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◆ Made Major League debut May 28, 2014 with Atlanta...Went 2-for-4 vs. Boston...First career hit came off former
Angel John Lackey...Justin Upton started the contest in left field for the Braves...Connected for first career home
run Aug. 8, 2014 off Washington’s Stephen Strasburg.
MAJOR LEAGUE SUMMARY

2018
◆ In fifth big league season and fourth with the Cubs, set career highs in games (123), runs (23) and OBP (.340).
◆ Hit .312 (24/77) with a home run, 11 RBI and a .398 on-base percentage as a pinch-hitter...Led the Majors with
24 pinch-hits while his 11 pinch-hit RBI were tied with Justin Bour and Daniel Palka for most in the Majors...Set
the Cubs franchise record for pinch-hits in a single season, surpassing the previous marks of Thad Bosley (20 H
in 1985) and Dave Clark (20 H in 1997).
◆ Appeared in 26 games at third base, 15 at second base two at DH and one as a pitcher...Made first career pitching
appearance July 20 vs. St. Louis, allowing three hits and one run in 1.1 innings.
2017
◆ Spent time with Triple-A Iowa and the Cubs,
appearing in 73 games at the big league level and
33 minor league games...Connected for a career- In A Pinch
high five home runs in the Majors and registered a
career-best .288 average. Tommy La Stella is one of eight players
◆ Posted a .488 OBP as a pinch-hitter across four since the start of 2000 to tally 20 hits and
stints with the Cubs, reaching base in 21-of-44
pinch-hit plate appearances...Overall hit .290 10+ RBI as a pinch-hitter in a single season.
(9/31) with four doubles, seven RBI and 10 walks
as a pinch-hitter.
◆ Played in 21 games at second base, 18 games at
third and one at first.
2016
◆ In third big league season and second with Cubs, appeared in 74 games, then the second-most of career.
◆ Hit .299 (35/117) as a position player, compared to a .161 mark (5/31) in pinch-hit duties.
LA STELLA
◆ Posted a .364 (12/33) with three doubles and a homer batting leadoff.
2015
◆ Limited to 33 games with the Cubs due to right rib cage inflammation...On the D.L. from April 9-Aug. 11.
◆ Was the Cubs’ Opening Day second baseman.
◆ Hit .333 from Sept. 2 through season’s end, good for second on the Club (min. 40 at-bats).
◆ Played 14 games (11 starts) at second base and 12 games (six starts) at third base.
2014
◆ Began the season with Triple-A Gwinnett before making Major League debut with the Braves May 28th…Went
on to appear in 93 games for Atlanta.
◆ 16 doubles and the .251 season average ranked fourth by an N.L. rookie (min. 300 PA) while the 81 hits ranked eighth.
◆ Hit .251 (80-for-319) with 22 runs, 16 doubles, one triple, one homer and 31 RBI in 93 games for Atlanta...Led N.L.
rookies with 36 walks and a .328 on-base percentage (min. 300 plate appearances).
◆ Made Major League debut May 28 at Boston, going 2-for-4…Tallied first big league hit off John Lackey.
POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE
◆ Has appeared in each of last four postseasons, all with the Cubs, including the 2016 World Championship team...
Has appeared in 12 career games and is hitless in 13 at-bats.
◆ Pinch-hit in the 7th inning of the 2018 N.L. Wild Card Game vs. the Rockies...Reached on catcher’s interference...
Marked only appearance of the game...Rockies won the contest 2-1.
◆ In 2017, appeared in both the NLDS vs. Washington and NLCS vs. Los Angeles...Played in two games during the
Division Series...Drew a walk as a pinch-hitter in Game 3 and reached on catcher’s interference in Game 5...Cubs
won the series 3-2...Went 0-for-2 in two games during the NLCS...Dodgers won the series 4-1.
◆ In 2016 with Cubs, appeared in one game during the NLDS (0-for-1) but was not on the NLCS or World Series
rosters .
◆ Made postseason debut with the Cubs in 2015...Started the N.L. Wild Card Game at third base going 0-for-2...
Cubs defeated Pittsburgh to advance to the NLDS...Pinch-hit (0/1) in the Cubs clinching game (Game 4) over the
Cardinals to advance to the NLCS...Appeared in four games of the NLCS vs. the Mets, going 0-for-7...Mets won
the series 4-0 .

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