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ANGELS 2017 SPRING TRAINING NOTES MILWAUKEE BREWERS (00) @ LOS ANGELES ANGELS (00) February 25, 2017 Tempe Diablo Stadium TV: Fox Sports West (Delay) Radio: AM830 KLAA (Delay) Spring Game #1 Home Game #1 (00) TODAY’S CONTEST TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER RHP YUSMEIRO PETIT LEADING OFF : The Angels play their fi rst of 35 Spring Training games today as the 2017 SPRING TRAINING: First appearance today Club hosts the Milwaukee Brewers…The star ng pitching matchup features 2016 REGULAR SEASON (with Washington): 35, 4.50 ERA Angels RHP Yusmeiro Pe t against Milwaukee le hander Brent Suter ...Today’s • Today’s game marks fi rst appearance in an Angels uniform...In nine Major contest is the fi rst of 17 scheduled Cactus League home games at Tempe Diablo League seasons, he has compiled a 2332 career record with two saves, 465 Stadium…The Angels will also host the Dodgers for two exhibi on games at strikeouts and a 4.58 ERA (537 IP 273 ER). Angel Stadium on March 3031…In 2016 the Halos posted a 1986 record in • VS. MILWAUKEE : In eight career regular season games (three starts) against the Spring Training play, fi nishing with a winning record for the 12th me in the last Brewers, is 01 with a 2.74 ERA (23 IP 7 ER). 15 years. • Signed with Angels as a minor league free agent on Feb. 8, 2017. • Made 36 appearances (one start) for Na onals last season, and went 35 with TAPE DELAY: Today’s broadcast will air on tape delay on Fox Sports West and one save, a 4.50 ERA (62 IP 31 ER) and 49 strikeouts. AM830 following the Anaheim Ducks vs. Los Angeles Kings NHL game. • Later this Spring, he will join Team Venezuela’s pitching staff for the World Baseball Classic...Angels teammates Jose Alvarez and Deolis Guerra will also ANGELS/BREWERS: Today is fi rst of three contests this Spring for the Angels compete for Venezuela. against Milwaukee…The next mee ng will take place on Friday (March 3) in • Was a member of San Francisco’s 2014 World Series championship team and Tempe...The Angels will visit Maryvale Ballpark on March 29 in the Halos fi nal was winning pitcher for Giants in three postseason games. game of the Spring in Arizona...The Angels will not face Milwaukee during the • Was one out shy of tossing a perfect game for San Francisco on Sept. 6, 2013 vs. 2017 regular season…Halos and Brewers split their two Cactus League mee ngs Arizona...Allowed single to Eric Chavez with two outs in 9th inning, becoming last season...Clubs met in regular season last year, with Brewers winning two of 12th pitcher all me to come within one out of a perfect game. three games at Miller Park (May 24). New Angels in 2017 IN WITH THE NEW: Angels General Manager Billy Eppler Aus n Adams, RHP ANGELS SCHEDULED TO PITCH TODAY acquired several Major League veterans throughout Vicente Campos, RHP RHP Brooks Pounders LHP Jose Alvarez RHP Deolis Guerra the off season who will contribute to the 2017 club...OF Jesse Chavez, RHP RHP Kirby Yates LHP Cody Ege RHP Drew Gagnon Cameron Maybin was acquired from Detroit on Nov. Danny Espinosa, INF RHP Abel De Los Santos RHP Keynan Middleton RHP Osmer Morales Nolan Fontana, INF 3 (one day a er the conclusion of the World Series)... Ryan LaMarre, OF INF Danny Espinosa , a na ve of Santa Ana, CA, was Mar n Maldonado, C acquired in a trade with Washington on Dec. 10...The Cameron Maybin, OF Halos also signed free agent OF Ben Revere , RHP Jesse Brooks Pounders, RHP ROSTER RUNDOWN Chavez and INF Luis Valbuena , in addi on to adding C Ben Revere, OF The Angels entered Spring Training 2017 with a franchise record 69 players in big Mar n Maldonado in a trade with Milwaukee. Luis Valbuena, INF league camp (previous high was 67 players in 2001, ‘09 & ‘14)…The 29 non Kirby Yates, RHP roster invitees are also a franchise record (previous was 28 in 2010)...19 “home IN THE DUGOUT: Manager Mike Scioscia enters his grown” players are in camp, who have remained with the Halos a er originally 18th season at the helm of the Halos and is the longest tenured skipper in the being dra ed or signed by the Club…Total of 14 former fi rst round dra picks, Majors...This season, Alfredo Griffi n returns to First Base Coach a er spending including 2016’s Ma Thaiss (16th overall)…21 players represent seven foreign the last two years as the Angels Infi eld Coach (Griffi n previously served as First countries: 11 from Venezuela, four from the Dominican Republic, two from Base Coach for LAA from 200015)...Also returning to Scioscia’s staff in 2017, are: Puerto Rico and one each from Cuba, Curacao, Mexico and Nicaragua…Youngest Dino Ebel (Bench Coach), Charles Nagy (Pitching Coach), Dave Hansen (Hi ng player in camp is Ma Thaiss (21), oldest is Albert Pujols (37)…17 players in Coach), Ron Roenicke (Third Base Coach), Sco Radinsky ( Bullpen Coach), Paul camp have no MLB service me; four are on 40man roster…12 of 69 players in Sorrento (Assistant Hi ng Coach), Steve Soliz (Catching & Informa on Coach), camp were born in Southern California. Tom Gregorio (Bullpen Catcher) and Anel De Los Santos (Bullpen Catcher). STREAKING: The Angels enter today’s game riding an 11 game unbeaten streak in 2016 IN REVIEW Spring Training play, a er closing the 2016 Spring by going 902 The Angels completed 2016 with a 7488 (.457) record in fourth place in the A.L. West (21 games behind Texas)...Halos fi nished with a sub .500 record for ANGELS IN THE WBC: Five members of the Angels organiza on will represent their just third me in last 13 seasons (74 wins were fewest since 70 in 1999)…LAA na ve countries this Spring in the 2017 World Baseball Classic...The list includes fi nished below third place for fi rst me since 1999 (4th)...Halos used 53 players two players from the 40man roster: INF Andrelton Simmons (Netherlands) and in 2016 (55 on ac ve roster), including 15 diff erent star ng pitchers this season LHP Jose Alvarez (Venezuela)...Nonroster invitees RHP Deolis Guerra and RHP (most in A.L.)...Angels set a new American League record with 24 diff erent Yusmeiro Pe t will both join Alvarez on the Venezuelan squad, while minor winning pitchers...Mike Trout captured his second career A.L. MVP Award a er league RHP Sam Holland will play for Australia. leading MLB in runs (123), walks (116) & OBP (.441)...Trout also represented Club at AllStar Game in San Diego... Albert Pujols paced LAA with 31 home runs MVP, MVP!: OF Mike Trout enters his sixth full Major League season in 2017...Last and climbed to ninth place all me with 591 career HR...Angels drew 3,016,142 season, the 25yearold hit .315 (173/549) with 32 doubles, fi ve triples, 29 home fans to Angel Stadium, marking the 14th consecu ve season with at least three runs, 100 RBI and a Major League leading 123 runs scored, 116 walks and .441 million fans. OBP...He earned his second career American League MVP Award, becoming the fi rst player to win the award twice in an Angels uniform...Has fi nished in Top Two THIS ‘N’ THAT of MVP vo ng each of last fi ve seasons, joining Barry Bonds (200004) as only players to accomplish the feat...Trout also earned his fi h consecu ve Silver BROADCAST INFO : In 2017, the Angels will have 34 Spring Training games airing Slugger Award and was selected to his fi h straight AllStar Game. on television, with Fox Sports West carrying 31 games, Prime Ticket televising two games and KCOP airing one game...The games will also be available for live WHO WILL BE MR. 1000? : The Angels enter 2017 having used 995 diff erent players streaming via FOX Sports GO on phones, tablets and computers... Terry Smith in franchise history...The fi h player to make their Halos debut this season will and Jose Mota will team up to call the ac on from Arizona... Mark Gubicza become the 1,000th diff erent player in Club history. will fi ll in for Mota from March 614, while he is calling World Baseball Classic ac on from Jalisco, Mexico...Immediately following game coverage, “Angels DOWN ON THE FARM : Angels Minor League Pitchers and Catchers are scheduled to Live” will off er postgame analysis with Patrick O’Neal , Alex Curry and Kent report to Tempe next Saturday (March 4)...Posi on players will report on March French rota ng at the host posi on to lead discussions with analysts Gubicza 9 with the fi rst fullsquad workout set for March 11...Halos minor leaguers will and Mota...When the Angels return to Southern California on March 30 for their play their fi rst exhibi on games on March 16 against the San Francisco Giants. fi nal three exhibi on games, Victor Rojas will take over television playbyplay du es alongside Gubicza as the pair begin their eighth season together as the OPENING DAY NOTES: The Halos will square off with the Oakland Athle cs on Angels television announcing team. Opening Day (Oakland Coliseum – April 3)…Marks fi h Opening Day mee ng between Angels and A’s and fi rst since 2009 (a 30 Angels win at Angel TEMPE TRADITION: 2017 represents the Angels’ 25th Spring Training campaign Stadium)...Clubs last Opening Day contest at the Coliseum came in 1982, with in Tempe, AZ (since 1993)…Tempe Diablo Stadium is the oldest ballpark in the Oakland winning 32 in 11 innings a er Angels reliever Don Aase yielded a walk- Cactus League...Halos have drawn over 100,000 fans to Tempe Diablo Stadium in off walk to Davey Lopes ...Since 2004, Angels are 94 on Opening Day, but have 11 of the last 13 seasons…LAA set a franchise Spring Training home a endance lost the opener in each of the last three seasons a er winning a franchise record record in 2012, a rac ng 130,126 fans to Tempe Diablo Stadium.