19 8/17/09 vs. ROM Slugging Percentage ... .544 Jesus Aguilar (2011) RBI ...... 8 2x, last Will Benson (4/18/19 vs. SB) RBI ...... 18 2x, last 8/22/05 at GBO On Base Percentage ... .413 Logan Vick (2013) Home Runs ...... 4 Will Benson (4/18/19 vs. SB) Home Runs ...... 7 4/23/11 (G2) vs. BG Runs ...... 95 Adam Davis (2007) Doubles...... 3 Several, last Jonathan Laureano (8/17/18 at DAY) Doubles ...... 8 3x, last 8/23/18 vs. SB Hits ...... 156 Kevin Kouzmanoff (2004) Triples ...... 2 Several, last (5/26/16 at DAY) Triples ...... 3 3x, last 5/28/16 vs. FW RBI...... 104 Ryan Goleski (2004) Walks ...... 6 (6/14/12 vs. SB) Walks ...... 14 4x, last 6/14/12 vs. SB Home Runs ...... 29 Emmanuel Tapia (2017) Strikeouts ...... 5 3x, last Paul Hendrix (6/27/14 at DAY) Strikeouts ...... 21 4/30/09 at KAN Grand Slams ...... 3 3x, last Will Benson (2018) Stolen Bases ..... 4 2x, last Tyler Friis (6/3/18 at SB) Stolen Bases ..... 7 3x, last 5/8/18 at KC Doubles ...... 35 Matt McBride (2007) At-Bats ...... 8 Several, last Jodd Carter (8/17/16 vs. WM) At-Bats ...... 63 5/5/14 at WM Triples ...... 12 Donnie Webb (2009) Walks ...... 82 (2007) Pitching & Fielding Stolen Bases ...... 71 Delvi Cid (2010) Strikeouts ...... 13 (5/18/14 vs. BG) Pitching At-Bats ...... 518 Willi Castro (2016) Walks ...... 8 2x, last Trey Haley (8/27/10 at BG) Runs ...... 22 4/15/12 vs. BG Pitching Home Runs ...... 4 2x, last Roberto Hernandez 8/5/12 vs. SB Hits ...... 25 6/11/17 vs. BG Wins...... 17 Fausto Carmona (2003) Runs ...... 14 2x, last Juan Hillman (7/31/17 at WM) Home Runs ...... 6 4/15/12 vs. BG Saves ...... 26 M. Davis (’06) & S. Smith (’09) Hits ...... 13 Kyle Blair, 4/15/12 vs. BG Strikeouts ...... 21 7/13/12 vs. WIS Shutouts ...... 1 Several Hit Batters...... 3 Several, last Kyle Blair (5/24/11 at SB) Walks ...... 16 8/27/10 at BG Complete Games ...... 3 Keith Ramsey (2003) Wild Pitches ...... 5 2x, last Wander Beras 6/26/14 at BG Miscellaneous Strikeouts ...... 146 (2014) Errors ...... 4 Dorssys Paulino (4/14/14 vs. PEO) Most Wins ...... 97 2003 Walks ...... 101 (2017) Most Losses ...... 86 2011 ERA (min. 65 IP) ...... 1.37 Shea Douglas (2003) Longest winning streak ...... 13 5/27-6/8/03 Average Against ...... 154 Tom Cowley (2006) Longest losing streak ...... 10 2x, last 4/10-4/19/12 Innings Pitched ...... 167.2 James Deters (2006) Longest game (time) ...... 4:57 5/5/14 at WM Games ...... 56 Luis Perdomo (2007) Longest game (innings) ...... 18 5/5/14 at WM Games Started ...... 28 James Deters (2006)

Lake County Captains Managerial History: nd 2019: Luke Carlin (79-94, 2 season)

2018-19: Luke Carlin- (79-94, 2 Seasons) Currently: Manages Lake County Captains (Low-A of CLE) 2017: Larry Day- (54-85, 1 Season) Currently: Indians Arizona Academy Coordinator 2016: - (72-68, 1 Season) Currently: Manages the (-A of CLE) 2015: Shaun Larkin- (71-66, 1 Season) Currently: Dodgers Coordinator of Skill Development 2014: - (65-74, 1 Season) Currently: First Base for the Toronto Blue Jays 2013: Scooter Tucker – (54-83, 1 season) Currently: Not in professional baseball in 20189 2012: David Wallace (71-68, 1 season) Currently: Indians Special Assignment Coach 2010-2011: (130-148, 2 Seasons) Currently: Not in baseball in 2019 2008-2009: Aaron Holbert (146-131, 2 seasons) Currently: Not in baseball in 2019 2007: (64-74, 1 season) Currently: Reds Minor League Field Coordinator 2006: Lee May (64-74, 1 season) Currently: Hitting Coach for the Portland Sea Dogs (Double A of BOS) 2005: (72-66, 1 season) Currently: Third Base Coach for the 2003-2004: Luis Rivera (170-109, 2 seasons)*** Rivera is the All-Time Captains Wins Leader. His #2 is the only number retired by the Captains. Currently: Third Base Coach for the Toronto Blue Jays***

LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS All-Time Records: 17 Seasons (including 2019): (1,112-1,140) .493 Win % in 17 Seasons in Eastlake 2019: (19-15) .559 Win % : 2003-2009 (516-454). 531 Win % Midwest League: 2010-Present (596-686) .463 Win %

MANAGER: Luke Carlin – 2nd season in Lake County Luke Carlin, 38, returns for his second season as the Captains’ Manager, becoming the first skipper since Ted Kubiak (2010-11) to lead Lake County for multiple seasons. Carlin, the 13th field manager in team history, as the fourth manager to pilot Lake County for more than one campaign. Prior to his first year with the Captains, Carlin was the manager of the Mahoning Valley Scrappers, the Indians’ Short-Season affiliate. Before Mahoning Valley, Carlin began his coaching career as the hitting coach for the Double-A Akron RubberDucks in 2016. He was drafted by the in the 10th round of the 2002 Amateur Draft. Carlin made his Major League debut with the San Diego Padres in 2008 and played for the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2009. The catcher joined the Cleveland Indians in 2010 and played in 10 Major League games with the Tribe from 2010 to 2012. Carlin was also part of back-to-back Triple-A National Championship teams with the Columbus Clippers under the direction of Indians’ current Third Base Coach Mike Sarbaugh. In his playing career, Carlin played for three men who are current Major League managers: Rick Renteria (), Bud Black () and A.J. Hinch (Houston Astros).

PITCHING COACH: Owen Dew – 1st season in Lake County Owen Dew, 30, returns to the Captains as the team’s pitching coach just eight years after he pitched for Lake County himself. Dew pitched for the Captains in 2010 and 2011, and was part of the team’s lone championship squad in 2011. He was the pitching coach for the Arizona League Indians last year and for the Mahoning Valley Scrappers in 2017. Dew’s Scrappers staff finished second in the New York-Penn League with a 2.92 ERA.

HITTING COACH: Jason Esposito – 1st Season in Lake County Jason Esposito, 28, begins his second year in the professional coaching ranks after serving as the hitting coach for the Arizona League Indians last year. As a player, Esposito was drafted in the second round in 2011 by the Baltimore Orioles after attending Vanderbilt University. He spent four seasons as a third baseman in the Orioles’ organization, reaching as high as Double-A Bowie.

BENCH COACH: Jordan Smith – 1st Season in Lake County Jordan Smith, 28, is a former Captain who is returning to Lake County this year as the team’s bench coach. Smith played for the Captains in the 2012 season. He hit .316 with nine home runs and 74 runs batted in for a team that included Francisco Lindor and Jose Ramirez. Captains fans gave Smith the nickname, “The Milkman,” due to his love for the nutrient-rich drink. Smith played eight professional seasons, including seven in the Indians’ organization. He reached as high as Triple-A Columbus.

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CAPTAINS BREAKDOWN 2019 HIGHS & LOWS LAST TIME IT HAPPENED Overall ...... 19-15 Last 5 ...... 3-2 Team Batting Batting Last 10 ...... 5-5 Runs, Game ...... 13 (4/9 vs. BG G2) Win on a Walk-off ...... 4/24/19 vs. DAY: Single by Mitch Reeves Longest Winning Streak……………...... 5 Runs, Inning ...... 9 (4/9 vs. BG 2) Win on a Walk-off HR ...... 9/1/18 vs. LAN: Miguel Eladio Longest Losing Streak……………… ...... 5 Most Hits, Game ...... 16 (4/24 vs. DAY) Grand Slam ...... 8/30/18 at FW: Will Benson 1st Half MWL East Standing ...... 3rd Fewest Hits, Game ...... 2 (5/2 vs. QC) Inside-the-Park HR ...... 4/16/19 at BG: Ruben Cardenas 2nd Half MWL East Standing ...... Doubles...... 5 (4/5 vs. GL) Hit for the Cycle ...... Never Day (Before 5 p.m.) ...... 6-7 Triples ...... 2 (4/18 vs. SB) HR to lead off game ...... 4/15/19 at BG: Jose Fermin Night ...... 13-8 Home Runs ...... 5 (4/18 vs. SB) Back-to-back HR ...... 8/1/18 vs. BG: Jones, Vicente vs. RH Starter ...... 17-13 Stolen Bases ...... 4 (2x, Last: 4/18 vs. SB) 2-HR game ...... 9/18/19 vs. SB: Will Benson (4) vs. LH Starter ...... 2-2 Strikeouts ...... 16 (4/9 vs. BG G1) 3-HR game ...... 9/18/19 vs. SB: Will Benson (4) When leading after 6 ...... 16-0 Walks ...... 9 (4/25 at WM) 4-HR game ...... 9/18/19 vs. SB: Will Benson When tied After 6 ...... 0-4 Left On Base ...... 15 (4/24 vs. DAY) 4-hit game...... 9/18/19 vs. SB: Will Benson When trailing After 6 ...... 3-11 5-hit game...... 8/17/16 vs. WM: Bobby Ison When leading After 7 ...... 16-1 Individual Batting 3+ steal game ...... 4/9/19 vs. BG G2: Ruben Cardenas (3)

When tied After 7 ...... 1-2 Runs, Game ...... 4 – Benson (4/18 vs. SB) Most Hits, Game ...... 4 – Benson (4/18 vs. SB) Pitching/Defense When trailing After 7 ...... 2-12 When leading After 8 ...... 15-1 Most RBI, Game ...... 8 – Benson (4/18 vs. SB) Team No-Hitter (9 IP) ...... 4/11/11 vs. DAY: Haley, Jimenez, Ehlert When tied After 8 ...... 1-2 Most Doubles, Game ..... 2 – (6x, Last: Jerez & Freeman – 5/10 at WIS) Team-No-Hitter (7 IP) ...... 4/25/18 vs. WM G1: Perez, Karinchak When trailing After 8 ...... 1-10 Most Triples, Game ...... 1 – (9x, Last: Smith – 5/9 at WIS) CG No-Hitter (9 IP) ...... Never Captains score first ...... 12-4 Most Home Runs, Game ...... 4 – Benson (4/18 vs. SB) CG No-Hitter (7 IP) ...... Never Opponent scores first ...... 7-11 Most Extra-Base Hits, Game ...... 4 – Benson (4/18 vs. SB) CG (7 IP) ...... 7/1/17 vs. BG: Tanner Tully Shutouts...... 4-4 Most Steals, Game ...... 3 – Cardenas (4/9 vs. BG G2) CG (9 IP) ...... 7/24/10 vs. PEO: Brett Brach Score 0-2 runs ...... 2-6 Most Walks, Game ...... 3 – (3x, Last: Freeman & Lopez – 4/25 at WM) CG SHO (7 IP) ...... 4/5/14 vs. LAN: Jordan Milbrath Score 3-4 runs ...... 5-5 Most HBP, Game ...... 2 – (3x, Last: Freeman – 5/9 at WIS) CG SHO (9 IP) ...... 7/24/10 vs. PEO: Brett Brach Score 5+ runs ...... 12-4 Most Times On Base, Game...... 6 – Freeman (4/25 at WM) 10+ K game ...... 7/30/18 vs. GL: Jean Carlos Mejia (10) Captains hit HR ...... 9-5 Most Strikeouts, Game ...... 4 – (2x, Last: Lopez – 4/10 vs. BG) Turn ...... Never nd Captains hit 0 HR ...... 10-10 Immaculate Inning ...... 7/14/18 at CR: Hillman (2 inning) Team Pitching Opponent hits HR ...... 4-6 Most Runs Allowed, Game ...... 12 (4/15 at BG) Miscellaneous Opponent hits 0 HR ...... 15-9 Most Runs Allowed, Inning ...... 6 (4/15 at BG) 7+ game win streak ...... 5/7-5/14/15 (7 games) When committing 0 errors ...... 8-6 Most Hits Allowed, Game ...... 18 (4/25 at WM) 7+ game losing streak ...... 7/30-8/6/18 (7 games) When committing 1+ errors ...... 11-9 Fewest Hits Allowed, Game ...... 2 (4/20 vs. SB G2) 15+ runs, game ...... 6/25/17 at DAY (W, 15-6) Captains steal a base ...... 15-6 Most HR Allowed, Game ...... 3 (4/23 vs. DAY) 20+ hits, game ...... 6/8/16 vs. LAN (W, 14-12) Captains don’t steal ...... 4-9 Most Strikeouts, Game ...... 16 (5/9 at WIS) Back-to-back shutout wins ...... 7/25-7/26/18 at WM 1-Run games ...... 6-5 Most Walks, Game ...... 7 (3x; Last: 4/26 at WM) Back-to-back shutout losses ...... 4/25-4/26/17 at GL 2-Run games ...... 3-1 Most Errors, Game ...... 4 (2x; Last: 4/15 at BG) Sweep home series ...... 4/4-4/5/19 vs. GL (2 games) ...... 1-3 Most SB Allowed, Game ...... 4 (4/9 vs. BG G1) Swept in home series ...... 4/30-5/2/19 vs. QC (3 games) W-L-T ...... 1-1-1 Sweep road series ...... 5/6-5/7/19 at BEL (2 games) Largest Blown Lead, Game ...... 2 runs (3x, Last: 5/3 vs. KC) Series W-L-T ...... 6-3-1 Swept in road series ...... 5/29-5/31/18 at LAN (3 games) Individual Pitching/Defense Series Sweeps (LC – OPP) ...... 2-1 9 innings in under 2 hrs ...... 6/18/16 at SB (1:54) Come -From-Behind Wins ...... 9 Most Innings, Game ...... 6.0 – (5x, Last: Oviedo – 5/7 at BEL) Play game in over 4 hrs ...... 4/25/19 at WM (4:02 – 10 innings)

Innings batted around ...... 4 Most Runs, Game ...... 6 – (4x, Last: Royalty – 4/25 at WM)

Walk-offs (LC – OPP) ...... 1-0 Most Hits, Game ...... 10 – Royalty (4/25 at WM) Sunday ...... 1-2 Most Home Runs, Game ...... 2 – (3x, Last: Ponticelli – 4/23 vs. DAY) Postponed/Suspended/Cancelled

Monday ...... 2-1 Most Strikeouts, Game ...... 9 – (3x, Last: Ovideo – 5/7 at BEL)

Tuesday ...... 3-3 Most Walks, Game ...... 4 – (4x, Last: Mota – 4/28 at WM) 4/8 vs. BG – PPD (Field Conditions) Wednesday ...... 2-2 Most Errors, Game ...... 3 – Freeman (4/9 vs. BG G1) 4/13 at DAY – SUSP (Rain)

Thursday ...... 4-2 4/19 vs. SB – PPD (Rain) Game Times/Attendance Friday ...... 2-3 Longest Game, Innings ...... 10 (3x, Last: 4/25 at WM) 5/8 at BEL – CANCELLED (Rain)

Saturday ...... 5-2 Longest Game Time, Extra Innings ...... 4:02 (4/25 at WM)

Longest Game Time, 9 Innings ...... 3:17 (4/26 at WM) Longest Game Time, 7 Innings ...... 2:44 (4/9 vs. BG G1) Delays 5/4 vs. KC – Rain (0:31) Shortest Game Time, Extra Innings ...... 3:02 (4/9 vs. BG G1)

IN THE SYSTEM Shortest Game Time, 9 Innings ...... 2:31 (4/17 at BG)

Shortest Game Time, 7 Innings ...... 1:45 (4/20 vs. SB G2)

MLB - Cleveland (AL) Largest Home Crowd ...... 4,267 (4/4 vs. GL) nd 21-18 • 2 AL Central • 4.0 GB Largest Road Crowd ...... 8,425 (4/13 at DAY) Yesterday: W, 5-3 at Oakland

Today: at White Sox (8:10 p.m.) Ejections

4/24 vs. DAY – Luke Carlin (by Lance Seilhammer) AAA - Columbus (IL)

st 20-15 • 1 IL West • 0.0 GB

Yesterday: L, 2-0 vs. Syracuse

Today: No Game

AA - Akron (EAS) 15-20 • 4th EL Western • 9.5 GB CAPTAINS SEASON RECORDS Yesterday: No Game April May June July August September Total Today: vs. Bowie (6:35 p.m.) Overall 14-10 5-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 19-15 1st Half 14-10 5-5 0-0 N/A N/A N/A 19-15 A+ - Lynchburg (CL) 2nd Half N/A N/A 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 nd 17-17 • T-2 CL Northern • 2.5 GB Home 9-4 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 11-7 Yesterday: Cancelled vs. Salem Road 5-6 3-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 8-8 Today: vs. Carolina (6:30 p.m.)

SS – Mahoning Valley (NYPL) SCORE BY INNING

st 0-0 • 1 NYPL Pinckney • 0.0 GB 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ Total Yesterday: No Game Captains 22 8 18 23 25 17 13 20 8 4 158 Today: First game 6/14 at West Virginia Opponents 30 12 15 8 10 20 15 18 4 10 142

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2019 REGULAR SEASON DAY-BY-DAY

Date Opponent Result Record Pos. GA/GB WINNING PITCHER LOSING PITCHER SAVE TIME ATT.

st 4/ 4 GREAT LAKES W, 4-0 1-0 T-1 +1.0 Oviedo (1-0) Kolek (0-1) 2:50 4,267 st 4/ 5 GREAT LAKES W, 6-1 2-0 T-1 +1.0 Burgos (1-0) Jackson (0-1) Alvarez (1) 3:13 1,166

st 4/6 at Great Lakes W, 5-3 3-0 1 +1.0 Ponticelli (1-0) Alvino (0-1) Arias (1) 3:06 3,329 st 4/7 at Great Lakes L, 6-0 3-1 1 +1.0 Chacin (1-0) McCarthy (0-1) 2:45 1,026

st 4/ 9 BOWLING GREEN G1 L (10), 6-3 3-2 1 +0.5 Padilla (1-0) Clemmer (0-1) 3:02 N/A st 4/9 BOWLING GREEN G2 W, 13-4 4-2 T-1 +1.0 Pinto (1-0) Lara (0-1) 2:44 723

st 4/10 BOWLING GREEN W, 7-0 5-2 T-1 +1.0 Oviedo (2-0) McClanahan (1-1) 3:02 884 st 4/1 1 BOWLING GREEN W, 2-1 6-2 T-1 +1.0 Burgos (2-0) Ryan (0-1) Ponticelli (1) 2:37 1,010

st 4/12 at Dayton L, 10-3 6-3 T-1 +1.0 Diaz (2-0) Mota (0-1) 2:45 7,647 st 4/13 at Dayton W, 6-2 7-3 1 +0.5 McCarthy (1-1) Richardson (0-1) Clemmer (1) 3:05 8,425

4/14 at Dayton SUSP (Rain) 4/15 at Bowling Green L, 12-5 7-4 1st +0.5 McGee (1-0) Oviedo (2-1) 3:11 838 st 4/16 at Bowling Green W, 4-2 8-4 1 +0.5 Pinto (2-0) Strong (0-1) Clemmer (2) 2:50 1,732 4/17 at Bowling Green L, 10-4 8-5 1st +0.5 Ryan (1-1) Mota (0-2) 2:31 3,998 st 4/18 SOUTH BEND W, 12-6 9-5 1 +1.0 McCarthy (2-1) Ramos (0-2) 2:56 1,291 4/20 SOUTH BEND G1 L, 1-0 9-6 1st +0.5 Thompson (2-0) Royalty (0-1) Roberts (4) 1:52 N/A 4/20 SOUTH BEND G2 W, 3-1 10-6 1st +1.0 Oviedo (3-1) Carrera (1-1) Clemmer (3) 1:45 1, 676 4/21 OFF DAY 4/22 DAYTON W, 5-4 11-6 1st +1.5 Miednik (1-0) Cox (0-1) Pinto (1) 2:42 1,174 4/23 DAYTON L, 7-4 11-7 1st +1.0 Marinan (1-1) Mota (0-3) Bennett (1) 2:50 1,072 4/24 DAYTON W (10), 7-6 12-7 1st +1.5 Alvarez (1-0) Bennett (0-2) 3:29 1,112 4/25 at West Michigan L (10), 10-9 12-8 1st +0.5 Vasquez (1-0) Pinto (2-1) 4:02 2,269 4/26 at West Michigan W, 6-5 13-8 1st +1.5 Draper (1-0) W. Hernandez (2-2) Alvarez (2) 3:17 3,205 4/27 at West Michigan W, 3-2 14-8 1st +1.5 Morris (1-0) De Jesus (1-1) 2:58 2,227 4/28 at West Michigan L, 5-0 14-9 1st +0.5 Hill (1-0) Mota (0-4) De La Cruz (1) 2:35 3,868 4/29 OFF DAY 4/30 QUAD CITIES L, 6-5 14-10 T-1st +0.5 Hanson (3-1) McCarthy (2-2) Cabral (2) 2:54 1,063 5/1 QUAD CITIES L, 7-2 14-11 T-2nd -1.5 Conine (2-2) Royalty (0-2) 3:09 N/A 5/2 QUAD CITIES L, 1-0 14-12 T-2nd -1.5 N. Rodriguez (3-1) Oviedo (3-2) 1:46 1,724 rd 5/3 KANE COUNTY L (10), 8-5 14-13 T-3 -1.5 Pimentel (2-1) Alvarez (1-1) 3:20 1,563 5/4 KANE COUNTY W, 9-3 15-13 3rd -1.5 Mota (1-4) Baldwin (0-1) Ponticelli (2) 2:50 2,237 rd 5/5 KANE COUNTY W, 4-0 16-13 3 -1.0 Pinto (3-1) Miller (0-4) 2:35 1,895 5/6 at Beloit W, 9-1 17-13 2nd -1.0 McCarthy (3-2) Conley (0-3) 2:58 764 5/7 at Beloit W, 1-0 18-13 T-1st +0.5 Oviedo (4-2) McIntyre (0-1) Alvarez (3) 2:32 1,132 5/8 at Beloit CANCELLED 5/9 at Wisconsin W, 6-3 19-13 T-1st +1.0 Lingos (1-0) Perez (0-1) Araujo (1) 3:09 1,966 5/10 at Wisconsin L, 5-4 19-14 T-2nd -0.5 Ashby (2-1) Mota (1-5) Whitmer (2) 2:48 4,305 5/11 at Wisconsin L, 4-2 19-15 3rd -1.0 Lazar (2-1) Rholl (0-1) 2:58 4,752 5/12 OFF DAY 5/13 FORT WAYNE 5/14 FORT WAYNE 5/15 FORT WAYNE 5/16 BOWLING GREEN 5/17 BOWLING GREEN 5/18 BOWLING GREEN 5/19 BOWLING GREEN 5/20 at Dayton 5/21 at Dayton 5/22 at Dayton 5/23 at Dayton 5/24 at Lansing 5/25 at Lansing 5/26 at Lansing 5/27 at Lansing 5/28 at South Bend 5/29 at South Bend 5/30 at South Bend 5/31 WEST MICHIGAN 6/1 WEST MICHIGAN 6/ 2 WEST MICHIGAN 6/3 OFF DAY 6/4 at Fort Wayne 6/5 at Fort Wayne 6/6 at Fort Wayne 6/7 LANSING 6/8 LANSING 6/9 LANSING 6/10 LANSING 6/11 GREAT LAKES 6/12 GREAT LAKES 6/13 GREAT LAKES 6/14 at Fort Wayne 6/15 at Fort Wayne 6/16 at Fort Wayne

END OF FIRST HALF 6/17 OFF DAY 6/18 MIDWEST LEAGUE ALL-STAR GAME (SOUTH BEND, IN) 6/19 OFF DAY

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2019 REGULAR SEASON DAY-BY-DAY

Date Opponent Result Record Pos. GA/GB WINNING PITCHER LOSING PITCHER SAVE TIME ATT. 6/20 WEST MICHIGAN 6/21 WEST MICHIGAN 6/22 WEST MICHIGAN 6/23 WEST MICHIGAN 6/24 OFF DAY 6/25 at Lansing 6/26 at Lansing 6/27 at Lansing 6/28 at Lansing 6/29 at West Michigan 6/30 at West Michigan 7/1 at West Michigan 7/2 FORT WAYNE 7/3 FORT WAYNE 7/4 at Fort Wayne 7/5 at Fort Wayne 7/6 LANSING 7/7 LANSING 7/8 LANSING 7/9 OFF DAY 7/10 at Clinton 7/11 at Clinton 7/12 at Clinton 7/13 at Burlington 7/14 at Burlington 7/15 at Burlington 7/16 OFF DAY 7/17 CEDAR RAPIDS 7/18 CEDAR RAPIDS 7/19 CEDAR RAPIDS 7/20 PEORIA 7/21 PEORIA 7/22 PEORIA 7/23 OFF DAY 7/24 at South Bend 7/25 at South Bend 7/26 at South Bend 7/27 at Bowling Green 7/28 at Bowling Green 7/29 at Bowling Green 7/30 LANSING 7/31 LANSING 8/1 LANSING 8/2 LANSING 8/3 at Dayton 8/4 at Dayton 8/5 at Dayton 8/6 at Dayton 8/7 at Great Lakes 8/8 at Great Lakes

8/9 at Great Lakes 8/10 WEST MICHIGAN 8/11 WEST MICHIGAN 8/12 WEST MICHIGAN 8/13 OFF DAY

8/14 SOUTH BEND 8/15 SOUTH BEND 8/16 SOUTH BEND 8/17 at West Michigan 8/18 at West Michigan 8/19 at West Michigan

8/20 at West Michigan 8/21 BOWLING GREEN 8/22 BOWLING GREEN 8/23 BOWLING GREEN 8/24 DAYTON 8/25 DAYTON 8/26 DAYTON 8/27 DAYTON 8/28 at Bowling Green 8/29 at Bowling Green 8/30 at Bowling Green 8/31 GREAT LAKES 9/1 GREAT LAKES 9/2 GREAT LAKES

END OF REGULAR SEASON

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2019 TRANSACTIONS

3/30 – Captains Announce 2019 Opening Day Roster 4/4 – OF/1B Mitch Reeves transferred to Mahoning Valley from Lake County 4/9 – OF/1B Mitch Reeves transferred to Lake County from Mahoning Valley; 1B Ulysses Cantu placed on the Injured List 4/10 – LHP Jake Miednik transferred to Lake County from Extended ; LHP Brady Aiken transferred to Mahoning Valley from Lake County 4/19 – INF Marcos Gonzalez placed on the Injured List, retroactive to April 18; INF Wilbis Santiago transferred to Lake County from Extended Spring Training 4/23 – INF Wilbis Santiago transferred to Lynchburg from Lake County; INF Connor Smith transferred to Lake County from Extended Spring Training 4/26 – INF Jose Fermin placed on the Injured List, retroactive to April 25; INF Daniel Schneemann transferred to Lake County from Extended Spring Training 4/27 – C/1B Josh Rolette placed on the Injured List, retroactive to April 26; RHP Cody Morris transferred to Lake County from Extended Spring Training 4/28 – LHP Raymond Burgos transferred to Mahoning Valley from Lake County; OF/1B Miguel Jerez transferred to Lake County from Extended Spring Training 5/1 – RHP Alex Royalty placed on the Injured List; RHP Luis Araujo transferred to Lake County from Extended Spring Training 5/2 – INF Daniel Schneemann transferred to Mahoning Valley from Lake County; INF Marcos Gonzalez activated from the Injured List 5/5 – INF Marcos Gonzalez placed on the Injured List, retroactive to May 4; LHP Raymond Burgos transferred to Lake County from Mahoning Valley; LHP Eli Lingos transferred to Mahoning Valley from Lake County; INF Daniel Schneemann transferred to Lake County from Mahoning Valley 5/8 – RHP Dakody Clemmer transferred to Lynchburg from Lake County; LHP Kellen Rholl transferred to Lake County from Extended Spring Training