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LHP
SAMY NATERA

67 LEFT LEFT 6-4 225

BORN: NOV. 5, 1999 OPENING DAY AGE: 25
BIRTHPLACE: JUÁREZ, MEXICO RESIDES: JUAREZ, MEXICO
ACQUIRED: 17TH ROUND OF 2022 FIRST-YEAR PLAYER DRAFT
SIGNED THRU: 2025; UNDER CLUB CONTROL; 0/3 OPTIONS USED

NON-ROSTER INVITEE NATERA JR.

NATERA’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
2023— Tri-City 2-8 4.20 20 20 0 0 0 0 83.2 71 43 39 12 9 42 0 108 12 3 .229
Rocket City 0-1 11.57 2 2 0 0 0 0 7.0 7 9 9 2 1 5 0 10 0 0 .250
2024— Tri-City 2-0 0.60 5 2 0 1 0 0 15.0 10 1 1 0 2 6 0 24 1 1 .196
MINOR TOTALS 4-9 4.17 27 24 0 1 0 0 105.2 88 53 49 14 12 53 0 142 13 4 .226
2024 SEASON
◆ Spent season with High-A Tri-City...Opened the campaign on the injured list and made season debut on Aug. 16...
Made five appearances (two starts) and posted a 0.60 ERA (15.0 IP - 1 ER) with 24 strikeouts...Set season highs in
innings pitched (5.0 IP) and strikeouts (7) in final outing on Sept. 5, a scoreless start against Hillsboro.
◆ Appeared in five games (three starts) for Mesa Solar Sox of the Arizona Fall League...Went 1-0 with a 0.75 ERA (12.0
IP - 1 ER) and 17 strikeouts...Named a 2024 Arizona Fall League Fall Star.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
◆ 2024 Arizona Fall League Fall Star.
◆ 2023 MiLB.com Organization All-Star.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS
◆ July 19, 2022...Selected by Angels in 17th round of First-Year Player Draft.
PERSONAL/MISC
◆ Samuel Natera Jr...On X: @samynatera7
◆ Attended New Mexico State University from 2020-2022...Went 4-4 with a 6.69 ERA (79.1 IP - 59 ER) and 115
strikeouts in 26 appearances (17 starts) across three collegiate seasons...Majored in business.
◆ Graduated from Lydia Patterson Institute College Prep School (El Paso, TX) in 2019...Named Lydia Patterson
Institute Athlete of the Year for performance in both baseball and basketball.
◆ Son of Samuel Natera and Ana Barragen…Has two older sisters, Samantha and Pamela.
◆ Originally signed by Angels scout Jayson Durocher.

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