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LHP
JOSÉ QUIJADA

65 LEFT LEFT 5-11 215

BORN: NOV. 9, 1995 OPENING DAY AGE: 29
BIRTHPLACE: CARIPITO, VZ RESIDES: CARIPITO, VZ
MLB SERVICE: 4 YEARS, 46 DAYS
ACQUIRED: CLAIMED OFF WAIVERS FROM MIAMI, FEB. 10, 2020
SIGNED THRU: 2025; UNDER CLUB CONTROL; 3/3 OPTIONS USED

QUIJADA’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 QUIJADA
2014— DSL Marlins 5-5 2.91 16 8 0 2 0 1 74.1 69 30 24 2 3 23 2 66 9 0 .245
2015— GCL Marlins 0-0 0.00 8 1 0 6 0 3 8.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 .038
2016— Greensboro 3-0 1.32 19 0 0 8 0 2 34.0 17 5 5 1 2 7 0 44 0 1 .148
Jupiter 2-2 4.41 9 0 0 0 0 0 16.1 13 8 8 1 0 3 0 25 0 0 .220
2017— Jupiter 5-1 2.27 32 0 0 12 0 1 47.2 40 15 12 3 0 13 2 53 3 0 .225
Jacksonville 0-0 9.00 7 0 0 2 0 0 8.0 12 8 8 2 2 7 0 6 0 0 .333
2018— Jacksonville 0-2 2.42 17 0 0 7 0 4 22.1 13 6 6 1 1 7 0 29 0 0 .171
New Orleans 2-4 3.32 27 0 0 9 0 3 40.2 24 17 15 2 0 22 0 52 1 0 .171
2019— New Orleans 1-0 4.30 22 0 0 9 0 4 29.1 27 18 14 5 3 12 0 35 2 0 .237
MIAMI 2-3 5.76 34 0 0 9 0 1 29.2 27 20 19 10 4 26 3 44 2 0 .239
2020— LAA 0-1 7.36 6 0 0 1 0 0 3.2 6 4 3 1 1 2 0 6 0 0 .375
2021— Salt Lake 3-1 1.53 22 0 0 13 0 1 29.1 17 8 5 2 0 11 0 37 0 0 .163
LAA 0-2 4.56 26 0 0 2 0 0 25.2 20 14 13 2 1 15 1 38 1 1 .213
2022— LAA 0-5 3.98 42 0 0 11 0 3 40.2 25 19 18 5 2 21 4 52 1 0 .172
Inland Empire (1) 0-0 0.00 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 .100
2023— LAA 0-1 6.00 10 0 0 4 0 4 9.0 8 7 6 0 2 3 0 8 0 0 .222
2024— ACL Angels (1) 0-0 3.86 5 2 0 0 0 0 4.2 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 11 0 0 .222
Salt Lake (1) 0-0 0.00 4 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 .125
LAA 2-2 3.26 22 0 0 5 0 0 19.1 12 9 7 1 2 17 0 24 0 1 .190
MAJOR TOTALS 4-14 4.64 140 0 0 32 0 8 128.0 98 73 66 19 12 84 8 172 4 2 .210
A.L. TOTALS 2-11 4.30 106 0 0 23 0 7 98.1 71 53 47 9 8 58 5 128 2 2 .201
N.L. TOTALS 2-3 5.76 34 0 0 9 0 1 29.2 27 20 19 10 4 26 3 44 4 0 .239
MINOR TOTALS 21-15 2.78 191 11 0 68 0 19 320.2 239 117 99 20 12 111 4 372 15 1 .205
(1) rehab assignment
Disabling Injuries: 2024 — Left elbow surgery; disabled Feb. 18 - July 22
2023 — Left elbow inflammation; disabled April 29 - end of season
2022 — Right oblique strain; disabled April 10 (retro to April 8) - May 29
2024 SEASON
◆ Began season on Angels injured list, recovering from left elbow UCL reconstruction surgery (May 17, 2023).
◆ Totaled nine rehab appearances between ACL Angels and Triple-A Salt Lake and pitched to a 2.35 ERA (7.2 IP - 2
ER) and 13 strikeouts.
◆ Posted a career-best 3.26 ERA (19.1 IP - 7 ER) and also matched single-season best with two winning decisions.
◆ Worked 1.0 scoreless inning in season debut with Angels, July 24 at Seattle, in first Major League outing since
April 27, 2023 vs. Oakland.
◆ Did not allow a run in 17 of 22 outings for Angels, including a streak of 12 consecutive scoreless appearances
(11.0 IP) from Aug. 14 - Sept. 18...Allowed just three hits in that span while striking out 16.
MAJOR LEAGUE SUMMARY
2023
◆ Made second career Opening Day roster with Angels...Pitched in 10 games and went 0-1 with a 6.00 ERA (9 IP - 6
ER)...Converted four of five save opportunities.
◆ Began year with 8.0 scoreless IP across first eight appearances.
◆ Missed final 135 games after being placed on IL (left elbow inflammation) on April 29...Underwent left elbow UCL
reconstruction surgery, May 17.

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