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MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS
then, alexander infielder
Bats: S Throws: R Height: 5-11 Weight: 156 FRONT OFFICE
Born: 12/11/01 in Santiago de los Caballeros, DR Resides: San Ignacio de Sabaneta, DR
Obtained: Signed by the Braves as a non-drafted free agent on July 6, 2018
Signed By: Carlos Sequera
Year Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS OBP SLG E
2019 DSL Braves .204 59 191 32 39 6 1 0 18 2 1 3 15 66 8-5 .271 .246 12
thompson, ben right-handed pitcher
Bats: R Throws: R Height: 6-5 Weight: 225 MANAGER & STAFF
Born: 12/21/97 in Auckland, New Zealand Resides: Gilbert, AZ
School: Chandler Gilbert CC (AZ)
Obtained: Selected by the Braves in the 28th round of the 2019 First-Year Player Draft
Signed By: Ricky Wilson
Other: Born in New Zealand and attended junior college in Arizona...Is the third New Zealand-born player
to be selected in Major League Baseball’s First-Year Player Draft.
Year Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK PLAYER BIOS
2019 GCL Braves 0-0 1.93 2 1 0 0 0 4.2 2 1 1 0 0 1 4 1 0
unroe, riley infielder
Bats: S Throws: R Height: 5-11 Weight: 180
Born: 8/3/95 in New Orleans, LA Resides: Mesa, AZ
School: Desert Ridge (AZ) HS
Obtained: Selected by the Braves from the Los Angeles Angels in the minor-league phase of the 2018
Rule 5 Draft on December 13, 2018 SEASON IN REVIEW
2020 Review: Received a non-roster invitation to Atlanta's Spring Training...Played in 14 games and went
4-for-18 (.222) with one double, one home run and two RBI...Appeared in six games at third base, five
at second base, and one at shortstop...2019: In his first year in the Braves organization, split the season
between High-A Florida, Double-A Mississippi and Triple-A Gwinnett, slashing .281/.361/.403 (126-for-
449) with nine home runs, 60 RBI, 59 runs scored and 14 stolen bases in 128 games...Posted single-season
career highs in games played (128), runs scored (59), hits (126), doubles (22), home runs (9), RBI (60), walks
(53, tied) and slugging percentage (.403)...His 126 hits were tied for sixth most in the Atlanta system...His 53
walks were seventh most....Named a Florida State League Mid-Season All-Star with the Fire Frogs...2018:
Played his first season with the Angels after Los Angeles selected him from Tampa Bay in the 2017 Rule 5 PLAYER DEVELOPMENT
Draft...Split the season between Double-A Mobile and Triple-A Salt Lake, combining to hit .228 (83-for-
364) in 112 games...2017: Appeared in 95 games between Double-A Montgomery and High-A Charlotte
in the Rays system...2016: Named a Florida State League Mid-Season All-Star after spending the entire
season with High-A Charlotte…Started at second base for the South All-Stars (0-for-2, BB)…Hit .256 (55-
for-215) in 57 games before the break...2015: Appeared in 116 games with Single-A Bowling Green, and
was named an Organizational All-Star by MiLB.com...2014: Played his first full professional season with
rookie-level Princeton...2013: Appeared in 46 games with the GCL Rays after Tampa Bay selected him
in the second round (60th overall) of the First-Year Player Draft...Amateur: Attended Desert Ridge High
School in Mesa, Ariz...Turned down a scholarship to the University of Southern California to sign with BRAVES HISTORY
Tampa Bay...Other: Is the son of Tim Unroe, who played in parts of five major-league seasons, including
a four-game stint with Atlanta in 2000.
Year Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB-CS OBP SLG E
2013 GCL Rays .246 46 167 34 41 7 3 1 15 0 0 2 33 43 7-2 .376 .341 8
2014 Princeton .226 61 243 32 55 11 2 3 19 0 1 3 29 47 7-5 .315 .325 10
2015 Bowling Green .255 116 439 45 112 13 2 4 35 5 4 2 51 99 13-9 .333 .321 11
2016 Charlotte .220 105 369 42 81 12 3 4 31 8 5 4 47 91 18-10 .311 .301 11
2017 Montgomery .224 75 245 33 55 10 3 2 30 7 3 2 41 69 6-5 .337 .314 8 OPPONENTS
Charlotte .141 20 71 8 10 3 1 1 2 2 0 1 7 25 3-0 .228 .254 3
2018 Mobile .226 106 345 45 78 9 2 4 42 1 2 2 52 96 10-9 .329 .299 20
Salt Lake .263 6 19 1 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 1-0 .300 .368 0
2019 Florida .304 38 138 25 42 9 1 3 20 0 1 3 20 34 4-2 .401 .449 5
Mississippi .285 77 270 27 77 12 2 5 37 3 2 2 26 61 9-2 .350 .400 9
Gwinnett .171 13 41 7 7 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 7 11 1-1 .292 .268 1
Minor Totals .240 663 2347 299 563 89 19 28 235 26 18 21 314 581 79-45 .333 .330 86 MISCELLANEOUS

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