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Jason
Jason
JASON BROWN 93 BROWN 2026

Bullpen Catcher
BORN: MAY 22, 1974 OPENING DAY AGE: 51
BIRTHPLACE: LONG BEACH, CA RESIDES: PALOS VERDES, CA
APPOINTED: NOV. 6, 2019
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COACHING HIGHLIGHTS
◆ 2026 marks the Southern California native’s seventh season with Angels as a bullpen catcher...
Prior to joining Halos, spent prior two seasons (2018-19) as Yankees catching coach...In 2017, was
New York’s Major League Coaching Assistant and Bullpen Catcher...Made professional coaching
debut as Bullpen and Catching Coach for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in 2015 and 2016...Was
an assistant coach for Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod League from 2009-14...Returned to alma
mater, USC, in 2012 as an assistant coach...Spent three seasons (2009-11) as a varsity assistant
coach at Palos Verdes High School (40 miles from Angel Stadium).
PLAYING CAREER & MISC
◆ Pitched to Shohei Ohtani during the 2021 Home Run Derby at Coors Field.
◆ Signed by Dodgers as a non-drafted free agent in May 1997 and went on to play 12 minor league
seasons (1997-08)...Saw action in Dodgers, Devil Rays, Marlins, Pirates, Expos and Yankees systems,
reaching as high as Triple-A...Spent majority of playing time at catcher...Attended University of
Southern California...Posted a career .311 average with the Trojans with 14 home runs and 77 RBI...
Earned All-Pac 10 honorable mention as a senior in 1997...Was member of 1995 Trojans team that
made its first trip to College World Series since 1978.
MINOR LEAGUE PLAYING RECORD
Years AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
12 .239 609 1899 200 454 105 6 44 240 152 509 2

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