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MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS
FRONT OFFICE FRONT OFFICE Bats: L Throws: L Height: 6-2 Weight: 145
sierra, osiris Left-handed pitcher
Born: 2/9/00 in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic Resides: San Cristobal, Dominican Republic
Obtained: Signed by the Braves as a non-drafted free agent on July 6, 2018
Year Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK
2019 DSL Braves 1-3 2.21 14 14 0 0 0 53.0 41 24 13 1 1 30 39 7 0
MANAGER & STAFF Bats: L Throws: R Height: 6-0 Weight: 185
smith, wilmer infielder
Resides: San Pedro De Macoris, DR
Born: 12/17/00 in San Pedro De Macoris, DR
Obtained: Signed by the Braves as a non-drafted free agent on June 15, 2019
AB
R
Year Club
8
12
1
.219
0
2-0
2019 DSL Braves AVG 39 G 114 19 25 H 2B 3B HR RBI SH 2 SF 2 HP 2 BB SO SB-CS OBP SLG E 1
.345
21
.316
41
snider, travis outfielder
PLAYER BIOS Bats: L Throws: L Height: 6-0 Weight: 230
Resides: Bothell, WA
Born: 2/2/88 in Kirkland, WA
School: Jackson (WA) HS
Obtained: Signed by the Braves as a minor-league free agent on February 22, 2021
2020 Review: Began the season in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization...Appeared in 16 spring games
before being released in May...Signed a minor-league contract with the Miami Marlins in July...Spent a
month at Miami's alternate training site...2019: Spent the entire season with Arizona's Triple-A affiliate
SEASON IN REVIEW baseball...Played in 94 games with the independent Atlantic League's Long Island Ducks...The roster also
Reno and had 37 extra-base hits (22 2B, 4 3B, 11 HR) in 93 games...2018: Did not appear in affiliated
featured former major leaguers Dioner Navarro and Emilo Bonifácio...2017: Split the season between
the Texas Rangers and New York Mets organizations...Appeared in 100 games with Texas' Triple-A Round
Rock, posting an .810 OPS...Traded to the Mets on 8/15...Played in 17 games with Triple-A Las Vegas to
finish the season...2016: After signing a minor-league contract with Kansas City, spent the campaign with
Triple-A Omaha...Released on 7/31 and did not play the rest of the season...2015: Began the season with
the Baltimore Orioles and was the club's Opening Day starter in right field...Was with the major-league
club until being released on 8/15...Signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates on 8/19...Appeared in 10 games
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT the season with Pittsburgh...Made the Pirates' Wild Card Game roster...Had a pinch-hit single...2014: Set
with their Triple-A affiliate Indianapolis before having his contract purchased on 9/1...Spent the rest of
major-league career highs with Pittsburgh in games (140), at-bats (322), runs (37), hits (85), RBI (38) and
walks (34)...Had 13 pinch hits and seven pinch-hit walks...Started for the Pirates in right field in the Wild
Card Game and went 0-for-2...2013: Played in 121 games with the Pirates and had three pinch-hit home
runs, the most by a Pirates player since Jeromy Burnitz in 2006...Was on the disabled list for over a month,
7/29-9/1, with discomfort in his left big toe...Had surgery on the toe after the season...Appeared in his
first career postseason game in the Wild Card Game...Struck out as a pinch hitter...2012: Played in 121
games between the Toronto Blue Jays and Pirates organizations, 60 coming at the major-league level...
BRAVES HISTORY sprained right wrist...Played five rehab games with High-A Dunedin...Called up to Toronto in late July...
Opened the season with Toronto's Triple-A Las Vegas...Had two separate trips to the disabled list with a
Played in 10 games before being traded to Pittsburgh on 7/31...Appeared in 50 games with the Pirates to
finish the season...2011: Began the season with Toronto...Optioned to Las Vegas on 4/28...Recalled on
7/4 and spent a month with the Blue Jays before being optioned again on 8/4...Sidelined on 8/26 with
tendinitis in his right wrist and missed the rest of the season...2010: Played 82 games with Toronto and set
major-league career highs with 20 doubles and 14 home runs...Went on the disabled list on 5/15 with a
right wrist injury and played in rehab games with the GCL Blue Jays, High-A Dunedin and Double-A New
Hampshire...Activated on 7/17 and sent to New Hampshire...Recalled at the end of July...Had a career-best
12-game hitting streak from 9/14-30...2009: Split the season between Las Vegas and Toronto...Ranked
OPPONENTS among American League rookies in walks (29, 6th), home runs (9, T6th) and doubles (14, 9th)...Missed
a month with back spasms...2008: Opened the season at High-A and made his major-league debut on
8/29...Doubled off the Yankees' Carl Pavano in his debut...Was 20 years, 209 days at the time his contract
was selected, the second-youngest player in the majors behind L.A.'s Clayton Kershaw...Was an Eastern
League Mid- and Post-Season All-Star with New Hampshire...2007: Named a Midwest League Mid- and
Post-Season All-Star with Single-A Lansing...Led the league in doubles, extra-base hits, RBI and slugging
percentage...Following the season, played for Scottsdale in the Arizona Fall League and was named to the
Rising Stars All-Star Game...2006: In his first professional season, named the Appalachian League Player
MISCELLANEOUS of the Year with Rookie-Advanced Pulaski...Got drafted by Toronto with the 14th overall pick...Amateur:
Graduated from Jackson (WA) High School...Was the Washington Gatorade Player of the Year in 2006...Hit
a school-record 11 home runs and led his team to a 27-0 record and a state championship.
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