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LHP
JOSÉ SUAREZ

54 LEFT LEFT 5-10 225

BORN: JAN. 3, 1998 OPENING DAY AGE: 27
BIRTHPLACE: NAGUANAGUA, VZ RESIDES: SAN DIEGO, VZ
MLB SERVICE: 4 YEARS, 22 DAYS
ACQUIRED: SIGNED AS INTERNATIONAL FREE AGENT, JULY 3, 2014
SIGNED THRU: 2024; UNDER CLUB CONTROL; 4/4 OPTIONS USED

SUAREZ’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
2015— DSL Angels 2-2 2.13 11 11 0 0 0 0 55.0 43 18 13 0 3 8 0 34 3 0 .215
SUAREZ
AZL Angels 1-1 5.60 4 2 0 0 0 0 17.2 28 15 11 0 2 4 0 12 4 1 .364
2016— AZL Angels 1-3 5.36 11 5 0 0 0 0 40.1 48 31 24 1 1 13 0 46 1 2 .296
Orem 0-1 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.1 6 5 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 .300
2017— Burlington 5-1 3.62 12 12 0 0 0 0 54.2 49 25 22 7 2 18 0 71 1 1 .243
AZL Angels 1-0 1.93 3 3 0 0 0 0 14.0 10 3 3 1 0 4 0 19 0 0 .208
2018— Inland Empire 0-1 2.00 2 2 0 0 0 0 9.0 6 4 2 0 3 1 0 18 1 0 .182
Mobile 2-1 3.03 7 7 0 0 0 0 29.2 34 11 10 0 1 8 0 51 4 0 .286
Salt Lake 1-4 4.48 17 17 0 0 0 0 78.1 81 43 39 5 3 35 1 73 5 5 .268
2019— Salt Lake 2-1 3.62 7 6 0 0 0 0 32.1 24 15 13 3 2 17 0 31 3 1 .202
LAA 2-6 7.11 19 15 0 0 0 0 81.0 100 67 64 23 10 33 1 72 5 1 .304
2020— LAA 0-2 38.57 2 2 0 0 0 0 2.1 10 10 10 1 1 5 0 2 1 0 .588
2021— LAA 8-8 3.75 23 14 1 2 0 0 98.1 85 45 41 11 4 36 1 85 4 1 .230
Salt Lake 0-0 1.50 2 2 0 0 0 0 6.0 8 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 .308
2022— LAA 8-8 3.96 22 20 0 0 0 0 109.0 103 49 48 14 4 33 2 103 1 0 .243
Salt Lake 1-1 8.64 4 3 0 0 0 0 16.2 18 16 16 3 2 8 0 17 2 0 .269
2023— LAA 1-3 8.29 11 7 0 0 0 0 33.2 46 32 31 10 1 20 1 28 2 0 .324
ACL Angels (1) 0-0 2.70 2 2 0 0 0 0 3.1 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 .333
2024— LAA 1-2 6.02 22 3 0 7 0 1 52.1 57 38 35 7 4 27 0 56 1 0 .274
Salt Lake 2-3 6.54 11 11 0 0 0 0 52.1 67 42 38 10 3 17 0 62 4 2 .306
MAJOR TOTALS 20-29 5.47 99 61 1 9 0 1 376.2 401 241 229 66 24 154 5 346 14 2 .269
MINOR TOTALS 18-19 4.20 94 84 0 0 0 0 413.2 427 233 193 30 22 137 1 449 28 13 .265
(1) rehab assignment
Disabling Injuries: 2023 — Left shoulder strain; disabled May 8 - Sept. 11
2020 — Disabled July 6 - Aug. 10
2024 SEASON
◆ Made Angels Opening Day roster for third consecutive season.
◆ Pitched in 18 games (one start) before being designated for assignment on June 17...Over a seven game stretch from
May 3 - June 2, pitched to a 2.87 ERA (15.2 IP - 5 ER) with 18 strikeouts.
◆ Earned first win of season May 20 at Houston with 2.0 scoreless innings in relief...First winning decision since April 30,
2023 at Milwaukee and first win as a reliever since June 26, 2022 vs. Seattle.
◆ After being outrighted to Triple-A Salt Lake June 24, made 11 starts for Bees going 2-3 with a 6.54 ERA (52.1 IP - 38 ER)
and 62 strikeouts.
◆ Had contract selected by Angels Sept. 9, and earned his first career save that night at Minnesota after working 3.0
scoreless innings with four strikeouts.
◆ Did not allow an earned run across first 13.0 innings pitched of second big league stint of season (Sept. 9-25)...Had a
1.59 ERA (17 IP - 3 ER) across his final four outings of the year.
MAJOR LEAGUE SUMMARY
2023
◆ Began year in Angels rotation, going 1-2 with a 9.62 ERA (24.1 - 26 ER) in six starts before being placed on IL with a left
shoulder strain on May 8 and missing 109 games.
◆ Pitched 1.2 innings Sept. 22 at Minnesota as Angels Opener in first start since May 7 vs. Texas.

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