Stevie Wilkerson OF

Stevie Wilkerson  OF

2019
♦ Spent most of year with Baltimore, hitting .225 with 10 home runs and 35 RBI in 119 games.
♦ Made starts in center field (58), left field (15), right field (7) and second base (6). 
♦ Hit his first big league home run on 4/24 vs. the Chicago White Sox (Ervin Santana). 
♦ Registered 16 multi-hit games with Baltimore, including a four-hit contest on 9/23 at Toronto that matched a career-high (4-for-6, 3B, BB). 
♦ Made MLB Network Play of the Week during the final week of the season for his catch on 9/29 at Boston, robbing Jackie Bradley Jr. of a go-ahead home run in the eighth inning of a tie game. The play was named Runner Up for Catch of the Year by MLB Network. 
♦ Made four pitching appearances, including an outing on 7/25 at the Los Angeles Angels in which he earned a save after throwing a scoreless 16th inning. Became the first-ever position player to record a save since saves became an official statistic in 1969. The ball and hat from his appearance are on display at the National Baseball Hall of Fame. 
♦ Struck out Boston's Andrew Benintendi for his first career strikeout, 7/20 at Camden Yards.
♦ Appeared in 16 games with Norfolk, hitting .323 with two home runs and 10 RBI. 

2018
♦ Opened the year on the Restricted List before joining Norfolk on 5/30. 
♦ Appeared in 20 games with Norfolk, batting .270 with four home runs and 13 RBI. 
♦ With the Tides, appeared in games at 2B, 3B, SS, LF and RF and did not make an error.
♦ Had his contract selected by Baltimore on 6/19 and made his MLB debut as a defensive replacement on 6/20 at Washington.
♦ Recorded his first MLB hit and RBI with a single in the 9th inning on 6/22 at Atlanta. 
♦ Placed on Baltimore's disabled list with a left oblique strain, 7/3.
♦ Placed on Norfolk's disabled list on 8/23 with a hamstring injury.
♦ Appeared in 20 games for Glendale in the Arizona Fall League, hitting .282 with nine RBI. 

2017
♦ Split the season between Class-A Frederick (41 games) and Double-A Bowie (71 games).
♦ Batted .305 with eight home runs and 45 RBI in 112 games, with his .305 average ranking fifth among O's farmhands.
♦ Named the third baseman on the MiLB.com Orioles Postseason All-Star Team.
♦ Opened season in Frederick, batting .323 with two homers and 15 RBI in 41 games.
♦ Hit safely in 33 of his 41 games with the Keys before being promoted to Bowie on 5/23.
♦ Tied career-high with four hits, 6/13 vs. Reading (4-4, double, RBI).
♦ In June, ranked among Eastern League leaders in OBP (4th, .419) and average (5th, .344).
♦ Appeared defensively at 1B, 2B, 3B, SS and RF.
♦ Hit .317 with 10 RBI in 23 games for the Salt River Rafters in the Arizona Fall League.
♦ Suspended 50 games on 12/17 following a violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.

2016
♦ Spent most of the year with Frederick, hitting .251 with four home runs & 36 RBI in 114 games.
♦ Led Carolina League second basemen with a .975 fielding percentage. Paced CL second basemen in games (112), putouts (202) and double plays (70).
♦ Was one of four Keys to register 100 or more hits, joining Aderlin Rodriguez, Erick Salcedo and Jomar Reyes.
♦ Reached base safely in 22 straight games from 4/11 - 5/4, hitting .288 (21-73) with a .464 OBP over that span.
♦ Matched career-highs with four hits, four runs scored and five RBI, 8/30 vs. Potomac.

2015
♦ Spent year with Class-A Delmarva, batting .287 with two home runs & 30 RBI in 92 games.
♦ Named as the second baseman on the Orioles Organizational All-Star Team by MiLB.com.
♦ Named to South Atlantic League Midseason All-Star Team.
♦ Ranked second on Delmarva with 10 stolen bases and a .375 on-base percentage.
♦ Registered 26 multi-hit games, including three four-hit contests (matching a career-high).
♦ Established a career-high with five RBI, 9/2 vs. Hickory (2-3, HR, 5 RBI, BB, 2 R).
♦ Batted .350 (36-103) with five doubles and five RBI against left-handed pitching.

2014
♦ Spent his first pro season with Class-A Aberdeen, batting .190 with two home runs and 15 RBI in 60 games.
♦ Recorded first professional home run as part of a two-hit performance, 7/12 vs. Auburn.

PERSONAL
♦ Selected by Baltimore in the 8th round of the 2014 draft. Was selected by Boston in the 15th round of the 2010 draft but did not sign.
♦ Was a three-time Second-Team All-ACC selection at Clemson University, and was named Tigers Team MVP after his senior season.
♦ Attended Pope High School in Marietta, GA, where his team won a state title in 2009.
♦ His grandfather, Richard, played in the St. Louis Cardinals organization in the 1940s, while his other grandfather, Jim, played college football at Southern California.