Jaff Decker #14

Jaff Kyle Decker (first name is pronounced "Jeff")...Is a 2008 graduate of Sunrise Mountain High School in Peoria, AZ...Was named the Arizona state high school baseball player of the year his senior season... Named after his uncle, whose name was misspelled as "Jaff" on his birth certificate...His uncle kept and lived with the misspelling until he died while serving in the Army...The name was passed on to honor his late uncle... Participated in the Pirates annual team caravan and PirateFest event in December 2013.

Began season with Triple-A Indianapolis and reached base safely in eight of his first 10 games thru 4/16...Hit first home run with the Indians on 5/5 at Scranton/WB...Went 9-for-15 (.600) over a fivegame stretch from 5/5-9...Was recalled by Pittsburgh on 5/11...Made first appearance with Pirates on 5/11; played final two innings in left field and flied out in his only at bat...Struck out as a pinch hitter on 5/13 at Milwaukee and grounded out as a pinch hitter on 5/14 at Milwaukee...Was optioned back to Indianapolis on 5/15...Hit a three-run homer on 5/17 at Gwinnett...Reached base safely in nine straight games from 5/22 thru 6/1, going 10-for-32 (.313) with six walks and a .421 OBP...Had season-high four hits and three doubles on 6/27 at Durham...Was recalled by Pittsburgh on 7/10 and went hitless in two at bats as a pinch hitter...Also played one inning in left field on 7/12 at Cincinnati...Was optioned back to Indy on 7/13...Batted .328 (21-for-64) in his final 20 Triple-A games, beginning on 8/3...Made 79 appearances in left field and 20 in center field while playing with Indianapolis.

Spent majority of season with Tucson (Padres' AAA), where he made 66 appearances (59 starts) in center field, 39 appearances (37 starts) in right field and one start in left field (4/6)...Homered in first game on 4/4 at Salt Lake...Tallied lone triple on 5/31 vs. Fresno...Was recalled by San Diego on 6/12, but did not appear in a big league game before being optioned to Tucson on 6/14...Was recalled again on 6/19 when Everth Cabrera went on the disabled list...Made Major League debut on 6/20 vs. Los Angeles (NL) and walked as a pinch hitter; was also caught stealing...Also pinch-hit on 6/21 and reached base on an error before scoring a run...Was optioned to Tucson 6/21...Hit .322 (19-for-59) in 17 games during the month of June with Tucson and .340 (32-for-94) in 26 games the following month...Was recalled a third time by San Diego on 8/10...Collected first Major League hit - a solo home run - off Jhoulys Chacin on 8/12 at Colorado...Hit safely in back-to-back games on 8/12-13...Made a total of eight appearances (seven starts) in left field for the Padres during the month of August...Was optioned back to Tucson on 8/26 and went 3-for-19 with a homer in his final five Triple-A games.