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216 2013 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE NON-ROSTER INVITES › RICH THOMPSON BATS LEFT MAJOR LEAGUE SERVICE 83 days OPENING DAY AGE 33 BORN 4/23/79 in Reading, PA RESIDES Tampa, FL Has a .281 career avg. and 464 SB over 13 minor league seasons…with his Rays debut on May 16 vs. BOS, last season became the 7th player to return to the majors since 2000 after a gap of at least 8 seasons, according to the Elias Sports Bureau…it had been 8 years, 24 days and 915 minor league games since his last major league action, April 22, 2004 at CLE with the Royals. 2012 Acquired from the Phillies in exchange for OF Kyle Hudson on May 16…was added to the active roster that same day, becoming the secondoldest rookie in Rays history after LH Jim Morris (35) in 2000…went 1-for-3 with a RBI single and 2 SB in his first major league start, May 17 vs. BOS… he became the first AL player to steal 2 bases in his first career start since KC Bobby Moore on Sep 29, 1991…his single that day off Felix Doubront was his first major league hit…according to the Elias Sports Bureau, became the oldest AL position player at 33 years, 24 days to get his first major league hit since MIN Minnie Mendoza (36 years, 167 days) on May 2, 1970 at BAL. 2011 Spent the entire season with Lehigh Valley… led the International League in runs and SB and finished 3rd in triples…his 48 SB were the most by a Phillies Triple-A player since 1981…recorded his 400th career professional stolen base on May 5 at Columbus…was successful in his final 22 SB attempts of the season. 2010 Hit .286 (58-for-203) in 63 games with Lehigh Valley before being transferred to Double-A Reading on June 25…played in 33 games with Reading…reached base safely in 17 straight games, July 2-20, before being promoted back to Lehigh Valley on Aug 1…stole 41 bases in 45 attempts between the two levels. 2008 Appeared in 3 games with Reading before being transferred to Lehigh Valley on April 28…hit .326 (31-for-95) with 2 HR, 14 RBI and 9 SB in July. 2006 Began the season with Double-A Altoona in the Pirates system but was transferred to Triple-A Indianapolis on April 21…named to the IL All-Star OUTFIELDER RICH THOMPSON 24 Richard Charles Thompson THROWS RIGHT HEIGHT 6'2" WEIGHT 190 ACQUIRED From the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for OF Kyle Hudson, 5/16/12 SIGNING SCOUT Chip Lawrence (Blue Jays) Team…was placed on the DL on July 29 and missed the remainder of the season. 2005 Began the season with Indianapolis but spent the majority of the season with Altoona…led the Eastern League with 45 SB, and ranked 2nd in SB pct. (88.2). 2004 Made his major league debut as a pinch runner for the Royals on April 7 vs. CWS…grounded into a double play in his only at-bat of the season on April 20 at CLE…was designated for assignment and returned to the Pittsburgh organization on April 28…played remainder of the season with Triple-A Nashville…led the Pacific Coast League with 13 triples and ranked 2nd with 40 SB. 2003 Began the season with Double-A New Haven (Blue Jays)…was promoted to Triple-A Syracuse on June 8…traded to Pittsburgh on July 8 and was assigned to Nashville…was selected by San Diego in the Rule 5 Draft on Dec 15 and traded to Kansas City that same day. 2002 Spent the season with Double-A Tennessee (Blue Jays)…led the Southern League with 109 runs scored and was 2nd with 155 hits and 45 SB. 2001 Spent the majority of the season with Class-A Dunedin (Blue Jays)…finished 2nd in the Florida State League with a .311 avg., 90 runs and 39 SB…was 4th in FSL with 141 hits and 6 triples. 2000 Made his professional debut with Short-A Queens (Blue Jays)…ranked 5th in the New York- Penn League in SB and walks. PERSONAL Dished out pizza slices to fans with Evan Longoria and Matt Moore at the MLB Fan Cave on Sep 14 before the Rays opened a weekend series at Yankee Stadium…on his birthday last year, the IronPigs honored him with a bobblehead night featuring the speedy outfielder sliding headfirst…while with Lehigh Valley, was active in the community including hosting baseball camps, visiting pediatric hospitals and volunteering at soup kitchens.
2013 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE NON-ROSTER INVITES › RICH THOMPSON 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 2000 Queens .262 68 252 42 66 9 5 1 27 5 0 6 45-1 57 28 8 0 .349 .386 8 2001 Dunedin .311 112 454 90 141 14 6 1 60 3 4 9 44-1 72 39 11 3 .374 .380 3 Syracuse .245 17 53 5 13 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 4-0 12 5 1 1 .283 .293 0 2002 Tennessee .280 135 554 109 155 13 4 2 44 7 0 20 50-0 86 45 13 1 .329 .361 2 2003 New Haven .313 49 182 39 57 5 1 0 9 2 1 8 10-0 24 15 3 2 .352 .373 3 Syracuse .295 28 112 13 33 2 1 0 7 3 0 5 9-0 10 11 1 2 .330 .373 1 Nashville .257 35 109 17 28 3 2 0 11 1 1 4 9-0 21 22 3 0 .321 .333 0 2004 Kansas City .000 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 1 0 1 .000 .000 0 Nashville .287 112 411 73 118 7 13 5 36 10 1 13 26-1 62 40 15 0 .404 .348 7 2005 Indianapolis .209 29 91 9 19 1 2 1 3 3 0 4 9-0 12 13 2 1 .297 .308 1 Altoona .257 94 346 58 89 11 5 3 30 10 1 8 30-1 60 45 6 4 .344 .330 2 2006 Altoona .340 14 50 11 17 3 0 0 5 0 0 1 8-0 11 1 3 0 .400 .441 0 Indianapolis .280 80 232 43 65 12 6 2 22 11 1 12 31-4 39 16 8 1 .409 .391 1 2007 Tucson .295 111 325 60 96 18 6 3 41 9 0 5 28-1 49 15 2 4 .415 .360 11 2008 Reading .300 3 10 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0-0 2 0 0 1 .500 .273 0 Lehigh Valley .264 97 352 41 93 18 5 4 42 7 3 4 39-1 72 25 2 4 .378 .342 3 2009 Lehigh Valley .265 119 445 69 118 22 7 3 36 2 0 8 38-0 73 26 4 8 .366 .334 2 2010 Lehigh Valley .279 99 348 47 97 14 4 4 31 8 3 5 24-1 55 28 4 7 .376 .332 3 Reading .297 33 128 23 38 4 3 1 14 4 1 4 9-0 20 13 0 1 .398 .359 1 2011 Lehigh Valley .276 124 424 81 117 25 8 5 30 10 3 16 37-2 84 48 4 9 .408 .354 2 2012 Lehigh Valley .307 30 88 6 27 4 2 0 11 1 0 4 9-0 18 7 2 1 .398 .396 1 Tampa Bay .091 23 22 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0-0 5 6 2 1 .091 .167 0 Durham .311 63 251 41 78 13 5 2 19 8 0 3 20-1 35 22 5 2 .426 .369 3 Minor League Totals .281 1452 5217 878 1468 198 87 37 482 107 21 139 479-14 874 464 97 52 .374 .356 54 Major League Totals .087 29 23 6 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0-0 5 7 2 2 .087 .160 0 DID YOU KNOW? ROBERTO CLEMENTE AWARD PRESENTED BY JOHN HANCOCK Since 1971, Major League Baseball has annually presented an award that recognizes a player who best exemplifi es the game of baseball through sportsmanship, community involvement and positive contributions to his team. In 1973, following the tragic death of Roberto Clemente, the award was named to honor the man whose spirit and goodwill will always be remembered. The 12-time All- Star and Hall of Famer was killed in a plane crash in 1972 delivering food and medical supplies to earthquake victims of Nicaragua. The award, sponsored by John Hancock Financial Services, recognizes those individuals who truly understand the value of helping others. A panel of baseball dignitaries, including Vera Clemente and Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig, annually selects the winner from a list of 30 candidates, one from each major league club. These local winners are announced in September on Roberto Clemente Day. The winner of the national Roberto Clemente Award is announced during a pregame ceremony at the World Series. Past winners include Edgar Martinez, Jamie Moyer, Jim Thome, Curt Schilling, Al Leiter, Tony Gwynn, Willie Mays, Ozzie Smith and Cal Ripken Jr. The Rays were represented on the ballot by David Price in 2012. 217 ORGANIZATION COACHES & STAFF 40-MAN ROSTER NON-ROSTER INVITES RECORDS & HISTORY YEARLY SUMMARIES OPPONENTS MINOR LEAGUE OPERATIONS BROADCAST INFORMATION TROPICANA FIELD & MISC. Rich Thompson
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