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CARMEN BENEDETTI OF
BORN October 29, 1994 in Ann Arbor, MI
OPENING DAY AGE 23
HEIGHT 6’2 WEIGHT 203
BATS Left THROWS Left
HOMETOWN Grosse Pointe Farms, MI
COLLEGE Michigan
ACQUIRED Selected in the 12th round of the June 2016 draft
Career Highlights: 2017 – Hit .316 with 5 home runs, 41 RBIs. Led all Astros minor leaguers with a .421 on-base percentage in
92 games between Quad Cities and Buies Creek, which was also 3rd in all of minor league baseball. Ranked 5th in walks (60)
among Houston farmhands and 3rd in batting average (.316). Hit .343 (70 AB) against left-handed pitchers and .308 (253 AB)
against righties. Excelled with runners in scoring position, batting .376 in 77 at-bats between both levels. Posted a .446 on-base
percentage with Quad Cities. Started campaign with 7-for-32 stretch over 10 games. Batted .291 in May (55 AB) with 13 runs
scored. Recorded a hit in 9 of 12 contests from May 13-May 30, batting .368 in 38 at-bats during that span. Had career-high 5 hits
on July 3 at Burlington. Went 4-for-5 with 4 RBIs and 2 runs scored on July 6 vs. Kane County. In final 16 Midwest league games,
batted .387 (62 AB) with 13 runs scored, 1 home run, and 5 RBIs. Made Buies Creek debut on August 3 vs. Carolina. Had back-to-
back games with 2 hits on August 6 at Carolina and August 8 at Salem. Belted lone Carolina League home run with a solo blast on
August 11 vs. Down East. Went 3-for-5 with 2 RBIs on August 16 at Lynchburg. Finished campaign with a hit in 5 of final 6 contests.
2016 – Started pro career with 11-game hit streak from June 17-June 29, batting .409 during the span. Belted 1st pro home run on
June 27 at Lowell. Went 3-for-4 with 3 runs scored on July 15 vs. Connecticut. Also had 3-hit games on July 24 vs. Vermont and
August 28 vs. Lowell. Batted .311 (119 AB) against right-handed pitchers and .304 (46 AB) against lefties. Hit .313 (48 AB) with
runners in scoring position.
Career Notes: Holds a career .403 on-base percentage. Has starts in right field (81), left field (22), and 1st base (1). Recorded a
.986 fielding percentage with 3 errors committed in 2 minor league seasons.
College Notes: 2-way player at Michigan. Batted .344 (13 HR, 175 RBI, .433 OBP) in 3 seasons while also holding a 2.05 ERA in
52 appearances (7 saves). All-Big Ten 2nd-Team honors as a junior in 2016. Earned 1st-Team All-Big Ten honors in 2015. Member
of Big Ten All-Freshman team in 2014.
YEAR CLUB
2016 Tri-City (A)
2017 Quad Cities (A)

Buies Creek (A)

Career Totals
AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI
.309 41 165
22 51 6 0 1 19
.332 69
241 49 80
20 0
4
32
.268 23 82 9 22 7 1 1 9
.314 133 488 80 153 33 1 6 60
BB K SB
15 39 0
51
47
1
9 21 1
75 107 2
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