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214 2013 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE NON-ROSTER INVITES › JUAN SANDOVAL BATS RIGHT MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE None OPENING DAY AGE 32 BORN 1/12/81 in Santo Domingo, D.R. RESIDES Bonao, D.R. 2012 Split the season between Mexico and Oaxaca in the Mexican League, combining to go 7-3 with a 2.97 ERA (69.2-IP, 23-ER) in 67 relief appearances. 2011 Pitched for Quintana Roo and Mexico in the Mexican League…combined to go 3-7 with a 4.12 ERA (72-IP, 33-ER) in 62 relief apps. 2010 Signed a minor league contract with the Phillies in June and joined Class-A Clearwater on June 26…pitched for the Threshers for the remainder of the season, going 1-1 with a 6.68 ERA (33.2- IP, 25-ER) in 21 apps. 2009 Split the year between Double-A Huntsville and Triple-A Nashville in the Brewers system, combining to go 4-3 with a 4.91 ERA (58.2-IP, 32- ER)…spent the majority of the year at Huntsville, where he made 42 of his 49 apps. 2008 Spent the full year with Huntsville, posting a career-low 3.38 ERA (48-IP, 18-ER) with 20 saves in 45 apps…ranked 4th in the Southern League in saves. RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER JUAN SANDOVAL 85 Juan Ferreira Sandoval THROWS RIGHT HEIGHT 6'2" WEIGHT 170 ACQUIRED Signed as a minor league free agent, 1/22/13 SIGNING SCOUT Patrick Guerrero/Bob Engle (Mariners) 2007 Split the year between Double-A West Tennessee and Triple-A Tacoma in the Mariners system, combining to go 2-6 with a 5.75 ERA (67.1-IP, 43-ER) in his first action since injuring his right eye in February 2006…was acquired by the Brewers in the 2007 Rule 5 Draft from Seattle. 2006 Missed the entire season due to injuries suffered in his right eye as the victim of a gun incident in the Dominican Republic. 2002 Named Peoria’s Most Valuable Pitcher by the Mariners organization after going 5-5 with a 3.46 ERA (65-IP, 25-ER) in 11 games (9 starts). PERSONAL Originally signed with the Mariners as a free agent on Aug 3, 2000…the Dominican Republic native is permanently blind in his right eye…in February 2006, he was dining at a restaurant in Bonao, D.R., when a drunken man accidentally hit him with a shotgun blast that left three pellets lodged in his right eye…he underwent two surgeries and was able to save the eye, though the tear duct is dried and the eye has no vision… has pitched six seasons since the injury. CAREER PITCHING YEAR CLUB W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-I SO WP BK 2001 DSL Mariners 7 2 3.40 15 15 2 2 0 87.1 83 44 33 3 13 33-0 53 10 1 2002 AZL Mariners 5 5 3.46 11 9 0 0 0 65.0 66 28 25 1 4 13-0 33 6 1 2003 Wisconsin 11 10 4.46 27 27 0 0 0 157.1 190 97 78 8 12 58-0 73 12 0 2004 Inland Empire 11 11 4.12 27 27 1 0 0 168.1 184 91 77 21 9 43-0 119 7 1 2005 San Antonio 9 11 4.03 28 28 0 0 0 160.2 196 88 72 6 8 46-0 99 8 3 2006 Injured – Did Not Play 2007 West Tenn 1 4 4.29 26 0 0 0 3 50.1 49 24 24 5 7 13-3 29 2 0 Tacoma 1 2 10.06 14 1 0 0 0 17.0 35 20 19 5 0 11-0 5 3 0 2008 Huntsville 2 6 3.38 45 0 0 0 20 48.0 41 20 18 5 4 27-0 36 6 0 2009 Huntsville 4 3 4.93 42 0 0 0 2 49.1 52 36 27 1 5 24-7 38 5 0 Nashville 0 0 4.82 7 0 0 0 0 9.1 9 5 5 1 2 5-0 11 0 0 2010 Clearwater 1 1 6.68 21 0 0 0 0 33.2 46 27 25 4 6 15-1 21 6 0 2011 Mexico (MEX) 2 5 5.49 35 0 0 0 2 39.1 41 29 24 3 2 16-4 28 3 0 Quintana (MEX) 1 2 2.48 27 0 0 0 0 32.2 28 10 9 1 2 18-4 26 1 0 2012 Mexico (MEX) 6 3 3.77 48 0 0 0 1 45.1 46 19 19 2 5 15-3 36 5 0 Oaxaca (MEX) 1 0 1.48 19 0 0 0 1 24.1 23 5 4 0 3 7-3 21 1 0 Minor League Totals 52 55 4.29 263 107 3 2 25 846.1 951 480 403 60 70 288-11 517 65 6
BATS RIGHT MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE None OPENING DAY AGE 24 BORN 5/5/88 in Atlanta, GA RESIDES Big Canoe, GA Will start his second spring in big league camp (2012-13)…for his career, has caught 40.6 pct. (176-for-434) of attempted base stealers. 2012 Spent the season with Double-A Montgomery…named Rays Minor League Hitter of the Month for August, batting .397 (27-for-68) with 8 2B, 4 HR, 14 RBI and 13 runs scored in 20 games…threw out 44 of 96 attempted base stealers (45.8 pct.)…ranked by Baseball America following the season as the Best Defensive Catcher in the Rays farm system for the second consecutive year. 2011 Spent the entire season at Class-A Charlotte…threw out 42 of 87 attempted base stealers (48.3 pct.)…led the Stone Crabs with 13 HR, nine more than the next-closest teammate…ranked by BA as the Best Defensive Catcher in the Rays farm system entering 2012… played for the Canberry Calvary of the Australian Baseball League after the regular season. 2013 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE NON-ROSTER INVITES › MARK THOMAS CATCHER MARK THOMAS 67 Mark Thomas THROWS RIGHT HEIGHT 6'1" WEIGHT 180 215 ACQUIRED Selected in the 22nd round of the 2006 June Draft SIGNING SCOUT Milt Hill (Rays) 2010 Spent the majority of the season with Class-A Bowling Green, playing the final game of the season with Charlotte…hit .288 (44-for-153) with 5 of his 6 HR before the All-Star break. 2009 Spent the majority of the season with Short-A Hudson Valley but had a 6-day stint (2 games played) with Charlotte as a fill-in catcher… at Hudson Valley, threw out 16 of 39 attempted base stealers (41 pct.). 2008 Threw out 20 of 48 attempted base stealers (41.6 percent) for Hudson Valley. 2007 Began his pro career with Rookie-level Princeton, batting .276 (29-for-105) with 5 HR and 24 RBI in only 33 games. PERSONAL Was a draft-and-follow and signed after his freshman year at Young Harris (Ga.) Junior College…played “Circle of Life” from Disney’s The Lion King as his at-bat intro music while with the Stone Crabs in 2011. CAREER BATTING YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB-I SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E 2007 Princeton .276 33 105 16 29 12 0 5 24 1 2 3 7-0 28 2 3 2 .533 .333 9 2008 Hudson Valley .234 52 158 17 37 7 2 3 12 1 1 1 9-0 43 1 1 4 .361 .278 4 2009 Charlotte .375 2 8 2 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 2 0 0 0 .625 .375 0 Hudson Valley .268 60 205 18 55 10 1 4 29 0 1 4 24-2 44 3 3 3 .385 .355 5 2010 Bowling Green .264 95 348 37 92 21 1 6 44 0 2 2 33-0 79 10 1 7 .382 .330 11 Charlotte .000 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 0 2011 Charlotte .237 116 422 45 100 25 1 13 64 6 8 5 36-4 94 6 3 11 .393 .299 12 2012 Montgomery .254 93 311 37 79 19 3 5 42 2 3 4 29-1 78 4 0 9 .383 .323 9 Minor League Totals .253 452 1561 172 395 96 8 36 216 10 17 19 139-7 368 26 11 36 .394 .319 50 DID YOU KNOW? RAYS NUMBER ONE IN THE MARKET According to Scarborough Research, the Rays remain the most popular team in the Tampa Bay area and one of only eight major league teams that outrank the professional football team in their market. The ratings are based on a formula that takes into account television and radio ratings as well as attendance. ORGANIZATION COACHES & STAFF 40-MAN ROSTER NON-ROSTER INVITES RECORDS & HISTORY YEARLY SUMMARIES OPPONENTS MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS BROADCAST INFORMATION TROPICANA FIELD & MISC. Mark Thomas
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