Danny Valencia #26

Daniel Paul Valencia…during his time at Spanish River High School, earned three-time first-team AllPalm honours…named team MVP, first-team All-County, and second-team All-State as a senior; Offensive Player of the Year, first-team All-County, and second team All-State as a junior; and team MVP and first-team All-Palm Beach County honours as a sophomore…named Freshman of the Year by the Southern Conference Sports Media Association and second-team All-Southern Conference selection while at UNC-Greensboro after hitting .338 with eight home runs, 36 RBI and 39 runs scored in 55 games…transferred to the University of Miami…named to the All-Regional team as a sophomore in 2005 after batting .300 with six home runs, 15 doubles, 63 RBI and 39 runs scored in 60 games (56 starts at first base and two starts at third base)…batted .324 with nine home runs and 61 RBI as a junior.

Began the season with Toronto and was batting .296 with seven home runs and 29 RBI in 58 games when he was claimed off waivers by Oakland Aug. 3…hit .284 with 11 home runs and 37 RBI in 47 games with the A's…combined for a .290 average, a career-high 18 home runs and 66 RBI in 105 games overall…his 37 RBI in 47 games with the A's are the most in Athletics history by a player with fewer than 60 games played…his 11 home runs match the most (Rico Carty, 41 games in 1978)…only three players in Oakland history had more RBI over their first 47 games with Oakland (Dye 47, Kingman 45, Payton 38)…made 45 of his 47 starts with the A's at third base (two at designated hitter)…made most of his starts with Toronto in left field (27)…overall, made 54 starts at third base, 27 in left field, two at designated hitter and one each in right field and at first base…also appeared in three games at second base…committed three errors as a third baseman, all with the A's…had a .980 fielding percentage in 55 games overall at third base, which was the highest mark among Major League third basemen with 50 or more games…also had one error as an outfielder…batted .298 (39-for-131) against left-handed pitching compared to .285 (61-for-214) against right-handers…hit 13 of his 18 home runs off right-handers for a .556 slugging percentage…entered the season with a .351 career slugging percentage against righties… has a .321 (206-for-641) career batting average against lefties compared to .237 (272-for-1146) against righties…had six home runs in 50 games before the All-Star Break, 12 in 55 contests after the break… batted .313 in his home ballparks and .301 during the day…has a .303 (257-for-848) career average at home compared to .235 (221-for-939) on the road…hit .400 in interleague play, which tied for the third best interleague mark in the majors…now has a .344 (62-for-180) career average against the National League compared to .259 (416-for-1607) against the AL…batted .322 with 12 of his 18 home runs against AL West competition…went 2-for-12 (.167) with a home run as a pinch hitter, all with Toronto… is 6-for-39 (.154) in the pinch in his career…started games in every spot in the order except first, second and ninth…saw his most action with 42 starts batting clean-up.

Hit .240 (37-154) after joining TOR…14 of his 37 hits with the Blue Jays went for XBH (11-2B, 1-3B, 2-HR)...Hit .321 with an .835 OPS vs. LHP, with eight doubles, one triple, and two home runs in 112 AB, 124 PA...In home games, hit .301/.351/.407/.757 in 123 AB, 134 PA… On the road, hit just .220/.247/.340/.587 in 141 AB, 150 PA...Had two season-high seven game hit streaks, the second of which lasted from 9/8-15...Stole his 1st base since May 8, 2011 at BOS Sept. 27 vs. BAL...Snapped a 0-for-16 with a bases loaded 2R-2B Sept. 20 at NYY.