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INFIELDER
LUIS RENGIFO

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
◆ Entered play on July 2, 2024 as MLB batting leader with a .317 (77/243) average...First Angels player to lead MLB
in batting average that late in a season since Rod Carew had a .372 (132/355) average on Aug. 12, 1983.
◆ A.L. Player of the Week (Aug. 28, 2023)
◆ Made Major League debut April 25, 2019 vs. Yankees.
MAJOR LEAGUE SUMMARY
2023
◆ Finished 2023 with then-career highs in on-base percentage, slugging and OPS in fifth MLB season with Angels.
◆ Exited Sept. 7 game with a left biceps strain; missed rest of season.
◆ Finished season on career-high 14-game hit streak; previous was 10 games from June 29 - July 10, 2022.
◆ Was named A.L. Player of the Week for Aug. 28 - Sept. 3...Batted .440 (11/25) with three runs, three home runs,
and seven RBI.
◆ Collected two multi-homer games in 2023 (July 23 and Aug. 29), has four total in career.
◆ Recorded four consecutive multiple-hit games Aug. 26-29.
◆ In August, batted .327 (32/98) with 13 runs, five doubles, one triple, four home runs, and 13 RBI with a .911 OPS
in 27 games.
RENGIFO
◆ Reached a career-high with seven 3+ hit games in 2023 (15 total in career).
◆ Homered from both sides of the plate on July 23 vs. PIT (first Angels player to do so since he did it on Sept. 16,
2022 vs. SEA)...First Angels leadoff batter to have a multi-homer game since he did it on Sept. 18, 2022 vs. SEA.
◆ Tallied two game-tying home runs this season (five total in career).
◆ Finished a triple away from first career cycle May 4 at Cardinals; recorded second career game with 4+ RBI (also,
Sept. 16, 2022 vs. SEA).
2022
◆ Set then-career highs in nearly every offensive category during
fourth big league season with the Angels...Established new bests MO’ & RENGIFO
in average (.264), OPS (.724), games (127), hits (129), runs (45),
doubles (22), triples (4), home runs (17), RBI (52) and stolen bases On Sept. 16, 2022 vs. Seattle,
(6)...Ranked third on the Club in hits, fourth in doubles, second Rengifo became the first Angels
in triples, fourth in homers, fourth in RBI, and fourth in average. player to homer from both sides
◆ Began the season with Triple-A Salt Lake and was recalled May 8... of the plate in the same game
After hitting .204 (21/103) through June 17, went on to bat .280 since Kendrys Morales, July 30,
(108/386) with 21 doubles, two triples, 15 home runs, and 45 RBI over 2012 at Texas.
his final 95 games...In that span, paced the Halos in hits, doubles and
games played (95), and was tied with Ohtani for the lead in average.
◆ Logged a career-long 10-game hit streak from June 29 - July 10...
Registered a career-best 20-game on-base streak from June 29 - July 26.
◆ Despite making season debut in May, 32 multi-hit games ranked fourth on the team behind Ohtani (41), Ward
(36) and Trout (33).
2021
◆ Made three different stints with the Angels...54 games at the big league level were the second most of career.
◆ Appeared defensively at shortstop (26 G), right field (14 G), third base (12 G), second base (4 G) and left field (1
G)...The 14 games in the outfield were the first at the major league level...Made just two errors at shortstop (.981
fielding percentage)...Boasted a 2.4 UZR at shortstop, his best single season mark at any position...According to
FanGraphs.com, in 227 innings at short, 1 DRS was the best mark by a Halo shortstop (min. 150 innings).
2020
◆ Appeared in 33 games across two different stints with the Angels...Began the season on the IL before being
activated July 28th...Optioned on Aug. 26th to the Club’s Alternate Training Site in Long Beach, CA and was
recalled three days later (Aug. 29th)...Placed on the IL with a right hamstring strain Sept. 26 and missed the final
two games of the season.
◆ Improved PA/BB rate from 10.15 to 7.57 between rookie and sophomore seasons.
2019
◆ Saw first big league action across three different stints with the Angels...After beginning the season with Triple-A
Salt Lake, was recalled April 25 and made Major League debut that day, starting at second base...Singled in
second at-bat off Masahiro Tanaka for first big league hit...Notched first home run June 2nd in Seattle...His seven
home runs were the most by a rookie Halo middle infielder since Adam Kennedy’s nine in 2000.
◆ According to FanGraphs.com, logged three defensive runs saved, tied for second on the team with David Fletcher (min. 250 inn.).
◆ With the Bees, averaged a home run once every 22 at-bats.

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