Full name is Alexander Brady Verdugo. Signed by Dustin Yount (Dodgers). Was a 2-way player at Sahuarto High School in Tucson, AZ... Posted a 2.19 ERA with 401 SO and 26 wins while batting .486 with 16 HR and 145 RBI. Earned a spot on the National team for the 2013 Under Armour All-America Game, where he was also voted MVP.
2019
Made his 1st Opening Day roster and hit above .300 for a majority of the season. Missed the final 2 months of the season on the injured list. Struck out only 49 times...His average of 7.69 PA/SO ranked 10th in the NL (min. 300 PA). Had an .800+ OPS against both LHP (.843) and RHP (.807)...His .327 AVG vs. LHP (33-for-101) ranked 1st in the majors among left-handed hitters (min. 100 AB). Also had an .800+ OPS in both home games (.816) and road games (.819). Was 5-for-15 (.333) with a HR as a pinch-hitter. Reached in all 3 PA in extra innings (2-for-2, BB, HR). When batting in the 7-8-9 spots in the order, went 39-for-107 (.364) with 4 HR. Recorded a pair of 4-hit games, going 4-for-6 with 2 HR on 6/22 vs. COL and 4-for-4 on 7/31 at COL.
2019 Season Timeline:
Made the Dodgers' Opening Day roster and appeared in 106 of the club's 114 games through 8/4. After going 0-for-1 on Opening Day (3/28 vs. ARI), finished each day from 3/29-6/7 hitting at least .300. Recorded his 1st career game-ending RBI with a sacrifice fly in the 9th inning on 5/29 vs. NYM. In an 18-game stretch from 6/11-29, hit .370 (27-for-73) with 5 HR and a 1.049 OPS. On 6/22 vs. COL, recorded his 1st career multi-homer game (2 HR), his 1st career walk-off HR, and his 1st career extra-inning HR, breaking a 4-4 tie in the 11th inning. From 6/27-29 at COL, went 7-for-14 with 2 HR. From 7/12-14, went 4-for-9 with a HR at Fenway Park...On 7/14, delivered an RBI single in the 12th inning of a 7-4 win over BOS.Placed on the injured list on 8/5 with a right oblique strain and missed the remainder of the season.
Appeared in 1 rehab game with Rookie-level Ogden on 9/2, but he returned to LAD's spring training complex in Arizona due to back stiffness.
2018
Spent the majority of the season with Triple-A Oklahoma City and appeared in 37 big league games, including 16 starts for the Dodgers slashing .260/.329/.377 with two doubles and four RBI ... In 91 games with Triple-A OKC, batted .329 with a .391 OBP, 19 doubles, 10 homers and 44 RBI to earn selections as a mid-season All-Star, a spot on the postseason All-PCL Team and a MiLB.com Dodgers Organization All-Star ... Ranked among the Pacific Coast League leaders in average (5th), OBP (12th) and OPS (.863, 12th) ... With OKC, hit .396 (38-for-96) against left-handers, while batting .304 (75-for-247) against righties ... Went 29-for-99 (.293) with runners in scoring position at Triple-A.
2017
Saw his first big league action with the Dodgers, going 4-for-23 (.174) with one home run and one RBI in 15 big league games ... Had his contract selected on Sept. 1 and made his big league debut that day with a start in center field at San Diego…finished the game going 0-for-3 with a walk ... Collected his first Major League hit on Sept. 2 against the Padres with a single in the second inning off of Clayton Richard in the first game of a doubleheader ... Stroked his first career big league homer on Sept. 10, 2017 against the Rockies with a pinch-hit solo home run in the ninth inning off of Adam Ottavino ... Spent majority of the season with Triple-A Oklahoma City, hitting .314 with 27 doubles, four triples, six home runs and 62 RBI along with a .389 on-base percentage and a .436 slugging percentage…finished with the ninth best OBP in the Pacific Coast League ... Named a Pacific Coast League mid-season All-Star, participated in the MLB All-Star Futures Game and selected as an MiLB.com's Organizational All-Star ... Had a 20-game hitting streak with OKC from June 8-30, where he batted .488 (39-for-80) with six doubles, two triples, two home runs, and 12 RBI during that span ... Prior to the start of the season, he joined to Team Mexico for the 2017 World Baseball Classic and appeared in three games for the club, hitting .357 (5-for-14) with three runs scored.
2016
Spent the entire campaign with Double-A Tulsa, hitting .273 with 23 doubles, 13 homers and 63 RBI in 126 games ... Ranked among Texas League leaders in hits (130, t-4th), batting average (10th), RBI (11th) and total bases (194, 11th) ... Selected as Texas League mid- and post-season All-star…named Texas League Player of the Week in the period ending July 17 ... Following the season, played for the Glendale Desert Dogs in the Arizona Fall League and was selected to participate in the AFL Rising Stars Game.
2015
Named the Dodgers' Branch Rickey Minor League Player of the Year after splitting time with Single-A Great Lakes and Single-A Rancho Cucamonga, slashing .311/.340/.441 with 70 runs, 32 doubles, four triples, nine homers and 61 RBI in 124 games…stole a career-high 14 combined bases ... Spent most of the season with the Loons, hitting .295 with 50 runs, 23 doubles, two triples, five home runs, 42 RBI in 101 games…honored as Midwest League post-season All-Star ... Also earned MiLB.com's Organizational All-Star for the second straight year…named California League Player of the Week in the period ending Sept. 7.
2014
Had a stellar start to his professional career with Rookie-level AZL Dodgers, slashing .347/.423/.518 with 28 runs, 14 doubles, three triples, three homers, 33 RBI and eight stolen bases ... Tied for the most doubles in the Arizona League, while ranking among the league leaders in batting average (2nd), hits (2nd), RBI (3rd), OBP (3rd), total bases (4th) and SLG (4th)…selected as AZL post-season All-Star and was also honored as Baseball America's Rookie All-Star ... Promoted to Rookie-level Ogden on Aug. 31 and went 8-for-20 (.400) with three runs, one double, eight RBI and three stolen bases in five games ... Selected as MiLB.com's Organizational All-Star.
