STEPHEN DREW 7 Full Name: Stephen Oris Drew Bats: Left Throws: Right Height: 6-0 Weight: 190 Age: 31 Born: March 16, 1983 in Hahira, GA Resides: Valdosta, GA Major League Service: 7 years, 79 days Acquired: Signed as a free agent on May 21, 2014 Signed By: Luke Wrenn (Diamondbacks) Contract Status: Signed through 2014 Career Highlights In 2nd year with Red Sox after signing a 1-year contract on 5/21/14...Helped Boston to the 2013 World Series title as the primary SS in his 1st season with the team. Is the younger brother of former Red Sox OF and 14-year major league veteran J.D. Drew...Marks the 11th time a set of brothers have both played for the Red Sox...Wears the same No. as J.D. (7)...Also has an older brother, Tim, who pitched for parts of 5 seasons in the majors...All 3 brothers were 1st-round selections. A 1st-round selection of the D-backs in the 2004 draft, spent entire professional career with ARI until being traded to OAK on 8/20/12...Has appeared in 936 career big league games over the last 8 seasons from 2006-13. All 916 of his career appearances in the field have come at SS and his .979 fielding pct. ranked 5th among active SS with at least 500 games played from 2006-13. Owns the D-backs’ franchise record for games played at SS (753)...Also still ranks among ARI all-time leaders in triples (1st, 52), doubles (3rd, 176), hits (3rd, 776), games (5th, 773), AB (4th, 2,917), and extra-base hits (4th, 300). Has hit at a .400 clip (10-for-25) in his career as a pinch-hitter. Finished with the 2nd-most triples in the NL on 3 occasions (2008, 2009, and 2010)...His 49 triples since the start of 2008 rank 6th in the majors...Has finished among the top 5 players in triples in the AL or NL 4 of the last 6 years. Is 1 of 3 players to have 3 seasons with at least 20 doubles, 10 triples and 10 home runs since 2008 (2008-10), along with current Red Sox Shane Victorino and TOR’s Jose Reyes. Ranks 4th among primary ML SS over the past 6 seasons (2008-13) with a .441 SLG (min. 1,500 PA)...Among that gorup, has the 3rd best SLG (.463) and OPS (.813) against righties, with only Tulowitzki (.518 SLG, .878 OPS) and Ramirez (.505 SLG, .879 OPS) ahead of him. Named D-backs’ 2008 Player of the Year by the Arizona chapter of the BBWAA...That year, became the 3rd SS in ML history with at least 40 doubles (44), 10 triples (11), and 20 home runs (21) in a season, joining Nomar Garciap- arra (BOS, 1997) and Hall of Famer Robin Yount (MIL, 1980 and 1982). Became 3rd D-backs player ever to hit for the cycle on 9/1/08 vs. STL...Marked the 1st cycle at Chase Field. His teams have reached the postseason 3 times...He started at SS in all 7 of the D-backs’ postseason games in 2007 (NLDS and NLCS), all 5 of the A’s postseason contests in 2012 (ALDS), and all 16 postseason games in the Red Sox’ run to the 2013 World Series title. Hit at a .500 clip (7-for-14) with 2 homers and 4 RBI in ARI’s 3-game sweep of the Cubs in the 2007 NLDS. Started at SS in all 16 of the Red Sox’ 2013 postseason games and made just 1 error in 70 chances for a .986 fielding percentage...Homered in World Series clinching Game 6, becoming the 2nd Red Sox SS ever to hit a home run in the Fall Classic, along with Rico Petrocelli in 1967. 2013: Won the World Series title as the team’s primary SS in his 1st season with BOS. Played in 124 regular season games, all at SS...Made 122 starts at the position...His .443 SLG was best single-season mark by a primary Red Sox SS (min. 425 PA) since Nomar Garciaparra in 2003 (.524). Matched single-season career high with 67 RBI (also 2008)...Also matched career marks for go-ahead RBI (16, 3rd time, last 2009) and game-winning RBI (10, also 2008). Recorded 5th career double-digit HR season (13) and 1st since 2010 (15). Finished T-3rd in the AL with 8 triples. Drew 54 walks, 2nd most as a SS in the AL...His 67 RBI ranked 2nd in AL as a SS behind BAL’s J.J. Hardy (76) and his 13 HR were T-3rd in that group...His 10 game-winning RBI and 16 go-ahead RBI led the AL as a SS. Had a .306 AVG/.376 OBP/.571 SLG/.946 OPS batting with 2 out, including a .311 AVG (19-for-61), .639 SLG, and 1.022 OPS in 2 out RISP situations. Hit .316 (18-for-57) in Interleague play, including 6-for-9 (.667) against his former team, the Diamondbacks. Hit .284 (82-for-289) with 9 homers vs. RHP compared to .196 (30-for-153) with 4 homers vs. LHP...Posted career bests 1 | 2014 Boston Red Sox Media Guide Stephen Drew, Continued in SLG (.498) and OPS (.876) vs. RHP. Had 2 walk-off hits, both in extra innings, his most game-ending RBI in a single season...Was the 1st Red Sox SS with multiple walk-off RBI in a season since Orlando Cabrera had 2 in 2004, and the 1st Sox SS with 2 extra-inning walk-off RBI in a season since Nomar Garciaparra had 2 in 1997. Finished 2nd among AL qualifiers at SS with a .984 fielding percentage (8 E/516 TC), trailing only TB’s Yunel Escobar (.989)...His 8 errors were his fewest in his 5 seasons with at least 100 games. From 6/18 through the end of the season, hit .283 (70-for-247) with 19 doubles, 5 triples, 8 homers, and 39 RBI in 68 games...Before that point, had a .215 AVG (42-for-195) over his 1st 56 contests. Beginning 7/27 through the end of the season, led ML primary shortstops with a .513 SLG and .879 OPS, and was tied in that group with 35 RBI...Hit .292 (57-for-195) with 15 doubles, 2 triples, 8 homers, 28 runs, and 24 walks in that time. Began season on the 7-day concussion DL after suffering a concussion in his 6th Grapefruit League game, 3/7 vs. MIN (hit on the helmet by a pitch). Activated 4/10 after a 4-game rehab stint with Double-A Portland from 4/4-8 (2-for-13, 2B, HR, 3 RBI). Reached in a season-high 13 consecutive games from 4/24-5/9. Had a season-high-tying 4 hits on 5/6 vs. MIN, including a game-tying solo homer in the 7th and a walk-off RBI double in the 11th...Was his 1st walk-off hit since 4/17/12 for ARI vs. SF. Knocked 2nd career grand slam on 5/15 at TB off Jamey Wright (also 4/28/11 vs. CHC off Ryan Dempster). Tallied a season-high-tying 4 hits and a season-high 3 XBH (2 2B, HR) on 6/4 vs. TEX, his most XBH in a game since 8/25/10 for ARI at SD (2 2B, 2 HR). Went 3-for-5 with 2 homers on 7/27 at BAL...Was his 2nd career multi-homer game, also 8/25/10 for ARI at SD (2 HR)... Tied a career high with 5 RBI, also 4/28/11 for ARI vs. CHC. Reached in 27 of 30 games from GM 2 of a 6/18 doubleheader through 8/11 (.336, 36-for-107, 8 2B, 3 3B, 4 HR, 18 RBI, 14 BB)...His .960 OPS from 6/18-8/11 ranked 5th among AL batters with at least 100 PA during that stretch. Tallied season-long 12-game hitting streak from 7/31-8/11 (.422, 19-for-45, 3 2B, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 9 BB)...Was his longest since a 12-gamer from 7/3-8/5/10 with ARI, and the longest as a Red Sox SS since Alex Gonzalez hit in 12 straight games from 8/26-9/8/09. With the Sox trailing 5-4, hit a go-ahead 3-run homer in the top of the 9th inning for a 7-5 win on 8/7 at HOU...Was his 1st go-ahead shot in the 9th inning or later since 2008 with ARI. Doubled off Max Scherzer and scored winning run on Middlebrooks’ single in the 5th inning of a 2-1 win, 9/3 vs. DET. Reached in all 4 PA on 9/4 vs. DET, going 2-for-2 with a double, home run, and 2 walks. Reached in 12 of his last 14 games beginning 9/11, hitting .321 (17-for-53) with 8 RBI in that time. POSTSEASON: Started at SS in all 16 of BOS’ postseason games en route to the World Series title...Went 6-for-54 (.111) at the plate, but committed just 1 error in 70 total chances (.986 fielding pct.)...Homered in clinching Game 6 of the World Series, becoming the 2nd Red Sox SS to go deep in the Fall Classic (Rico Petrocelli, Game 6 in 1967). 2012: Named Limited to 79 games after beginning season on the 15-day DL while recovering from right ankle surgery...After spending entire pro career with ARI, traded to OAK at the end of Au- gust and helped the A’s win the American League West championship.