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MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS
BENSON, Griffin INFIELDER
Bats: S Throws: R Height: 6-5 Weight: 220 FRONT OFFICE
Born: 9/28/97 in Fort Worth, TX Resides: Fort Worth, TX
School: Aledo (TX) HS
Obtained: Selected by the Braves in the 23rd round of the 2016 First-Year Player Draft
2019 Review: Named the South Atlantic League Player of the Week for the period of 7/8-14; Hit .400
(8-for-20) with a 1.506 OPS in that stretch, including hitting three home runs and driving in nine...Hit a
single-season career-most 13 home runs, after hitting only five in his first three professional seasons...
Led the R-Braves in both home runs and RBI (60)...2018: Played in 35 games between Rookie Advanced
Danville and Single-A Rome and hit .256/.338/.403 (33-for-129) with three home runs, 16 RBI and 19 runs MANAGER & STAFF
scored.
Year Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS OBP SLG E
2016 GCL Braves .223 50 166 16 37 5 0 1 13 1 2 2 14 40 0-0 .288 .271 4
2017 Danville .234 45 137 18 32 4 0 1 15 0 1 2 17 40 1-0 .325 .285 4
2018 Rome .200 8 25 3 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 11 1-0 .310 .280 5
Danville .269 27 104 16 28 6 1 3 15 0 0 2 10 34 1-1 .345 .433 4
2019 Rome .208 106 375 51 78 22 4 13 60 0 1 12 49 147 1-1 .318 .392 2
Minor Totals .223 236 807 104 180 39 5 18 104 1 4 19 93 272 4-2 .316 .351 19 PLAYER BIOS
Bermúdez, José OUTFIELDER
Bats: S Throws: R Height: 6-2 Weight: 160
Born: 7/9/97 in Maracaibo, Venezuela Resides: Orlando, FL
Obtained: Signed by the Braves as a non-drafted free agent on September 18, 2015
2019 Review: Named by the organization as Rome’s Player of the Month for July...Hit .337/.375/.482 (28-
for-83) with nine extra-base hits, 11 RBI, 12 runs scored and six stolen bases in that month...2018: Spent
the campaign with Rookie Advanced Danville and Single-Rome...Hit .179/.238/.231 (7-for-39) with two SEASON IN REVIEW
doubles, five RBI and two runs scored in 13 games.
Year Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS OBP SLG E
2016 DSL Braves .258 52 159 28 41 6 1 0 17 5 0 5 17 47 11-2 .348 .308 2
2017 GCL Braves .247 39 150 17 37 5 1 1 15 2 0 3 14 41 7-4 .323 .313 1
2018 Rome .154 8 26 2 4 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 11 2-1 .214 .154 2
Danville .231 5 13 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 4 0-1 .286 .385 0
2019 Rome .244 75 250 30 61 9 2 1 21 1 1 4 20 88 15-6 .309 .308 5
Minor Totals .244 179 598 77 146 22 4 2 58 9 1 14 52 191 35-14 .319 .304 10 PLAYER DEVELOPMENT

berne, Mason infielder
Bats: R Throws: R Height: 6-3 Weight: 225
Born: 3/11/96 in Lumberton, NC Resides: Southport, NC
School: University of North Carolina Wilmington
Obtained: Selected by the Braves in the 33rd round of the 2018 First-Year Player Draft
2019 Review: In his first full professional season, played in 37 games between the GCL Braves and Rookie
Advanced Danville, slashing .294/.366/.431 (32-for-109) with three doubles, four home runs, 17 RBI and BRAVES HISTORY
17 runs.
Year Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS OBP SLG E
2018 GCL Braves .160 33 100 4 16 7 0 0 7 0 1 0 13 26 1-1 .254 .230 3
2019 Danville .341 13 44 7 15 2 0 1 5 0 1 0 5 9 0-0 .400 .455 1
GCL Braves .262 24 65 10 17 1 0 3 12 0 0 0 8 12 0-0 .342 .415 4
Minor Totals .230 70 209 21 48 10 0 4 24 0 2 0 26 47 1-1 .312 .335 8

BIRDSONG, CODY INFIELDER
Bats: R Throws: R Height: 6-2 Weight: 195 OPPONENTS
Born: 1/19/97 in Poplar Bluff, MO Resides: Poplar Bluff, MO
School: Quincy University (IL)
Obtained: Selected by the Braves in the 32nd round of the 2019 First-Year Player Draft
2019 Review: Named by the organization as the Danville Player of the Month for August; batted
.310/.363/.440 (26-for-84) with seven extra-base hits (5 2B, 2 HR), 10 RBI and a team-most 37 total bases.
Year Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS OBP SLG E
2019 Danville .234 57 209 17 49 10 0 4 22 1 1 2 11 59 0-2 .278 .340 9 MISCELLANEOUS

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