Clayton Colby Richard (born September 12, 1983 in Lafayette, Indiana) is a left-handed pitcher for the San Diego Padres. He is 6 feet and 5 inches tall, and weighs 240 pounds.
Richard was awarded Indiana's Mr. Football and Mr. Baseball his senior year at McCutcheon High School and was also his class' valedictorian.
Richard accepted a scholarship to play football and baseball at the University of Michigan in the fall of 2003.
Richard was redshirted for the Wolverines football team his freshman year. In 2004, he battled for the starting spot on the team, but lost out to Chad Henne. Richard was the Wolverine's #2 quarterback that season, but he saw limited action, mostly in blowout wins over Miami (Ohio), Indiana, and Northwestern. Richard appeared in 4 total games for the Wolverines in 2004, only attempting 15 passes for 8 completions and 52 total yards.
The following spring, Richard joined the Wolverines baseball team and pitched well. In his one season in Ann Arbor, Richard pitched 21 games, mostly as a reliever and compiled a 0-1 record with a 2.43 ERA, a 1.20 WHIP, and 27 K's in 33.1 IP, good for a 7.29 K/9 innings ratio. The Wolverines were 42-19 that season and finished 4th in the Big 10 with a 17-12 conference record. They were the 3rd seed in the Atlanta Regional of the College Baseball Tournament, but were eliminated in the 2nd round of the Regionals, losing both games to South Carolina by 1 run. After starting his baseball career with moderate success, Richard dropped his football scholarship at Michigan and focused on baseball full-time.
Alexi Jose Amarista (born April 6, 1989) is a Major League Baseball infielder for the San Diego Padres.
After starting 2011 with the Triple-A Salt Lake Bees, Amarista was called up to the majors for the first time on April 25, 2011. He made his first appearance on April 26, 2011 against the Oakland Athletics. On his first major league at bat, he doubled to drive in two runs.
On May 3, 2012, Amarista along with Minor Leaguer Donn Roach, were traded to the San Diego Padres for reliever Ernesto Frieri.[citation needed]
Chase Jordan Headley (born May 9, 1984) is an American professional baseball third baseman and outfielder with the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball. He is a switch-hitter.
Headley graduated as valedictorian from Fountain-Fort Carson High School in Fountain, Colorado, in 2002. He distinguished himself in two sports, receiving four varsity letters in both baseball and basketball. In baseball, he was a three-time Colorado All-State player, and was named to the South Metro All-League team for all four of his seasons. Other high school honors included being named 2002 Player of the Year by the Colorado Springs Gazette, 2002 Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year by Rotary International/KRDO-TV, and 2002 Male Athlete of the Year by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He was selected to play in the 2002 Colorado Rockies Senior All-Star Game, in which he hit a home run in his first time at bat. He also played two seasons with the Colorado Rockies Select Scout Team, and in the National Baseball Congress World Series. In basketball, he was named to the All-Conference squad for two seasons.