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INFIELDER
ZACH NETO

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BORN: JAN. 31, 2001 OPENING DAY AGE: 24
BIRTHPLACE: MIAMI, FL RESIDES: MIAMI, FL
MLB SERVICE: 1 YEAR, 170 DAYS
ACQUIRED: SELECTED IN FIRST ROUND (13TH OVERALL) OF 2022 FIRST-YEAR
PLAYER DRAFT
SIGNED THRU: 2025; UNDER CLUB CONTROL; 0/3 OPTIONS USED

NETO’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
NETO
2022— Tri-City .200 7 25 2 5 0 1 1 4 0 0 2 4 0 4 1 0 0 .400 .355 1
Rocket City .320 30 122 22 39 9 0 4 23 0 1 5 8 0 29 4 2 4 .492 .382 10
2023— Rocket City .444 7 27 10 12 1 0 3 10 0 0 1 6 1 8 3 0 0 .815 .559 1
LAA .225 84 289 38 65 17 0 9 34 1 3 16 20 0 77 5 1 5 .377 .308 7
Salt Lake (1) .308 4 13 5 4 1 0 2 3 0 0 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 .846 .438 0
2024— LAA .249 155 542 70 135 34 1 23 77 4 1 16 39 1 140 30 10 14 .443 .318 18
MAJOR TOTALS .241 239 831 108 200 51 1 32 111 5 4 32 59 1 217 35 11 19 .420 .314 25
MINOR TOTALS .321 48 187 39 60 11 1 10 40 0 1 10 19 1 45 8 2 4 .551 .410 12
(1) rehab assignment
Disabling Injuries: 2023 — Left oblique strain; disabled June 15 - July 14
Low back inflammation; disabled Aug. 4 - Sept. 10
2024 SEASON
◆ Winner of 2024 Angels Team MVP Award, as voted by Angels teammates...Fifth Angels player to be named Team
MVP at age-23 or younger, along with Jim Fregosi, Jerry Remy, Jim Abbott and Mike Trout
◆ Ranked third among A.L. shortstops with 5.1 bWAR in 2024...Batted .249 (135/542) with 70 runs scored, 34
doubles, 23 HR, 77 RBI, and 30 stolen bases.
◆ Hit 23 home runs in 2024; surpassed Jim Fregosi (20; 1970) for most HR as a Halos shortstop in a single season.
◆ Led Angels in RBI (77), OPS (.761), doubles (34), extra-base hits (58) and stolen bases (30).
◆ Led Halos in batting average vs. left-handed pitchers batting .374 (40/107) with seven doubles, one triple, five
home runs and 17 RBI.
◆ Recorded second career multi-HR game Sept. 22 at HOU (also; June 11, 2023 vs. SEA)...Collected six RBI (tied
career high from Aug. 7 at NYY - Game 2); was second game by an Angel this season with two HR and six RBI (also;
Kevin Pillar, May 7 at PIT)...Second game in franchise history by an Angels shortstop with at least two HR and six
RBI (also; Freddie Patek, June 20, 1980 at BOS; 3 HR and 7 RBI).
◆ Stole 30 bases in 2024, becoming the third Angel ever (sixth occurrence; first since Mike Trout in 2016) and first
infielder in Angels history to log a 20 HR/30 SB season...Neto also joined Trout as only Angels to have a 20 HR/20
SB season by age 23.
◆ Homered in consecutive games three times in 2024; last, Aug. 19-20.
◆ Recorded first career grand-slam in Game 2 on Aug. 7 vs. NYY and drove in career-high six RBI, becoming the
third Angels shortstop with 6+ RBI in a single game (Freddie Patek; 1980 and Jim Fregosi; 1964).
◆ Recorded 14 stolen bases and 12 home runs in first half of 2024; first Angels infielder to reach 10 SB and 10 HR
in the first half since Troy Glaus in 2000 (25 HR/10 SB).
◆ In June, led all shortstops with seven Defensive Runs Saved (Sports Info Solutions).
◆ Named the Angels 2024 nominee for the Bob Feller Act of Valor Award.
◆ Selected by Major League Baseball as a finalist for All-MLB Team at shortstop.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
◆ 2024 Angels Team MVP Award Winner.
◆ Made Major League debut on April 15, 2023 at Boston...First player from the 2022 MLB Draft to reach the Majors.
◆ Entered 2023 ranked by Baseball America as Angels #2 prospect...Also named on publication’s Best Tools list for
Angels organization as Best Hitter for Average and Best Defensive Infielder.
◆ Selected as 13th overall pick in 2022 First-Year Player Draft...Joined three-time All-Star Frank Tanana (1971) and
10-year MLB veteran Casey Kotchman (2001) as Angels selections with the #13 pick.

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