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BORN May 26 , 1993 in San Diego , CA OPENING DAY AGE 24 HEIGHT 5 ’ 10 WEIGHT 167 BATS Left

THROWS Right

HOMETOWN Del Mar , CA COLLEGE University of Southern California ACQUIRED Selected in 8th round of the June 2015 draft

Career Highlights : 2018 – Earned non-roster invite to Major League spring training . Ranked as No . 24 Astros prospect , according to MLB . com .

2017 – Hit . 232 with 18 doubles , 4 home runs , 37 RBIs , and a . 328 on-base percentage between Corpus Christi and Fresno . Posted a caught stealing percentage of 39.5 % ( 15 caught stealing in 38 attempts ) with Corpus Christi , which ranked 3rd in the Texas League . Named a Texas League Midseason All-Star . Struggled against left-handed pitching with Corpus Christi , batting . 167 ( 54 AB ). Hit . 341 with 3 home runs and 6 RBIs in 11 games in April , despite a 2-week stint on the disabled list mid-month . Belted 3 home runs in 2 games on April 29 and 30 vs . Frisco . Hit . 458 with 3 doubles , 3 home runs , and 5 RBIs from April 26-May 2 . Batted . 215 ( 65 AB ) in June and . 211 ( 71 AB ) in July . Hit 2 doubles and a home run on July 4 at Arkansas , which were 1st extra-base hits since late May . Went 8-for-18 with a home run and 3 RBIs in 4 games from June 24-July 4 . Picked up 4 hits on July 10 vs . Arkansas , including 2 doubles and 3 RBIs . Promoted to Fresno in early August . Collected 1st hit with Fresno with a 2-RBI single on August 7 vs . El Paso . Had 7 hits in 4-game span from August 10-August 14 . Went 3-for-4 with 3 RBIs on August 21 at Reno .

2016 – Named one of Houston ’ s Organizational All-Stars by MiLB . com . The California League Midseason All-Star hit at a . 304 clip , which slotted 5th among Houston farmhands . Totaled 10 homers , 54 RBIs , 58 runs scored , 15 stolen bases , and held a . 391 on-base percentage between Lancaster and Corpus Christi . Named JetHawks Player of the Month during May , hitting . 316 with 5 homers , 3 doubles and 10 RBIs in 21 games . Had the longest on-base streak in Cal League ( 32 GM ) from April 16-June 7 , and a 16-game hit streak from April 16-May 19 . Featured a pair of 4-RBI performances and logged a 5-RBI night June 5 vs . Modesto . Made his AA debut on July 5 vs . Tulsa and recorded an RBI single in first atbat . Had 15 multi-hit games with Corpus Christi , including a pair of 4-hit performances . Reached base safely in 27 of 31 Texas League contests . Slugged his first homer at AA level on July 8 at Springfield . Received Corpus Christi ’ s Player of the Month award for July , batting . 327 with 1 homer , 3 doubles , 7 RBIs , and a . 413 on-base percentage in 14 contests . Recorded an 8-game hit streak with the Hooks from August 10-27 while hitting . 433 ( 13-30 ) with 2 dingers and 5 RBIs during that span . Batted . 327 in 61 AB against LHP and . 298 in 265 AB against RHP between both levels . Started 66 games behind the plate . Threw out more than 50 % of baserunners attempting to steal ( 27 CS in 53 attempts ) while committing just two errors . Put together impressive stretch in 4 postseason games with Corpus Christi , going 7-for-17 (. 412 ) with 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored . Played in 20 games for the Glendale Desert Dogs of the Arizona Fall League .

2015 – Hit . 263 with 5 doubles and 7 RBIs in 36 games between Tri-City and Quad Cities . Also worked 21 walks against 5 strikeouts . Made professional baseball debut on June 20 at Connecticut and went 2-for-4 with a run scored . Made 34 starts at catcher between both levels and did not commit an error . Excelled at throwing out base runners , registering a 55 % CS rate in 27 attempts . Finished the season with Quad Cities on a high-note , going 9-for-24 (. 375 ) with 4 RBIs during final 7 games of the year .

Career Notes : Owns a . 361 on-base percentage , and has been caught only 3 times in 32 stolen-base attempts . Has thrown out 44 % of runners attempting to steal .

College Notes : Won the Johnny Bench Award as college baseball ’ s top catcher in 2015 , along with Pacific-12 Conference defensive player of the year . Batted . 346 with 20 steals in senior season after hitting just . 240 combined in his first three seasons at Southern California .

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