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ANGELS 2017 SPRING TRAINING NOTES LOS ANGELES ANGELS (1310) @ SEATTLE MARINERS (1510) March 22, 2017 Peoria Sports Complex TV: None Radio: None Spring Game #25 Road Game #12 (65) TODAY’S CONTEST TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER RHP YUSMEIRO PETIT LEADING OFF : The Angels play their 24th and 25th of 35 Spring Training games 2017 SPRING TRAINING: 00, 1.29 ERA today in split squad ac on as the Club hosts the Texas Rangers in Tempe and 2016 REGULAR SEASON (with Washington): 35, 4.50 ERA visit the Sea le Mariners in Peoria…The star ng pitching matchup in Tempe • Making fourth appearance (third start) for the Angels this Spring. features Angels RHP Alex Meyer against righthander Allen Webster for Texas... • Pitched two innings in last start on March 18 vs. Colorado...Only hit allowed was In Peoria, RHP Yusmeiro Pe t will make the start for the Halos against RHP Cody solo home run by Stephen Cardullo...Had four strikeouts with no walks. Mar n for Sea le...Today’s contest In Tempe is the 13th of 17 scheduled Cactus • IN THE WBC: Made one start for Venezuela in opening round of World Baseball League home games at Tempe Diablo Stadium…The Angels will also host the Classic...Charged with loss on March 12 vs. Mexico (2 IP, 3 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 1 SO) Dodgers for two exhibi on games at Angel Stadium on March 3031...Today’s • In eight Major League seasons, he has compiled a 2332 career record with two contest in Peoria is the 12th of 15 scheduled Cactus League road games for the saves, 465 strikeouts and a 4.58 ERA (537 IP 273 ER). Halos…The Angels will also play a Spring Training road game on April 1 at Dodger • VS. SEATTLE : Tossed two perfect innings in relief for Giants with two strikeouts Stadium to close out exhibi on play. in only career regular season appearance vs. Mariners on June 15, 2015 • Signed with Angels as a minor league free agent on Feb. 8, 2017. HOT SPRINGS: Shane Robinson is ba ng .360 (9/25) with one double, two triples, • Made 36 appearances (one start) for Na onals last season, and went 35 with fi ve RBI and two walks in 14 games... Cody Ege has worked 8.1 scoreless innings one save, a 4.50 ERA (62 IP 31 ER) and 49 strikeouts. across nine relief appearances with eight strikeouts and no walks... Ben Revere • Was a member of San Francisco’s 2014 World Series championship team and owns a .371 (13/35) Spring average with one double, one triple, three RBI, three was winning pitcher for Giants in three postseason games. stolen bases and seven walks...Jose Valdez is 30 with one save and a 1.13 ERA • Was one out shy of tossing a perfect game for San Francisco on Sept. 6, 2013 vs. (8 IP 1 ER) in eight relief appearances. Arizona...Allowed single to Eric Chavez with two outs in 9th inning, becoming 12th pitcher all me to come within one out of a perfect game. ANGELS/MARINERS: Today is the second of three contests this Spring for the Angels against the Mariners...Angels won fi rst mee ng 92 on March 12...The PETIT’S 2017 SPRING TRAINING DAYBYDAY teams will meet again on Friday at Tempe Diablo in the Halos lone night game during the Cactus League season...Last season, Sea le captured 11 of 19 regular DATE OPP WL ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO season games against the Angels...In 2017, the teams will meet 19 mes, 2/25 MIL 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 star ng with the Angels home opening series at Angel Stadium from April 79. 3/2 SF - 3 4 0 0 0 1 1 3/18 COL 2 1 1 1 1 0 4 ROSTER NOTES: Today the Angels reassigned LHP Manny Banuelos and OF Ramon Flores TOTALS 00 1.29 7 6 1 1 1 1 7 to minor league camp and op oned INF Kaleb Cowart to TripleA Salt Lake. ..Sunday, LHP John Lamb was reassigned to minor league camp...Friday, the Angels op oned Italics indicate relief appearance RHP Brooks Pounders and RHP Keynan Middleton to TripleA Salt Lake...The Angels now have 47 ac ve players in Major League camp. ANGELS SCHEDULED TO PITCH TODAY YESTERDAY’S RECAP: The Angels defeated the Cincinna Reds yesterday a ernoon RHP Mike Morin RHP Kirby Yates RHP Deolis Guerra by an 91 score at Goodyear Ballpark...The Halos ba ed around in the seventh inning and plated fi ve runs in the frame, all with two outs... Eric Young Jr. went 2for2 with two runs scored and hit his fi rst homer of the Spring... Jose Valdez ROSTER RUNDOWN earned the win in relief with one scoreless inning...Starter JC Ramirez tossed The Angels entered Spring Training 2017 with a franchise record 69 players in big fi ve innings and allowed one run on four hits with no walks and six strikeouts. league camp (previous high was 67 players in 2001, ‘09 & ‘14)…The 29 non roster invitees are also a franchise record (previous was 28 in 2010)...19 “home ANGELS IN THE WBC: INF Andrelton Simmons (Netherlands) reached the grown” players are in camp, who have remained with the Halos a er originally semifi nals round and was eliminated in extra innings by Puerto Rico...LHP being dra ed or signed by the Club…Total of 14 former fi rst round dra picks, Jose Alvarez , RHP Deolis Guerra and RHP Yusmeiro Pe t all competed for the including 2016’s Ma Thaiss (16th overall)…21 players represent seven foreign Venezuelan squad...Angels fi rst base coach Alfredo Griffi n was a member of the countries: 11 from Venezuela, four from the Dominican Republic, two from coaching staff for the Dominican Republic team. Puerto Rico and one each from Cuba, Curacao, Mexico and Nicaragua…Youngest player in camp is Ma Thaiss (21), oldest is Albert Pujols (37)…17 players in STREAK SNAPPED: The Angels loss to the White Sox on March 4 snapped an 18 camp have no MLB service me; four are on 40man roster…12 of 69 players in game unbeaten streak (1602) in Spring Training play, which dated back to camp were born in Southern California. March 21, 2016.. 2016 IN REVIEW IN THE DUGOUT: Manager Mike Scioscia enters his 18th The Angels completed 2016 with a 7488 (.457) record in fourth place in the season at the helm of the Halos and is the longest New Angels in 2017 A.L. West (21 games behind Texas)...Halos fi nished with a sub .500 record for tenured skipper in the Majors...This season, Alfredo Aus n Adams, RHP just third me in last 13 seasons (74 wins were fewest since 70 in 1999)…LAA Griffi n returns to First Base Coach a er spending Vicente Campos, RHP fi nished below third place for fi rst me since 1999 (4th)...Halos used 53 players Jesse Chavez, RHP the last two years as the Angels Infi eld Coach (Griffi n Danny Espinosa, INF in 2016 (55 on ac ve roster), including 15 diff erent star ng pitchers this season previously served as First Base Coach for LAA from Nolan Fontana, INF (most in A.L.)...Angels set a new American League record with 24 diff erent 200015)...Also returning to Scioscia’s staff in 2017, Ryan LaMarre, OF winning pitchers...Mike Trout captured his second career A.L. MVP Award a er are: Dino Ebel (Bench Coach), Charles Nagy (Pitching Mar n Maldonado, C leading MLB in runs (123), walks (116) & OBP (.441)...Trout also represented Coach), Dave Hansen (Hi ng Coach), Ron Roenicke Cameron Maybin, OF Club at AllStar Game in San Diego... Albert Pujols paced LAA with 31 home runs (Third Base Coach), Sco Radinsky ( Bullpen Coach), Brooks Pounders, RHP and climbed to ninth place all me with 591 career HR...Angels drew 3,016,142 Paul Sorrento (Assistant Hi ng Coach), Steve Soliz Ben Revere, OF fans to Angel Stadium, marking the 14th consecu ve season with at least three (Catching & Informa on Coach), Tom Gregorio (Bullpen Luis Valbuena, INF million fans. Kirby Yates, RHP Catcher) and Anel De Los Santos (Bullpen Catcher). THIS ‘N’ THAT MVP, MVP!: OF Mike Trout enters his sixth full Major League season in 2017...Last BROADCAST INFO : In 2017, the Angels will have 34 Spring Training games airing season, the 25yearold hit .315 (173/549) with 32 doubles, fi ve triples, 29 home on television, with Fox Sports West carrying 31 games, Prime Ticket televising runs, 100 RBI and a Major League leading 123 runs scored, 116 walks and .441 two games and KCOP airing one game...The games will also be available for live OBP...He earned his second career American League MVP Award, becoming the streaming via FOX Sports GO on phones, tablets and computers... Terry Smith fi rst player to win the award twice in an Angels uniform...Has fi nished in Top Two and Jose Mota team up to call the ac on from Arizona...When the Angels return of MVP vo ng each of last fi ve seasons, joining Barry Bonds (200004) as only to Southern California on March 30 for their fi nal three exhibi on games, Victor players to accomplish the feat...Trout also earned his fi h consecu ve Silver Rojas will take over television playbyplay du es alongside Mark Gubicza. Slugger Award and was selected to his fi h straight AllStar Game.