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RHP
JACK KOCHANOWICZ

41 LEFT RIGHT 6-7 220

BORN: DEC. 22, 2000 OPENING DAY AGE: 24
BIRTHPLACE: PHILADELPHIA, PA RESIDES: BALA CYNWYD, PA
MLB SERVICE: 63 DAYS
ACQUIRED: SELECTED IN THIRD ROUND OF 2019 FIRST-YEAR PLAYER DRAFT
SIGNED THRU: 2025; UNDER CLUB CONTROL; 1/3 OPTIONS USED

KOCHANOWICZ’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
2019— DID NOT PLAY
2020— DID NOT PLAY - Participated at Angels Alternate Training Site
2021—Inland Empire 4-2 6.91 20 18 0 0 0 0 83.1 102 72 64 12 3 35 0 73 10 0 .297
KOCHANOWICZ
2022—Inland Empire 4-4 4.99 17 9 0 1 0 0 57.2 57 36 32 6 3 18 0 53 5 0 .253
2023—Tri-City 1-0 1.52 5 5 0 0 0 0 23.2 22 7 4 0 2 3 0 14 2 0 .247
Rocket City 4-5 6.53 16 16 1 0 0 0 70.1 81 54 51 15 9 22 0 55 3 0 .290
2024— Rocket City 5-8 4.50 18 18 2 0 0 0 102.0 103 56 51 8 10 27 0 86 4 2 .259
LAA 2-6 3.99 11 11 0 0 0 0 65.1 68 30 29 7 8 10 1 25 1 0 .275
MAJOR TOTALS 2-6 3.99 11 11 0 0 0 0 65.1 68 30 29 7 8 10 1 25 1 0 .275
MINOR TOTALS 18-19 5.39 76 66 3 1 0 0 337.0 365 225 202 41 27 105 0 281 24 2 .273
2024 SEASON
◆ Began year at Double-A Rocket City and ultimately made 18 starts across two stints with Trash Pandas...In final
five starts before receiving first big league call-up, went 4-0 with a 1.85 ERA (34 IP - 7 ER) and 33 strikeouts,
including two complete game victories.
◆ Made MLB debut with Angels July 11 vs. Seattle (L; 3.0 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO)...After two starts for Angels,
returned to Rocket City for a pair of starts and ultimately rejoined Angels Aug. 11 for remainder of season.
◆ Registered quality starts in eight of 11 Major League games, including five straight from Aug. 11 - Sept. 5...First
Angels pitcher with five consecutive quality starts since Shohei Ohtani had six straight from July 6 - Aug. 18,
2021...Third pitcher in Angels history to have a five-game quality start streak within his first seven career games,
joining Jered Weaver (2006) and Tom Murphy (1968)...From August 11 through the end of the season, ranked
second in Majors in quality starts (8), behind Zack Wheeler (9).
◆ Earned first Major League win on Aug. 11 at Washington (7.2 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO)...He carried a shutout into
the 8th inning before yielding two runs in his final frame.
◆ Ranked third among A.L. starters (min. 60 IP) with a 57.3% ground ball rate, behind Houston’s Framber Valdez
(60.8%) and Angels teammate José Soriano (60.3%)...Ranked fourth among A.L. starters (min. 60 IP) with a 3.8%
walk rate.
NOTABLE MINOR LEAGUE AWARDS AND HONORS
◆ 2022 California League Pitcher of the Week (July 11-17)
CAREER TRANSACTIONS
◆ Selected by Angels in third round of 2019 First-Year Player Draft (signed June 19, 2019).
PERSONAL/MISC
◆ Jack Von Kochanowicz (pronounced ko-HAWN-o-wits) On Instagram: @JackKochanowicz.
◆ Attended Angels “Clinic in the Park” on Aug. 17, 2024 at The Great Park Baseball Stadium in Irvine, helping as a
guest instructor to teach baseball and softball to local Little Leaguers.
◆ Graduate of Harriton HS (Bryn Mawr, PA)...First player ever to be drafted out of Harriton HS...Posted a 6-0 record
and 0.31 ERA in 45 innings in his senior season.
◆ Committed to University of Virginia before being drafted by Angels.
◆ Originally signed by Angels scout Kennard Jones.
CAREER FIELDING
POS PCT G PO A E TC DP PK
P 1.000 11 3 7 0 10 1 0

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