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RHP
BEN JOYCE

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BORN: SEPT. 17, 2000 OPENING DAY AGE: 24
BIRTHPLACE: KNOXVILLE, TN RESIDES: KNOXVILLE, TN
MLB SERVICE: 1 YEAR, 75 DAYS
ACQUIRED: SELECTED IN THIRD ROUND OF 2022 FIRST-YEAR PLAYER DRAFT
SIGNED THRU: 2025; UNDER CLUB CONTROL; 1/3 OPTIONS USED

JOYCE’S LIFETIME PITCHING RECORD
Year Club W-L ERA G GS CG GF SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK BAA JOYCE
2022—Rocket City 1-0 2.08 13 0 0 2 0 1 13.0 11 4 3 0 3 4 0 20 1 0 .220
2023— Rocket City 0-1 4.60 14 0 0 6 0 4 15.2 7 12 8 1 5 13 0 24 2 0 .135
LAA 1-1 5.40 12 0 0 0 0 0 10.0 9 6 6 1 1 9 0 10 1 0 .243
Inland Empire (1) 0-0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 .167
2024— Rocket City 1-0 4.26 18 0 0 3 0 1 19.0 11 9 9 2 1 11 0 34 0 0 .164
LAA 2-0 2.08 31 1 0 12 0 4 34.2 26 8 8 1 4 14 0 33 4 0 .210
MAJOR TOTALS 3-1 2.82 43 1 0 12 0 4 44.2 35 14 14 2 5 23 0 43 5 0 .217
MINOR TOTALS 2-1 3.62 47 0 0 11 0 6 49.2 30 25 20 3 9 29 0 80 3 0 .171
(1) rehab assignment
Disabling Injuries: 2024 — Right shoulder inflammation; disabled Sept. 10 (retro to Sept. 7) - end of season
2023 — Ulnar neuritis; disabled June 10 - Sept. 10
2024 SEASON
◆ In 31 games with Angels, went 2-0 with four saves, a 2.08 ERA
(34.2 IP - 8 ER) and 33 strikeouts...Held opponents scoreless in SHUTOUT STREAKS
27 of 31 outings.
◆ Held opponents scoreless in 18 straight outings (22.2 IP) from Most consecutive scoreless innings
June 14 to August 3...Sixth-longest scoreless streak for a rookie by Angels rookies
pitcher in franchise history and the longest since a 23.1 IP streak
by Matt Shoemaker in 2014. Player (Year) Scoreless Innings
◆ On Sept. 3 vs. Dodgers, pitched a 105.5 MPH fastball to strike Bob Lee (1964) 27.0
out Tommy Edman to end the top of the 9th inning...It was Matt Shoemaker (2014) 23.1
the fastest pitch thrown in the Majors in 2024 and the fastest Paul Hartzell (1976) 23.0
strikeout pitch in the pitch-tracking era (since 2008).
◆ Eclipsed 100+ MPH with 44.0% (238 of 541) of his pitches, Lloyd Allen (1971) 23.0
which ranked second in Majors behind Oakland’s Mason Miller Ken Tatum (1969) 23.0
(49.8%)...Had 65 pitches at 103+ MPH, accounting for 12% of his Ben Joyce (2024) 22.2
overall pitches; all other MLB pitchers combined for 51 total
pitches at 103+ MPH, topped by 22 from Aroldis Chapman...Also
led MLB with 11 pitches thrown at 104+ MPH; Aroldis Chapman (3) was the only other pitcher to reach 104.0
MPH.
◆ Earned first career save, Aug. 3 vs. Mets, with 1.1 perfect innings...Ended game with a 104.7 MPH strikeout pitch
vs. J.D. Martinez.
◆ Made first career start on June 16 at San Francisco as Angels opener (2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 3 SO).
◆ Began season with Double-A Rocket City, and was 1-0 with a 4.26 ERA (19 IP - 9 ER) and 34 strikeouts in 18
appearances, while holding opponents to a .164 (11/67) batting average against.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
◆ Made Major League debut with Angels, May 29, 2023 at Chicago (A.L.).
◆ In 2024, was ranked as Angels #6 prospect by Baseball America...Was also rated by the publication as having the
Best Fastball in Angels Organization.
◆ While pitching in college at the University of Tennessee, had a pitch clocked at 105.5 MPH on May 1, 2022 vs.
Auburn, which was fastest recorded pitch speed in college baseball history.

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