STATUS
• Joined the Rockers for spring training, 2023
CAREER NOTES
• Has a career .260 batting average across all levels
• Has played parts of three seasons at the MLB level, hitting .216 with 12 homers and 41 RBI
2022 (Baltimore Orioles)
• Played with four teams in the Baltimore Orioles system
• Combined to hit .192 in 31 games
• Signed by Baltimore as a free agent and invited to spring training before starting the year at Norfolk
• Played at Delmarva, Aberdeen and the FCL on rehab assignments
• Spent the 2022-23 winter playing for Estrellas Orientales where he played 13 games
2021 (Seattle Mariners)
• Started the season on the injured list due to a right shin stress fracture
• Was activated on June 7 following a rehab assignment with Tacoma where he hit .323 in 7 games
• Was in the starting line-up nearly every day in June/July and put together a five-game hitting streak including a pair of 2-hit games
• Hit a walk-off grand slam to cap a 4-game sweep of Tampa Bay on 6/20/21
• Played 34 games at the Major League level for the Seattle Mariners, collecting 22 hits and hitting four homers along with 17 RBI
• Reinjured the shin and was placed on the 60-day injured list for a second time
• Elected free agency following the season
2020 (Seattle Mariners)
• Spent the entire season at the Major League level with Seattle, hitting three homers and driving in nine in 34 games
• Was in the starting line-up nearly every game from 7/24/20 until 8/30
2019 (Seattle Mariners)
• Started the year at Class AAA Tacoma where he hit .274 with nine homers and 36 RBI in 56 games
• Made multiple trips between Seattle and Tacoma during the season
• Logged 42 games with the Mariners, hitting .263 with five homers, 12 doubles and 15 RBI
• Made his MLB debut 5/11/19 at Boston and collected his first hit on 5/21/19 at Texas
• Was traded from the Reds to the Yankees for RHP Sonny Gray and LHP Reiver Sanmartin
• Was immediately traded from the Yankees to Seattle for OF Josh Stowers on the same day
2018 (Cincinnati Reds)
• Spent the season at AA (Southern) Pensacola in the Cincinnati system
• Hit .261 with 12 homers and 56 RBI in 126 games while adding 19 stolen bases in 25 attempts and scoring 75 runs
• Was a Southern League Mid-Season All-Star with the Blue Wahoos
• Played in the Arizona Fall League where he was named a Rising Star with the Scottsdale Scorpions
2017 (Cincinnati Reds)
• Split time between Cincinnati’s A+ Daytona club and AA Pensacola
• Combined to hit .281 with 16 homers and 50 RBI while stealing nine bases and scoring 50 runs
• Named an FSL Mid-Season All-Star, earned FSL Player of the Month for May, 2017 and earned FSL Player of the Week on 5/28/17
2016 (Cincinnati Reds)
• Started the year at Class A (Midwest) Dayton where he posted a .281 average with 11 homers and 45 RBI
• While with Daytona, earned Florida State League Player of the Week honors
• Named an MiLBcom Organization All-Star in the Cincinnati organization
2015 (Cincinnati Reds)
• Converted from catcher to 2B with the Dayton Dragons and hit .283 with six homers and 16 RBI in 42 games
2014 (Cincinnati Reds)
• Hit .172 with the Billing Mustangs (Pioneer) in 29 games in his Age 18 season
2013 (Cincinnati Reds)
• Selected in the 12th round of the MLB Draft by the Cincinnati Reds as a 17-year old catcher
• Debuted with the Arizona League Reds, batting .256 with one homer and eight RBI in 24 games
• Played 38 games at Daytona with a .322 average, four homers and 30 RBI
• Played at Jacksonville High where he earned first team All-Calhoun County honors after going 5-2 as a pitcher with a 1.88 ERA and hitting .474 with a .610 on-base percentage… Led the team with 46 hits, 41 RBI, 14 doubles, 3 triples and 2 home runs.
• Played for Coach David Deerman
2012 (Jacksonville High)
• Hit .418 with 23 RBI and a .529 on-base percentage while earning his second consecutive all-county honor
2011 (Jacksonville High)
• Named MVP of the Alabama American Legion 15-and-Under State Baseball Tournament as he hit .909 with six extra base hits
• Also played basketball in high school
2010 (Saks High)
• Played at Saks High School as a sophomore where he rushed for 169 yards and three touchdowns in a win over Ashville in the season opener
PERSONAL
• Shedric Bernard Long, Jr.
• Son of Lisa and Shedric Long, Sr.
• Mother, Dr. Lisa Long, is the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Allen University in Columbia, SC