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BORN January 29 , 1994 in Tampa , FL OPENING DAY AGE 24 HEIGHT 6 ’ 1 WEIGHT 231 BATS Right

THROWS Right

HOMETOWN Tampa , FL COLLEGE Hillsborough Community College ACQUIRED Selected in the 31st round of the June 2014 draft

Career Highlights : 2017 – Hit . 236 with 10 home runs , 35 RBIs , 12 doubles , 2 triples , and 37 runs scored between Buies Creek and Corpus Christi . Made 73 starts at 1st base and held a . 992 fielding percentage while committing 5 errors . Began campaign with Buies Creek by recording a hit in 5 of 6 games . Went 3-for-4 on April 19 at Myrtle Beach . Best month in Carolina League was April , batting . 253 ( 75 AB ) with 3 doubles , 1 triple , and 7 RBIs . Belted home runs on back-to-back days on May 12 and May 13 at Down East . Hit . 250 ( 36 AB ) with 2 home runs and season-high 3 RBIs during June . Picked up a hit in 8 of last 12 Carolina League games . Made debut with Corpus Christi on June 25 vs . Frisco , going 2-for-3 with a run scored and a triple . Hit a home run in 4 consecutive games from July 17-July 20 . Went 3-for-3 with an RBI on July 23 at Midland . Went 3-for-4 with an RBI and 3 runs scored on August 9 vs . Tulsa . Hit . 361 with 7 runs scored , 2 doubles , a home run , and 4 RBIs in 10 games from July 23-August 9 . Recorded a hit in 4 of final 5 games , including a 2-hit performance on August 29 at Frisco and again on September 3 vs . San Antonio .

2016 – Best month with Quad Cities was May , hitting . 301 ( 73 AB ) with 4 doubles , 1 triple , 1 home run and 7 RBIs . Set career-high in games played , hits , RBIs , and runs scored . Hit a pair of homers on July 28 vs . Peoria . Batted . 295 ( 95 AB ) during August with 6 doubles , 1 triple , 1 home run , and 17 RBIs in August . Received Quad Cities Player of the Month honors for August .

2015 – Earned New York-Penn League Midseason All-Star accolades . Also named a New York-Penn League All-Star Game Top Star . Had a career-high 4 hits with 3 RBIs on July 17 vs . Vermont . Ended season on a 7-game hit streak from August 30-September 5 , going 12-for-28 with 1 home run and 8 RBIs during the stretch . Batted . 333 ( 60 AB ) with runners in scoring position .

2014 – Began pro career with GCL Astros . Started season on 7-game hit streak from June 20-June 27 . Belted 1st home run of career on August 16 against the GCL Pirates .

Career Notes : Has played exclusively at 1st base through 4-year minor league career , holding a . 986 fielding percentage and committing 28 errors in 237 games .

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