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• Earned Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American and Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 Conference honors as a
freshman at the University of California-Berkeley in 2007 after hitting .331 (60x181) with five doubles, a triple, home
run, 22 RBI and 13 stolen bases in 52 games.
• Hit .303 (69x228) with 13 doubles, two triples, three home runs, 27 RBI and 11 stolen bases in 56 games during his
sophomore season at the University of California-Berkeley in 2008.
• Saw action with Cotuit in the Cape Cod League during the summer of 2008, batting .263 (41x156) with nine doubles,
a triple, home run and 24 RBI in 41 games.
• Garnered All-Pac-10 Conference honors as a junior at the University of California-Berkeley in 2009 after hitting .341
(74x217) with 14 doubles, three triples, eight home runs, 40 RBI and 20 stolen bases in 53 games.
• Participated in the Tigers Winter Caravan.
JEFFREY GILBERT KOBERNUS’ CAREER RECORD
Year Club AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG E
2009 Vermont .220 10 41 8 9 10 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 5 4 0 .273 .244 0
2010 Hagerstown .279 74 312 40 87 108 18 0 1 42 4 7 3 17 58 21 10 .316 .346 12
2011 Potomac .282 124 489 67 138 189 22 4 7 52 8 2 2 21 87 53 8 .313 .387 14
2012 Harrisburg .282 82 330 41 93 110 10 2 1 19 9 4 4 19 57 42 11 .325 .333 7
MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS
TRANSACTIONS
.279 290 1172 156 327 417 51 6 9 115 21 13 10 59 207 120 29 .316 .356 33
- Selected by Washington in the second round of the June 2009 draft
- On disabled list, July 23-September 8, 2009 (left knee lateral meniscus injury)
- On disabled list, April 24-May 24, 2010 (fat pad contusion)
- On disabled list, August 2-September 7, 2010 (left knee contusion)
- On disabled list, May 25-June 12, 2012 (right thumb contusion)
- On disabled list, July 27-September 4, 2012 (left rib cage fracture)
- Selected by Boston from Washington in the major league phase of the Rule 5 Draft on December 6, 2012
- Acquired by the Tigers from Boston, in exchange for Justin Henry on December 6, 2012
KYLE
LOBSTEIN
Born: August 12, 1989 Opening Day Age: 23
Birthplace: Flagstaff, AZ Residence: Flagstaff, AZ
Bats/Throws: L/L Height/Weight: 6-3/200
Major League Service: 0.000 Signed Through: 2013
How Obtained: Acquired by the Tigers from the New York Mets, in
exchange for cash considerations on December 6, 2012
LEFTHANDED PITCHER - 31
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
Second in the Southern League with 129 strikeouts as he spent the entire 2012 season with Double A Montgomery in the
Tampa Bay Rays organization.
• Tied for the lead in the Southern League with 27 games started, while he finished third with 69 walks.
• Tabbed the Southern League Pitcher of the Week for May 14-20 after posting a 1-0 record, 0.64 ERA (14.0IP/1ER) and
10 strikeouts in two starts during the week.
• Compiled a 2-0 record, 2.89 ERA (28.0IP/9ER) and 24 strikeouts in five starts during May.
• Posted a 3-3 record, 2.68 ERA (37.0IP/11ER) and 35 strikeouts in six starts during July.
• Did not figure in the decision in his lone start during the Southern League playoffs, fanning seven batters as he allowed
one run in six innings of work.
Spent the majority of the 2011 season with Single A Charlotte, before making two starts late in the season with
Montgomery.
• Fourth among all Florida State League starters with 11.32 baserunners per nine innings, while he was fifth with 2.07
walks per nine innings.
• Sidelined April 7-28 with left elbow inflammation.
• Compiled a six-game winning streak May 14-June 15, posting a 2.28 ERA (43.1IP/11ER) over the seven-start stretch.
• Garnered Florida State League Pitcher of the Week honors for May 30-June 5 after he earned the win in his only start
during the week, allowing one hit in seven shutout innings on June 4 at Brevard County.
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