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2024 IN REVIEW



      5,000 WINS: The Angels victory on July 21 at Oakland was the
      5,000th regular season win in Club history...Halos became the first     LONG SHOTS
      expansion team to reach the threshold.
                                               2024 Angels Longest Home Run Distances
      GAME #10,000: The Angels game on April 22 vs. Baltimore was   Player    Distance   Game
      the 10,000th regular season game in franchise history...Halos
      were the first expansion team to reach 10,000 games.  Mike Trout   473 ft.   4/1 at MIA
                                               Logan O’Hoppe   467 ft.   6/15 at SF
      THE MICK: On June 15 at San Francisco, Mickey Moniak had a
      ground-rule double in the 2nd inning, a two-RBI double in the 3rd   Brandon Drury   459 ft.   9/9 at MIN
      inning and a triple in the 4th inning, to become the first Angels   Logan O’Hoppe   454 ft.   8/1 vs. COL
      player with an extra-base hit in three straight innings since Garret   Matt Thaiss   446 ft.   5/26 vs. CLE
      Anderson on Aug. 21, 2007 vs. NYY.
      DAMN, DANIEL!: On June 27 vs. Detroit, Davis Daniel made his first career MLB start and became the first pitcher
      to toss 8+ scoreless innings with 8+ strikeouts in his first career start since Colorado’s Jason Jennings in 2001...He
      was the fourth pitcher since 1901 with 8+ scoreless IP, 8+ strikeouts and zero walks in his first MLB start, joining
      George McQuillan (1907 Phillies), Russ Ford (1910 Yankees) and Ron Herbel (1964 Giants).
      RELIEVER OF THE MONTH:  Carlos Estévez was named A.L. Reliever of the Month for June...He was the first
      Angels pitcher to receive the honors since Raisel Iglesias in July 2021..He worked 10.0 scoreless innings across 10
      appearances in June, going 1-0 with eight saves...Estévez had a streak of retiring 26 consecutive batters faced from
      May 28 - June 25, which tied with Iglesias (2021) for the second-longest by a reliever in franchise history, trailing
      only a 27-batter streak by Hansel Robles in 2019 (ELIAS).
      FIRST IMPRESSIONS: Kevin Pillar batted .354 (35/99) with 14 XBH and 24 RBI through his first 29 games with the
      Angels from May 1 - June 14...He had a career-high 14-game hit streak from May 11 - June 1...The 24 RBI tied for
      sixth-most in Angels history through a player’s first 29 games with the team.
      MILESTONE MAN: Kevin Pillar reached several career milestones during his first month in an Angels uniform...He
      reached 100 career stolen bases on May 15 vs. St. Louis...On May 19 at Texas, he recorded the 1,000th hit of his
      career and scored the 500th run of his career.                          2024 IN REVIEW
      MY NAME IS: The Angels used 64 different players in 2024, which tied for the third-most in a season in franchise
      history (Halos used 66 different players in 2022 & 2023)...Additionally, Angels used 40 different pitchers in 2024,
      which equaled the Club record from 2021.
      GOING GLOBAL: Over the course of the 2024 season, the Angels used players from eight different countries and
      territories: United States (45 players), Dominican Republic (8), Venezuela (5), Colombia (2), Canada (1), Cuba (1),
      Italy (1) and Puerto Rico (1).
      OPENING DAY STAPLE: With his start on Opening Day in Baltimore, Mike Trout became the third player in Angels
      history to make 12+ Opening Day starts, joining Garret Anderson (14) and Tim Salmon (13)...Trout established a
      new franchise record with 12 consecutive Opening Day starts at one position; Salmon made 11 straight Opening
      Day starts in right field from 1993-2003.
      DEFENSIVE HONORS: Jo Adell was named Defensive Player of the Month for May by Sports Info Solutions...He led
      all players with nine Defensive Runs Saved and his five Good Fielding Plays for the month ranked second among
      right fielders to Starling Marte’s eight...Zach Neto led MLB shortstops with seven Defensive Runs Saved for the
      month of June...Kevin Pillar’s diving catch on Aug. 3 vs. New York Mets robbed Francisco Lindor of a leadoff hit to
      earn MLB “Electric Play of the Week” honors for the second time in 2024 (also robbed home run on July 4 at OAK).
      ROBERTO CLEMENTE AWARD: Mike Trout was named the Angels nominee for the 2024 Robert Clemente Award...
      The award is the annual recognition of a Major League player who best represents the game of Baseball through
      extraordinary character, community involvement, philanthropy, and positive contributions both on and off the
      field.
      HEART AND HUSTLE AWARD:  Logan O’Hoppe was the Angels   RECORDS BY UNIFORM
      recipient of the 2024 Heart & Hustle Award, which is voted on by
      Alumni and presented to a player who demonstrates a passion   White ...........................................21-32
      for the game of baseball and best embodies the values, spirit and   Gray .............................................22-31
      traditions of the game.                  Red (TOTAL).................................12-27
      ACT OF VALOR AWARD:  Zach Neto was the Angels nominee   Red (home) ......................................3-9
      for the 2024 Bob Feller Act of Valor Award...The award is given   Red (road) .....................................9-18
      annually to a current MLB player, recognizing their support of U.S.   City Connect....................................6-4
      military service members and veterans & their active involvement   Throwback ......................................2-5
      and leadership in their community.


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