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MAJOR LEAGUE SUMMARY

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-high five home runs in the Majors and registered a career-best .288 average.
◆ ◆ Posted a .488 OBP as a pinch-hitter across four stints with the Cubs, reaching base in 21-of-44 pinch-hit plate
appearances...Overall hit .290 (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 no cy of relief
◆ ◆ In third big league season and second with Cubs, appeared in
74 games, then the second-most of career. Despite only having 10 career
◆ ◆ Hit .299 (35/117) as a position player, compared to a .161 home runs, La Stella has connected
mark (5/31) in pinch-hit duties.
◆ ◆ Posted a .364 (12/33) with three doubles and a homer batting for homers off Max Scherzer
leadoff. (3-time Cy Young winner), R.A.
2015 Dickey (2012 Cy Young winner) and
Stephen Strasburg (3-time All-Star).
◆ ◆ 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 September 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. la stella
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 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 in 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.
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
2015— CHC, PIT .000 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 0
2018— CHIC COL --- 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- --- 0
Totals .000 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 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
2015— CHC, STL .000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 0
2016— CHC, SF .000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0
2017— CHC, WSH --- 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 --- 1.000 0
Totals .000 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 0

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