John Suomi, C

B-T: L-R

HT: 5-11;

WT: 180

BORN: October 5, 1980, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

RESIDES: Toronto

HOW OBTAINED: Acquired from WSH in exchange for cash, 6/25/07; originally selected by OAK in 8th round of 2001 draft

EDUCATION: 1999 graduate of Silverthorn Collegiate HS (BC) ... Attended College of Cariboo (BC) ... 2007: Began season with Harrisburg (AA) ... Transferred to Columbus (AAA), 5/3 ... Sent back to Harrisburg, 5/15 ... Hit .545 (6-11) with 3 2B, 5 RBI, 4 R, 5/28-31 ... Traded to PHI in exchange for cash on 6/25 and assigned to Clearwater (A) ... Drew a walk in 5 straight games (6 BB total), 7/28-8/15 ... Batted .556 (10-18) over a 7-game span, 8/12-27, to raise his average from .156 to .300 ... Hit .379 (11-29) in 9 road games ... 2006: Spent season with Lynchburg (A) ... Batted .314 (22-70) with 18 RBI in June and July after hitting .237 (28-118) with 11 RBI in April and May ... Had a pair of 4-hit games at Myrtle Beach on 4/28 and 7/30 ... Had a season-high 4 RBI, 6/18 at Salem ... Hit .291 in 36 road games and .233 in 44 home games ... 2005: Did not play due to a right knee injury ... Selected by PIT in the AAA phase of the Rule 5 draft, 12/8 ... 2004: Spent season with Modesto (A) ... Ranked 2nd in California League in RBI, 4th in hits and T-7th in doubles ... Led team in games, runs and RBI ... Hit .331 (40-121) with 24 RBI, 23 R in 29 games in July ... Had 45 multi-hit games, including 14 with 3 or more ... Slugged 2 HR, 7/23 vs Bakersfield ... Drove in 20-plus runs in April (21 RBI), July (24) and August (26) ... 2003: Spent season with Kane County (A) ... Drove in a run in 6 straight games (8 RBI total), 4/14-27 ... Had 4 hits and 4 RBI, 7/31 at Quad Cities ... Hit .323 (21-65) in 19 games in August ... Batted .306 (38-124) in 34 road games and .205 (24-117) in 35 home games… 2002: Began season with Visalia (A)… Had a pair of 3-RBI games, 4/20 vs Lancaster and 5/21 vs San Jose… 7 of his 15 hits went for extra bases (6 2B, HR) ... Transferred to Vancouver (A), 7/1 ... Had a season-best 4 hits and 6 RBI, 7/11 vs Salem-Keizer ... Had a 5-RBI game, 8/28 vs Eugene ... 2001: Spent 2nd season with Arizona League Athletics (R) ... Had a 10-game hit streak (.394, 13-33, 7 RBI, 6 R), 7/7-18 ... Had a pair of 4-RBI games, 6/26 vs Mariners and 7/29 vs White Sox ... Hit .306 (26-85) with 25 RBI in 25 games in July ... 2000: Began pro career with AZL Athletics ... Hit .371 (13-35, 8 RBI) in 15 games in July.

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