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82 FLORKO 2026

Assistant Hitting Coach

BORN: NOV. 2, 1989 OPENING DAY AGE: 36
BIRTHPLACE: EDMONTON, CANADA RESIDES: HAMPSTEAD, NC
APPOINTED: DEC. 8, 2025
FLORKO

COACHING HIGHLIGHTS
◆ Florko joins Angels coaching staff as an assistant hitting coach in 2026, his seventh season coaching in the
organization and first at the Major League level.
◆ Spent previous four seasons as a performance coach for the ACL Angels from 2022-2025.
◆ Served as defensive coach for Double-A Rocket City from 2020-2021.
◆ Joined Halos in 2019 as a hitting coach for Low-A Inland Empire.
MISC
◆ Former Manager of Hitting for AXE Batting Company, which has manufactured bats for MLB players such
as Mookie Betts and Dansby Swanson.
◆ Certified by Titleist Performance Institute, which analyzes biomechanics in baseball and golf swings.
◆ Coached for the Lethbridge Bulls from 2012-2013 in Canada’s Western Major Baseball League.

MOST WALK-OFF WINS IN FRANCHISE HISTORY
Number of walk-offs Season Players
14 1985 Boone, Schofield, Beniquez, Jones, Jackson, Jones, DeCinces,
Beniquez, Boone, Downing, DeCinces, Boone, Downing, Carew
13 1972 Spencer, Rivers, Stanton, Oliver, McMullen, Llenas, Alomar,
Cardenas, Oliver, Llenas, Berry, Cardenas, Stephenson
12 1967 Fregosi, Rodgers, Reichardt, Fregosi, Rodgers, Mincher,
Skowron, Hall, Morton, Rodgers, Reichardt, Reichardt,
12 1990 Bichette, Parrish, Ray, Joyner, Parrish, Winfield, Downing, Ray,
Winfield, Parrish, Anderson, White
12 1989 Ray, Parrish, Joyner, Armas, Joyner, Joyner, Davis, Joyner,
Washington, Downing, Joyner, Joyner
12 1971 Repoz, McMullen, Gonzalez, O’Brien, Cowan, McMullen, Berry,
McMullen, Spencer, Parker, Fregosi
12 1997 Salmon, DiSarcina, Erstad, Edmonds, Edmonds, Anderson,
DiSarcina, Hollins, Phillips, Salmon, Anderson, Salmon
* Club record for career walk off hits as an Angel is 11 by Tim Salmon

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