WILLIE BLOOMQUIST Infielder HEIGHT, WEIGHT: 5-11, 185 BORN: Nov. 27, 1977 BATS/THROWS: Right/Right Bremerton, Wash. OPENING DAY AGE: 34 RESIDENCE: Scottsdale, Ariz. ML SERVICE: 9 years, 29 days SIGNED THROUGH: 2013 CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Bloomquist ranks 24th among all active players (min. 150 attempts) with a 77.0 stolen base percentage (124-for-161)… he also joins Emilio Bonifacio, Carlos Guillen, Bill Hall, Jerry Hariston, Jr. and Omar Infante as the only Major League players since 2006 to play at least 45 games at second base (63), shortstop (147), third base (47) and in the outfield (278)…is the first Arizona State baseball player to play for the D-backs. 2011 Best Fielding Pct. Among NL Shortstops in 2011 ♦ Tied his career high with 4 home runs in 97 games with the D-backs, his most since playing in 125 games in 2009 Player, Club G (GS) E TC % with the Royals. Troy Tulowitzki, COL 140 (140) 6 684 .991 ♦ Made a career-high 59 appearances (57 starts) at short- Jimmy Rollins, PHI 138 (134) 7 581 .988 stop and posted a .979 fielding percentage (5 E in 236 Jamey Carroll, LAD 66 (54) 4 214 .981 TC)…hit safely in 46 of his 57 starts at short. Alex Gonzalez, ATL 149 (146) 12 633 .981 ♦ Reached the 20 stolen base plateau for the second time Stephen Drew, ARI 84 (83) 7 345 .980 (also 2009). Willie Bloomquist, ARI 59 (57) 5 236 .979 ♦ His 10-game hitting streak to open the season tied for * min. 50 starts the longest such streak in franchise history with Steve previous record was 44 games by Julio Cruz in 1980. Finley (2000) and Danny Bautista (2002). ♦ Recorded a walk-off single on July 1 vs. Blue Jays, his ♦ Collected 3 hits on Opening Day on April 1 @ Rockies, second career walk-off hit (also Sept. 25, 2006 vs. A’s). tied for the second-most by a D-back on Opening Day. ♦ Placed on the disabled list on Aug. 10 for the remain- ♦ Hit his first-career leadoff homer on April 4 @ Cubs. der of the season with a strained right hamstring…was ♦ Placed on the disabled list on April 25 (retroactive to transferred to the 60-day disabled list on Sept. 2. April 22) with a strained right hamstring…reinstated on May 18 after missing 21 games. 2007 ♦ Hit .277 (48-for-173) with 3 doubles, 2 home runs and 2010 13 RBI in 91 games with the Mariners… was 1 of 3 big ♦ Spent a majority of the season with the Royals before a league players to play every position except pitcher and September trade sent him to the Reds…batted .267 (50- catcher. for-187) with 10 doubles, 3 home runs and 17 RBI in 83 ♦ Connected for his first-career inside-the-park home run games between the two clubs. on June 15 @ Astros. ♦ Began the season with the Royals and hit .265 (45-for- 170) with all 3 home runs and 17 RBI in 72 games. 2006 ♦ Traded to the Reds on Sept. 13 for cash or a PTBNL. ♦ Batted .247 (62-for-251) with 6 doubles, 2 triples, a home ♦ Made 11 appearances (3 starts) for the Reds and hit .294 run and 15 RBI in 102 games with the Mariners. (5-for-17). ♦ Was caught stealing on May 17, ending a streak of 19 consecutive stolen bases dating back to May 1, 2005. 2009 ♦ Collected a career-high 5 hits on Sept. 19 @ Rangers. ♦ Set career-highs in nearly every offensive category in- cluding home runs (4), triples (8), walks (27), stolen bases 2005 (25), RBI (29), runs scored (52), hits (115) games (125), ♦ Named the Mariners Unsung Hero by the Seattle chap- and at-bats (434) in his first season with the Royals. ter of the BBWAA…hit .257 (64-for-249) with 27 runs ♦ Tied for fifth in the American League with 8 triples after scored, a career-high 15 doubles and 22 RBI in 82 games entering the season with 6 career triples. with the Mariners. ♦ His 25 stolen bases were the most steals by a Royals ♦ Tied a Mariners franchise record with 3 doubles on July player since Carlos Beltran had 41 in 2003. 6 @ Royals. ♦ Collected 23 extra-base hits, including his solo homer on ♦ Recorded a career-long 12-game hitting streak from July May 2 @ Twins (first since June 26, 2007 vs. Red Sox). 3-23 (.295, 17-for-43). ♦ Was placed on the disabled list on Aug. 30 for the re- 2008 mainder of the season with a strained left hamstring. ♦ Set a single-season career-high with a .279 batting aver- age in his final season with the Mariners. 2004 ♦ Made 40 starts at 6 different positions and was 1 of 10 ♦ Hit .245 (46-for-188) with 2 home runs and 18 RBI in 93 big league players to play in at least 1 game at 6 different games with the Mariners. positions…joined the D-backs’ Chris Burke as the only ♦ On the disabled list from May 4-21 with a strained lower 2 players to start at 6 different positions. back…played in 3 rehabilitation games with Triple-A Ta- ♦ Recorded his first extra-base hit of the year on July 10 @ coma. A’s…the double snapped a Mariners record of 65 con- secutive games (min. 200 PA) without an extra-base hit… 69 2003 1999 ♦ Hit .250 (49-for-196) with 1 home run and 14 RBI in 89 ♦ Made his professional debut with Single-A Everett and games in his first full season in the Majors. hit .287 (51-for-178) with 10 doubles, 3 triples, 2 home ♦ Hit his first Major League home run (grand slam) with runs and 27 RBI in 42 games. a career-best 6 RBI on July 12 vs. Rays (off Rob Bell)… ♦ On the disabled list from Aug. 6 through the end of the became just the second Mariner to ever hit a grand slam season with a fractured left wrist. for their first home run (also Orlando Mercado). PERSONAL 2002 ♦ William Paul Bloomquist. ♦ Earned team MVP honors after spending most of the ♦ He and his wife, Lisa, have two daughters, Natalie Marie season with Triple-A Tacoma, hitting .270 (91-for-337) and Ava Lynn. with 14 doubles, 3 triples, 6 home runs and 47 RBI in ♦ Drafted out of high school in the eighth round by the 104 games. Seattle Mariners, but accepted a scholarship to Arizona ♦ On the disabled list from April 22-May 3 with a low back State…honored as Pac-10 Player of the Year as a junior strain and June 6-18 with positional vertigo. in 1999 and named first-team All-American by Baseball ♦ Recalled by the Mariners on Sept. 1 and made his Major America, Collegiate Baseball/Louisville Slugger and ABCA League debut as a pinch-runner vs. Royals. All-West District…was also a GTE/CoSIDA Academic ♦ Went 4-4 with his first hit on Sept. 22 vs. Angels (double All-American…collected 5 hits in a 1998 College World off Jarrod Washburn). Series game vs. Long Beach State to tie a CWS record. ♦ Graduated from South Kitsap High School in Port Or- 2001 chard, Wash…was All-State and All-League MVP. ♦ Spent the entire season with Double-A San Antonio, bat- ♦ During the season, hosts a patient from Phoenix Chil- ting .255 (125-for-491) with 59 runs scored, 23 doubles, dren’s Hospital for a game, treating the child and their 2 triples and 28 RBI in 123 games. family to a tour of the clubhouse, meet-and-greet op- ♦ Finished third in the Texas League with 34 stolen bases. portunities with other D-backs, watching batting practice 2000 from the field and providing premium tickets. ♦ Split time between Single-A Lancaster and Tacoma and ♦ Started the “Abe & Max Fund” at Phoenix Children’s hit .313 (140-for-447) with 24 doubles, 7 triples, 3 home Hospital this past offseason after developing friendships runs and 74 RBI. with Abe Speck and Max Marangella through his in-sea- ♦ Named to the California League midseason All-Star son program…the funds are used to supply the hospital Team with Lancaster…hit 379 (97-for-256) with 63 runs with new electronics and games for the patients, many of scored, 19 doubles, 6 triples, 2 home runs and 51 RBI in whom are in the hospital for multiple weeks, as a fun and 64 games with the JetHawks. entertaining activity. ♦ On the disabled list from May 24-June 13 with a bruised ♦ During a visit with Abe Speck on June 15, 2011, Speck left hamate bone. predicted Bloomquist would hit a home run and asked him to point at him in the stands when he did…with one out in the third inning, Bloomquist hit a solo homer, the 15th of his career, off the Giants’ Madison Bumgarner. BLOOMQUIST’S CAREER TRANSACTIONS June 10, 1999 Signed by Seattle Mariners as third-round selection in First-Year Player Draft. Aug. 6-Sept. 6, 1999 Disabled list (left wrist fracture). May 24-June 13, 2000 Disabled list (bruised left hamate bone). April 22-May 3, 2002 Disabled list (low back strain). June 6-18, 2002 Disabled list (positional vertigo). May 4-21, 2004 Disabled list (strained lower back). Aug. 30, 2005 Disabled list through remainder of the season (strained left hamstring). Aug. 10, 2008 Disabled list through remainder of the season (strained right hamstring). Jan.