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How the Angels Were Built
                                                 How the A ngels W er e Built
                   2026                                  2026 ROSTER


                       (40-MAN ROSTER; HOW ORIGINALLY ACQUIRED BY ANGELS)
        AMATEUR FREE AGENT DRAFT (14)
        Player                        Draft Year                      Round
        OF Jo Adell                     2017                    1st (10th overall)
        RHP Sam Bachman                 2021                     1st (9th overall)
        RHP Caden Dana                  2022                            11th
        LHP Reid Detmers                2020                    1st (10th overall)
        RHP Ryan Johnson                2024                  2nd (compensatory)
        RHP Ben Joyce                   2022                            3rd
        RHP Jack Kochanowicz            2019                            3rd
        RHP Victor Mederos              2022                            6th
        INF Christian Moore             2024                     1st (8th overall)
        INF Zach Neto                   2022                    1st (13th overall)
        INF Kyren Paris                 2019                            2nd
        INF Nolan Schanuel              2023                    1st (11th overall)
        RHP Chase Silseth               2021                            11th
        OF Mike Trout                   2009                    1st (25th overall)
        SIGNED AS MAJOR LEAGUE FREE AGENT (10)
   2026 ROSTER
        Player                     Previous Organization               Date
        C Travis d’Arnaud              Atlanta                    Nov. 12, 2024
        LHP Yusei Kikuchi              Houston                    Nov. 27, 2024
        RHP Alek Manoah                Atlanta                     Dec. 2, 2025
        INF Yoán Moncada                LAA                        Feb. 2, 2026
        LHP Drew Pomeranz            Chicago (N.L.)               Dec. 16, 2025
        INF Anthony Rendon            Washington                  Dec. 13, 2019
        RHP Jordan Romano             Philadelphia                Dec. 16, 2025
        RHP Robert Stephenson         Tampa Bay                    Jan. 23, 2024
        LHP Brent Suter               Cincinnati                   Feb. 6, 2026
        RHP Kirby Yates             Los Angeles (N.L)              Jan. 6, 2026
        SIGNED AS NON-DRAFTED/MINOR LEAGUE /INTERNATIONAL FREE AGENT (4)
        Player                     Previous Organization               Date
        RHP José Fermin                 None                      Oct. 20, 2023
        INF Denzer Guzman               None                       Jan. 15, 2021
        OF Bryce Teodosio               None                       July 29, 2021
        RHP Walbert Ureña               None                      Mar. 31, 2021
          ACQUIRED VIA TRADE (11)
        Player              From             Date          For
        LHP Sam Aldegheri   Philadelphia     July 27, 2024   RHP Carlos Estévez
        LHP Mitch Farris    Atlanta          Dec. 20, 2024   RHP Davis Daniel
        INF Vaughn Grissom   Boston          Dec. 9, 2025   OF Isaiah Jackson
        OF Josh Lowe        Tampa Bay        Jan. 16, 2026   RHP Chris Clark &
                                                           LHP Brock Burke (to CIN)
        OF Matthew Lugo     Boston           July 30, 2024   RHP Luis García
        C Logan O’Hoppe     Philadelphia     Aug. 2, 2022   OF Brandon Marsh
        INF Oswald Peraza   New York (A.L.)   July 31, 2025   OF Wilberson De Pena
        RHP Grayson Rodriguez   Baltimore    Nov. 18, 2025   OF Taylor Ward
        LHP Jayvien Sandridge   New York (A.L.)   Jan. 29, 2026   Cash considerations
        OF Jorge Soler      Atlanta          Oct. 31, 2024   RHP Griffin Canning
        RHP Ryan Zeferjahn   Boston          July 30, 2024   RHP Luis García
        CLAIMED OFF WAIVERS (1)
        Player                     Previous Organization               Date
        RHP José Soriano (Returned as Rule 5 pick)   Pittsburgh   Nov. 14, 2021









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