12 Alfonso Soriano Birthdate: 01/07/1976 Hometown: San Pedro de Marcoris, DR High School: Eugenio Maria de Osto HS College: N/A Acquired: Signed as FA in 2007 Height: 6-1 Weight: 180 Bats/Throws: Right Position: LF Contract: Signed 8yr/$136M in 2007

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Began playing baseball at six years of age...started as a third baseman and switched to shortstop at 13...attended Eugenio Maria de Osto HS in the Dominican Republic. (Courtesy of Cubs.com)

22 Xavier Nady Birthdate: 11/14/1978 Hometown: Salinas, NH High School: Salinas HS College: University of California Acquired: Signed as FA in 2010 Height: 6-1 Weight: 185 Bats/Throws: Right Position: U Contract: Signed 1yr/$3.3M in 2010

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Full name is Xavier Clifford Nady (last name pronounced "NAY-dee")... is married to Meredith with one son, Xavier IV... is a graduate of Salinas (Calif.) High School, where he played baseball and basketball... was named the Northern California "Player of the Year" and first-team all-state as a senior in baseball after batting .619 with 12HR... hit 17HR for the U.S. National Team in the summer of 1996, just three shy of Tino Martinez' 1988 Team USA single-season record... played collegiately at the University of California where he was a three-time Pac-10 selection, a two-time All-American and a two-time member of the USA National Team... was named preseason "Player of the Year" by Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball in 2000 after being named National "Freshman of the Year" by the same two publications in 1998... was a semifinalist for the 2000 Rotary Smith Award, handed out annually to the nation's top college baseball player... was honored as Baseball America's Summer "Player of the Year" in 1999... left California University holding school records in home runs (57), RBI (191) and total bases (479)... his .729 career slugging percentage was the highest in Pac-10 history when he left, topping Mark McGwire's .718 mark at Southern California from 1982-84... played second base and shortstop as a freshman before moving to third base for his final two collegiate campaigns... his father, Xavier, played football at Colorado and his cousin, Scott, played football at Cal...Became the second Yankee whose first or last name begins with an X (also Xavier Hernandez-1994). (Courtesy of Cubs.com)

27 Sam Fuld Birthdate: 11/20/1981 Hometown: Exeter, NH High School: Philips Exeter Academy College: Stanford Acquired: Drafted 10th Rd in 2004 Height: 5-10 Weight: 185 Bats/Throws: Left Position: OF Contract: Team Control

Biography:

Sam Fuld got a second chance to sign with the Cubs in 2004 after batting .273 in 60 games in his senior season at Stanford. He was originally drafted in the 24th round of the 2003 draft and was a 10th round pick in '04. Fuld was a two-time All-American with the Cardinal and a Baseball America Preseason All-American entering his senior season.

1 Kosuke Fukudome Birthdate: 04/26/1977 Hometown: Osaka City, Osaka High School: PL Gakuen HS College: N/A Acquired: Signed as FA in 2007 Height: 6-0 Weight: 185 Bats/Throws: Left/Right Position: RF Contract: Signed 4yr/$48M in 2007

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Kosuke earned N.L. All-Star honors in 2008, his first season with Chicago following nine seasons with the Chunichi Dragons in the Japan League ... he hit .305 with a .397 on-base percentage in 1,074 career contests with the Dragons. Fukudome: 2008 Season After nine seasons with the Chunichi Dragons, Kosuke became the first Japanese-born Cub and the first rookie outfielder to start an All-Star Game in franchise history ... he led Chicago with 81 walks in 150 games in his rookie campaign. Drew 55 of his 81 walks in the first half - the 55 free passes were the most for a Cub before the break since Sammy Sosa drew 60 in 2002. The 55 first-half walks were the seventh-highest total for any Cub since 1956. The 81 walks were second-most by a Cubs rookie, surpassed only by Eddie Stankey's 92 free passes in 1943. His 79 runs led N.L. rookies and was second in the majors behind Jacoby Ellsbury (98). © Finished with 39 multi-hit games, second among Senior Circuit rookies ... Cincinnati's Joey Votto led with 42. Batted .292 (71-for-243) at Wrigley Field compared to a .225 average (58-for-258) on the road. Hit .296 (84-for-284) through the end of June, before he posted a .207 average (45-for-217) to close out the season. Posted a .279 batting average (91-for-326) with 59 runs scored, seven homers and 36 RBI in 90 games prior to the All-Star break. Made his major league debut Opening Day vs. Milwaukee and went 3-for-3, notching his first career hit with a second-inning double off Ben Sheets ... tied the game at 3-3 with a ninth inning, three-run homer off Eric Gagne, his first major league long ball. Became the first Cubs rookie to start and make his major league debut in right field on Opening Day since Billy Williams in 1961. Tied Cubs record with three hits in his major league debut, also done by Doug Dascenzo, September 2, 1988 vs. Cincinnati. Was the 12th player since 1956 to notch multiple hits and RBI in his Cubs debut and first since Jeff Reed accomplished the feat July 10, 1999 at the White Sox ... in addition, was the first player to homer in his Cubs debut since Henry Rodriguez did so March 30, 1998. With a walk in his first plate appearance April 2, became the first player since Kaz Matsui in 2004 to reach base safely in his first five career plate appearances. Reached safely five times April 7 at Pittsburgh and April 22 vs. the Mets ... after just 20 team games, was the first Cubs rookie since Ryne Sandberg in 1982 to reach base safely five times in two games in an entire season. Set a career high with four hits May 1 vs. Milwaukee. Connected for his 200th professional home run July 31 at Milwaukee. Slugged his first career pinch-homer August 24 vs. Washington. The following day, set a career mark with four RBI in a 3-for-4 effort in Pittsburgh. Appeared in all three games of the NLDS against the Dodgers, going 1-for-2 off the bench in Game Three in Los Angeles. Was elected to start the 2008 All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium, becoming the franchise's first rookie outfielder to start a Mid-Summer Classic. Is the first Japanese player in franchise history. Earned Central League Most Valuable Player honors in 2006 when he batted .351 with 31 home runs and a career-high 104 RBI for Chunichi. Posted an on-base percentage of .430 or better in each of his last three seasons (2005-2007) in Japan and hit 23 or more home runs in four straight seasons from 2003-2006. A two-time Central League batting champion, he led the league in onbase percentage three times and four times won a Gold Glove for defensive excellence in the outfield. Originally drafted by Chunichi in the first round of the 1999 draft. Has extensive experience with Team Japan in international play: Won the gold medal in the 2006 World Baseball Classic. Member of the Japanese Olympic Baseball Team that took home the bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics. Helped the Japanese Olympic Team earn silver medal honors in the 1996 Summer Olympics. (Courtesy of Cubs.com)

21 Tyler Colvin Birthdate: 09/05/1985 Hometown: North Augusta, SC High School: North Augusta HS College: Clemson Acquired: Drafted in 1st round in 2006 Height: 6-3 Weight: 190 Bats/Throws: Left Position: OF Contract: Team Control

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Drafted 13th overall in the first round by the Cubs in the 2006 major league draft ... Batted .356 in 69 games for Clemson his final year of college ball, including 13 HR and 70 RBI ... Led team with 100 hits, 22 doubles and had .419 on-base percentage ... Stole 23 bases in 27 attempts.