Danny Richar #1

Danny Richar (ree-char)...attended high school at Liceo Aristides Garcia Mella in La Romana.

2009

Began the season with triple-A Louisville in the Cincinnati Reds organization. Appeared in 47 games with the Bats prior to having his contract selected by Cincinnati, batting .290 with 11 doubles, four home runs and 16 RBI....Owned three three-hit games, which was a season-high. First tallied three hits on April 26 at Toledo. Equaled the high on June 3 at Pawtucket and again on June 14 at Columbus....Strung together a seven-game hit streak from May 28 to June 6, batting .400 (12x30) with two doubles, a home run and two RBI....Had contract selected by Reds on June 20 and appeared in seven games before missing the remainder of the season with a torn left labrum....Made his season debut on June 20 vs. Chicago White Sox as a defensive replacement. Hit .250 (2x8) with a run scored in five games with an at-bat.

2008

In 91g at Class AAA hit .260 (11hr, 55rbi, 14sb, 70g at 2B, 13g at SS)...made 62 apps for the WSox' affiliate in Charlotte before he was traded to the Reds at the 7/31 deadline as part of the deal for OF Ken Griffey Jr....was promoted from Louisville following the International League playoffs...for the Reds made 16 apps, including 7 starts (6gs at 2B, 1gs at SS on 9/12 at Ari)...had 2 hits on 9/21 vs Mil...for Charlotte produced a season-high 13-game hitting streak from 7/10-7/26 (.283)...began the season on the WSox' 15-day disabled list with a left rib cage injury suffered during spring training...was reinstated on 5/28 and was optioned to Charlotte...played for Este in the Dominican Winter League (55g, .300, 15rbi, 18sb).

2007

Split the season between the Diamondbacks and White Sox organizations ... was acquired by Chicago from Arizona on 6/16 in exchange for minor-league outfielder Aaron Cunningham ... hit .230 (43-187) with nine doubles, three triples, six home runs and 15 RBI in 56 games with the Sox ... tied for fourth among American League rookies in triples ... hit .236 (35-148) vs. right-handers and .205 (8-39) vs. lefties ... four of his six homers came against righties ... compiled a .988 (3 E/245 TC) fielding percentage and finished the season with a 22-game errorless streak ... batted .195 (16-82) in August, but .260 (25-96) in September ... was recalled by Chicago from Charlotte on 7/28 and made his major-league debut that night vs. Toronto, going 2-3 ... singled off Roy Halladay in his first at-bat ... drove in his first run with an RBI single on 8/9 vs. Cleveland ... hit a grand slam off Seattle's George Sherrill on 8/17 at Safeco Field, his first major-league home run ... homered in back-to-back games on 8/20-21 vs. Kansas City ... posted a season-high, eight-game hitting streak from 9/11-19, going 12-29 (.414) during that span ... tripled and homered in the Sox 11-run fifth inning on 9/17 at Kansas City ... batted .286 (18-63) with eight extra-base hits (four doubles, two triples and two homers) in his last 18 games ... combined to bat .305 (122-400) with 25 doubles, eight triples, 13 home runs, 61 RBI and 61 runs scored in 98 games between Class AAA Tucson and Class AAA Charlotte ... appeared in 76 games at second base and 21 at shortstop ... hit .346 (46-133) with five doubles, four triples, five home runs, 15 RBI and 21 runs scored in 32 games with Charlotte ... reached base safely in 31 of 32 games with the Knights.

2006

Earned Southern League All-Star honors in 2006 with double-A Tennessee...among league leaders ranked second in runs (79) and fourth in batting average (.292) and hits (140).

2004

Named to the California League All-Star team in 2004, batting .282 with 13 doubles, six home runs and 44 RBI while with single-A Lancaster.

2003

Hit .304 with Lancaster in 2003, fifth-best among all Diamondbacks minor leaguers, T10th in the California League and T13th among all minor league second basemen.