ANGELS 2018 SPRING TRAINING NOTES LOS ANGELES ANGELS (9-15) @ TEXAS RANGERS (7-14-3) March 18, 2018 Surprise Stadium TV: Fox Sports West Radio: AM830 KLAA Spring Game #25 Road Game #14 (4-9) TODAY’S CONTEST TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER - RHP NICK TROPEANO LEADING OFF: The Angels play their 25th of 33 Spring Training games today as 2018 SPRING TRAINING: 1-0, 8.10 ERA the Club visits the Texas Rangers in Surprise…The starting pitching match-up 2017 REGULAR SEASON: Did not pitch features Angels RHP Nick Tropeano against Texas left-hander Martin Pérez... • Today’s game marks third Cactus League appearance (second start). Today’s contest is the 14th of 15 road games this Spring in Arizona. • Last appearance came in intrasquad game on Tuesday (5 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 SO) • This Spring marks first game action since July 18, 2016 vs. Texas, when he ANGELS/RANGERS: Today’s game is the second and final meeting this Spring suffered a right elbow injury. between the Angels and Rangers...The Angels won the first contest by a 4-3 • Missed entire 2017 season on disabled list recovering from Tommy John surgery score on March 11 at Tempe Diablo Stadium...Last season, Texas won the performed in August 2016. regular season series 11-8, marking second straight year Rangers secure the • In 25 career Major League appearances (24 starts), he has compiled a 7-7 record season series...This year, the A.L. West clubs will again face off 19 times in the and 3.81 ERA (127.2 IP - 54 ER) with 119 strikeouts. regular season, beginning with a three game series in Arlington on April 9-11. • VS. TEXAS: In four career regular season starts against the Rangers, is 1-2 with a 5.06 ERA (21.1 IP - 12 ER) and 15 strikeouts. YESTERDAY’S RECAP: Yesterday afternoon, the Angels were defeated by the Seattle • Against A.L. West opponents in regular season, is 6-2 with a 3.28 ERA (68.2 IP - Mariners by a 7-0 score at the Peoria Sports Complex...Halos were limited to 25 ER)...Against all other opponents, is 1-5 with a 4.42 ERA (59 IP - 29 ER). three hits (all singles)...RHP Keynan Middleton worked 1.2 scoreless innings in • Acquired by Angels with C Carlos Perez from the Houston Astros in exchange for relief...LHP Jose Alvarez tossed 1.1 perfect innings and Felix Peña added one for C Hank Conger on Nov. 5, 2014. scoreless frame. • Originally selected by Houston Astros in fifth round of 2011 First-Year Player Draft. ROSTER MOVES: Yesterday, the Angels optioned Jose Fernandez and Matt Thaiss to minor league camp...Following Friday’s game, Jabari Blash to Triple-A Salt TROPEANO’S 2018 CACTUS LEAGUE DAY-BY-DAY Lake reassigned Jose Briceno, Francisco Arcia and Colin Walsh to minor league DATE OPP W-L ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO camp...Sunday morning, the Angels optioned Michael Hermosillo and Eduardo 2/23 @OAK - 1.1 4 3 3 1 0 1 Paredes to Triple-A Salt Lake and optioned Jake Jewell to Double-A Mobile... 3/1 @SF W 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 Following the game, Adam Hofacket and Branden Pinder were reassigned to TOTALS 1-0 8.10 3.1 6 3 3 1 0 2 minor league camp...Last Saturday, the Angels reassigned Taylor Ward and Italics indicate relief appearance Vicente Campos to minor league camp and optioned Jaime Barria to Triple-A Salt Lake...The Halos have 41 players remaining in big league camp. ANGELS SCHEDULED TO PITCH TODAY SHO-HALO: RHP/DH Shohei Ohtani joins the Angels this season after spending the RHP Jim Johnson RHP Blake Wood LHP Ian Krol last five years with the Nippon-Ham Fighters of the Japanese Pacific League... RHP Luke Bard The five-time NPB All-Star, was the 2016 Pacific League MVP and is a three-time winner of a “Best Nine Award” (twice as a pitcher and once at DH)...In 85 career games (82 starts) as a pitcher for the Fighters, he compiled a 42-15 record and 2017 IN REVIEW 2.52 ERA (543 IP – 152 ER) with 624 strikeouts...In his five seasons at the plate, The Angels completed 2017 with an 80-82 mark, in second place in the A.L. West Ohtani has batted .286 (296/1035) with 70 doubles, four triples, 48 home runs (-21.0)…LAA finished under .500 in consecutive full seasons for first time since and 166 RBI. 1992-93 and a sub .500 record for just fourth time in last 14 seasons…Club was not eliminated from playoff contention until Game #158 (finished 5.0 games IN THE DUGOUT: Manager Mike Scioscia enters his 19th season at the helm of the back of Wild Card)…LAA was 39-37 against A.L. West, 11-23 vs. A.L. Central, Halos and is the longest tenured skipper in the Majors...New additions to the 19-13 vs. A.L. East and 11-9 against National League opponents...Angels’ 47 staff include former Angels catcherJosh Paul as Bench Coach and Eric Hinske as comeback wins led MLB (also tied Club record set in 2009)…Halos also set a Club Hitting Coach…Dino Ebel returns to the role of Third Base Coach after spending record and paced the MLB with 10 comeback victories when trailing by four or the last three seasons as the Angels Bench Coach (he previously served as the more runs…Albert Pujols became ninth player in MLB history to hit 600 home Third Base Coach for eight seasons starting in 2005)…Also returning to Scioscia’s runs and also reached 100 RBI for 14th time in career…SS Andrelton Simmons staff in 2018, are: Charles Nagy (Pitching Coach), Alfredo Griffin (First Base and C Martin Maldonado were named winners of 2017 A.L. Gold Glove Awards Coach), Paul Sorrento (Assistant Hitting coach),Scott Radinsky (Bullpen Coach), and Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Awards, while OF Justin Upton earned Tom Gregorio (Bullpen Catcher), Anel De Los Santos (Bullpen Catcher) and a Silver Slugger Award…RHP Parker Bridwell led A.L. rookies with 10 wins... Steve Soliz (Catching & Information Coach). Bullpen led MLB and set a team record with 36 relief wins…Club led MLB with 136 stolen bases…Angels reached the three million mark in home attendance IN WITH THE NEW: Angels General Manager Billy Eppler acquired several Major (3,019,585) for the 15th consecutive season. League veterans throughout the offseason who will contribute to the 2018 club...Angels kicked off the offseason by re-singing OF Justin Upton to a five-year deal…On Dec. 9 THIS ‘N’ THAT at Angel Stadium, the team introduced RHP/DH New Angels in 2018 BROADCAST INFO: In 2018, the Angels will have 31 Spring Training games airing Shohei Ohtani after he signed a minor league deal Luke Bard, RHP Jabari Blash, OF on television, with Fox Sports West carrying 26 games, Prime Ticket televising to make the move from Japan to the Majors...The Zack Cozart, INF four games and KCOP airing one game...The games will also be available for live Club acquired four-time All-Star INF Ian Kinsler Dayan Diaz, RHP streaming via FOX Sports GO via mobile, tablet and connected devices...Terry from Detroit on Dec. 13 and signed All-Star INF Zack Jim Johnson, RHP Smith and Jose Mota will team up to call the action from Arizona...Immediately Cozart on Dec. 15...The Angels also added veterans Ian Kinsler, INF following game coverage, “Angels Live” will offer a post-game recap with Kent OF Chris Young and C Rene Rivera as free agent Shohei Ohtani, RHP/DH French who will rotate at the host position with Patrick O’Neal and Mota signings, acquired RHP Jim Johnson from Atlanta, Felix Peña, RHP throughout the schedule to lead discussions alongside Analyst Mark Gubicza RHP Felix Peña from Chicago (N.L.), OF Jabari Blash Rene Rivera, C and Mota...When the Angels return to Southern California on March 25 for from New York (A.L.) and RHP Luke Bard in the Rule Chris Young, OF their final three exhibition games, Victor Rojas will take over television play-by- 5 Draft from Minnesota. play duties alongside Gubicza as the pair begin their ninth season together as the Angels television announcing team...Alex Curry will report throughout the OPENING DAY NOTES: The Halos will square off with the Oakland Athletics on Freeway Series. Opening Day (Oakland Coliseum – March 29)…Marks second consecutive Opening Day meeting and sixth overall between Angels and A’s...Last season, TEMPE TRADITION: 2018 represents the Angels’ 26th Spring Training campaign Oakland won Opening Day meeting by a 4-2 score at the Coliseum...Angels are in Tempe, AZ (since 1993)…Tempe Diablo Stadium is the oldest ballpark in the 2-3 all-time vs. Oakland on Opening Day...Mike Trout has homered on Opening Cactus League...Halos have drawn over 100,000 fans to Tempe Diablo Stadium in Day three of the last four years...Since 2004, Angels are 9-5 on Opening Day, but 12 of the last 14 seasons…LAA set a franchise Spring Training home attendance have lost the opener in each of the last four seasons after winning a franchise record in 2012, attracting 130,126 fans to Tempe Diablo Stadium. record five straight Opening Day games from 2009-13. GUEST INSTRUCTORS: Throughout the Spring, the Angels had a number of alumni returning as guest instructors, including: Chuck Finley (Feb.