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ANTHONY HERMELYN C BORN November 18, 1993 in McKinney, TX OPENING DAY AGE 24 HEIGHT 6’1 WEIGHT 223 BATS Right THROWS Right HOMETOWN McKinney, TX COLLEGE Oklahoma ACQUIRED Selected in the 4th round of the June 2015 draft Career Highlights: 2017 – Threw out 40% of attempted base stealers (16 caught stealing in 40 attempts). Committed 0 errors in 51 starts at catcher and allowed 3 passed balls. Hit .225 (80 AB) against left-handed pitching and .250 (184 AB) against right- handed pitching. Hit .282 (78 AB) with 29 RBIs in situations with runners in scoring position. Hit .254 (36 G) in 1st half as compared to .232 (38 games) in 2nd half. Began campaign by going 8-for-21 with 4 RBIs in 6 games. Best month was April, hitting .261 (46 AB) with 4 doubles and 6 RBIs during the month. Put together 5-game hit streak from May 11-May 18, while belting 1st home run on May 15 at Myrtle Beach. Went 3-for-5 with an RBI on June 10 at Wilmington. Hit 2-run home run on July 21 at Carolina. Went 3-for-4 on July 5 at Myrtle Beach. Hit Went 9-for-26 with 4 RBIs in 6-game span from July 30-August 13. Finished season with a hit in 6 of 7 games played, including a 2-hit performance in season finale on September 4 vs. Down East. 2016 – Threw out 29% of attempted base stealers (20 caught stealing in 68 attempts). Started season by hitting .333 (45 AB) with 8 doubles, 3 RBIs, and a .464 on-base percentage during April. Collected 3 hits on April 21 at Kane County and April 28 vs. South Bend. Cooled down in May and June, hitting a combined .216 (125 AB). Hit 1st home run of campaign on June 12 at Burlington. Went 3-for-3 with 3 runs scored and an RBI on June 29 vs. Cedar Rapids. In July, collected 3 RBIs on 2 occasions (July 8 vs. Clinton, July 21 vs. Dayton). Hit just .096 (52 AB) in 16 games during August. 2015 – Threw out 35% of attempted base stealers (12 caught stealing in 34 attempts). Started 5 games at 1st base and made 0 errors. Batted .309 (55 AB) against left-handed pitching and .213 (136 AB) against right-handed pitching. Made pro debut on June 19 at Connecticut, going 1-for-4 with an RBI. Hit 1st pro home run on August 3 at Hudson Valley. Career Notes: Has thrown out 34% of attempted base stealers (48 caught stealing in 142 attempts). Has committed 7 errors in 165 games at catcher. College/Prep Notes: 1st-Team All-Big 12 honoree as a junior at Oklahoma in 2015, batting .321 with 6 home runs and 49 RBIs. Played in Cape Cod Baseball League for the Harwich Mariners, hitting .308 in 117 at-bats and was selected for the 2014 Cape Cod League All-Star Game YEAR CLUB 2015 Tri-City (A) 2016 Quad Cities (A) 2017 Buies Creek (A) Career Totals AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI .241 57 191 25 46 4 0 2 25 .205 87 297 30 61 17 1 4 33 .242 74 264 23 64 15 0 3 32 .227 218 752 78 171 36 1 9 90 BB K SB 26 41 3 43 95 0 38 55 0 107 191 3 29