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Nelson
Nelson
54 RADA

Bats Throws Height Weight
Outfielder LEFT LEFT 5-10 200
BORN: AUG. 24, 2005 OPENING DAY AGE: 20
BIRTHPLACE: VALENCIA, VENEZUELA RESIDES: VALENCIA, VENEZUELA
ACQUIRED: SIGNED AS INTERNATIONAL FREE AGENT, JAN. 15, 2022
SIGNED THRU: 2026; UNDER CLUB CONTROL; 0/3 OPTIONS USED

NON-ROSTER INVITEE
RADA
RADA’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 .311 50 164 50 51 12 3 1 26 2 0 14 26 1 26 27 6 1 .439 .446 2
2023— Inland Empire .276 115 439 94 121 13 6 2 48 9 3 16 73 1 98 55 11 10 .346 .395 1
2024— Rocket City .234 123 428 53 100 12 0 1 31 4 5 8 57 0 117 35 11 8 .269 .331 2
2025— Rocket City .277 93 328 48 91 13 1 1 22 4 1 10 45 0 82 34 12 2 .332 .380 4
Salt Lake .323 42 161 33 52 6 3 1 17 7 1 2 30 0 35 20 6 0 .416 .433 3
MINOR TOTALS .273 423 1520 278 415 56 13 6 144 26 10 50 231 2 358 171 46 21 .339 .384 12
2025 SEASON
◆ Began season with Double-A Rocket City, and batted .277 (91/328) with 15 extra-base hits and 34 stolen bases in
93 games...At the time of his promotion to Triple-A, ranked second in the Southern League in OBP, third in stolen
bases, and 10th in batting average, hits, and OPS (.712).
◆ Promoted to Triple-A Salt Lake on Aug. 2, and batted .323 (52/161) with a .849 OPS and 20 stolen bases in 42
games with the Bees...Ranked fifth at the Triple-A level in hits, fourth in stolen bases, tied for sixth in walks,
eighth in runs scored, and ninth in OBP from Aug. 2 through the end of the season.
◆ Rada’s combined .292 average (143/489) and 54 stolen bases in 2025 led the Angels system (full season).
◆ Played for Navegantes del Magallenes of the Venezuelan Winter League in the 2025 offseason.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
◆ Made professional debut June 6, 2022 with DSL Angels at DSL Marlins.
◆ 2023 MiLB Organization All-Star...Rawlings MiLB Gold Glove.
◆ 2022 MiLB Organization All-Star...Dominican Summer League Mid-Season All-Star.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS
◆ Jan. 15, 2022...Signed by Angels as international free agent.
PERSONAL/MISC
◆ Nelson Gabriel Rada.
◆ Enters 2026 ranked by Baseball America as Halos #4 overall prospect (#1 position player).
◆ Signed by Angels scouts Marlon Urdaneta & Joel Chicarelli.

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