For Immediate Release Tuesday, October 15, 2013 CHC 3B Bryant, MIL OF Haniger Week 1 Co-Players of the Week Facts Phoenix, Arizona — 3B (Cubs) and Surprise • More than 2,200 of nearly 3,700 (60%) Fall Leaguers have Saguaros OF (Brewers) are the week one reached the major leagues co-players of the week after tying for the league lead with seven RBI. • 197 MLB All-Stars Bryant — It has been a busy few months for the 21-year-old Bryant. After • 11 MLB MVPs completing his college career at the University of San Diego last spring, the highly- • regarded and jumped to the top of the draft board • • where he was selected second overall as the ’ first-round choice. • After quickly climbing through three levels of the Cubs’ minor-league system, • •Justin Morneau the 6-5 native jumped into MLB.com’s Top 100 prospects (No. 35). He •Dustin Pedroia also is ranked No. 2 overall at third base and the Cubs’ No. 4 prospect. • Last week in his Fall League debut, he .500. Besides sharing the league • (3) • RBI lead with Haniger, he tied for the lead with two homers, ranked second in • total bases (14), tied for second in hits (7) and finished fifth in OPS (1.000). • 3 Cy Young Award winners Bryant’s first pro season in 2013 took him to the rookie-level Arizona League, •Chris Carpenter •Roy Halladay (2) Single-A and High-A . He hit a composite •Brandon Webb .336 with 9 homers, 32 RBI, .390 on-base percentage and .688 . • 3 MVPs Haniger — The second-year professional was selected 38th overall in the first •Jermaine Dye round (Compensation A) of the 2012 draft by Milwaukee out of Cal Poly. •David Eckstein • Besides sharing the AFL RBI lead with Bryant, the 22-year-old Santa Clara, • 24 MLB Rookies of the Year CA native led the league in at-bats (16), extra-base hits (4), doubles (3), and total bases (15), tied for the lead in games (4), RBI, and finished fourth in average (.563). • 8 All-Star Game MVPs Currrently ranked the No. 12 prospect in the Milwaukee organization by • 66 MLB Silver Sluggers MLB.com, Haniger slugged a on the Fall League’s Opening Day, • 58 MLB Gold Glove Awards matching the 2012 league total. • 11 MLB batting champions Other Nominees — Other 2013 Fall Leaguers nominated for the week one • 14 MLB season hits leaders award were Mesa OF (Cubs), Glendale Brandon • 11 MLB season RBI leaders Jacobs (White Sox), Salt River OF James Ramsey (Cardinals), and Mesa OF • 9 MLB season homer leaders Steven Souza, Jr. (Nationals). • 14 MLB season Arizona Fall League — Known throughout professional as a stolen-base leaders finishing school for ’s elite prospects, the Arizona Fall • 32 MLB managers League is a six-team league owned and operated by MLB. It plays six days • 39 MLB umpires per week (Monday-Saturday) at five spring-training stadiums in the Phoenix • Over 80 administrators metropolitan area — Camelback Ranch-Glendale (Glendale Desert Dogs), Mesa serving the baseball industry HoHoKam Stadium (Mesa Solar Sox), Salt River Fields at Talking Stick (Salt River Rafters) Scottsdale Stadium (Scottsdale Scorpions) and Surprise Stadium Scottsdale Stadium (Peoria Javelinas and Surprise Saguaros). 7408 E. Osborn Road This year’s schedule features the eighth annual Fall Stars Game on Saturday, Scottsdale, AZ 85251 November 2 at Surprise Stadium and the 22nd championship game on Saturday, Office: 602.281.7250 mlbfallball.com November 16 at Scottsdale Stadium. Facebook.com/ The Peoria Javelinas are the defending champions. MLBFallBall — afl — Twitter.com/ MLBazFallLeague Media Contact: Paul Jensen ([email protected], 480-710-8201)