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Chris
Chris
71 CORTEZ

Bats Throws Height Weight
RHP RIGHT RIGHT 6-3 210
BORN: OCT. 6, 2002 OPENING DAY AGE: 23
BIRTHPLACE: LAS VEGAS, NV RESIDES: LAS VEGAS, NV
ACQUIRED: SECOND ROUND OF 2024 FIRST-YEAR PLAYER DRAFT
SIGNED THRU: 2026; UNDER CLUB CONTROL; 0/3 OPTIONS USED

NON-ROSTER INVITEE CORTEZ

CORTEZ’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
2025— Tri-City 3-8 4.28 26 26 0 0 0 0 113.2 94 64 54 5 6 84 0 114 17 1 .224
MINOR TOTALS 3-8 4.28 26 26 0 0 0 0 113.2 94 64 54 5 6 84 0 114 17 1 .224
2025 SEASON
◆ Made professional debut with High-A Tri-City on April 6 vs. Vancouver and spent the full season with the Dust
Devils, totaling 26 appearances (all starts).
◆ Tied for the Northwest League lead in starts, ranked second in opponent batting average (.224; 94/420), was
sixth innings pitched (113.2) and seventh in strikeouts (114) and WHIP (1.57).
◆ Earned first professional win on April 25 at Hillsboro after tossing 5.2 innings and allowing two earned runs on
four hits with four walks and five strikeouts.
◆ In six starts in May, pitched to a 2.01 ERA (31.1 IP - 7 ER) with 27 strikeouts...Tossed a season-high 6.0 innings in
consecutive starts vs. Hillsboro on May 13 and May 18.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS
◆ July 14, 2024...Selected by Angels in second round of 2024 First Year Player Draft.
PERSONAL/MISC
◆ Christopher Diaz Cortez.
◆ Enters 2026 ranked by Baseball America as Angels #12 prospect.
◆ Participated in Angels Fall Instructional League following the 2024 and 2025 seasons.
◆ Attended Texas A&M University from 2022-2024 and majored in Sports Management....Appeared in 69 games
across three seasons with the Aggies, and went 19-7 with a 4.67 ERA (150.1 IP - 78 ER) with 173 strikeouts and
averaged 10.4 strikeouts per nine innings.
◆ Named a 2024 D1Baseball Third Team All-American...Went 10-3 with a 2.78 ERA (64.2 IP - 20 ER) with 102
strikeouts in 25 games (three starts) during 2024 season for the Aggies.
◆ Attended Silverado HS (Las Vegas, NV)...Selected to the 2021 Nevada Preps All-Southern Nevada Team...Also
earned All-Nevada Class 4A honors as both a pitcher and outfielder by the Las Vegas Review-Journal as a senior…
Posted a 3-1 record with a 1.23 ERA and 50 strikeouts in 28.1 innings on the mound as a senior in 2021.
◆ Originally signed by Angels scout Kevin Ellis.

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