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Mike Ballard

Michael Aaron Ballard

Bats: Right, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: February 6, 1984 in Norfolk, Virginia, US
High School: Ocean Lakes HS (Virginia Beach, VA)
School: University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA)

Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 50th round of the 2002 MLB June Amateur Draft from Ocean Lakes HS (Virginia Beach, VA), the Minnesota Twins in the 47th round of the 2005 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA) and the Texas Rangers in the 14th round of the 2006 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA).

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Pitching: 2012 / 2011 / 2010 / 2009 / 2008
Batting: 2012

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Minors Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
2006	22	Spokane	NORW	A-	TEX	2	7	.222	5.68	18	13	1	0	0	63.1	78	49	40	7	19	0	41	1	0	3	283	1.532	11.1	1.0	2.7	5.8	2.16
2007	23	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-A	TEX	14	7	.667	4.50	28	28	0	1	1	164.0	183	93	82	17	36	0	131	5	1	6	702	1.335	10.0	0.9	2.0	7.2	3.64
2007	23	Clinton	MIDW	A	TEX	9	4	.692	3.93	14	14	0	1	1	75.2	87	41	33	5	14	0	59	4	1	2	325	1.335	10.3	0.6	1.7	7.0	4.21
2007	23	Bakersfield	CALL	A+	TEX	5	3	.625	4.99	14	14	0	0	0	88.1	96	52	49	12	22	0	72	1	0	4	377	1.336	9.8	1.2	2.2	7.3	3.27
2008	24	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	TEX	11	6	.647	4.81	25	24	1	1	0	134.2	170	76	72	7	41	0	95	3	1	7	596	1.567	11.4	0.5	2.7	6.3	2.32
2008	24	Frisco	TL	AA	TEX	8	3	.727	4.02	17	16	1	1	0	96.1	113	46	43	3	34	0	72	1	1	6	419	1.526	10.6	0.3	3.2	6.7	2.12
2008	24	Oklahoma	PCL	AAA	TEX	3	3	.500	6.81	8	8	0	0	0	38.1	57	30	29	4	7	0	23	2	0	1	177	1.670	13.4	0.9	1.6	5.4	3.29
2009	25	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	TEX	8	8	.500	3.98	28	22	2	2	0	151.2	163	78	67	17	30	0	96	6	1	4	650	1.273	9.7	1.0	1.8	5.7	3.20
2009	25	Frisco	TL	AA	TEX	7	6	.538	3.71	20	18	1	2	0	123.2	134	60	51	12	26	0	80	4	1	3	530	1.294	9.8	0.9	1.9	5.8	3.08
2009	25	Oklahoma City	PCL	AAA	TEX	1	2	.333	5.14	8	4	1	0	0	28.0	29	18	16	5	4	0	16	2	0	1	120	1.179	9.3	1.6	1.3	5.1	4.00
2010	26	Oklahoma City	PCL	AAA	TEX	6	8	.429	5.09	29	18	5	1	1	111.1	142	72	63	13	33	1	73	2	1	2	498	1.572	11.5	1.1	2.7	5.9	2.21
2011	27	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	BAL	10	7	.588	3.84	27	25	0	2	1	159.1	155	77	68	19	30	0	150	11	2	8	660	1.161	8.8	1.1	1.7	8.5	5.00
2011	27	Bowie	EL	AA	BAL	8	3	.727	3.33	17	16	0	1	0	108.0	89	46	40	12	13	0	112	6	0	6	425	0.944	7.4	1.0	1.1	9.3	8.62
2011	27	Norfolk	IL	AAA	BAL	2	4	.333	4.91	10	9	0	1	1	51.1	66	31	28	7	17	0	38	5	2	2	235	1.617	11.6	1.2	3.0	6.7	2.24
2012	28	Harrisburg	EL	AA	WSN	1	5	.167	4.31	12	12	0	0	0	64.2	81	35	31	10	17	0	56	0	1	2	283	1.515	11.3	1.4	2.4	7.8	3.29
2013	29	Southern Maryland	ATLL	Ind		1	2	.333	3.67	5	5	0	0	0	27.0	32	12	11	2	6	0	16	1	0	1	115	1.407	10.7	0.7	2.0	5.3	2.67
8 Seasons						53	50	.515	4.46	172	147	9	7	3	876.0	1004	492	434	92	212	1	658	29	7	33	3787	1.388	10.3	0.9	2.2	6.8	3.10
AA (4 seasons)				AA		24	17	.585	3.78	66	62	2	4	0	392.2	417	187	165	37	90	0	320	11	3	17	1657	1.291	9.6	0.8	2.1	7.3	3.56
AAA (4 seasons)				AAA		12	17	.414	5.34	55	39	6	2	2	229.0	294	151	136	29	61	1	150	11	3	6	1030	1.550	11.6	1.1	2.4	5.9	2.46
A (1 season)				A		9	4	.692	3.93	14	14	0	1	1	75.2	87	41	33	5	14	0	59	4	1	2	325	1.335	10.3	0.6	1.7	7.0	4.21
A- (1 season)				A-		2	7	.222	5.68	18	13	1	0	0	63.1	78	49	40	7	19	0	41	1	0	3	283	1.532	11.1	1.0	2.7	5.8	2.16
A+ (1 season)				A+		5	3	.625	4.99	14	14	0	0	0	88.1	96	52	49	12	22	0	72	1	0	4	377	1.336	9.8	1.2	2.2	7.3	3.27
Ind (1 season)				Ind		1	2	.333	3.67	5	5	0	0	0	27.0	32	12	11	2	6	0	16	1	0	1	115	1.407	10.7	0.7	2.0	5.3	2.67

Minors Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	H	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	SH
2006	22	Spokane	NORW	A-	TEX	18	0	0	0	0					0	0	0
2007	23	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-A	TEX	28	0	0	0	0					0	0	0
2007	23	Clinton	MIDW	A	TEX	14	0	0	0	0					0	0	0
2007	23	Bakersfield	CALL	A+	TEX	14	0	0	0	0					0	0	0
2008	24	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	TEX	25	0	0	0	0					0	0	0
2008	24	Frisco	TL	AA	TEX	17	0	0	0	0					0	0	0
2008	24	Oklahoma	PCL	AAA	TEX	8	0	0	0	0					0	0	0
2009	25	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	TEX	28	0	0	0	0					0	0	0
2009	25	Frisco	TL	AA	TEX	20	0	0	0	0					0	0	0
2009	25	Oklahoma City	PCL	AAA	TEX	8	0	0	0	0					0	0	0
2010	26	Oklahoma City	PCL	AAA	TEX	29	0	0	0	0					0	0	0
2011	27	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	BAL	27	0	0	0	0					0	0	0
2011	27	Bowie	EL	AA	BAL	17	0	0	0	0					0	0	0
2011	27	Norfolk	IL	AAA	BAL	10	0	0	0	0					0	0	0
2012	28	Harrisburg	EL	AA	WSN	12	8	5	1	1	.200	.200	.200	.400	1	0	3
2013	29	Southern Maryland	ATLL	Ind		5	0	0	0	0					0		0
8 Seasons						172	8	5	1	1	.200	.200	.200	.400	1	0	3
AA (4 seasons)				AA		66	8	5	1	1	.200	.200	.200	.400	1	0	3
AAA (4 seasons)				AAA		55	0	0	0	0					0	0	0
A (1 season)				A		14	0	0	0	0					0	0	0
A- (1 season)				A-		18	0	0	0	0					0	0	0
A+ (1 season)				A+		14	0	0	0	0					0	0	0
Ind (1 season)				Ind		5	0	0	0	0					0		0

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Fielding

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	SB	CS	CS%
2006	22	Spokane	NORW	A-	TEX	P	18	21	5	14	2	1	.905	1.06	7	5	42%
2007	23	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-A	TEX	P	28	37	10	26	1	1	.973	1.29	12	10	45%
2007	23	Clinton	MIDW	A	TEX	P	14	15	7	7	1	0	.933	1.00	6	8	57%
2007	23	Bakersfield	CALL	A+	TEX	P	14	22	3	19	0	1	1.000	1.57	6	2	25%
2008	24	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	TEX	P	25	23	3	19	1	1	.957	0.88	15	5	25%
2008	24	Frisco	TL	AA	TEX	P	17	13	2	10	1	0	.923	0.71	13	5	28%
2008	24	Oklahoma	PCL	AAA	TEX	P	8	10	1	9	0	1	1.000	1.25	2	0	0%
2009	25	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	TEX	P	28	26	3	20	3	0	.885	0.82	11	5	31%
2009	25	Frisco	TL	AA	TEX	P	20	20	1	18	1	0	.950	0.95	7	5	42%
2009	25	Oklahoma City	PCL	AAA	TEX	P	8	6	2	2	2	0	.667	0.50	4	0	0%
2010	26	Oklahoma City	PCL	AAA	TEX	P	29	18	5	12	1	0	.944	0.59	7	2	22%
2011	27	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	BAL	P	27	22	4	17	1	1	.955	0.78	10	9	47%
2011	27	Bowie	EL	AA	BAL	P	17	10	1	8	1	1	.900	0.53	5	6	55%
2011	27	Norfolk	IL	AAA	BAL	P	10	12	3	9	0	0	1.000	1.20	5	3	38%
2012	28	Harrisburg	EL	AA	WSN	P	12	6	0	6	0	1	1.000	0.50	3	3	50%
2013	29	Southern Maryland	ATLL	Ind		P	7	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	0.29
8 Seasons							174	155	30	116	9	5	.942	0.84	65	39	38%

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Teams Played For

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff
2006	22	Spokane Indians	Northwest League	A-	TEX	2006-06-20	2006-09-04
2007	23	Clinton LumberKings	Midwest League	A	TEX	2007-04-10	2007-06-21
2007	23	Bakersfield Blaze	California League	A+	TEX	2007-06-25	2007-09-01
2008	24	Frisco RoughRiders	Texas League	AA	TEX	2008-04-05	2008-07-15
2008	24	Oklahoma RedHawks	Pacific Coast League	AAA	TEX	2008-07-20	2008-09-01
2009	25	Oklahoma City RedHawks	Pacific Coast League	AAA	TEX	2009-04-11	2009-05-11
2009	25	Frisco RoughRiders	Texas League	AA	TEX	2009-05-18	2009-09-06
2010	26	Oklahoma City RedHawks	Pacific Coast League	AAA	TEX	2010-04-12	2010-09-03
2011	27	Norfolk Tides	International League	AAA	BAL	2011-04-10	2011-05-31
2011	27	Bowie Baysox	Eastern League	AA	BAL	2011-06-05	2011-09-04
2012	28	Harrisburg Senators	Eastern League	AA	WSN	2012-04-09	2012-06-13
2013	29	Southern Maryland Blue Crabs	Atlantic League	Ind		2013-05-02	2013-05-18

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