PLAYER BIOS & TEAM FACTS Ron Tonkin Field | 4460 NW 229th Ave. | Hillsboro, OR 97124 | 503-640-0887 www.HillsboroHops.com | @HillsboroHops | Class-A Affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks Northwest League Champions 2014, 2015, Entering Game of Monday 6/17/2019 Position Players 7 BARROSA, JORGE OF B/T: S-L 5-9/177 • AGE 18 (2/17/01) • 2ND-YEAR PRO ACQ: International free agent, 7/2/17 HOME TOWN: Puerto Cabello, VZ HS: None COLLEGE: None With Hops on Opening Day: Hillsboro is first pro stop in 2019 Last year split time between three rookie-level clubs in D-backs chain: 52g in Dominican Summer League, 10 games in AZL, 6 games in Pioneer League 2019 combined stats: 68g, .279/.373/.389, 3hr, 39x47 sba, 61g CF, 4g LF, 1g RF Signed out of Venezuela as a 16-year-old on 7/2/17: received a $415,000 bonus; didn’t debut until the following summer (2018) Became a switch hitter: last year in his first pro year; prior to that had been a right-handed hitter and left-handed thrower Showed strong instincts in CF: last year in his pro debut season His hometown, Puerto Cabello VZ: pop. 182,000 on the north coast of Venezuela, the largest port in the nation and important to Venezuela’s oil industry Also from Puerto Cabello: Jose Altuve, Willson Contreras, Pablo Sandoval, Carlos Zambrano 8 GARZA JR., DAVID INF B/T: L-R 6-1/200 • AGE 24 (2/19/95) • 2ND-YEAR PRO ACQ: 38th round, 2018 draft HOME TOWN: Othello, WA HS: Othello HS COLLEGE: Edmonds CC / Tennessee Tech (Golden Eagles – Ohio Valley Conference) Hops are second pro stop this year: was on Kane County’s opening day roster; played in 9g before being transferred to extended spring training; was 5-for-31 w/one extra-base hit (a double), 0x0 sba Three games with the Hops at the end of the 2018 season: 3x10 with a double and a HR and 3 rbis Combined numbers from first pro year (2018): 38g AZL, 3g NWL, .307/.409/.504, 3 hr, 4x4 sba, 16bb, 18k At Tennessee Tech: saw big power surge in 2018 as a senior; his sophomore and junior years, 5 and 2 hr respectively; his senior year; 17 home runs Starting SS at Tennessee Tech: played primarily corner infield slots in his first pro year Three years at Tennessee Tech: after two years at Edmonds CC near Seattle (redshirted because of an injury in 2014, played there as redshirt freshman in 2015) His hometown, Othello WA: 180 miles east of Seattle and 100 miles southwest of Spokane Three sports in HS: baseball, basketball, football; was QB for Othello for three years; was All-State in baseball and football, All-Area in basketball 23 GILLETTE, JOE INF B/T: R-R 6-4/220 • AGE 23 (12/15/95) • 2ND-YEAR PRO ACQ: 36th round, 2018 draft HOME TOWN: Scotts Valley, CA HS: Scotts Valley HS COLLEGE: Oregon State U / Menlo College (CA) Hillsboro Hops are second pro stop this year 20g earlier this year with Kane County of Midwest League (May 14-June 10): .222/.364/.397, 3hr, 7 rbis, 4x4 sba Last year in first pro season spent full year in AZL: 47g, .203/.319/.342, 3hr, 28 rbis, 3x3 sba, 33g 3b, 18g 1b, 9g LF, 5g RF 2018 as Senior at NAIA Menlo College (Atherton, CA, between San Francisco and San Jose): .290, 10hr, 34 rbis Menlo College: in the Golden State Athletic Conference Played two years at Oregon State (2015 and 2016) before transfer to Menlo: combined 51 games at OSU, .243, 2hr, 14 rbis Also drafted out of HS: 23rd round in 2014 by St. Louis Three-time first-team all-league in HS: and was Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League player of the year in 2013 9 GRANDE, NICK INF B/T: R-R 5-11/175 • AGE 21 (2/9/98) • 1ST-YEAR PRO ACQ: 17th round, 2019 draft HOME TOWN: Smithtown, NY HS: Smithtown HS COLLEGE: Stony Brook U (NY) (Seawolves) (D1, America East Conf) Hillsboro Hops are first stop of professional career This year as a JR at Stony Brook U in NY: 54g, .332/.440/.505, 5hr, 19sb Stony Brook this year: Seawolves went 15-9 in America East Conf, went 3-0 in the conference tournament, and were the #4 seed at the Baton Rouge regional; Stony Brook went two-and-out, losing 17-3 to LSU and 13-5 to ASU; Grande started both games at SS at the regional; hitting leadoff, he went 1-for-9 Two sports in HS: baseball and basketball His hometown, Smithtown, NY: on the north shore of Long Island, on Smithtown Bay; notable natives include Craig Biggio, Frank Catalanotto… Bob Costas is from neighboring Commack, NY Stony Brook U: technically State University of New York at Stony Brook, located in Stony Brook, NY (located on Long Island, not far from Grande’s hometown of Smithtown); former MLB pitcher Joe Nathan played at Stony Brook; they play at “Joe Nathan Field” 27 HERBERT, LUCAS C B/T: R-R 6-0/200 • AGE 22 (11/28/96) • 5TH-YEAR PRO ACQ: Minor league free agent, 6/3/19 HOME TOWN: San Clemente, CA HS: San Clemente HS COLLEGE: None Signed by Diamondbacks on June 3rd: Hops are first stop in Dbacks chain Played indy ball earlier this year: for the Washington Wild Things (Washington, PA, a suburb of Pittsburgh) in the Frontier League, 17g, .290, 1hr, 10 rbis, 0x0 sba Last year spent the full year with the Florida Fire Frogs, Advanced-A in the Braves chain in the Florida State League: 67g, .202/.255/.311, 5hr, 25 rbis, 0x1 sba Originally drafted out of HS in 2nd round by Braves in 2015: 54th player taken overall, signed for full slot value ($1.125 million), considered by some the best defensive HS catcher in the draft that year Had been committed to UCLA: until he signed with Atlanta This is 5th pro year; first four years in Braves chain: 1 year rookie-level Gulf Coast League Braves, 2 years at Class A Rome, Georgia (South Atlantic League), then last year in the Advanced-A Florida State League Five stolen bases in career: in 10 attempts 4 JANUARY, RYAN C B/T: L-R 6-4/205 • AGE 22 (5/27/97) • 4TH-YEAR PRO ACQ: 8th round, 2016 draft HOME TOWN: Swampscott, MA HS: Swampscott HS COLLEGE: San Jacinto CC (Houston, TX) Hillsboro Hops are first pro stop in 2019: had been at extended spring training Full year last year with Hops: 43g, .182/.321/.285, 0hr, 6 rbis, 4x6 sba Pressed into service in the OF last year because of injuries: 6g in OF, his first action in OF since JC ball Did not play in 2017: served a 72-game suspension for testing positive for a PED; he said positive test stemmed from taking adderal 2016 in first pro year: full season w/Missoula in Pioneer Lg, 51g, .273/10/26, 0x1 sba One year (2016) at San Jacinto CC in Houston: .370 w/5hr during regular season, then added 4HR during JUCO World Series… broke his thumb and couldn’t catch during the last 25g of the season at San Jacinto San Jacinto finished 2nd at JUCO World Series in 2016: to Yavapai JC of Prescott AZ His home town, Swampscott, MA: On Boston’s North Shore, 15 mi from downtown… was a resort town in early 1900s… “swampscott” was a Native American term meaning “Red Rock” Portland native and former Red Sox SS Johnny Pesky: lived in Swampscott late in his life (died at age 93 in 2012), was a close friend of Ted Williams; Ryan met Johnny multiple times prior to his death in 2012 His family good friends with the Conigliaro family: former major leaguers Billy Conigliaro and his late brother Tony very good friends with Ryan’s paternal grandfather; in fact, Billy Conigliaro is the godfather of Ryan’s dad… Billy went to same HS as Ryan, though Tony did not 5 LEYTON, STEVEN INF B/T: R-R 5-10/172 • AGE 20 (2/17/98) • 4TH-YEAR PRO ACQ: International free agent, 1/26/16 HOME TOWN: Leon, Nicaragua HS: Salamon de la Selva COLLEGE: None 9g with Kane County earlier this year: 3x28 (.107), 1 extra-base hit (a double), 2 rbis, 1x1 sba Last year full year with Missoula in Pioneer League: 56g, .274/.309/.419, 6hr, 34 rbis, 8x11 sba, 36g SS, 19g 2B 4th pro year: all of 2016 and a few games in 2017 in Dominican Summer League, then most of the last two years in the Pioneer League with Missoula Full name: Brandon Steven Leyton; goes by his middle name 18 MARRIAGA, JESUS OF B/T: R-R 6-2/235 • AGE 20 (12/17/98) • 4TH-YEAR PRO ACQ: International free agent, 1/13/16 HOME TOWN: Cartagena, Colombia HS: Fe y Alegria COLLEGE: None Spent the first part of 2019 at extended spring training: until breaking camp with the Hops Full year last year with Missoula of the Pioneer League: 43g, .271/.351/.312, 0hr, 10 rbis, 12x13 sba Entering this year 0 HR in career: in 589 AB This is 4th pro year: 2016 in Dominican Summer League, 2017 in AZL, last year in Pioneer League 22 major leaguers were born in Colombia: including Edgar Renteria, Orlando Cabrera, Jackie Gutierrez, current Yankee Gio Urshela, and former Portland Beavers Ernie Frieri and Yamid Haad 12 MARTINEZ, RICKY INF B/T: R-R 6-0/175 • AGE 21 (2/22/98) • 1ST-YEAR PRO ACQ: 18th round, 2019 draft HOME TOWN: Pflugerville, TX HS: Plugerville HS COLLEGE: Sacramento State U / Grayson JC / U of Tennessee Hillsboro Hops are first pro stop Starting SS for the U of Tennessee this year: 61g, .279, 18 doubles, 1 hr, 28 rbis, 11x12 sba Volunteers went 14-16 in SEC this year: but were 40-21 overall, and were one of a record 10 SEC teams to make the NCAA tourney Tennessee played this year in the Chapel Hill Regional: lost opening game to Liberty, but fought back to face UNC for the Regional title; needed to beat Tar Heels twice, but lost the first game 5-2 Had big game in regional in win over UNC Wilmington: went 3-for-4 w/3 runs scored in 10-3 win in elimination game Played at three colleges: FR year (2017), at Sacramento State; SO year (2018) at Grayson CC in Denison, TX; JR year (2019) at Tennessee Played in two NCAA regionals in college career: 2017 was starting 3B for Sacramento State as FR, 2019 was starting SS for Tennessee as