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RHP
MICHAEL PETERSEN

70 RIGHT RIGHT 6-7 245

BORN: MAY 16, 1994 OPENING DAY AGE: 30
BIRTHPLACE: MIDDLESEX, ENGLAND RESIDES: SARATOGA, CA
MLB SERVICE: 53 DAYS
ACQUIRED: CLAIMED OFF WAIVERS FROM TORONTO, FEB. 11, 2025
SIGNED THRU: 2025; UNDER CLUB CONTROL; 1/3 OPTIONS USED

PETERSEN’S LIFETIME PITCHING RECORD PETERSEN
Year Club W-L ERA G GS CG GF SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK BAA
2015— AZL Brewers 1-0 1.35 4 3 0 0 0 0 6.2 3 2 1 0 1 2 0 5 2 0 .136
2016— Helena 1-3 7.71 10 5 0 1 0 0 23.1 41 24 20 4 7 13 0 19 2 1 .398
2017— Helena 1-3 6.41 15 9 0 1 0 0 46.1 51 36 33 5 8 31 0 48 5 1 .283
2018— Wisconsin 2-1 3.46 32 0 0 9 0 4 67.2 61 28 26 5 7 25 2 62 4 0 .247
2019— Carolina 1-2 3.00 41 0 0 17 0 2 54.0 35 19 18 4 4 34 0 65 4 0 .186
2020— DID NOT PLAY — No Minor League Season
2021— DID NOT PLAY — INJURED
2022— ACL Rockies 0-0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000
2023— Hartford 1-1 3.20 19 0 0 6 0 1 19.2 15 9 7 1 3 8 1 28 1 1 .214
Albuquerque 1-1 3.68 22 0 0 8 0 1 22.0 23 10 9 2 2 17 0 21 2 1 .280
2024— Oklahoma City 2-0 1.64 35 0 0 21 0 10 33.0 17 7 6 1 0 8 0 44 1 0 .145
LOS ANGELES (N.L.) 3-0 6.43 11 0 0 3 0 0 14.0 14 10 10 3 1 8 0 11 0 1 .259
MIAMI 0-1 4.76 5 0 0 2 0 0 5.2 7 4 3 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 .318
MAJOR TOTALS 3-1 5.95 16 0 0 5 0 0 19.2 21 14 13 3 1 11 1 14 0 1 .276
MINOR TOTALS 10-11 3.95 179 18 0 63 0 18 273.2 246 135 120 22 32 138 3 294 21 4 .243
2024 SEASON
◆ Began season with Triple-A Oklahoma City...Appeared in 23 games in relief with a 1.61 ERA (22.1 IP - 4 ER) and 31
strikeouts before earning promotion.
◆ Contract selected by Dodgers on June 16 and made Major League debut on June 18 at Colorado...Pitched two innings
and allowed one run on one hit and one walk with two strikeouts to earn first career win in MLB debut.
◆ Appeared in nine games with a 3-0 record and 4.50 ERA (12.0 IP - 6 ER) in first Major League action...Optioned to
Triple-A Oklahoma City on July 19 and made 11 outings with a 1.69 ERA (10.2 IP - 2 ER) and 13 strikeouts.
◆ Recalled by Dodgers on Sept. 2 and appeared in two more games...Designated for assignment on Sept. 8 and claimed
off waivers by Miami on Sept. 10...Finished season with Marlins and pitched in five games.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
◆ Made Major League debut with Dodgers on June 18, 2024 at Colorado and earned first MLB win in same game.
◆ Made professional debut with AZL Brewers on July 28, 2015 against AZL Padres.
◆ Represented Great Britain in the 2023 World Baseball Classic.
NOTABLE MINOR LEAGUE AWARDS AND HONORS
◆ 2017 Pioneer League Pitcher of the Week for week of June 25.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS
◆ June 6, 2012...Selected by Pirates in 19th round of First-Year Player Draft (did not sign).
◆ June 8, 2013...Selected by Rangers in 31st round of First-Year Player Draft (did not sign).
◆ June 7, 2014...Selected by Giants in 24th round of First-Year Player Draft (did not sign).
◆ June 10, 2015...Selected by Brewers in 17th round of First-Year Player Draft (signed July 17, 2015).
◆ Dec. 12, 2019...Acquired by Rockies from Brewers in Triple-A phase of Rule 5 Draft.
◆ Nov. 22, 2021...Signed by Rockies as minor league free agent.
◆ Jan. 24, 2024...Signed by Dodgers as minor league free agent.
◆ Sept. 10, 2024...Claimed off waivers by Marlins from Dodgers.
◆ Nov. 5, 2024...Claimed off waivers by Blue Jays from Marlins.
◆ Feb. 11, 2025...Claimed off waivers by Angels from Blue Jays.

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