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RHP
JOSÉ SORIANO

59 RIGHT RIGHT 6-3 220

BORN: OCT. 20, 1998 OPENING DAY AGE: 26
BIRTHPLACE: SANTO DOMINGO, DR RESIDES: BOCA CHICA, DR
MLB SERVICE: 2 YEARS, 121 DAYS
ACQUIRED: RETURNED FROM PITTSBURGH (2020 RULE 5 PICK), NOV. 14, 2021
SIGNED THRU: 2025; UNDER CLUB CONTROL; 1/3 OPTIONS USED

SORIANO’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
2016— DSL Angels 3-5 1.58 14 14 0 0 0 0 57.0 37 22 10 2 7 30 0 45 8 0 .187
SORIANO
2017— AZL Angels 2-2 2.94 12 10 0 0 0 0 49.0 43 23 16 2 2 14 0 37 9 1 .234
Orem 0-0 2.70 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.1 4 1 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 .308
2018— Burlington 1-6 4.47 14 14 0 0 0 0 46.1 34 24 23 1 4 35 0 42 10 1 .217
2019— Burlington 5-6 2.55 17 15 0 0 0 0 77.2 53 31 22 5 2 48 0 84 9 0 .197
AZL Angels 0-1 1.93 3 3 0 0 0 0 4.2 5 5 1 0 0 3 0 8 2 0 .263
2020— DID NOT PLAY - No Minor League Season
2021— Bradenton (1) 0-0 14.73 2 2 0 0 0 0 3.2 6 7 6 0 0 3 0 6 0 0 .353
2022— ACL Angels 0-0 0.00 4 4 0 0 0 0 8.0 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 0 0 .148
Inland Empire 0-0 5.40 3 3 0 0 0 0 5.0 6 3 3 0 0 2 0 6 1 0 .286
2023— Rocket City 0-2 4.24 17 2 0 0 0 1 23.1 18 16 11 1 3 16 0 31 6 0 .212
LAA 1-3 3.64 38 0 0 0 0 0 42.0 33 22 17 4 7 23 2 56 2 1 .214
2024— LAA 6-7 3.42 22 20 0 1 0 0 113.0 91 50 43 8 9 45 1 97 7 0 .224
MAJOR TOTALS 7-10 3.48 60 20 0 7 0 0 155.0 124 72 60 12 16 68 3 153 9 1 .221
MINOR TOTALS 11-22 3.01 87 68 0 0 0 1 278.0 210 132 93 11 18 157 0 272 45 2 .212
(1) rehab assignment
Disabling Injuries: 2024 — Right arm fatigue; disabled Aug. 17 - end of season
Abdomen infection; disabled June 20 (retro to June 17) - July 2
2021 — Recovering from Tommy John surgery; disabled Feb. 17 - end of season
2024 SEASON
◆ Made Angels Opening Day roster for first time in career and made two relief appearances before making first
career Major League start April 10 vs. Tampa Bay (ND; 4.0 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 0 BB, 6 SO).
◆ Tied with Pittsburgh’s Paul Skenes for Major League lead (min. 100 IP) with a 98.8 MPH average fastball
velocity...Also led all pitchers in average velocity on sliders (91.5 MPH), knuckle curves (86.4 MPH) and splitters
(92.7 MPH).
◆ Ranked third in Majors in ground ball rate (60%) and was ninth in MLB (third in A.L.) with a 0.64 HR/9 inning rate.
◆ Led Major League pitchers with an average of 2.63 total fielding chances per nine innings...Totaled 15 putouts
and 16 assists on the year, while turning three double plays and committing just two errors.
◆ Over final 16 starts of season, went 6-3 with a 3.09 ERA (90.1 IP - 31 ER) and 74 strikeouts...Posted a quality start
in eight of the 16 outings.
◆ Registered a 2.74 ERA (69 IP - 21 ER) on the road across 12 games (11 starts), but posted a 4.50 ERA (44 IP - 22
ER) in 10 games (nine starts) at Angel Stadium.
◆ Pitched career-high 8.0+ innings on June 12 at Arizona...Carried shutout through first 7.0 innings before allowing
a solo HR to Christian Walker leading off the 8th inning...Faced one batter in 9th frame, yielding an infield single.
◆ Held left-handed batters to a .191 (45/236) average on the
season.
◆ Had a 2.32 ERA (50.1 IP - 13 ER) across nine Interleague starts, MOST PITCHES AT 100+ MPH
but had a 4.31 ERA (62.2 IP - 30 ER) against American League Among Starting Pitchers in 2024
opponents. Player # of 100+ MPH Pitches
◆ Missed 12 games on injured list from June 20 (retro to June Paul Skenes, PIT 100
17) through July 2 with an abdomen infection...Made eight
starts following return from IL, but would be placed back José Soriano, LAA 40
on injured list on Aug. 17 with right arm fatigue and missed Hunter Greene, CIN 35
remainder of season.

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