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CATCHER
DARIO LAVERDE

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BORN: FEB. 26, 2005 OPENING DAY AGE: 20
BIRTHPLACE: CARACAS, VZ RESIDES: CARACAS, VZ
ACQUIRED: SIGNED AS INTERNATIONAL FREE AGENT, JAN. 15, 2022
SIGNED THRU: 2025; UNDER CLUB CONTROL; 0/3 OPTIONS USED

NON-ROSTER INVITEE LAVERDE

LAVERDE’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
2022— DSL Angels .298 45 151 35 45 4 6 0 28 0 2 7 21 1 19 9 4 2 .404 .403 5
2023— ACL Angels .306 43 134 23 41 9 4 1 32 0 4 1 28 0 31 7 3 2 .455 .419 4
2024— Inland Empire .277 57 213 28 59 10 4 2 21 0 2 4 27 1 56 0 0 4 .390 .366 3
ACL Angels .349 18 63 5 22 5 1 0 10 1 1 1 4 0 11 1 1 3 .460 .391 0
MINOR TOTALS .298 163 561 91 167 28 15 3 91 1 9 13 80 2 117 17 8 11 .417 .392 12
2024 SEASON
◆ Split season between Low-A Inland Empire and ACL Angels and batted a combined .293 (81/276) with 15 doubles,
five triples, two home runs, and a .777 OPS in 75 games.
◆ Batted just .211 (12/57) through first 15 games with Low-A Inland Empire before being assigned to ACL Angels
on May 1...Appeared in 18 games with ACL Angels and slashed .349/.391/.460 with five runs scored and 10 RBI
before being promoted back to Inland Empire on June 20.
◆ Finished season with 66ers, and batted .301 (47/156) with a .801 OPS in final 42 games.
◆ Posted a .995 fielding percentage in 484.1 innings caught behind the plate in 2024.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
◆ Made professional debut June 6, 2022 for DSL Angels.
◆ Named an MiLB.com Organization All-Star in 2023.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS
◆ Jan. 15, 2022...Signed by Angels as international free agent.
PERSONAL/MISC
◆ Dario Sorocaima Laverde.
◆ Named by Baseball America as the Angels #16 prospect and third-ranked catcher in 2024.
◆ Signed by Angels scout Marlon Urdaneta.

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