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Ryan
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56 ZEFERJAHN

Bats Throws Height Weight
RHP RIGHT RIGHT 6-5 225
BORN: FEB. 28, 1998 OPENING DAY AGE: 28
BIRTHPLACE: TOPEKA, KS RESIDES: TOPEKA, KS
MLB SERVICE: 1 YEAR, 38 DAYS
ACQUIRED: FROM BOSTON WITH INF NIKO KAVADAS, OF MATTHEW LUGO
AND RHP YEFERSON VARGAS FOR RHP LUIS GARCÍA, JULY 30, 2024
SIGNED THRU: 2026; UNDER CLUB CONTROL; 0/3 OPTIONS USED

ZEFERJAHN’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 ZEFERJAHN
2019— Lowell 0-2 4.50 12 12 0 0 0 0 22.0 24 12 11 2 3 12 0 31 2 0 .279
2020— D ID NOT PLAY - No Minor League Season
2021— Salem 1-4 6.91 12 12 0 0 0 0 41.2 53 41 32 2 2 15 0 41 4 0 .301
FCL Red Sox 0-0 3.21 4 4 0 0 0 0 14.0 12 6 5 2 1 3 0 18 2 0 .231
2022— Greenville 2-4 5.79 28 5 0 6 0 1 60.2 58 41 39 6 8 29 0 73 10 2 .252
Portland 3-0 0.84 6 0 0 0 0 0 10.2 3 1 1 1 1 4 0 7 0 0 .094
2023— Salem 1-0 0.00 2 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .250
Portland 0-4 5.02 34 0 0 11 0 2 43.0 33 27 24 7 6 40 0 68 4 0 .210
2024— Portland 1-0 0.00 7 0 0 3 0 3 13.2 9 2 0 0 0 3 0 22 1 0 .176
Worcester 0-3 5.47 18 1 0 12 0 4 24.2 20 18 15 3 6 17 1 31 1 1 .220
Salt Lake 0-0 2.35 5 0 0 2 0 0 7.2 5 2 2 1 0 1 0 8 0 0 .185
LAA 0-0 2.12 12 0 0 4 0 0 17.0 7 4 4 0 2 6 1 18 0 0 .127
2025— LAA 6-5 4.74 62 1 0 7 0 2 57.0 49 31 30 12 4 35 3 73 3 0 .227
MAJOR TOTALS 6-5 4.14 74 1 0 11 0 2 74.0 56 35 34 12 6 41 4 91 3 0 .207
MINOR TOTALS 8-17 4.82 128 35 0 34 0 10 241.0 220 150 129 24 27 124 1 301 24 3 .241
Disabling Injuries: 2025 — Right knee tendinitis; disabled Sept. 6 - Sept. 22
2025 SEASON
◆ In first full Major League season, went 6-5 with a 4.74 ERA (57.0 IP - 30 ER) and 73 strikeouts in 62 games for the
Angels...Led Halos bullpen with 17 holds.
◆ Had a 3.23 ERA (30.2 IP - 11 ER) in 33 home games vs. a 6.49 ERA (26.1 IP - 19 ER) in 29 road outings.
◆ Recorded first career save on April 1 at St. Louis after stranding an inherited runner and retiring both of his two
batters faced in the 11th inning...Also earned a 2.0-inning save on June 25 vs. Boston.
◆ In the first half, went 5-3 with a 5.66 ERA (35.0 IP - 22 ER), but posted a 1-2 record and 3.27 ERA (22.0 IP - 8 ER)
in the second half.
◆ Held right-handed batters to a .216 average (25/116) and .782 OPS on the season.
◆ Made first career start July 18 at Philadelphia as an opener (1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO).
◆ Missed 15 games on the injured list from Sept. 6-22 with right knee tendinitis.
MAJOR LEAGUE SUMMARY
2024
◆ Began year in Boston organization with Double-A Portland, and pitched 13.2 innings without allowing an earned
run across seven appearances before being promoted to Triple-A Worcester on May 7...Made 18 appearances
for WooSox and converted four of five save opportunities.
◆ On July 30, was traded by Red Sox with INF Niko Kavadas, OF Matthew Lugo and RHP Yeferson Vargas to the
Angels in exchange for RHP Luis García and was assigned to Triple-A Salt Lake.
◆ After five games with Bees, had contract selected by Angels on Aug. 23 and made Major League debut on Aug.
25 at Toronto (1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 SO).
◆ Recorded first career strikeout on first career pitch after inheriting a 2-2 count vs. Ernie Clement when Matt
Moore exited the game with an injury.
◆ Did not allow a run in eight straight outings from Aug. 27 to Sept. 18 (11.2 IP).

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