AADDDDIITTIIOONNAALL BBIIOOSS IF YUNEL ESCOBAR 5 OF FRED LEWIS 15 C JOSE MOLINA 8 OF DEWAYNE WISE 1 YUNEL ESCOBAR FULL NAME: Yunel Escobar BATS: Right THROWS: Right M.L. Service: 2.121 HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 200 BORN: 11/2/82 in Havana, Cuba ACQUIRED: Selected by the Braves in the second round (75th overall) of the 2005 June draft. CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2010. INFIELDER 19 Escobar’s Complete Record Year Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB CS E 2005 Danville .400 8 30 9 12 2 1 2 8 0 1 0 5 4 0 0 4 Rome .313 48 198 30 62 13 3 4 19 2 0 0 14 30 0 2 6 2006 Mississippi .264 121 428 55 113 21 4 2 45 2 4 8 59 77 7 9 26 2007 Richmond .333 46 180 20 60 10 3 2 29 0 1 0 14 27 7 3 7 Atlanta .326 94 319 54 104 25 0 5 28 2 2 5 27 44 5 3 11 2008 Atlanta .288 136 514 71 148 24 2 10 60 7 2 5 59 62 2 5 16 2009 Atlanta .299 141 528 89 158 26 2 14 76 7 2 10 57 62 5 4 13 Minor Totals .295 223 836 114 247 46 11 10 101 4 6 8 92 138 14 14 43 Major Totals .301 371 1361 214 410 75 4 29 164 16 6 20 143 168 12 12 40 Escobar’s Major League Fielding Record Year Position PCT G PO A E TC DP 2007 Second Base .963 21 28 49 3 80 10 Shortstop .977 53 59 113 4 176 22 Third Base .923 22 20 28 4 52 4 2008 Shortstop .974 126 193 396 16 605 78 2009 Shortstop .979 139 191 409 13 613 83 Second Base Totals .963 21 28 49 3 80 10 Shortstop Totals .976 318 443 918 33 1394 183 Third Base Totals .923 22 20 28 4 52 4 Escobar’s 2009 Season Recap • Set career highs in games (141), at-bats (528), runs (89), hits (158), doubles (26), home runs (14) and RBI (76) as the Braves’ everyday shortstop. • His .373 avg. (50-for-134) with RISP tied for second in the NL and third in the Majors (min. 100 ABs). • With the bases loaded, hit .444 (4-for-9) with 11 RBI. • His .327 batting average vs. RHP ranked fourth in the NL. He hit .232 (36-for-155) with four home runs and 19 RBI off LHP. • Led the Braves with 46 multi-hit games and ranked second in multi-RBI games (20), two-out RBI (38) and GW-RBI (9). • His .356 (26-for-73) July batting average ranked fifth in the NL (min. 50 ABs). • Became the first right-handed batter in 2009 to hit a home run off NL Cy Young winner Tim Lincecum with his two-out, three-run shot in the third inning on 7/22. • Named NL Player of the Week for 7/16-19. He went 7-for-14 (.500) with three doubles and two home runs in the four-game series vs. NYM. It was his first career weekly award. • Returned to the starting lineup on 7/16. His 2nd-inning HR teamed with G. Anderson’s HR to mark the first time in ‘09 ATL hit consecutive HR in a game. • Grounded into a team-high 21 double plays. • Had a career-best 46-game errorless streak from 6/30-9/28. He made just two errors in his final 75 games in the field (since June 30). • Had three final at-bat victories: a game-winning sac. fly in the bottom of the ninth of 5/15 win over ARI, an RBI single in the bottom of the 8th vs. MIL and an RBI single in the top of the 12th inning on 8/7 at LAD. • Hit .344 (16-for-44) with one home run and two RBI during a season-high 11-game hitting streak 8/16-27. Escobar’s Career Highlights 2008: Played first full season at the Major-League level, setting career highs in games (136), at-bats (514), hits (148), home runs (10), RBI (60), walks (59) and strikeouts (62)...Ranked fourth on the team with 42 multi- hit games...Tied the Atlanta record for most GIDP in a season with 24 (Murphy ‘88, A. Jones ‘04)...On 8/29 76 at WSH, he grounded into three double plays, matching the single-game franchise mark set by Walt Cruise, 9/18/21 vs. CIN and Joe Adcock, 7/20/55 vs. PIT...Had 11-game hitting streak (17-for-44) snapped 9/14 with a PH at-bat...Suffered a strained right hamstring in Gm 1 on 9/13 at NYM and did not start another game or play in the field again, he made three plate appearances as a pinch hitter the remainder of the season...Hit his third career leadoff HR (2nd this season) on the first pitch on 8/21 off NYM’s P.Martinez...Snapped an 0- for-13 hitless streak (2-for-4, 1 HR, 1 2B) and matched his career high with 3 RBI (last 7/23/08 at FLA) on 8/31 at WSH...Hit his first career game-ending home run in the 10th inning on 6/2 vs. FLA off Logan Kensing...Hit his second career leadoff HR (last: 8/29/07) on 5/14 off PHI’s Brett Myers...Had career-high 12- game hitting streak from 4/6-19 (16-for-49, .327)...Went 3-for-4 on 3/31 vs. PIT with his first career triple. 2007: Had an outstanding rookie year, hitting .326 in 94 games with Atlanta after his 6/2 promotion from Richmond (AAA)...Was named by Baseball America as the eighth-best prospect in the International League...His 104 hits after his debut on 6/2 ranked as the ninth most among MLB rookies...His .336 batting average after the All-Star break was fourth among all Major League rookies (2nd in NL) and 17th overall in the NL...He hit .304 before the break...Led all Major League rookies with a .352 avg. in August (37-for- 105)...Played 53 games at shortstop, 22 games at third base and 21 games at second base...Was a .333 hit- ter with runners in scoring position (20-for-60)...Hit .355 vs. NL East clubs, including .475 in 11 games vs. FLA (19-for-40)...Hit .448 (13-for-29) during his season-best seven-game hitting streak (8/23-29)...Hit his first career leadoff homer off Dontrelle Willis on 8/29 at FLA...Collected the game-winning walk-off hit in the 10th Players inning on 8/5 vs. COL...Matched career high with four hits and set a career high with four runs 6/27 vs. WSH...Had a two-run, game-winning double in the ninth inning on 6/15 at CLE, also his first multi-RBI game...Went 4-for-4 with his first career HR in the fourth inning on 6/4 vs. FLA...Made his Major League debut on 6/2 at CHI with a 2-for-4 game and had the game-winning RBI with a double in the 8th inning...His .333 avg. ranked seventh in the IL and he was 7-for-9 in SB attempts...Named as the Best Infield Arm and Best Defensive SS in the International League by Baseball America...Was Richmond’s April Player of the Month, hitting .313 with a homer and 12 RBI with 3 2B and 4 SB. 2006: Named Mississippi (AA) Player of the Month for June by the Atlanta Braves organization (.298, 10 doubles, one home run and 11 RBI)...Led MS with 121 games, 428 at-bats, 55 runs scored, 113 hits, 21 dou- bles, 25 infield hits and tied for first with four triples...Ranked second on the team with 45 RBI and 59 walks...Was named the Mississippi Player of the Year by the Braves organization...Named by Baseball America as the Braves’ 10th-best prospect following the season and one of the top five prospects by Sports Weekly...Named as one of the 50 players for the 2006 Futures game and played for the World Team against the United States on 7/9 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh...Played third base and went 0-for-1 with a walk...Went 2- for-3 with a double, two RBI, and a stolen base in his AA debut on 4/6 vs. HVL...Hit his first homer of the year to lead off the 11th inning on 5/19 at JAX...Had his second three-double game on 6/2 at CAR with an RBI, and two runs scored...Recorded the 150th hit of his career on 6/28 vs BIR. ...Placed on the disabled list on 7/18 with a left elbow contusion and a fractured right heel...Activated from the disabled list on 7/26...Won the 2006 Arizona Fall League batting title, hitting .407 in 86 at-bats. 2005: Rated by Baseball America as the No. 3 overall prospect in the Braves organization...Had a 12-game hitting streak 6/21-7/3 (.378, 17-for-45), combined between Danville and Rome...Reached base via hit or walk in 26 consecutive games 7/7-8/5...Hit .325 (38-for-117) with eight doubles, two triples, two homers, and 10 RBI in July...Led Rome in July with 38 hits...Recorded a combined (Danville and Rome) 19 multi-hit games...Made just six errors in 48 games with Rome...Ranked fourth in the Braves organization with an OPS of .912...Had a 10-game hit streak from 7/7-7/17...Went hitless in back-to-back games only once in 2005.