Nashville Sounds Souvenir Program: 2022

2022 NASHVILLE SOUNDS

PROGRAM SEPTEMBER EDITION

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WELCOME TO To all my fellow Sounds fans…

Welcome to First Horizon Park for another exciting season of Sounds baseball!

This year marks the eight anniversary of the Nashville Sounds at First Horizon Park. A lot has changed since this wonderful facility opened. Among the most exciting changes is the growth and development of the neighborhood around the park. Today, the options for living, working and dining in Germantown are among the most attractive in Middle Tennessee.

Despite a post pandemic world, we saw record attendance during this past Sounds’ season. This year we hope more Middle Tennesseans can experience all that First Horizon Park has to offer.

So, grab your favorite snack, a cold drink, and enjoy the game! We’re so happy to have you here for what we know will be the best season ever at First Horizon Park.

Let’s play ball!

Carol Yochem President, First Horizon Bank Middle Tennessee

Sounds Fans – Hello, and welcome back to First Horizon Park! For the first time since 2019, we are scheduled to have a “normal” Opening Day and season. I speak for our entire staff when I say thank you for your unwavering support over the last few years of uncertainty.

To our corporate partners, loyal season ticket holders, group leaders and singlegame buyers – we could not do what we do without you. You are the lifeblood of this organization and contribute greatly to our success, to which we happily share with you.

As you return to the ballpark for the 2022 season, you’ll notice fan favorites as well as a few new features. Our weekly promotions all return this season and give everybody something to look forward to every day of the homestand. Additionally, we have a whopping 26 giveaway dates planned, featuring items for kids and adults throughout the season.

As you venture around First Horizon Park, you’ll notice a couple changes to our concession stands. We shifted some items around in hopes of making it more beneficial for all. We also added the Kroger Market located near Section 107.

We’re thrilled to welcome back the Milwaukee Brewers for the second consecutive year as we continue to build the relationship. We really enjoy seeing Sounds and Brewers gear throughout First Horizon Park and Middle Tennessee.

Thank you for the support and go Sounds!

Frank Ward Co-Owner, Nashville Sounds

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WELCOME TO HIT CITY Four new faces give Sounds late season boost

It’s not every year a minor league team gets the privilege to have four of the top five prospects in their affiliate’s arsenal.

But after the trade deadline passed with a flurry of Milwaukee moves, the Sounds landed a quartet of the most electric outfielders in Minor League Baseball.

Here’s how it went: the first to arrive was Esteury Ruiz who was included along with four other players from San Diego in exchange for Brewers closer Josh Hader.

The other three top prospects were homegrown and promoted from Double-A Biloxi, which included No. 2 Brewers prospect Sal Frelick, No. 3 prospect Joey Wiemer and No. 5 prospect Garrett Mitchell. All four outfielders were added to Nashville’s roster prior to the team’s game in Norfolk on August 2.

All four have contributed to the Sounds continued success in the International League, and Frelick started it from day one. In his first Triple-A game that night in Norfolk, the Boston College alum had a 3-hit game, which included a leadoff double.

Frelick was taken by the Brewers as the No. 15 pick in the 2021 MLB Draft and has risen through the minor league ranks quickly and for good reason. At the time of publication on August 29,

Frelick was hitting .388, the second-highest average in the IL since he joined the Triple-A ranks.

Moving the three outfielders from Biloxi to Nashville at the same time allowed the group to travel together and has made it easier for the group to get themselves acclimated in the Sounds clubhouse.

“All three of us were excited to get the call up,” Frelick told Sounds broadcaster Jeff Hem during an interview. “It’s been a roller coaster of a year. I had set a goal for this season to get to Double-A. This (promotion) caught me by surprise but I’m super stoked to be here.”

Mitchell, another first round pick (taken by Milwaukee with the 20th pick in 2020), has provided some pop in the middle part of the Sounds

lineup. The former UCLA standout has nine multi-hit games in his first month at the Triple-A level. As of August 29, the left-handed hitter was batting .342 (25-for-73) with 15 runs, 7 extra-base hits and 9 RBI. The highlight of Mitchell’s season came via an unexpected phone call from Sounds Manager Rick Sweet following the team’s August 26 game in Durham. After missing his first call, Mitchell called him back and got the news every player dreams of – he was going to the big leagues.

Mitchell made his first Major League start on August 28 against the Cubs and had a two-run single in Milwaukee’s 9-7 win.

A huge part of Mitchell’s game is his speed. He stole 17 bases on 19 attempts in 2021 and is 17 for 18 across all levels in 2022.

“I was in high school, probably 16 years old, when my speed did stand out,” Mitchell explained to Hem during an August interview. “I try to use it to my advantage as much as possible. It doesn’t mean I’ll get hits every time I put the ball in play, but it definitely puts pressure on guys.”

While Mitchell uses his speed getting down the line from home to first, Ruiz is the guy going for extra bases once he gets on. The Dominican Republic native has 70 stolen bases – the most of any minor league player in 2022. He was signed as an international free agent by the Royals in 2015 but has spent most of his career with San Diego after being traded to the Padres in 2017.

Ruiz made his Major League debut with San Diego in July and is working to find his way to

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Milwaukee. He owned a 17-game hitting streak going into the August 30 series against Memphis and was hitting .321 (28-for-82) with 16 runs and 10 stolen bases with Nashville.

“I’ve never had a club with this much speed,” Sweet told Hem in August. “We’ve got four or five guys that are ‘plus plus plus’ runners. I don’t know that we’ve had a 70 or 80 runner in several years. We put pressure on them because they run hard all the time. If they put the ball in play, you better dang well be perfect. You better field it, make a good exchange and throw it or else they’re going to be safe.”

Last but certainly not least of the four newbies in Nashville is Wiemer. The former Cincinnati Bearcat and No. 3 prospect in the Brewers organization burst onto the professional baseball scene in 2021 after Milwaukee drafted him in the fourth round in 2020. He was named the 2021 Brewers Minor League Player of the Year after hitting .295 with 27 home runs over the course of 109 games between Single-A Carolina and High-A Wisconsin. A late promotion to the Timber Rattlers saw the Michigan native hit .336 with 14 homers and 33 RBI in 34 games.

Wiemer’s slow start with Nashville was all but erased when he torched the Durham Bulls for 4 home runs, 4 doubles and 11 RBI in the six-game series August 2328. He hit a grand slam on August 24 and notched the fourth multi-homer game of his career on August 26.

“I just have to try and not do too much,” Wiemer told Hem on his approach process. “Just trying to take a good swing at a good pitch. Let whatever happens happen.”

The four youngsters joined the Sounds at a crucial point in Nashville’s 2022 campaign. The team is in a battle with Columbus for the International League West Division title, with the winner earning a trip to Las Vegas in the inaugural Triple-A Championship Weekend. Sounds fans have one more month to see them patrolling the outfield and flying around the bases at First Horizon Park.

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NASHVILLE SOUNDS STAFF EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT ADAM ENGLISH - General Manager, COO DOUG SCOPEL - Assistant General Manager, Vice President of Operations DANIELLE GAW - Vice President of Corporate Partnerships TAYLOR FISHER - Vice President of Ticket Sales & Services

FINANCE/HUMAN RESOURCES BARB WALKER - Director of Accounting KATIE SIGMAN - Director of Finance

TICKET OPERATIONS & SALES KEVIN KUROWSKI - Director of Ticket Sales KYLE HARGROVE - Director of Ticket Operations KELSEN ADENI - Account Executive REGHAN BRANDS - Account Executive JAY EVANS - Account Executive JACOB FRIEHAUF - Account Executive BEN WHALIN - Account Executive KELSEY WISNER - Account Executive TRAVIS WILLIAMS - Fan Experience Manager NICHOLAS CARR - Ticket Operations Coordinator LYNDSEY TARVER- Ticket Operations Coordinator LUKE POVOLNY - Ticket Sales Representative WESLEY ROSE - Ticket Sales Representative

CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS JEFF HEM - Director of Broadcasting JON BROWNFIELD - Business Development Manager NICOLE CHOKSI - Partnership Activation Manager BENJAMIN WHALEN - Partnership Activation Manager

MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS CHAD SEELY - Director of Communications COLLIN PERRY - Media Relations Assistant

RETAIL WADE BECKER - Director of Retail FRANK PARUZYNSKI - Merchandise Assistant

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SPECIAL EVENTS SIERRA SIEGEL - Director of Special Events

MARKETING ABBY HOLMAN - Director of Marketing KARLY DELAND - Entertainment & Promotions Manager JADE DUGDALE - Community Relations Manager KATELYN FLEMING - Graphic Designer NEIL ROSAN - Video & Production Manager BUDDY YELTON - Mascot Coordinator STEPHEN HART - Production Event Coordinator GRIFFIN WESTBROOK - Digital Marketing Coordinator HUNTER GIPSON - Event Production Assistant AUSTIN HEINZ - Video Production Assistant RAE NEAD - Brand Ambassador ANNABELLE SHELLY - Brand Ambassador

OPERATIONS HANNAH ONKEN - Director of Stadium Operations CALEB YORKS - Senior Manager of Stadium Operations COLIN BRENNAN - Stadium Operations Assistant MICHAEL COYLE - Stadium Operations Assistant ADAM MULLINAX - Stadium Operations Assistant THOMAS TROTTER - Head Groundskeeper SHAY ADAMS- Assistant Groundskeeper MCKINLEY GRIGGS - Assistant Groundskeeper BILLY GROSS Director of Security MATT GALLANT - Clubhouse & Equipment Manager PATRICK KING - Visiting Clubhouse Manager

FOOD AND BEVERAGE DAVE KEITEL - District Manager, Sodexo Live BUDDY RICHARDSON - General Manager JERRY INFANTINO - Regional Executive Chef, Sodexo Live MICHAEL FELDMAN - Executive Chef CHAD BEARD - Warehouse Manager PETE SARANTAKOS - Concessions Manager JESSICA DUVALL - Accounting Manager ALLEY BENEFIELD - Office Manager

BALLPARK SAFETY POLICIES CLEAR BAGS ONLY Clear bags under 12x12x6 will be the only bags allowed in the ballpark.

Diaper bags and purses under 5x9 are excluded & subject to search.

CLEANING PRACTICES Frequently touched areas will be regularly sanitized prior to, during, and after all events. Hand sanitizer stations will be posted inside each suite, as well as throughout the venue.

FOOD & DRINK PURCHASES

All transactions are now cashless and purchases at the concessions and merchandise points-of-sale must be made with a credit or debit card only. Apple Pay and Google Pay are also accepted.

MOBILE TICKETING Tickets for your event are 100% mobile entry to ensure contactless entry. To login to your Sounds Wallet and access your tickets, visit nashvillesounds.com If you need in-game assistance, are sitting next to an unruly fan or want to report a cleaning problem, please visit Guest Services located behind section 115 or your nearest Fan Host.

TEAM DOCTORS Kevin Bonfield, MD Andrew Grozenski, MD Will Hollabaugh, MD Nicole Prendergast, MD Patrick Reardon, MD Alex Sin, MD

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JEFF HEM: NASHVILLE SOUNDS PLAY-BY-PLAY BROADCASTER Jeff Hem continues to serve as the “Voice Of The Sounds” for the 2022 season.

He enters his eleventh year in Music City and his 19th overall season behind the microphone.

In 2012, Hem arrived in Nashville with eight seasons and over 1,100 games of professional baseball experience under his belt. He spent the previous seven seasons with the Single-A Kane County Cougars of the Midwest League, including 2009 when the Cougars, then an A’s affiliate, were managed by former Sounds skipper Steve Scarsone.

Follow Jeff on Twitter @jeffhempbp

Career highlights for the 40-year-old include making his regular season Major League broadcast debut in June 2018 with the Oakland A’s for a doubleheader at the Chicago White Sox, being part of the radio broadcast team for the Triple-A All-Star Game in Columbus, Ohio, in July 2018, and calling the inaugural game at First Horizon Park on April 17, 2015. While with the Cougars, he also enjoyed the opportunity to call two minor league games at Wrigley Field in Chicago and Bush Stadium in St. Louis.

His additional duties for the Sounds include sponsorship and corporate sales and performing public speaking engagements. In the offseason, Hem continues to call the play-by-play action for several college and high school games on television and radio.

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