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Bats Throws Height Weight
Infielder RIGHT RIGHT 5-11 200
BORN: JAN. 31, 2001 OPENING DAY AGE: 25
BIRTHPLACE: MIAMI, FL RESIDES: MIAMI, FL
MLB SERVICE: 2 YEARS, 170 DAYS
ACQUIRED: FIRST ROUND (13TH OVERALL) OF 2022 FIRST-YEAR PLAYER DRAFT
SIGNED THRU: 2026; UNDER CLUB CONTROL; 0/3 OPTIONS USED

NETO’S LIFETIME PLAYING RECORD
Year Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HBP BB IBB SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E
NETO
2022— Tri-City .200 7 25 2 5 0 1 1 4 0 0 2 4 0 4 1 0 0 .400 .355 1
Rocket City .320 30 122 22 39 9 0 4 23 0 1 5 8 0 29 4 2 4 .492 .382 10
2023— Rocket City .444 7 27 10 12 1 0 3 10 0 0 1 6 1 8 3 0 0 .815 .559 1
LAA .225 84 289 38 65 17 0 9 34 1 3 16 20 0 77 5 1 5 .377 .308 7
Salt Lake (1) .308 4 13 5 4 1 0 2 3 0 0 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 .846 .438 0
2024— LAA .249 155 542 70 135 34 1 23 77 4 1 16 39 1 140 30 10 14 .443 .318 18
2025— Salt Lake (1) .286 13 49 16 14 3 0 4 8 0 0 2 7 0 13 1 2 1 .592 .397 1
LAA .257 128 502 82 129 29 1 26 62 2 3 14 33 6 149 26 9 5 .474 .319 11
MAJOR TOTALS .247 367 1333 190 329 80 2 58 173 7 7 46 92 7 366 61 20 24 .440 .316 36
MINOR TOTALS .314 61 236 55 74 14 1 14 48 0 1 12 26 1 58 9 4 5 .559 .407 13
(1) rehab assignment
Disabling Injuries: 2025 — Right shoulder surgery; disabled Mar. 27 (retro to Mar. 24) - Apr. 18
Left hand strain; disabled Sept. 16 (retro to Sept. 13) - end of season
2023 — Left oblique strain; disabled June 15 - July 14
Low back inflammation; disabled Aug. 4 - Sept. 10
2025 SEASON
◆ Led Angels with 5.1 bWAR in his third MLB season, his second straight season of at least 5.0 bWAR; is third
shortstop in Angels history to register at least five wins above replacement in consecutive seasons (Andrelton
Simmons, 2016-2018 and Jim Fregosi, 1964-1967, 1969-1970).
◆ Nominated for the 2025 All-MLB Team (SS) for the second time in his career (also, 2024).
◆ Set career highs in runs scored, home runs, batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, OPS
(.793), and wRC+ (116) in 2025...Led Halos with 26 stolen bases, which ranked 12th in the American League.
◆ Opened season on injured list while recovering from offseason shoulder surgery...Began year on rehab
assignment with Triple-A Salt Lake...Ended campaign on injured list with a left hand strain.
◆ Stole 25th stolen base of the season on Sept. 8, became sixth player in LAA history with 25+ HR and 25+ SB in
a season; joining Bobby Bonds (1977), Don Baylor (1977), Darin Erstad (2000), Mike Trout (2012, 2013 & 2016)
and Shohei Ohtani (2021).
◆ Established new single-season franchise record for home runs (26) as a shortstop (hit 23 as a SS in 2024)...Neto’s
58 career home runs as a shortstop rank second in Angels history, only behind Jim Fregosi (111).
◆ Became the only shortstop (fourth player) in Angels history with multiple seasons (also, 2024) with more than 20
home runs and 20 stolen bases...Sixth player in A.L. history to have multiple 20 HR/20 SB seasons while primarily
playing shortstop, joining: Alan Trammell, Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, Francisco Lindor and Bobby Witt Jr.
◆ Named by the MLBPAA as the Angels winner of the 2025 Heart and Hustle Award, his second time receiving the
honors (also, 2023)...Is the fourth Angels player to win the award multiple times, joining Torii Hunter, Mike Trout
and David Fletcher.
◆ Ranked third in A.L. with 14 HBP...Tied for fourth among A.L. players with 46 HBP since debuting in 2023.
◆ Named A.L. Player of the Week for Aug. 11-17; batted .320 (8/25) with four homers, eight RBI, a double, three
walks, five runs scored and a 1.254 OPS during the week...First Player of the Week award of Neto’s career.
◆ Initiated eighth triple play in Angels history on Aug. 12 against Dodgers...Finished second among MLB shortstops
with 13 Defensive Runs Saved (DRS) in 2025 (FanGraphs).

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