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OUTFiELDER
Height/Weight: 6-0 / 215 Bats/Throws: Right / Right
Birthdate: November 10, 1989 Opening Day Age: 21
Birthplace/Resides: Fort Worth, Texas / Arlington, Texas
Major League Service: None
Obtained: Selected in the 1st round (10th selection overall) of the 2010
First-Year Player Draft
Contract Status: First year of a one-year contract through 2011.
2010 HiGHLiGHTS
Was the A’s first round selection in the First-Year Player Draft and signed July 29…went 0 for 7 with
two walks in three games with the A’s affiliate in the Arizona Rookie League before he was transferred to
Single-A Vancouver of the Short-Season Northwest League Aug. 6…batted .284 with seven home runs
and 26 RBI in 27 games with the Canadians for a .266 average in 30 games overall…hit .316 (25 for 79)
with six of his seven home runs and 21 of his 26 RBI against right-handed pitching compared to .133 (4
for 30) against left-handers…his average improved to .294 with runners in scoring position…five of his
seven home runs came with runners on base…batted .393 during the day and .222 at night…compiled a
.158 (3 for 19) average when leading off an inning…hit third 20 times, second seven times, fourth twice
and sixth once…appeared in 29 games in center field, including all 27 of his outings with Vancouver…
was named the A’s third best prospect by Baseball America following the season and was also tabbed by
the magazine as the number two prospect in the Northwest League.
MinORS: Made his professional debut Aug. 3 against the Padres’ AZL affiliate and was 0 for 2 in a
start at designated hitter…went 0 for 13 over his first five games before a 2 for 4 performance Aug. 9
against Tri-Cities began a six-game hitting streak (11 for 25, .440)…connected for his first professional
home run Aug. 13 against Everett and then hit four home runs over a six-game span from Aug. 17 to
23…had 15 RBI over that stretch, including a season-high five Aug. 20 against Boise…went 4 for 4 with
three doubles in the final regular season game Sept. 5 against Everett…then appeared in two postseason
games for Vancouver, going 3 for 9 (.333) with a walk…the Canadians were swept in the best of three
semi-finals and he was transferred to Kane County Sept. 11 for the Midwest League Semi-Finals…went
4 for 12 (.333) with two home runs and four RBI in three postseason games with the Cougars.
PERSOnAL/MiSCELLAnEOUS
Michael B. Choice was originally signed by A’s scout Armann Brown…attended the University of Texas-Arlington
and left as the Mavericks’ career leader in home runs (34)…reached base safely in 157 of
166 collegiate games…was named Southland Conference Player and Hitter of the Year as a junior in
2010…hit a league-leading .383 with 16 home runs and 59 RBI while leading the nation with a school
and conference record 76 walks (.568 on-base percentage)…reached base safely in all 60 games, giving
him a 72-game reaching base streak dating back to 2009…earned Baseball America 1st-Team All-
America honors…was named Southland Conference Freshman of the Year in 2008 after hitting .376
with seven home runs and 51 RBI…played for the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team following
the 2009 season…graduated from Timberview High School.
lifeTime playinG reCord
Year club avG. G aB r h 2B 3B hr rBi sh sF hp BB so sB cs slG oBp e
2010 Arizona A’s .000 3 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 .000 .222 0
Vancouver .284 27 102 20 29 10 2 7 26 0 1 3 15 43 6 1 .627 .388 2
Career TransaCTions
2010 — Selected by the Oakland Athletics organization in the 1st round (10th selection overall) of the First-Year
Player Draft.
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