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Sam
Sam
BACHMAN 40

Bats Throws Height Weight
RHP RIGHT RIGHT 6-1 230
BORN: SEPT. 30, 1999 OPENING DAY AGE: 26
BIRTHPLACE: INDIANAPOLIS, IN RESIDES: FISHERS, IN
MLB SERVICE: 1 YEAR, 149 DAYS
ACQUIRED: FIRST ROUND (NINTH OVERALL) OF 2021 FIRST-YEAR PLAYER DRAFT
SIGNED THRU: 2026; UNDER CLUB CONTROL; 2/3 OPTIONS USED

BACHMAN’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
2021— Tri-City 0-2 3.77 5 5 0 0 0 0 14.1 13 7 6 1 1 4 0 15 0 0 .245
2022— Rocket City 1-1 3.92 12 12 0 0 0 0 43.2 41 24 19 4 3 25 0 30 3 0 .248
BACHMAN
2023— Rocket City 3-2 5.81 6 6 0 0 0 0 26.1 15 18 17 3 4 20 0 29 4 0 .163
LAA 1-2 3.18 11 0 0 4 0 1 17.0 17 7 6 0 1 11 1 14 3 0 .262
2024— ACL Angels (1) 0-0 1.35 4 4 0 0 0 0 6.2 5 1 1 1 2 0 0 9 1 0 .200
Rocket City 0-4 5.26 9 9 0 0 0 0 39.1 38 29 23 6 2 17 0 34 1 0 .253
Salt Lake 1-2 5.17 3 3 0 0 0 0 15.2 15 10 9 3 1 4 0 7 0 1 .246
2025— Inland Empire (1) 0-0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 .143
Salt Lake 1-1 0.71 24 0 0 12 0 5 25.1 19 3 2 0 1 16 1 24 1 0 .207
LAA 2-3 6.20 23 0 0 5 0 0 20.1 22 15 14 1 1 10 0 18 2 0 .268
MAJOR TOTALS 3-5 4.82 34 0 0 9 0 1 37.1 39 22 20 1 2 21 1 32 5 0 .265
MINOR TOTALS 6-12 4.00 65 39 0 12 0 5 173.1 147 93 77 18 14 87 1 151 10 1 .228
(1) rehab assignment
Disabling Injuries: 2025 — Thoracic outlet syndrome; disabled March 27 (retro to March 24) - May 19
2024 — Right shoulder inflammation; disabled March 28 - June 14
2023 — Right shoulder inflammation; disabled July 14 (retro to July 11) - end of season
2025 SEASON
◆ Started year on Angels injured list with thoracic outlet syndrome and missed 45 games.
◆ Had five rehab appearances between Low-A Inland Empire and Triple-A Salt Lake before being reinstated from
the IL and optioned to Salt Lake on May 19.
◆ Made season debut with Angels on June 14 at Baltimore, which marked his first Major League appearance since
July 3, 2023...Went 2-3 with a 6.20 ERA (20.1 IP - 14 ER) and 18 strikeouts in 23 relief appearances across three
Major League stints with the Angels...After getting ahead in the count, opposing MLB hitters batted .161 (5/31)
with a .381 OPS.
◆ Posted a 2.25 ERA (8.0 IP - 2 ER) in seven games in June.
◆ Earned first win of the season on June 23 vs. Boston, which was his first Major League victory since June 12,
2023 at Texas.
◆ Went 1-1 with a 0.71 ERA (25.1 IP - 2 ER) and 24 strikeouts in 24 Triple-A games across three stints with Salt Lake.
MAJOR LEAGUE SUMMARY
2024
◆ Entered year ranked by Baseball America as Angels #5 prospect (#2 pitcher) and had the best rated slider in
Angels system.
◆ Began year on Angels injured list, recovering from right shoulder surgery from Sept. 28, 2023.
◆ Made four rehab appearances with ACL Angels from May 25 - June 8, and pitched to a 1.35 ERA (6.2 IP - 1 ER)
with no walks and nine strikeouts.
◆ Was reinstated from injured list on June 14 and assigned to Double-A Rocket City...Made nine total starts for
Trash Pandas...Finest outing came on July 13 vs. Pensacola, with a career-high 7.0 scoreless innings.
◆ Finished year with three starts at Triple-A Salt Lake...Pitched to a 0.90 ERA (10 IP - 1 ER) across first two games
with Bees and earned first Triple-A win on Aug. 15 at Sacramento (6.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 SO).

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