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◆ Hit .283 (60/212) following the All-Star break, the highest mark by any N.L. shortstop (min. 175 AB).
2014
◆ In third Major League season (second full), named Rawlings Gold Glove Award winner among National League
shortstops for the second straight year...Was named the Wilson Defensive Player of the Year among Major League
shortstops...Was named by ESPN as the Defensive Player of the Year...Was unanimously selected as the 2014 Fielding
Bible Award winner at the shortstop position.
◆ His defensive WAR mark of 3.89 led the majors.
2013
◆ With the Braves, was the first shortstop during his age-23 season or younger to hit five triples, 15 home runs and
25 doubles since Troy Tulowitzki in 2007 and was just the 10th player to turn the trick...The 17 homers were tied for
the second-most by a Braves shortstop in Club history, trailing only Denis Menke’s 20 in 1964 (Milwaukee Braves).
◆ Won first career Rawlings Gold Glove Award as the top defensive shortstop in the National League...First Braves
infielder to win a Gold Glove since Terry Pendleton earned the honor at third base in 1992...Was named the Rawlings
Platinum Glove Award winner for the National League as the Senior Circuit’s top defensive player...Named by ESPN as
the Defensive Player of the Year.
◆ Compiled a defensive WAR of 5.4, the highest single-season mark in Major League history...Tied shortstop Terry
Turner (5.4) of the 1906 Cleveland Naps for the best defensive WAR season in history...Defensively saved 41 runs, tied
for most (with Arizona’s Gerardo Parra) since the stat began to be tracked in 2003 (credit ESPN)...Was unanimously
named The Fielding Bible’s best fielder in baseball.
◆ Participated in the 2013 World Baseball Classic for the Netherlands and batted .333 (10-for-30) with 10 runs, three
doubles, two home runs and six RBI (8 G).
2012
◆ Made his Major League debut with Atlanta June 2 in Washington (0/3)...Collected his first career hit, a double, June 3
also in Washington off Gio Gonzalez...Tallied first career home run June 9 vs. Toronto off Drew Hutchison.
◆ Captured NL Rookie of the Month honors for June after hitting safely in 17 of 25 tilts and leading rookie candidates in
average (.333), OBP (.365) and hits (30).

POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE
◆ Has made two appearances in the postseason, going 4-for-16 (.250) with a double and two RBI...In 2013, appeared siMMons
in all four games during the Division Series against the Dodgers, batting .250 (3/12) with a double and two RBI...Made
his postseason debut during the inaugural N.L. Wild Card game in 2012...Went 1-for-4 against the St. Louis Cardinals.
WILD CARD GAME TotaLs
Year Club, Opp AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HBP BB IBB SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E
2012— ATL, STL .250 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 0
Division Series Totals
Year Club, Opp AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HBP BB IBB SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E
2013— ATL, LAD .250 4 12 0 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 .333 .250 0
NOTABLE MINOR LEAGUE AWARDS AND HONORS
◆ 2012 Mid-Season Southern League All-Star.
◆ 2011 Single-A Lynchburg Player of the Year...Carolina League Mid-Season and Post-Season All-Star...Topps Class A
All-Star .
◆ 2010 Post-Season Appalachian League All-Star.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS
◆ June 8, 2010...Selected by Braves in second round of 2010 First-Year Player Draft (signed June 9, 2010.
◆ Feb. 20, 2014 . . . .Signed seven-year contract extension with Braves .
◆ Nov. 12, 2015 . . . .Acquired by Angels with C Jose Briceño from the Braves in exchange for INF Erick Aybar, RHP
Chris Ellis and LHP Sean Newcomb.
PERSONAL/MISC
◆ Andrelton A. Simmons (ANN-drull-ton)...On Twitter: @Andrelton.
◆ Played collegiate baseball at Western Oklahoma State Junior College...Was clocked at 98 MPH as a pitcher during junior
season in college .
◆ Originally signed by Braves scout Gerald Turner.
◆ Played on the same youth baseball team (Marchena Hardware) for 10 years with Didi Gregorious...Played soccer and
baseball as a child against Jurickson Profar.

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