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NOTABLE MINOR LEAGUE AWARDS AND HONORS 2019 Angels
◆ ◆ 2014 Mid-Season Southern League All-Star.
◆ ◆ 2013 MiLB Organizational All-Star.
◆ ◆ 2012 MiLB Organizational All-Star.
◆ ◆ 2011 Pioneer League Player of the Month (July)...Appalachian League Player of the Week (July 25)...Pioneer
League Player of the Week (Aug. 29).
CAREER TRANSACTIONS

◆ ◆ June 7, 2011...Selected by the White Sox in the seventh round of the First-Year Player Draft.
◆ ◆ March 20, 2018...Claimed off waivers by the Angels from the White Sox.
PERSONAL/MISC
◆ ◆ Kevan Alan Smith...Originally signed by White Sox scout Phil Gulley.
◆ ◆ He and wife Jessica, welcomed their first child, son Wyatt Daniel, on Aug. 2, 2018...Wyatt is named after former
White Sox pitcher and Smith’s friend Daniel Webb, who passed away on Oct. 14, 2017...Wore “WEBBY” on the
back of Players Weekend jersey to honor Webb.
◆ ◆ Graduated from the University of Pittsburgh...During baseball career with the Panthers, hit .375 with 40
doubles, six triples, 19 home runs and 123 RBI...Was named First-Team All-Big East in 2010 and 2011...Led the
league with a .396 average in 2011...Played three seasons of football at Pitt...Former football teammate with
LeSean McCoy...Recorded 202 yards in second start at quarterback, breaking Dan Marino’s freshman record.
◆ ◆ Prepped at Seneca Valley High School (Harmony, PA).

CAREER FIELDING
POS PCT G PO A E TC DP PB
C .996 132 942 48 4 994 6 7
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robert o. fishel award

The Robert O. Fishel Award, named after the longtime baseball executive, goes to the “active, non-uniformed representative
of MLB whose ethics, character, dedication, service, professionalism and humanitarianism best represent the standards pro-
pounded by Robert O. Fishel.” Fishel, an executive with the Cleveland Indians, the St. Louis Browns, the New York Yankees
and the American League Office, was the inaugural winner of the Award in 1981. All-time honorees are:
1981 – Robert O. Fishel, American League 2000 – Tim Mead, Angels
1982 – Robert W. Brown, Baltimore Orioles 2001 – Rob Matwick, Houston Astros
1983 – Larry Shenk, Philadelphia Phillies 2002 – Mike Swanson, Arizona Diamondbacks
1984 – Arthur E. (Red) Patterson, Angels 2003 – Rick Vaughn, Tampa Bay Devil Rays
1985 – Jim Ferguson, Cincinnati Reds 2004 – Jeff Idelson, Baseball Hall of Fame
1986 – Fred Claire, Los Angeles Dodgers 2005 – Randy Adamack, Seattle Mariners
1987 – Jim Toomey, St. Louis Cardinals 2006 – Rob Butcher, Cincinnati Reds
1988 – Tom Mee, Minnesota Twins 2007 – Richard Levin, Major League Baseball
1989 – Donald Davidson, Houston Astros 2008 – Scott Reifert, Chicago White Sox
1990 – Ned Colletti, Chicago Cubs 2009 – Pat Courtney, Major League Baseball
1991 – Phyllis K. Merhige, American League 2010 – Jay Alves, Colorado Rockies
1992 – Richard Griffin, Montreal Expos 2011 – Jim Trdinich, Pittsburgh Pirates
1993 – John Blake, Texas Rangers 2012 – Staci Slaughter, San Francisco Giants
1994 – Katy Feeney, National League 2013 – Tim Hevly, Seattle Mariners
1995 – Howard Starkman, Toronto Blue Jays 2014 – Jason Zillo, New York Yankees
1996 – Bill Guilfoile, Baseball Hall of Fame 2015 – Brian Bartow, St. Louis Cardinals
1997 – Dick Bresciani, Boston Red Sox 2016 – Bart Swain, Cleveland Indians
1998 – Jay Horwitz, New York Mets 2017 – Gene Dias, Houston Astros
1999 – Bob DiBiaso, Cleveland Indians 2018 – Josh Rawitch, Arizona Diamondbacks

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