Felix Pie #18

Full name FELIX PIE (pee-yay)...One son, Felix, daughter, Dhilisse...Signed by Cubs as non-drafted free agent on July 3, 2001 by scout Jose Serra...Won league championships with his first four professional teams (Mesa and Boise in 2002, Lansing in 2003 and Daytona in 2004)...Lost Southern League finals with West Tenn in 2005...Played in 2007 and 2008 NLDS with Cubs.

2011

He spent most of the 2011 season with 85 games played for the Orioles before concluding the season in Triple-A Norfolk. In his career vs. the Indians he owns a career batting average of .326 (14-43) with 5 2B, 3HR & 10RBI in 11 games...Hit .273 (44-161) in 42 games for Estrellas after the season with 9 2B, 2 3B, 4HR & 21RBI in 42 games...Was 2nd in the DR Winter League in extra base hits (15) and T3rd in doubles (9)...Was designated for assignment on August 23 after batting .220/.264/.280 in 85 games with the O's...Batted .303 in his first 25 games this season before hitting .198/.255/.244 in his final 60 games...Was 1-for-16 against LHP.

2010

Set career highs in batting average (.274), hits (79), runs (39), 2B (15), 3B (5), and RBI (31) ... Hit first career leadoff HR on April 12 vs. TB off Matt Garza ... Placed on the 15-day disabled list on April 16 with an upper back muscle strain and was transferred to the 60-day DL on April 21 ... Reinstated from the DL on July 6, and had two hits and an RBI that night at Detroit ... Hit safely in 12 of 13 games July 31-August 13, batting .392 (20-51) with a .627 SLG during that stretch ... Had five three-hit games and three three-RBI games, including accomplishing both August 4 vs. LAA ... Hit .308 (32-104) with five 2B, a 3B, three HR and 11 RBI in 28 games in August ... Tripled in back-to-back games September 29 and October 1...Triple on September 29 plated only two runs of the game in a 2-0 O's win ... Hit .322 (48-149) at Camden Yards and .223 (31-139) on the road ... Hit .319 (23-72) with four 2B, three 3B, and a HR with RISP ... Finished second on the club with nine outfield assists ... Led the Orioles in spring training in average, batting .342/.419/.658 in 38 AB with four doubles, a triple, two homers and four RBI

2009

Became the fourth Oriole to hit for the cycle on August 14 vs. LAA, joining Aubrey Huff (June 29, 2007), Cal Ripken Jr. (May 6, 1984) and Brooks Robinson (June 15, 1960)... The 4 hits and 4 RBI in his August 14 cycle established new career highs...Missed final 9 games of the season after straining his left quadriceps attempting to beat out a double play ball September 25 @CLE...Batted .304 with 18 extra-base hits, 18 runs scored and 16 RBI in 33 games starting August 14...After opening the season batting .158 (9-57) in his first 24 games, he batted .297 (57-192) in his final 75 games...Had a career-high seven-game hitting streak, August 25-September 2, going 11-for-27 (.407)...Reached base safely in a career-high 14 straight games, August 25-September 16...Batted .234 (25-107) with two homers and eight RBI in the first half before batting .290 (42-145) with seven homers and 21 RBI in the second half...Batted .333 (21-63) with five homers and 13 RBI in August...Hit eight of his nine home runs against right-handers, with the lone shot off a lefty coming August 23 @CWS off Mark Buehrle...Six of his nine homers came at Oriole Park...Was 1-for-4 in stolen base attempts

2008

Broke camp with the major league club for the first time in his career, and split the season between the Cubs and Triple-A Iowa...Hit .287 in 85 games for Iowa while helping to lead the club to the PCLAmerican Northern Division crown...Had two stints with the Cubs...After starting the season with the big league club, was optioned to Iowa May 14...Recalled September 9 and was on the big league roster the rest of the season...Of his 20 hits, 19 came against right-handed pitching...Made 17 starts in center field, with the club going 9-8 in those contests...Overall, the team was 30-13 in games he appeared...Made his first career Opening Day start, going 1-for-4 vs. Milwaukee on March 31...Collected a hit in each of his first three games of the season (3-11)...Also recorded a season-high four-game hitting streak, May 2-6, going 4-for-11 (.364) with a walk, double and .417 on-base percentage...Snapped an 0-for-8 slide with a three-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning on April 21 vs. the Mets, his first homer at Wrigley Field...Was his first homer since June 6, 2007 at Milwaukee...Played in 30 of the club's first 40 games before he was optioned to Iowa May 14...Was 14-for-63 (.222) with four walks, one double, one homer, four runs scored, two stolen bases and seven RBI...Batted .300 (6-20) in 13 September games at the big league level...Batted .287 (96-335) at Iowa with 20 doubles, five triples, 10 home runs and 55 RBI in 85 games, including a .319 (44-138) batting average in 36 games after the Triple-AAll-Star Break...Spent June 14-July 1 on the minor league disabled list with a sore hand...Collected a season-high four hits three times: July 4 at Oklahoma, July 24 at Tucson (fell a homer short of the cycle that game) and August 9 at Round Rock...Boasted an 11-game hitting streak July 4-18...Went 21-for-51 (.411) with eight runs scored and 11 RBI over the stretch...Ended July with a monthly-best .373 (38-102) batting average with six walks, three stolen bases, five doubles, four triples, three homers, 16 run scored and 17 RBI at the Triple-Aleve...Was 0-for-1 in the NLDS against the Dodgers

2007

Spent the majority of the season with Chicago, appearing in 87 games in his rookie season...Cubs went 58-29 (.667) in games that Pie appeared in, compared to 27-48 (.360) in games he did not play...Appeared in 87 games for the Cubs, including 17 as a pinch-runner and 46 as a defensive replacement...Batted .278 (15-for-54) with runners in scoring position...Recalled from Triple-A Iowa prior to the game on April 17 vs. SD...Made his major league debut that day and went 1-for-6 with an RBI-double, run scored and outfield assist...Notched his first career hit in the fifth inning off Greg Maddux...Threw out Russell Branyan at the plate in the 10th inning, preserving a 3-3 tie...Belted his first career home run April 27 @STL, a 4th inning, two-run shot off Anthony Reyes...Recalled for his second stint with the club June 3 vs. ATL and enjoyed a career-best 7-game hitting streak...Batted .387 (12-31) with a homer, 3 doubles, 8 RBI and 9 runs during the stretch...Went 3-for-5 with a 3-run, 2nd inning homer off Jeff Suppan June 6 in the team's 6-2 win @MIL...Optioned back to Iowa on July 13 and hit .307 (33-97) with six home runs and 18 RBI in 23 games...Recalled by the big league club August 8...Batted .362 (83-229) with 9 home runs and 43 RBI with the I-Cubs in PCL action...Named to the Cubs NLDS roster and went 0-for-1 as a pinch hitter in Game 3.

2006

Pie batted .283 in 141 games at Triple-A Iowa, hitting 33 doubles, eight triples and 15 home runs with 57 RBIs. He also stole 17 bases, and was expected to improve on that stat after working with former Cub Bobby Dernier on his baserunning. Pie did strike out 126 times.

2005

Felix spent the entire season at West Tenn (AA), batting .304 with 11 home runs and 25 RBI in 59 games ... named to the Southern League midseason all-star team ... selected by Baseball America as the eighth-best prospect in the Southern League and the best prospect in the Cubs organization ... had a 12-game hitting streak from May 2-15, batting .388 (19-49) with 3 home runs over the span ... began the season by batting .358 (29-81) during 20 games in April with 17 runs scored ... did not appear in a game after June 16, as he broke his right ankle while sliding into third base while legging out a triple.

2004

Felix saw action in 106 games for Daytona (A), batting .301 while stealing a career-high 32 bases ... was selected as a Florida State League postseason all-star ... honored by Baseball America as the second-best prospect in the Cubs organization ... the publication also honored Pie as the best athlete, best defensive outfielder and as having the best outfield arm in the organization ... had 38 multi-hit games - including a six-game stretch May 28-June 2, when he went 16-27 (.593) with 5 extra-base hits and 5 RBI.

2003

Pie appeared in 124 games for Lansing (A), batting .285 with a career-high 22 doubles and 47 RBI ... selected as a Midwest League postseason all-star ... had a pair of 4-hit games, going 4-for-4 with 2 RBI June 23 and 4-for-5 July 19.

2002

Made his professional debut by batting .321 in 55 games for the Mesa (Rookie) Cubs ... led the league with 13 triples ... selected as the Arizona League co-MVP (along with teammate Matt Creighton) and was selected to the league postseason all-star squad ... honored by Baseball America as the league's top prospect ... appeared in two games for Boise (A), going 1-for-8 with 1 RBI.