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2016 Baltimore Orioles Supplemental Bios 2016 BALTIMORE ORIOLES SUPPLEMENTAL BIOS PLAYERS INCLUDED: NO. 24 PEDRO ÁLVAREZ 24 PEDRO ÁLVAREZ INF Full Name: Pedro Manuel Álvarez Born: February 6, 1987 2016 Opening Day Age: 29 Height: 6’3” Weight: 235 Bats: Left Throws: Right Birthplace: Santo Domingo, DR Resides: Nashville, TN Contract Status: Signed through 2016 Major League Service: 5.085 Acquired: Signed by the Orioles to a one-year contract on March 10, 2016. GAME HIGHS & STREAKS HITS: 4, three times, last: 8/27/13 vs. MIL…RUNS: 3, four times, last: 4/4/14 vs. STL…DOUBLES: 2, four times, last: 9/24/13 at CHC…TRIPLES: 1, six times, last: 6/11/14 vs. CHC…HR: 2, 10 times, last: 8/23/14 at MIL…RBI: 6, 6/17/12 at CLE…WALKS: 4, 5/3/15 at STL…SB: 1, 14 times, last: 7/21/15 at KC…HITTING STREAK: 12 games, 6/16-29/13…WALK-OFF HOME RUNS: 1, 8/7/10 vs. COL off Huston Street…GRAND SLAMS: 2, last: 6/30/12 at STL off Lance Lynn…INSIDE-THE-PARK HOME RUNS: 1, 9/13/13 vs. CHC off Jake Arrieta. 2015 HIGHLIGHTS Leaves Pittsburgh with the 13th-most home runs (131) in franchise history Since 2012, his 111 home runs rank 11th among all Major League hitters Posted his third season with at least 25 home runs and 75 RBI (also, 2012 and 2013) Of his 27 home runs and 77 RBI, 24 home runs and 68 RBI came against right-handed pitchers Slugged 22 solo home runs Among National League hitters, ranked tied for 10th in home runs and tied for 21st in RBI Batted .375 (6-for-16) and collected 15 RBI with the bases loaded With one out in an inning, he hit .307/.376/.560 (46-for-150) Batted .291/.385/.658 (34-for-117) with four doubles, 13 home runs, 28 RBI, and 23 runs scored in 43 day games Hit .378 (17-for-45) with three doubles and eight home runs when he swung at the first pitch of an at-bat In nine games from 8/11-19, he batted .483/.500/.966 (14-for-29) with two doubles, four home runs, and nine RBI Hit safely in a season-high five consecutive games three times (5/22-27, 6/23-27, and 8/9-14) Among qualifying first basemen, he ranked first in the Major Leagues with 10.50 total chances per 9.0 innings 2014: Of his 18 home runs, 16 came against right-handers…Posted a single-season, career-high eight stolen bases…Made his fourth straight Opening Day start at third base, the longest streak by a Pirates player since Aramis Ramirez (2000-03)...Homered twice on 4/4 vs. St. Louis...Homered twice again on 4/9 at Chicago-NL…Hit a game-tying, two-run homer off Toronto’s Sergio Santos in the ninth inning on 5/2 at PNC Park...Had a season- high four RBI on 5/5 vs. San Francisco... Reached base safely in 11 straight starts from 4/23-5/6…Hit .299 (26-for-87) in 26 June games...Hit his 100th career home run on 7/8 at St. Louis, becoming the 23rd player to hit at least 100 home runs as a Pirate...Exited the game on 7/22 vs. Los Angeles-NL with left knee discomfort...Placed on Bereavement List from 8/5-7...Made first professional appearance/start at first base on 8/18 vs. Atlanta...Homered twice on 8/23 at Milwaukee (10th career multi-homer game) and tied season high with four RBI…Made four straight starts at first base from 8/23-26 and went 4-for-13 (.308) with three home runs and five RBI…Left the game on 8/26 vs. St. Louis with a left foot sprain and missed the next seven games…Struck out in pinch-hitting appearance on 9/5 at Chicago-NL…Diagnosed with a stress reaction of the 4th metatarsal in his left foot on 9/10 and missed remainder of the season…Made 99 appearances (95 starts) at third base and five starts at first base…Committed all 25 errors (23 throwing) while playing third base…Batted .295 (13-for-44) with two home runs and eight RBI in 12 games against AL East opponents…In the fourth inning of games, he batted .350 (21-for-60) with seven home runs and 18 RBI. 2013: Collected a career-high 130 hits, 36 home runs (tied for first in the NL), 100 RBI (tied for fifth in the NL), and 70 runs scored…Ranked sixth among qualifying NL hitters in RBI/per at bat ratio (5.58)…Shared the league lead in home runs with Arizona’s Paul Goldschmidt, becoming the first Pittsburgh player to win the NL home run crown (either tied or outright) since Willie Stargell in 1973…Named to his first National League All- Star team and participated in the Home Run Derby…Hit six homers in the first round and did not advance...Won the NL Silver Slugger Award as a third baseman…Set club record for most home runs hit by a third baseman (previous high was 34 by Aramis Ramirez in 2001)…Hit 24 home runs prior to the All-Star break, joining Hall-of-Famers Willie Stargell (30 in 1971 and 1973) and Ralph Kiner (24 in 1950) as the only Pittsburgh players to hit as many as 24 homers prior to the break…Led the NL with 14 home runs during day games…Averaged a home run every 15.5 at bats, the best mark among qualifying NL hitters…Became the first Pittsburgh third baseman to hit 30 or more home runs in consecutive seasons and the fifth player overall (also Ralph Kiner, Willie Stargell, Brian Giles, and Jason Bay)...Homered in back-to-back games on 4/18-19 and four times in six games from 4/18-25…Homered in back-to-back games on 5/17 and 5/19…Bounced a home run into the Allegheny River (estimated 462 feet) on 5/17 vs. Houston…Connected off former Vanderbilt teammate Mike Minor for a home run on 6/4 at Atlanta - his second homer of the season off a LHP…Was a triple shy of hitting for the cycle and had a season-high five RBI on 6/20 at Cincinnati…Homered in four straight games from 6/20- 23…Hit third in the lineup for the first and only time in his career on 6/23 at Los Angeles-AL and went 2-for-5 with a homer…Named National League Player of the Week for the period of 6/17-23 after hitting .414 (12-for-29) with four home runs and 10 RBI in seven games…Recorded a career-high 12-game hitting streak (.396, 19-for-48) with four doubles, six home runs, and 15 RBI from 6/16-29...Hit his 20th home run of the season on 6/29 to become the first Pirates left-handed batter to have at least 20 home runs by the end of June since Brian Giles hit 21 in 2000...His 10 home runs hit during June were tied with Cincinnati’s Jay Bruce for the most in the NL and were the most in June by a Pirates player since Richie Hebner hit 10 in 1975...Hit safely in 22 of his 24 games from 6/16-7/13, batting .340 (33-for-97) with 10 homers and 24 RBI in that span...Took over the NL lead in home runs when he hit his 27th on 7/29 vs. St. Louis...His seven home runs during July, which tied for second in the league (Alfonso Soriano led with eight)...Hit his 30th home run on 8/17 vs. Arizona...Tied career high with four hits on 8/27 vs. Milwaukee...Logged his first career inside-the- park home run on 9/13 vs. Chicago (off Jake Arrieta)...Hit .344 (21-for-61) with six home runs and 13 RBI in 18 Interleague games (the six home runs tied for second among NL players)...Led NL third basemen in games (150), starts (148), assists (359), and total chances (458)…Tied for second in double plays (27)…Established a Major League record by recording at least one RBI in each of his first six career postseason games...Batted .300 (6-for-20) with three home runs and seven RBI in the six games...Hit safely in all five Division Series games vs. St. Louis...Singled off left-hander Kevin Siegrist to break a 3-3 tie in the eighth inning of Game 3 on 10/6 (Pirates won, 5-3)...His eighth-inning home run in Game 4 on 10/7 was the lone Pittsburgh hit against Michael Wacha (Pirates lost, 2-1). 2012: Spent first full season in the Major Leagues...Ranked second among NL third basemen in home runs (30) and fourth in the majors behind Miguel Cabrera (42), Adrian Beltre (31), and Chase Headley (31)...His 17.5 HR/AB ratio ranked seventh among all NL batters...Had seven games with at least four RBI, which tied for the most in the majors along with Texas’ Josh Hamilton...Hit a NL leading 18 home runs in day games, the most by a Pirate in day games since Willie Stargell hit 19 in 1971...Started at third base for Pittsburgh on Opening Day for the second straight season...Batted .462 (12-for-26) with three doubles, three home runs, and nine RBI during seven-game hitting streak from 4/28-5/4...Homered twice in back-to-back games, 6/16-17 at Cleveland...Recorded a career-high six RBI on 6/17...Slugged a grand slam off Lance Lynn on 6/30 at STL, his second career grand slam...Left game on 7/1 due to leg cramps and missed the game on 7/2...Hit a game tying, three-run home run in the top of the ninth inning on the first pitch following a 53-minute rain delay at Coors Field on 7/16 (off LHP Rex Brothers)...Homered off lefty Barrett Browning in 19th inning at St.
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